Baseball Equipment Buyer’s Guide: Baseball Gloves
When it comes to buying baseball equipment, everyone from a newbie to a professional player wants quality gloves. However, people often find it difficult to choose gloves that suit their needs, so we’ll help you understand the different types of baseball gloves, and how to choose between them. Before anything else, you should understand the […]
Can the Cardinals Make the Playoffs for the 5th Straight Year?
St Louis Cardinals have made the playoffs four times in a row—can they extend this impressive run into a fifth year? There have been some long periods in St Louis Cardinals’ history where they have contrived to miss the playoffs, season-after-season. Eighteen years stood between their World Series from 1946-1964 and the Seventies […]
The Boys of Summer
Some may call me old, others, a purist. Regardless of what you call me, I’m not ashamed to say that I miss the good ole days of baseball! I come from an era where players weren’t doping. They weren’t playing for endorsements and they weren’t playing to be traded next year. Well, maybe some of […]
A Baseball Bingo Homerun
Discovering the missing link between baseball and bingo These days, the interaction between fans and athletes has come a long way. With the help of technology – more particularly social media, it became easier for die hard team supporters to comment on an athlete’s lackadaisical performance, go into raptures over their remarkable play, or even […]
Theo Epstein Admits Mistakes
In the wake of the recent 9 player blockbuster waiver wire trade between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, we bring you proof that former Boston GM Theo Epstein made some mistakes at the end of his time in Boston… This deal between Boston & LA removes at two of those mistakes…take […]
MLB Weekend Pitching Report: The Best Money Pitchers
By SBRForum.com Today we’re taking a look at the leading starting pitchers on the MLB odds money chart, and what some of them are up to this weekend. Here’s what we found. No. 10 on the list is St. Louis’ Lance Lynn, who starts Friday vs. the Cubs at Wrigley. The Cardinals are […]
Guys That Could Be Called Up Soon
By Ross Parcel Jun 11, 2012 Mr. Fantasy Freak Every season, many young minor league players earn their way to The Bigs by putting up impressive numbers in Triple-A. Others are forced to come up because of an injury. There are numerous reasons why prospects get the call, but one thing is certain: these guys […]
Peavy, Dunn back to former glory
McDonald’s has become a dynasty because of consistency. When you walk into one of the fast-food giant’s restaurants in Seattle, it is going to be pretty much the same fare you are going to get at a drive-through in Tampa. That same type of consistency is what the Chicago White Sox thought they were getting […]
The Interconnectedness of Carlos Zambrano’s Challenges
by Buddy Biancalana I recently returned from baseball’s Winter Meetings. Reflecting back over the three days, one conversation I had is staying with me. The conversation of which I intentionally did more listening than speaking, included Carlos Zambrano’s agent Barry Praver, Cub’s VP, Player Personnel, Oneri Fleita and MLB.com writer Carrie Muskat. They were discussing Zambrano’s challenges. […]
Why Albert Pujols Will Stay In St. Louis
We heard it a lot. At the end of September and during every playoff series, we heard “this could be the last time Albert Pujols has an at-bat in a Cardinal uniform,” sometimes tweaked with the last home appearance. So much so that someone made a chart out of how he did in those situations. (Spoiler, not all […]
A Video Look Back into the Baseball Career of Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan – 1994-04-07 – White Sox vs. Cubs An interview with Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray (even though Jordan was a member of the White Sox, the other Chicago MLB team). Michael Jordan’s Minor-League-Baseball Career This video includes his first HR, conversation with his AA hitting coach, Michael himself, Terry Francona (his AA manager). He […]
GM Theo Epstein Would be a Smart Hire for the Cubs
Multiple sources, including ESPN and The Sporting News, are reporting that Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has agreed to a five year deal worth more than $15 million with the Chicago Cubs. While the Sox and Cubs are still discussing compensation for Epstein, since he is still under contract with Boston, sources are saying that […]
Vote of Confidence Signals Long Overdue End
Few words scare any team executive, coach, or even player quite like the dreaded “vote of confidence.” In fact, according to a Wall Street Journal study done last year, 20% of coaches who receive a vote of confidence from their boss are pursuing gainful employment within just the next month, while others are fired shortly […]
Author Bill Palmer’s Reflections on the Game of Baseball
This is my first article for Baseball Reflections and I’m very happy to be here. What a great name for the site. It got me thinking about my personal baseball reflections. I’ve always thought memories are a lot like reflections, especially when it comes to baseball memories. Sometimes, but not often enough, the memory is […]
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Baseball season has arrived and it’s time for fantasy baseball. But not the average, full-season, six-month type that seems to never end. I’m talking about a one-night showdown on Friday, May 13th. Yes, Friday the 13th! We have teamed up with DraftStreet.com to offer an exclusive free contest to BaseballReflections.com readers. The freeroll will […]
