The Instant Replay Insertion Into MLB
Now before I go on, please don’t get me wrong, I’m for Instant Replay for the right scenarios, but I am not sold that inserting it in the middle of a season is the best idea the Commissioner’s office ever came up with. Using Instant Replay to aid in the proper calling of Home Runs […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s pick is Sabernomics: Economic Thinking about Baseball. It’s a blog that combines Sabermetrics and the economic side of baseball. The creator and author of this thinking man’s baseball blog is J.C. Bradbury. J.C. is an economist and associate professor at Kennesaw State University in metropolitan Atlanta. He is the author of The […]
It’s A 2 Team Race in the AL Central
Kansas City Royals Unfortunately, they’re right where everyone thought they would be come August. Dead last in the AL Central. They have a solid closer, SP Zack Greinke has proved to be a solid starter as well and Jose Guillen has proved that he can still hit. Beyond that, the Royals have a very young […]
Olympic Baseball/Softball Beyond 2008
Last night (August 18th, 2008), Bob Costas reported from the NBC studios in Beijing, the IOC’s (International Olympic Committee) reasoning behind the removal of the sports of Baseball and softball from future Olympics (a minimum of the 2012 games in London). Here is what he reported: Baseball According to Costas, the reason why baseball has […]
Not Your Usual Suspects: MLB Week 20
Top 10 Hitters Taking a commanding lead over this list is Oriole’s 3B Melvin Mora who knocked in 17 RBIs with 4 HRs while scoring 11 runs himself. He maintained a batting average of .583 with an OBP of .585 last week. With the injury to Houston LF Carlos Lee, Astro’s 3B/2B/OF Ty Wigginton is […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s exchange is for a fan of the Cleveland Indians and the SB Nation hosted blog, Let’s Go Tribe. SportsBlogs Nation is a network of individual blog communities run by fans, for fans and united by a common devotion to their favorite team or sports. By empowering fans to have a voice in the […]
Boston’s WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Telethon to Fight Cancer
WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon Join me in raising the awareness to the wonderful work of The Jimmy Fund, the Boston Red Sox official charity for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and made popular by the generosity and support of the late great Red Sox LF Ted Williams. To learn […]
Olympic Update: Beijing 8/13/2008
Team USA Softball In Olympic Softball, Team USA wins 3-0 in another no-hitter, this time by pitcher Cat Osterman. Cat recorded 13 K’s while walking 3 batters in a complete game performance against the Australian team. This brings the women’s consecutive winning streak in the Olympics to 16 games. They play team Canada tomorrow. […]
Last Week’s Top Hitters
It’s weeks like these that makes baseball so unpredictable. Who would have guessed that Texas Ranger OF Marlon Byrd would have made this list this year? His 10 runs scored and 2 HRs & SBs to go along with a batting average of .531 (OBP .583) put him on top of this week’s list. At […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week I am going to plug two blogs after missing this section last week. Both of these blogs come from the great supplier of blogs, the MVN Blogging Network. But this is a baseball blog, not a general sports blog; therefore, here is the link to MVN’s MLB page, click HERE. Both of these […]
What’s Brewing in the NL Central
[table=60] Cubs After the trades made by the Brewers, I thought they’d be closer than this, but it’s still early. The Cubs, as you can tell below, have a huge runs scored to runs allowed difference which can only speak volumes as to why they’ve got a 5 game lead at the moment. Picking up […]
Boston’s Diminutive Bad Boy
2007 Rookie of the Year, 2B Dustin Pedroia Boston’s diminutive 2B, Dustin Pedroia, is having another eye-popping year. In this, his 2nd season in the big leagues, he was voted into the starting line up at the All Star game (although some say that the Ranger’s Ian Kinsler would have been a better choice). He […]
Red Sox Ok with Bay
OK, so here’s where I let my true colors shine for just a bit. The Red Sox had to trade Manny Ramirez because his attitude was finally beginning to be too much of a burden to carry for the 2008 Boston Red Sox. I don’t care if it was all his idea, his new agent […]
Week 18’s Hottest Hitters
With double digit Runs (11) scored and RBIs (10), New York Yankees RF Bobby Abreu tops our weekly list while also hitting 4 HRs to go along with a .433 BA, a .514 OBP and a stolen base. Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano has been hot since returning from the DL as he hit 4 HRs […]
MLB Trade Deadline Transactions
In transactions from Wednesday, July 30th the New York Yankees were the most active with two moves. First, in a minor move, they traded ineffective RHP LaTroy Hawkins (RP), whom they designated him for assignment Saturday, to the Houston Astros for INF Matt Cusick, a 22-year old minor leaguer in class A ball. Analysis: The […]
Sleepless in Seattle: MLB Style
[table=57] Seattle Mariners After an off season that saw Seattle trade their young and talented future CF Adam Jones, a 5-tool player, to Baltimore in a package for 29-year old Left-handed SP Erik Bedard, Seattle now finds itself with the second worst record in baseball (2 wins more than the Nationals). Although Bedard is 6-4 […]
MLB Trade Deadline Mailbag
Who do you think will be traded this week? What are your favorite team’s needs right now? Who shouldn’t be traded? It’s your turn to voice your opinion or ask my opinion of specific trades to date! Add comments below and I’ll add updates to this post as they come in!!
