Warm-Up Drills All Little Leagues Should Implement
We usually think of children as naturally flexible and relatively fit. As a result, coaches may skip warm-ups and stretching before and after workouts. However, dynamic warm-up exercises and stretching are important ways to teach young athletes good conditioning habits that will serve them for life. Warm-ups get the blood pumping to spread the flow […]
An Interview with Graig Nettles
I have another interview today. This one is with All Star third baseman, Graig Nettles! But, before we get to the interview, let me tell you a little bit about one of the most familiar faces to Yankee fans from the 1970s. A native of San Diego, California, Nettles was a power-hitting third baseman from 1967-1988 […]
MLB Betting: Mound Money-Makers
In keeping an eye on the pitchers who are making the most money on the MLB odds boards for their financial backers this season we see that most of the top ten is in action this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown of the leading hurlers on the MLB betting money chart who are throwing over […]
Baseball News: Pitching Highlights Of The Week
By SBRForum.com They say pitching is the key to winning World Series and who can argue with that? There have been a number of surprise throughout the 2012 season and we’ll focus on three of them this week as three veteran arms are shining fairly bright these days: Bartolo Colon, Oakland Athletics […]
Phil Mickelson to get involved with potential Padres ownership group
This guest post was provided to us by Chris Edwards of just sports & just us via FeedCrossing. Phil Mickelson is trying to get into the ownership game. Mickelson is reportedly putting up some of his own money to get involved with a group trying to buy the San Diego Padres. The Padres are Mickelson’s […]
What Can Padre Fans Be Thankful For This Holiday Season
This (past) Thanksgiving (2011) there is plenty to be thankful for. Here at Baseball Reflections we talk about baseball and usually the world baseball fans live in is a bit different from what else is going on in the world or in our lives. Yet for some of us, baseball is our lives… it’s our […]
Luck Factor and the NL bullpen
We finally get to the last of our luck factor series. For those of you that have been following this all along I give a wholehearted thanks. If you are just joining us you might want to back track and read the first one. It should be archived in the sabermetrics section of […]
Bob Breitbard and the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park
I was very happy to know Mr. B. and was honored that he liked my baseball card pictures enough to want some of them to hang in his museum. We sat together and talked about the Padres pieces (he was friends with Tony Gwynn, too) and he loved talking about the Red Sox jersey that […]
SD Padres Bargaining Chips
Image by San Diego Shooter via Flickr The Padres are phasing in a new owner, and have hired a new GM. As Jed Hoyer tries to put his stamp on this team and fill in the holes on his roster (second base and catcher come to mind), he finds a dearth of valuable pieces he […]
Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a pariah, but as a prodigal son. All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in San Diego. Mannywood, otherwise known as the left-field bleachers, […]
