Top Teams in Each Division of MLB 2022

MLB, or Major League Baseball, is a professional sports organization and the oldest league globally. As the league kicked off last April, 30 teams are now going toe to toe to have the best record in the season and secure spots for the playoffs. Throughout the years, many teams have made history and won one […]

MLB Veteran Todd Walker Inducted Into Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars

After a saddening 2020, 2021 seemed like a great year to be a baseball fan! Significant events have occurred in the American baseball fraternity in the last few months.  The 2021 MLB season got off to a great start with the D’backs reclaiming their game, rookie Tyler Gilbert’s record no-hitter, the Boston Red Sox stepping […]

Foreign influence in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is enjoying its most diversity in terms of players and their origins than ever before. The 2019 Major League Baseball season saw 20 different countries (one fewer than last season) represented by players showing the growth and impact baseball has around the globe. It isn’t just Latin America that is producing baseball’s […]

Baseball Players who have Disappointed Us in 2017

By Adam Eyal The 2017 Major League Baseball season has only just finished, but some players should have given up a long time ago. Every year scouts and experts pick out the hottest prospects to watch out for over the coming months. These players are meant to deliver some of the best baseball in the […]

9 Innings/Questions on the Twins

If you like what you read below, check out more from David at his site,  BaseballRoundTable.com. This is a continuation of our series of articles where I ask fellow bloggers from the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) 9 innings worth of questions about their team. The goal is to do this for as many teams as possible (all 30 […]

For the Twins: A New Year, but the Same Outlook

The Minnesota Twins made some acquisitions but little has really changed in the organization. Terry Ryan decided to go buy some pitching and bring back some long lost teammates. Since when do we go out and buy pitchers, the thought has always been, we have better stuff in our prospects than we can get on […]

Get Me Off This Twins Roller Coaster

  I am starting to feel sick again. The Twins constantly make me feel like I am riding on one hell of a roller coaster. We are now officially 1/3 of the way through the season and the beginning of June adds another year to my brother’s age, it is also about the time that teams […]

Time for fans to get over your frustrations with Johan Santana

Johan Santana did not live up to the expectations of the 6 year, $137.5 million contract he signed with the New York Mets in February of 2008. When he undergoes surgery Tuesday to repair the tear in his anterior capsule muscle for the second time, it will mean the end of his 2013 season. Of […]

Factor 12 Leaders: Week 13

The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com.   (1) Justin Verlander retains the number one spot after tossing his MLB-best fifth complete game against the Minnesota Twins.  The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 31.274 F12 […]

Factor 12 Leaders: Week 4

The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com.   (1) Jered Weaver pitched the first no-hitter of his career against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  The Los Angeles Angels right-hander currently holds the top spot on the F12 Top12 in […]

Rundown of Mets alumni no-hitters

Phillip Humber threw a perfect game yesterday for the Chicago White Sox, adding his name to the list of former Mets pitchers who have thrown no-hitters. While a couple pitchers had accomplished the feat prior to joining the Mets, most have done it after they have left the team. Humber is the second former Met to ever […]

April Twins Reflection

Who is ready for some baseball, or at least regular season ball? Tell you what, I am. The Twins seem to be ready for it too. They are down to 27 on the roster with Baker going to the 15-day DL and Marquis hitting the bereavement list. The entire roster as listed on MLB right […]

For the Twins It’s Now “Next Season”

Hello all, my name is Jimmy Moberg and I will be giving you a monthly update from a fans perspective this season on the Minnesota Twins. I will air my frustrations and joy at the decisions of the Twins and the way that they are playing. There will also be some insights, I am sure, […]

Detroit Tigers Following the Same Path Again

The Detroit Tigers seem to find themselves in the same position every year. For four of the past five seasons they’ve entered June with an above .500 record and a few games up or behind in the AL Central. Halfway through the month they now find themselves tied with the Cleveland Indians in first. In […]

MLB and NPB: New Places, Same Faces

Baseball players in Japan began spring training last week, and MLB pitchers and catchers reported this week. Do you know who they are and where they are? In the constant merry-go-round that is professional sports, it’s difficult to keep up with what player is on what team these days. Let’s break down the comings and […]