Best Hitters from July 21st-27th
It seems as if the move to LF hasn’t affected Arizona 1B/LF Conor Jackson offensively what-so-ever as he sits atop our list again this week with a line of 9/3/7/1/.542/.593 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). Another LF sits in the # 2 spot this week as the White Sox Carlos Quentin was 1 of 4 players on this top […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s selection is a multi-authored site called UmpBump.com: in-your-face baseball commentary. This is a fun, yet informative site that has a style all its own. Like the name of the blog hints at, they do get a little heated at times, but that just shows their passion for the game. By the way, have […]
Maple Syrup, Yes! Maple Bats, No!
Maple bats have got to go! Sure they may not splinter and may last longer, but when they do break, they are by far more dangerous. This year alone we have seen an umpire get impaled in the neck, a base coach get hit in the head and needed stitches, spectator incur a broken jaw […]
This Week’s MLB Transactions
7/20/08 The Milwaukee Brewers acquired 2B Ray Durham from San Francisco Giants for OF Darren Ford and LHP Steve Hammond. 7/22/08 The Houston Astros acquired LHP Randy Wolf from the San Diego Padres for RHP Chad Reineke. The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired set up man/closer Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals for 2B Emilio Bonifacio. …and […]
Who Wants to Win the NL West?!
It seems as if no one in the NL West wants first place. It is truly sad when the Rangers would be in 1st place if after the All Star break if they were in the NL and they’re only 4 games over .500. No NL West team is above .500 as of July 21, […]
Hottest Hitters Since the All Star Break
Because this is only a 3 or 4 game sample size, we are seeing players who would not normally make it onto this list. You should also take into account, the lesser amount of games when you look at the table below, remember, this is only over 3 or 4 games. Topping out this shortened […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s link is another one that I can’t imagine why I had not done before now. The author of this week’s selection has recently taken his blogging more seriously as he went full time with it back in January of this year. The site is MLB Trade Rumors and the creator is Tim Dierkes. […]
Recent MLB Transactions
The Phillies acquired RHP Joe Blanton from the Athletics for three minor leaguers; 2B Adrian Cardenas, LHP Josh Outman and OF Matthew Spencer. The Diamondbacks acquired 1B Tony Clark from the Padres for RHP Evan Scribner. Clark waived his $500,000.00 no trade clause in order to go back to his 2007 club. The Yankees have […]
The Best Hitters Up to the All Star Break
This one surprised me, I was expecting to see either Atlanta’s 3B Chipper Jones* or CF Josh Hamilton** of the Rangers on top of this list, but instead, we find Houston’s 1B Lance Berkman** just edging out Hamilton. In fact, Jones doesn’t even make this top 20 list as he has begun to come down […]
Morneau Wins Derby, But Hamilton Steals the Spotlight
Last night was “not a good night for atheists” R.Reilly ESPN At the end of Monday night’s 2008 All Star Home Run Derby, Twins 1B Justin Morneau won the title, but Texas CF Josh Hamilton, a born-again Christian, won the hearts of thousands with his heroic first round performance. His climb to the major leagues […]
This (Past) Week’s Hottest Hitters
I love a good underdog story and the offensive performance of the Pirate’s OF Nate McLouth, and 2008 NL All Star, is one of those stories. Who would have thought that he’d have a year like the one he’s currently enjoying? His line this week was 9/4/9/2/.290/.333 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). Ryan Howard, 1B of the Phirst place […]
What Makes a Player an All Star?
Is an all star a one dimensional player who can hit the cover off the ball? I would consider a true all star to be a player that is as above average both offensively AND defensively. Willie Mays was one of those rare players, so was Carl Yastrzemski and more recently, players like Dustin Pedroia, […]
Baseball Links Exchange
This week’s Baseball Links Exchange will be focusing on a new sports blogger community called, www.armchairgm.net. Bryan, a reader of Baseball Reflections is one of the founders of this site. Here is what he wrote me when describing this new sports community of his. A group of us have a website we are trying to […]
