Baseball Links Exchange
I have decided that if my readers are to read any other blogs IN ADDITION to Baseball Reflections then I should at least point you in the direction of some of my favorites on a weekly basis. So without further ado, here we go! One of my favorite bloggers is Geoff Young over at Ducksnorts […]
Hot Hitters: MLB Week 2
Here’s a listing of the MLB’s hottest hitters for the second week of the season. They may not have hit the highest number of HRs, but they hit 2 or more while hitting for a BA over .400 and an OBP of over .500 [TABLE=24] 2 players did hit 4 HRs and 9 others hit […]
MLB Monopoly
Since the beginning of the 2007 season you can no longer listen to games online via your local radio station. Instead, you have to have an MLB GameDayAudio account, but the radio is still FREE. I just can’t get radio stations at work when games are played during the day in the early stages of […]
Who’s Got the Hot Hand So Far?
I thought I’d give the starting pitchers a little more than a week before I decided to see who’s gotten off to the best start. By looking at Wins (W), K’s, Innings Pitched (IP), ERA & WHIP; my choice for hottest pitcher thus far would have to go to Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka with 2 wins […]
MLB Shock & Awe
The St. Louis Cardinals, with their patchwork rotation is 7-2 The Baltimore Orioles are 6-1 The Kansas City Royals are 6-2 The Florida Marlins after their fire sale are 5-3 All of these teams are leading their divisions, but maybe more surprising than these four teams would be the Detroit Tigers being only 1-7! But […]
HR Milestones
[poll=8] Pete’s Pick: My choice would be Ramirez because if he gets hot, he’s capable of hitting 10+ in a given month (although he needs 3 more than Griffey).
Opening Day at Fenway Park, 2008
Time: 1:10pm Today’s events: · Red Sox World Series Ring Ceremony · Top Secret: Who will throw out the first pitch is being kept a secret, but after 2 World Series wins in the last 4 years, my prediction is exiled former 1986 1B Bill Buckner · Pitchers: Dice-K (1-0) –vs.- Kenny Rogers (0-1) · […]
Who’s Hot & Who’s Not: Week 1
Who’s Hot: Team POS Player BA/HR/RBI/SB/OBP/SLG/OPS/Comments Phillies 2B Chase Utley .412/3/6/0/.522/1.000/1.522/Can Utley follow in the footsteps of teammates Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins and be the third Phillie in a row to win the NL MVP award? This quick start might be a foreshadowing of what’s to come. D’Backs RF Justin Upton […]
Of Baseball and Church
Last night I read an article in World Magazine called, “Grinch in the press box: Baseball: Peanuts, popcorn, and proselytizing” by Marvin Olasky. The article is about New York Times sportswriter Murray Chass and his crusade “against voluntary Baseball Chapel services in major league locker rooms on Sunday mornings.” To read more, click on the […]
And the Mets were Worried about Pedro’s Arm!
The NY Mets are sure glad they got Johan Santana today as Pedro Martinez told manager Willie Randolph that he might have heard a “pop” in his hammy on that last pitch he threw. Barring a miracle, it looks as if Mr. Martinez might be going back on the DL. The question is, will it […]
The Author Who Cursed Tom Gordon
If I were the Phillies, I would call up Stephen King and ask him to write about some other ballplayer. Tom Gordon has been more or less “cursed” since King wrote the book, “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” (1999). Maybe if he writes about someone else, the bad luck that has been brought on […]
Nationals Park Opens with a Bang!
Nationals Park is the new home of the Washington Nationals of the NL East. Although the Braves tied the game at 2 in the top of the 9th on a Paul Lo Duca (C) passed ball, young Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman launched a walk off HR to center with 2 outs in the bottom of […]
MLB Announcers & me
Has anyone else out there have this happen to them? I’m watching a game and during play, I make a comment o r two about the situation, strategy, etc. only to find my comments being said by the TV announcers; almost word for word. My wife thinks it uncanny, because this isn’t an occurance that […]
A-Rod and The Curse of the Pink Panther
Now that Boston has rid themselves of that ridiculous “Curse of the Bambino” with 2 World Series wins in the last 4 years (2004/2007), it’s time to find another cursed team to take their place. Enter the New York Yankees! They haven’t won a World Series since beating out Boston (as fate would have […]
Boston & Oakland Tied for the Best Record in Baseball!
