Melvin Mora Does it Again!
For the second straight week, the Orioles 3B Melvin Mora is the best hitter over the past week. He scored 10 runs, stole 1 base, hit 4 HRs while knocking in 11 RBIs and hit for a .321 average and a .394 OBP. In second, making a case for an MVP award while not being […]
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 […]
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. […]
Team USA: Softball (1-0)
Our girls in Beijing won in impressive fashion earlier today with an 11-0 no-hitter against the first year Olympic team of Venezuela. USA starting pitcher, 2004 Gold medalist and now mom, Jennie Finch pitched 4 innings of no-hit ball with 2 walks and then pitcher Monica Abbott closed the door in the 5th without allowing […]
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 […]
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!!
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Hard(en) Act to Follow
On the heels of the CC Sabathia trade to the Brewers, who are a division rival by the way, the Cubs made a deal of their own. A day after CC went from being an Indian to a Brewer, the A’s oft injured stud Rich Harden, along with RP and spot starter Chad Gaudin were […]
LA Story: Almost Perfect
On Monday night, first year Dodger pitcher Hiroki Kuroda needed only 91 pitches to complete a shutout of Chipper Jones, Mark Teixeira, Brian McCann and the Atlanta Braves. In fact, he came 6 outs away from a perfect game until Mark Teixeira doubled to lead off the 8th inning ( a solid hit by the way). […]
The Indians Throw in the Towel?
A big trade was announced yesterday that sent 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for top prospect OF Matt LaPorta, P Zach Jackson, P Rob Bryson and a player to be named later (click on any of the three players for their numbers). Sabathia will become a free agent […]
Hot MLB Hitters
Week 14 With 6 HRs, 12 RBIs, 1 SB to go along with a .559 BA and a .583 OBP Brewers SS J.J. Hardy edges out Marlins OF Cody Ross as this past week’s hottest hitter. Ross hit 2 HRs while knocking in 16 runs and hitting .500 with a .526 OBP. Rounding out […]
Baseball Divas
This post is a bit late due to a recent death in the family. So here we go.MLB recently received two black eyes due to the incidents in Houston between Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon and GM Ed Wade and the other incident also being in Houston, but this time on the visitor’s side between Red […]
