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Stupidity Is Better Kept A Secret Than Displayed
DRSEA INFORMER
Volume III, Issue 5: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment
Torii Hunter apparently never read Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus’ caution on stupidity. The Anaheim Angels center fielder gave new meaning to the phrase “dumb jock” when he claimed that dark-skinned baseball players from the Dominican Republic are not black [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Friday pm
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Friday Afternoon Edition
@ESPN_baseball: Dodgers’ legend Scully hospitalized overnight – http://tinyurl.com/yjmlhde & Sign him now, or Mauer talks could be tabled – http://tinyurl.com/yfs47yj
@mlbtraderumors: Twins Eyeing Heath Bell http://bit.ly/au0wAX #mlb & Heyman On Mauer, Beckett, Lowell http://bit.ly/b7OFgP #mlb
@robneyer: Yes, in two seasons Clayton Kershaw is just 13-13. On the other hand, today Clayton [...]
The Lineup, a New Original Series and Interactive Fantasy Game
“The Lineup: New York’s All-Time Best Baseball Players” will premiere on Tuesday, March 23 at 10:30 p.m. ET on MSG Network with “Catchers,” the first of ten weekly episodes. Each 30-minute episode of “The Lineup” will present a number of nominees for consideration at each position, from the Yankees, Mets, New York Giants and Brooklyn [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Thursday pm
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Thursday Afternoon Edition
@ mlbtraderumors: The 2012 Free Agent Class http://bit.ly/acVVLx #mlb & The New Market For Cuban Players http://bit.ly/cPfuwV #mlb & Rockies Interested In Joe Beimel http://bit.ly/94ZIli #mlb
@ JaneMLB: Rajai Davis injury isn't actually quad-related, as team originally announced, but rather tied to abdominal pain. #Athletics & Coco Crisp tells me [...]
Announcing a New Baseball Book: Fifty-nine in ‘84
Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had
In 1884, Hall of Fame pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn won an astonishing 59 games, started 73 games and completed them all, and pitched more than 678 innings. Then he went out and won all three games of baseball's first World Series. This [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Wednesday pm
Wednesday Afternoon Edition
@ ESPN_baseball: Josh Reddick's story – http://tinyurl.com/yh7qwxo (Red Sox OF prospect)
@ JCRMarlinsbeat: Florida Marlins: Josh Johnson told to watch his mouth; Derrick Turnbow done? http://goo.gl/fb/SONt
@ mlbtraderumors: Odds & Ends: Washburn, Michael Garciaparra, Byrd http://bit.ly/dnaj2k #mlb & White Sox Release Daniel Cabrera, Jason Botts http://bit.ly/bC07qJ #mlb & PRO Rumors: Michael Garciaparra, Corey Wade and [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More, Tuesday pm
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Tuesday Afternoon Edition
From yesterday @MLB_Monster: Mets’ K-Rod perfect in spring debut (AP): St. Louis starter Brad Penny absorbed a line drive off his pitching elbo… http://bit.ly/cV9xIn & Mariners lefty Lee ejected for throwing at Snyder (source: SI.com): TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Mariners ace Cli… http://bit.ly/cWsb5j & filed under OUCH!… A’s [...]
The Oendan: The Japanese Baseball Fan Club
“What I was amazed, bewildered, and never, never surprised at was the love that the Japanese people have for the game of baseball. It’s mindboggling. It’s not to be understood . . . in a normal way. It’s abnormal.”
When Bobby Valentine made the above remark about Japanese baseball fans at an event at New [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Monday pm
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Monday Afternoon Edition
This one is BIG scary news for the Red Sox…@PeteAbe: In today’s Globe: Concern evident for Sox’ Westmoreland – http://b.globe.com/bOw5Ya
@alexspeier: Ellsbury trying to become 1st AL LF since ‘81 to win Gold Glove. Ellsbury ‘not losing any sleep’ about UZR +/-. http://bit.ly/b8kDK0 #redsox
@PeteAbe: New blog post: Thanks for coming, [...]
Sox Prospect Lars Anderson Making Best of Spring Training
Highly touted Red Sox prospect Lars Anderson is making the best of Spring Training this year in Ft Myers. MLB.com listed him as one of baseball’s top 25 prospects last year, so he has a lot to live up to.
Lars has appeared in five of the Sox first seven pre-season games [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Friday pm
Friday Afternoon Edition
Starting today, March 12, 2010 and running through Monday, March 22, 2010 is a charity auction for a good cause promoted by MLB Umpires! See they aren’t bad guys after all! J Just kidding!
It’s called UMPS CARE Charities and it’s the official charity of Major League Baseball umpires. Their website is http://www.umpscare.com [...]
Marlins Starting Pitching Is A Sleeping Giant In The N.L. East
JUPITER, FL- As I watched the New York Mets defeat the Florida Marlins in a sloppy 11-2 affair on Monday, I couldn’t help but ponder how different the two N.L. East rivals are.
Much has been written about the New York Mets recent under-achieving, particularly 2009 where they finished 70-92 [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Thursday pm
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Thursday Afternoon Edition
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@ESPN_baseball: Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly says team has discussed him eventually replacing Joe Torre – http://tinyurl.com/yjbux24
@MLB_Monster: LaRoche eyes more power in 2010: LaRoche eyes more power in 2010 http://bit.ly/9NdS29 & Rockies, Todd Helton Agree To Extension: The Rockies and first baseman Todd Helton [...]