Hall of Famer Rod Carew on Making Contact, Step 2: The Stride

As you continue taking steps toward becoming a successful hitter, one of the crucial steps is actually making a stride. In your quest for contact, the purposes of the stride are many. For starters, it gets your energies moving in the right direction.  It also eliminates a flat-footed swing and balances the weight shift and […]

Pre 2010 Fantasy Baseball Predictions at the Mid-Way Point

With the All-Star Break in our rear-view, it becomes a perfect time to evaluate some pre-season predictions and projections… Division Winners AL (b)East – New York Yankees (1st, 58-33) AL Central – Minnesota Twins (3rd, 49-43, 1.5 GB) AL West – Texas Rangers (1st, 53-39) NL East – Philadelphia Phillies (3rd, 48-43, 5.5 GB) NL […]

Hit a HR With These Five Kid-Friendly Baseball Films

Cover of The Sandlot Teaching kids about baseball can help mold lifelong fans of the game and it’s a wonderful experience to share with them. The allure of the game is fresh in their eyes and kids cheer with uninhibited enthusiasm, something I adore to see come from my six-year-old niece after I mention how […]

Baseball News, Tweets & More

Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Thursday Afternoon Edition @espn_durrett: Jerry Crasnick on Rangers’ hot start – http://tinyurl.com/y8yeymx @Ken_Rosenthal: A thought on a possible replacement for #Orioles manager Dave Trembley: http://tinyurl.com/y4eojzv #MLB (Already???) @sabr: Great interview on Seamheads: Some of Tout Wars’ top players on the TW auction & its new relationship with SABR: http://tinyurl.com/y6vuucy @jonahkeri: […]

Reflections on the 2010 White Sox: A Preview

The 2010 season is less than a month away, and here on the South side of Chicago (read: the western Chicago suburbs), White Sox fans are mostly talking about five topics in regards to the team’s upcoming campaign. The arms race: Say it with me, “Buehrle, Peavy, Danks, Floyd… Garcia” If there’s a case to […]

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 […]

Tigers Drop Finale, Division to Twins

Detroit 5, Minnesota 6 (box) Final Record 86-77 (second place) Devastation.  That’s what I felt Tuesday night as the Twins celebrated following their 12th inning walk off, that’s what I’m feeling Wednesday morning as I write this. The back and forth nature of this game made it a classic.  The stakes made it one of […]

AL and NL Divisional Series Predictions

As an aside, I had the privilege of reading a recent post by our Yankees writer Lisa Swan over at The Faster Times concerning Hot teams going into the playoffs and this is what she had to say after looking at the September/October records of the 72 playoff teams from 2000-2008… Of the ten teams […]

Is Ballpark Concessionaire Aramark bad for Baseball teams?

Superstitious Fans Wonder: Is Ballpark Concessionaire Aramark bad for Baseball teams? Image by saturdave via Flickr This article was sent to me for publication here at Baseball Reflections.com by Eric Sharfstein, Assistant Director of Communications, Media for Workers United – An SEIU Affiliate. Baseball teams in stadiums that use concessionaire Aramark fall short of expected […]

Jamie Moyer proves that good guys can finish first

Image via Wikipedia The nice people at Guideposts.com have been kind enough to allow us to bring these stories of current Major League players in their entirety while I’m away on vacation. So without further ado…Jamie Moyer proves that good guys can finish first By Louis Berney. This Good Guy Finishes First Phillies pitcher Jamie […]

The Indians Add Another Cy Young Award Winner

The Cleveland Indians have added another Cy Young Award winner to their staff. Well, sort of. Frank Viola, who won the award with the Minnesota Twins in 1988, has signed on to work with the Indians’ pitchers during spring training in Goodyear Arizona. The former big leaguer will work along side pitching coach Carl Willis. […]

Minnesota Twins off Season Report

Season Wrap Up Baseball fans last saw the Twins in a one game playoff with the Chicago White Sox for the Central Division crown and a spot in the playoffs. Although they did not win that game, they still had an impressive season. After losing Torii Hunter to free agency and trading away Johan Santana, […]

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