The A’s (1-1) beat Boston (1-1) today in the Tokyo Dome in Japan by a score of 5-1 behind a great outing by oft-injured SP Rich Harden. This is the reason why the A’s were able to trade away Dan Haren. They are counting on Harden staying healthy, because if he can, he’s got # […]
Red Sox are in First Place in the AL East
With most teams still close to a week away, the Red Sox won game one of their regular season this morning in the US, while it was evening in Japan, against the A’s. It was not pretty, they were down 2-0; then went up 3-2 only to find themselves down 4-3 in less than an […]
Pete’s Picks: NL West
NL West This is a tight division overall and anyone can easily pull ahead of the pack, but they will need to improve without costing them security in another spot on the roster (see the D’backs with trading Jose Valverde). 1. Diamondbacks : The difference makers here are the departure of SP Livan Hernandez and […]
Pete’s Picks: AL West
AL West 1. LA Angels of Anaheim : In the long run, I like the Angels overall in this division. I like their bullpen especially with K-Rod, Scot Shields and Justin Speier. The additions of CF Torii Hunter & SP Jon Garland help put them over the top and Garland helps ease the pain of […]
Pete’s Picks: AL Central
AL Central 1. Tigers : They might have arguably the best line-up in all of baseball 1-9, but their pitching, in my opinion, is suspect past the first three starters and especially their bullpen! As good as their hitting will/should be in ’08, their pitching might be the great neutralizer. Outside of Verlander, there […]
Interview with the Creators & Owners of BallHype & ShowHype
Hi everyone! I take this slight detour in baseball talk to bring you an interview with the creators and owners of both BallHype and ShowHype, Erin & Jason Gurney. BallHype was launched in April of 2007 and will be celebrating its 1 Year Anniversary next month! Way to go you two! I’m not only the […]
Pete’s Picks: NL Central
NL Central 1. Brewers: I think that they had a good team last year, but were too young to win the division, but with a year under their belts I think they have a shot at winning this division, that is unless Gagne pitches like he did in Boston last year. As a reminder, […]
Hot Coco -vs.- Free Tacos
Who will win this Spring Training battle for the CF position in Boston this summer of 2008? The former player that was acquired via trade for the 2005 season, Coco Crisp or the young man who provided the nation with FREE tacos during the 2007 World Series, Jacoby Ellsbury. Coco is hot, upset about the […]
On the DL Again: Baldelli, Schilling & Others
Will either of these two players play baseball in 2008? Roco has been hampered by injury in almost every year of his young professional career. Could this be the start of the end of his MLB career? I for one, hope not! He’s a talented player that I would have loved to have had on […]
The Fall of the 1977 Phillies
Here is a new book that was written by one of my readers, Professor Mitchell Nathanson of Villanova University School of Law where he is the Associate Professor of Legal Writing. He contacted me about his book in an e-mail just this morning. I’ll save you the idle chatter and just provide you with info […]
3 Nights in August -vs.- Moneyball
In the Buzz Bussinger book, “3 Nights in August”, the author provides his take on the book by Michael Lewis called, “Moneyball”. To give you a little insight, Bussinger worked on his book with current St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa (who previously managed the Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox), while Lewis worked […]
3 Nights in August: Emotionally Good
Throughout this book (again, written by Buzz Bissinger), Buzz takes you on various emotional flashbacks into the past of LaRussa’s career. He goes back to his times with the White Sox in the early to mid 80’s as well as with the A’s and earlier years in St. Louis. For example, he talks about […]
Tony LaRussa is Obsessed!
**Reader beware! This is purely an opinion based post! I am aware that people are going to disagree with part of this, but before you roast me, please read this book and you’ll see where I am coming from.** After reading the book, “3 Nights in August” by Buzz Bissinger I can convinced that LaRussa […]
Any Hope for Bonds?
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Fantasy Baseball Analysis: RF
Detroit’s Magglio Ordonez was more than 20 points better than the nest best RF in 2007, but don’t expect him to have a repeat performance in 2008. He may hit over .300, but probably not over .340 again. He HR totals can be reached, but the R and RBI totals may be a stretch in […]
1B Sean Casey: Is He For Real?
Going into his 11th year in MLB, “the Mayor”, as he is called by some fans, has done the unthinkable in the mind of today’s modern athlete. He has opted to take a lesser role to play on a winning team in contention for another World Series title (it would be their second in a […]
