Advertising & Product Reviews on Baseball Reflections
Image by shannonkringen via Flickr For those of you who do not already know, Baseball Reflections is looking to replace some of the affiliate ads on the site with YOUR text linked or image linked ads! The ads that must go (or get bumped below the fold) are Amazon, EA Sports, Fan Duel, & Lids. […]
Interviewing the Good Doctor and Former Pitcher, John D’Acquisto, Ph.D
A few weeks ago, I connected with former pro baseball player turned doctor, John D’Acquisto, D.Sc. When asked about his professional playing days, when he earned his doctorate and the field he earned it in, he had this to say: “I played for 16 years of professional baseball I started in 1971 Major League Spring […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Tuesday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Tuesday Afternoon Edition Check out this interview with possible # 1 draft pick Bryce Harper on MLB.com: http://ow.ly/1pVX9 @Jerry_Remy: Today in Sports Cover Story: #redsox Youkilis finding inspiration in strange places http://r8t.us/d1cOsU & With all the talk regarding #RedSox offense there’s pressure on Papi to perform right out of gate-I […]
An Intro to a Baseball Book: “Beating About the Bushes”
Minor League Baseball in the ’60’s by Tim Sommer Tim Sommer highlights an almost-forgotten era in American baseball. He gives the reader a candid look at a time when professional baseball players were motivated by the love of the sport and of the simplicity of professional baseball in the 60s and 70s. He tells how […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Monday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Monday Afternoon Edition BIG NEWS – This is GREAT for baseball…@MLB_Monster: Joe Mauer Extension Reactions: Joe Mauer’s eight-year, $184MM extension with the Twins will be officially announce… http://bit.ly/bO4IQZ @prorumors: Blue Jays Trade Rumors: What they want for Frasor and Downs http://goo.gl/fb/CGwj & Brewers trade C Matt Treanor for Rangers INF […]
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 but “imposters.” “People […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Friday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr 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 […]
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
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr 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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More, Tuesday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr 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 […]
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
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr 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 […]
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 this spring, but […]
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 […]
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 with the National League’s highest […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Thursday pm
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Thursday Afternoon Edition <!–[if gte mso 10]> @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 […]
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 on hand, including wife Mia […]
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
Image by firebrandal via Flickr 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 pitched two […]
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 player […]
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 […]
Eri Yoshida Pitches for Tim Wakefield
Image via Wikipedia 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, […]
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 to be the greatest […]
How To Preserve An Autographed Bat
This is a video that tells you how to preserve a signed baseball bat. How to Preserve Autographs on a Baseball Bat — powered by eHow.com Was this helpful to you? Yes or No?
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 […]
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 […]