Nomar Garciaparra Signs with Red Sox, Quickly Announces Retirement
Nomar Garciaparra signed a minor league deal this morning with the Boston Red Sox, then promptly announced his retirement at a 10:30 AM press conference. Joining Nomar at the press conference were President/CEO Larry Lucchino and Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein. Several friends and family members of Garciaparra were [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Wednesday pm
@ESPN_baseball: Source: Beckett eager to get deal wrapped up – http://tinyurl.com/yh3qpj8 [it would be great to get a Beckett deal done before the start of the season and have him, Lackey, Lester & Dice-K locked up with Buchholtz (sp) under team control for a while. What other team could boast a rotation like that under [...]
Michael Bowden to Start for Red Sox on Saturday
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One of the Red Sox top right handed pitching prospects will be making his 2010 Spring Training debut as a starter for the big league club this Saturday. Michael Bowden will get the call to face the Pirates at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers. Bowden has [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Tuesday pm
Tuesday Afternoon Edition
@prorumors : Hank Blalock signs Minor League deal with Tampa Bay Rays http://goo.gl/fb/Qiue #topstories #contract #hankblalock
@steveslow: Chasing Sabermetric’s Holy Grail or, Another Stab at Valuing Catcher Defense http://sbnation.com/e/1127904 & Chasing the Grail, Part Two http://sbnation.com/e/1127922 & Updated my attempt at putting a UZR value on catcher defense. It’s only an estimate, [...]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Monday, am
Monday Morning Edition
You don’t see this everyday! From an MLB Tweets: Watch Omir Santos‘ inside-the-park grand slam http://is.gd/9XeYT – “He gets an ice cream after the game” #Mets & PLAY BALL | Chapman debut today http://is.gd/9Xg4A | Broadcast schedule http://is.gd/9XgCq | Report to http://MLB.TV #MLB
A Tweet from SABR: First female pro [...]
Baseball Reflections Weekly Mailbag
Here’s our weekly (we hope) mailbag. This is where YOU, the Baseball Reflections readers, get to ask questions of the Baseball Reflections staff (me and probably one or two others depending on the question) on any baseball related topic of your choosing. It can be on Fantasy Baseball, sabermetrics, specific team [...]
Eri Yoshida Pitches for Tim Wakefield
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Here are some of the quotes from the knuckleballers from an article on NESN.com where these videos came from by Michael Hurley entitled, “Tim Wakefield Offers Pitching Advice to 18-Year-Old Female Knuckleballer Eri Yoshiba“.
“I was very impressed,” Wakefield said. “It’s an honor to have somebody to carry on a knuckleball tradition, and someone [...]
Why Are There So Many Pitching Injuries?
(Excerpt from book CHARACTER IS NOT A STATISTIC: The Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball’s Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie)
This is a topic that fascinates me and one I was sure to discuss with Bill Lajoie before writing our book. For those who don’t know Mr. Lajoie, he is considered by many [...]
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Baseball News, Tweets & More…
According to various sources, MLB Trade Rumors being one of them, the Red Sox Claim Casey Fien Off Waivers http://bit.ly/bOUeIo
Afternoon Edition
Welcome to what hopes to be a twice daily edition of forwarded baseball news aggregation from us here at Baseball Reflections.com
We will try to provide you with new, Tweets and more between the hours [...]
Baseball Reflections Weekly Mailbag
Here’s our weekly (we hope) mailbag. This is where YOU, the Baseball Reflections readers, get to ask questions of the Baseball Reflections staff (me and probably one or two others depending on the question) on any baseball related topic of your choosing. It can be on Fantasy Baseball, sabermetrics, specific team related or just baseball [...]
DRSEA INFORMER: Volume III, Issue 4, Section 1
Buscando El Bosque (Looking For The Forest) – As Major League Baseball struggles to find solutions to a myriad of problems in the Dominican Republic, I can’t help but think that sometimes it tries too hard to be innovative – maybe some of the answers are right in front of it.
As reported in the last [...]
An Interview with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.
A recent interview with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr (SS/3B) of the Baltimore Orioles speaks to Ryan Bere of Boston Baseball about his clinic in Boston, his baseball camps in South Carolina and Maryland, and his view on amateur adult baseball and coaching.
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My Guest Appearance on Pro Rumors TV
Here is the video from my guest appearance on Pro Rumors TV this past Saturday night, 2/20/10. The two hosts are live and they called me up as their guest that night.
By the way, I had topics of interest to go by, but that last question wasn’t on the list they gave [...]
Baltimore Orioles: Keys for a Successful 2010
With Spring Training starting and the 2010 baseball season only weeks away, it is the time of the year when fans of the Baltimore Orioles can start dreaming that maybe this is the year that our decade long nightmare ends.
The Orioles were not among the most aggressive or highest spending teams [...]
Baseball Reflections Weekly Mailbag
Happy Saturday! Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training camp and position players will be reporting soon, too. Life is good!
To celebrate this momentous event we have decided to host a weekly (we hope) mailbag. This is where YOU, the Baseball Reflections readers, get to ask questions of the Baseball Reflections [...]
Top 10 Fantasy CF in 2009
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These weekly posts of mine have been based on a rotisserie format using a traditional 5×5 scoring system to keep things simple.
Personally I prefer more statistics in my leagues (which is why I was the commissioner in one of my leagues), but in order to reach the [...]
