The Crazy Man Value of Billy Hamilton!
A guest post by Brian Jones via FeedCrossing Billy Hamilton won’t see much major league time in 2013, if any. Zack Cozart plays a solid shortstop and Dusty Baker is notorious in his preference for veterans and misuse of rookies. Hamilton is being played in CF, but the reality is that he needs a little more time […]
As Kuroda Returns, Yankees Await Big Decision from Pettitte
Guest post by Dan Benton via FeedCrossing… With Hiroki Kuroda returning for the 2013 season, the New York Yankees will hope to get a key component for their starting rotation as they await the decision of Andy Pettitte. The importance of Pettitte’s decision might be even greater now that Kuroda is back, and it would be […]
Pittsburgh Pirates: Who is to blame? Part 1 of 3
A guest post by Robert White via FeedCrossing… In 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates set a Major League baseball record for the worst finish by a team that was in 1st place in their Division as late in the season as they were. The club finished 72-90, for their 19th straight losing season. Here in 2012, the Pittsburgh […]
An Interview with Fred Lynn 8/29/12
Hey baseball fans! Recently, I put up a blog about Fred Lynn and his All Star Game grand slam. Here’s a video of the grand slam for those of you who were too young to watch it live on TV. Fred was a great ballplayer on the field and is also very generous off the field, helping in the community, Little […]
Backstop to the Future: Fantasy Baseball Catchers for 2013
There was a time when catcher was the worst position in fantasy baseball. The approach many owners took was to draft someone in the last rounds (or spend as little auction money as possible), stick him in your line up and pray he didn’t kill your batting average too much. If you listen to the Fantasy […]
You Are Entitled To A Mound That Is Safe!
As a baseball pitcher, don’t be hesitant about doing your own grounds maintenance even if you have to hold the baseball game up. You are entitled to a safe pitcher’s mound and a pitcher’s mound that you can pitch properly from. As a baseball pitcher, don’t be bashful about inspecting or fixing a mound yourself […]
Book Review: The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown
If the first four renditions of books about baseball bloopers weren’t enough to tide you over, have no fear, a fifth one is on the way. Authors Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo are back to their blooper ways. After already publishing The Baseball Hall of Shame…Volumes 1-4, the two authors have now come out with […]
November Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
All of the news last month was regarding new Indians manager Terry Francona. Now that Francona has arrived, the local media has turned their focus to the other person who was in the running to be the skipper of the Tribe, Sandy Alomar Jr. Those of us from Northeast Ohio have a certain level […]
Reflections on the 2012 Baltimore Orioles
The true impact of the 2012 Baltimore Orioles won’t be known for several years. What felt like the return of Major League Baseball to Charm City could turn out to be a remarkable run of good fortune. Whether the Orioles simply got lucky, as suggested by Bobby Valentine and Keith Law, or have evolved into […]
Series turns into mismatch – for Giants
After two playoff series with six possible elimination games for the San Francisco Giants, all full of ‘torture’ and suspense, I fully expected there to be more of the same in the World Series against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers had gotten into the World Series after sweeping the New York Yankees in the American […]
New Zealand announces provisional roster for World Baseball Classic qualifier
AUCKLAND – Baseball New Zealand is pleased to announce the provisional roster for the World Baseball Classic Qualifier being held in Taipei from 15-19 November 2012. The roster features some familiar names and faces to New Zealand baseball fans, including a cross section of the country’s domestic baseball talent and some exciting new Kiwi talent […]
A solution to the Andrus/Upton trade scenario: A third team
Any time you talk about a major trade involving a potential superstar player you will get a lot of opinions. Since Justin Upton has been rumored to be on the trading block, there have been no shortage of trade scenarios talked and written about. Recently it has become pretty clear that the Texas Rangers are […]
Released Dominican Players Offered Educational Opportunity
Volume V, Issue 3: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball has announced it will provide released Minor League players from the Dominican Republic an opportunity to enroll in educational programs through its new Educational Initiative Program for Latin America. Major League Baseball signed an agreement to create and support an educational […]
Royals add Ervin Santana, Angels save some longballs
Word broke today that the Kansas City Royals picked up Ervin Santana pretty much right after Anaheim picked up his 2013 option at $13MM. In return Anaheim will receive LH reliever Brandon Sisk, who has yet to appear in a major league game at age 27. Instead of giving Santana the $1MM buyout and allowing […]
The curse of the Triple Crown title
By Ismael Nunez Miguel Cabrera just won the Baseball Triple Crown: (which means he led the AL) in Home-Runs, RBI, Batting; yet in the 2012 World Series he did not have the same type of production. One Home-Run in Game Four and struck out to end the Series. Yet it’s not the first time a Triple […]
Between “Sugar” and “Pelotero”….. lies the truth
Volume V, Issue 3: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment I finally got a chance to see “BALLPLAYER: Pelotero,” the controversial documentary that bills itself as a gritty look inside the world of baseball in the Dominican Republic. As someone who first documented that world a dozen years ago, and presented a report to […]
The 1922 New York Giants, 1954 New York Giants and 2012 San Francisco Giants sweeps…see the resemblance?