More Concern Over the Use of Maple Bats in MLB
Cubs Rookie OF Tyler Colvin Impaled by Another Broken Maple Bat The latest incident in MLB concerning the dangerous use of maple bats comes at the expense of rookie OF for the Cubs, Tyler Colvin. While on third base as a baserunner, Colvin headed towards the plate on contact when in his sprint towards home […]
PHILLIES MONTH IN REVIEW: JULY
The story in July was in every way a roller coaster for the Phillies. The Phils entered July having already gone through a historically awful offensive slump in May and June, so when Chase Utley was injured on June 29 and it was announced on July 1st that he would need surgery and would be […]
Former MLB Player Delino DeShields Surprises Kaleb Cowart with HS Baseball Award
Posted on behalf of Gatorade… 13-year MLB veteran (most recently of the Chicago Cubs) Delino DeShields helped surprise Kaleb Cowart of Abel, Georgia with the 2009-10 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award. The Gatorade Player of the Year program is celebrating its 25th year in recognizing elite high school athletes throughout the nation. […]
Top 5 Fantasy Surprises So Far in 2010: Pitchers
*These stats are as of 5/26/2010. The stats next to their names are W-L/SO/ERA/WHIP. These pitchers are the biggest surprises of the season so far… 5. Tyler Clippard, RP of the Washington Nationals 7-3/33/2.12/1.15 with 10 holds For a bullpen guy to have a 7-3 record so quickly into the season is unusual at best. […]
DRSEA INFORMER: Volume III, Issue 7
Baseball Continues Global Affair – Major League Baseball continues to reflect an international flavor as 27.7 percent of the 833 players on 2010 Opening Day rosters and disabled lists were born outside the United States. The foreign-born players represent 14 countries and territories, with the Dominican Republic leading the way with a contribution of 86 […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Tuesday Afternoon Edition @espn_durrett: A look at long tossing: Baseball Prospectus has an article out on long tossing, asking if it’s a cure to pitching … http://bit.ly/9XMwiE @mlbtraderumors: Dodgers Sell Stults To Hiroshima Carp http://bit.ly/cmNlFE #mlb & Red Sox Make Four-Year Offer To Beckett http://bit.ly/bkxRLQ #mlb & Orioles Sign Joey […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Wednesday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Wednesday Afternoon Edition @MLB_Monster: Maddon still supporting Burrell (source: CBS News): Rays manager Joe Maddon says he isn’t concerned about DH Pat B… http://bit.ly/cdNV6H & Butler not letting up this spring (source: CBS News): Royals 1B Billy Butler, who broke out with a .314 batting av… http://bit.ly/alEKR1 & MLB — […]
Three-Way Trade Is Bad News for D-backs
The Arizona Diamondbacks took part in a three-team trade that sent pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to Detroit for right-handers Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy. It’s hard to figure what the D-backs were thinking, as the swap will be a detriment to the Diamondbacks’ chances for 2010 and beyond. The Diamondbacks entered the offseason […]
Playing Good Idea/Bad Idea with the Cubs Offseason
It’s really hard for me in the midst of a brutal Chicago Bears season to take a step back and relive a brutal Cubs season. What a disappointment 2009 was for the Chicago Cubs. So much anticipation, so few results. I posted my thoughts on Derek Lee and his contributions to the Cubs season in […]
Joe Niekro Foundation and Arizona Fall League Partner To Strike Out Aneurysms
Natalie Niekro threw out the first pitch at the Houston Astros game on September 13, 2009. She will be throwing out the first pitch at three Arizona Fall League games between October 26-31 as part of “Aneurysm Awareness Week” at the Arizona Fall League. Unlike the deceptive and tricky pitch that her father used to […]
Derrek Lee Shines in a Season to Forget
What can you offer up about the Cubs that hasn’t already been said? The Cubs have been a major disappointment in 2009 and yet, following Wednesday’s game they only find themselves 5.5 games out of first place. Yes, they also trail four other teams besides the Colorado Rockies, and yes they don’t even resemble in […]
Reminder: Keychain Raffle Has Only 8 Days Left!
Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, Baseball Reflections Keychain Raffle sponsored by WholesaleKeychain.com. We will be raffling off 9 MLB team keychains. There will be links below to the WholesaleKeychain.com page of the 9 teams (these links will open up in a new tab or page) selected for this raffle. There will be […]
Reminder: MLB Keychain Raffle
Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, Baseball Reflections Keychain Raffle sponsored by WholesaleKeychain.com. We will be raffling off 9 MLB team keychains. There will be links below to the WholesaleKeychain.com page of the 9 teams (these links will open up in a new tab or page) selected for this raffle. There will be […]
As the Cubs Roll Into August…
July turns to August and finds the Chicago Cubs still in the NL Central hunt. Nevertheless, they didn’t look like a contending team as the trading deadline neared, making a nominal move for minimal help which may actually hurt the team this season. Image by Getty Images via Daylife In a month in which Roy […]
Cubs Reflections on Being in First Place
Despite all my nay-saying and doom-daying, the Chicago Cubs woke up on July 27th and found themselves in first place in the NL Central. Outside of any performance by the Cubs, here are five reasons which this has happened: 5. The St. Louis Cardinals have no hitting. A month into the season, the Cardinals looked […]