By Ismael Nunez In 1922, Hall of Famer John McGraw managed the New York Giants, the team’s opponent for the Fall Classic was the New York Yankees who featured Babe Ruth and Hall of Fame manager Miller Huggins. The result was that the Giants swept the Yankees in Four games. Ruth’s batting average in the series was […]
Red Sox Baseball in the Days of Ike and Elvis: The Red Sox of the 1950s
The Society for American Baseball Research (aka SABR) are happy to announce the release of our book “Red Sox Baseball in the Days of Ike and Elvis: The Red Sox of the 1950s” in ebook and paperback! The Red Sox of the 1950s did not win many games, yet they won over the hearts of […]
Somehow Giants make it to Series
Wow! Unbelievable! Incredible! You pick the adjective. Any one of those can describe the 2012 National League Championship Series between the San Francisco Giants and the St Louis Cardinals. The Giants were on the brink of elimination to the Cards, and they roared back to overwhelm them. As a longtime Giants fan, I never thought […]
Fielding Practice Is For Pitchers Too!
Always remember that as a baseball pitcher, once you throw the baseball to the plate you become a defensive player like everyone else. One of the best baseball pitching tips has nothing to do with baseball pitching at all. It’s that you should set aside some time and practice your baseball fielding as well and […]
Tim Lincecum & Jon Lester – Similar yet entirely different
While at work a few days ago I was catching up on Twitter and Boston sports media and there seems to be this developing trend that because John Farrell is in as manager, that he has the magic solution for the Red Sox pitching staff. Not so fast. That’s just not simply how pitching works […]
Reds fail in the clutch
Unfortunately for the Cincinnati Reds, the 2012 season was cut short by likely National League Most Valuable Player Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants. The Reds had not lost three games in a row at home during the regular season, but that became the case in the postseason. After winning the first two games […]
October Reflections on the Cleveland Indians
My, how the mighty have fallen. After high hopes early in the season, the Indians fell apart completely after the All Star Break and ended up finishing with a record of 68-94 (just two games ahead of the last place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central Division). As one would assume after a debacle […]
Why Dodger Fans Leave Early
Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Huffington Post by Baseball Blogger and Novelist Jeff Polman. Adrian Gonzalez, his new home Dodger whites practically glowing against the brilliant green turf, jogged back to the dugout after clubbing a pitch from Miami’s Josh Johnson deep into the right field stands. It was his very first […]
Apps for Baseball Fans
A guest post by Whitney Adams Many people live, eat, and breathe baseball. They go to every home and away game, they track player’s stats, they have their own fantasy leagues, and they are forever faithful to their home team. While there are some people who don’t understand this, there are others who do and […]
Biking for Baseball to the city of “Brotherly Love”
Biking for Baseball [www.bikingforbaseball.org] is a youth mentoring organization that cycled 11,000 miles to each MLB stadium this summer to raise funds and awareness for youth mentoring programs across the country. One of the riders, Chase Higgins @chaser_racer32, is a blogger who writes about baseball games they’ve been to and general MLB throughout the trip. […]
9th Annual Charity Game: 100 Innings of Baseball for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
This year marks the 9th Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Game for ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The approximate 150 adult amateur players will step up to the plate on Saturday October 20th and will continue playing 100 consecutive innings of baseball. Players come from more than a dozen amateur baseball leagues across […]
Giants ramp up rollercoaster for Round 2
I love baseball. Over the course of time, it becomes a rollercoaster ride of different emotions while rooting for your team. You go through the highs and the lows, and there is absolutely nothing that you can do about it. And, if you’ve supported your team for any significant length of time, then you realize […]
Biking for Baseball to PNC Park
Biking for Baseball [www.bikingforbaseball.org] is a youth mentoring organization that cycled 11,000 miles to each MLB stadium this summer to raise funds and awareness for youth mentoring programs across the country. One of the riders, Chase Higgins @chaser_racer32, is a blogger who writes about baseball games they’ve been to and general MLB throughout the trip. […]
Ruben Amaro disrespects Charlie Manuel by hiring and firing coaches
The day after the conclusion of a disappointing 2012 season, all eyes focused in on two chairs in the press room at Citizens Bank Park. On the right sat a man who won the most managerial games in Philadelphia Phillies’ history, earned the city a desperately needed championship, and turned a hapless 2012 team into […]
