The Big Hurt’s Great Career
Four former members of the Atlanta Braves‘ organization were inducted into the Hall of Fame last weekend. However, there were also two representatives of the White Sox franchise who were enshrined in Cooperstown: Tony La Russa and Frank Thomas. Considering La Russa was more famous on his A’s and Cardinals teams, today I want to talk about the […]
Pryor Commitment: Educate People about Nutrition
Having witnessed both Disco Demolition and the George Brett pine tar game firsthand, former Major Leaguer Greg Pryor has seen his share of chaos. But what he sees today with the madness surrounding nutrition makes him want to scream. “Parents cave in. Kids whine and they get a cookie. That is the way it is,” […]
The Cardinal Conundrum: Where Is The Real Genius Behind All The Winning?
With Tony La Russa deciding to call it a career earlier this week, MLB will try to remember what it’s like to exist without him managing one of its teams. It hasn’t had to since 1978. As some reminders just how long ago that was: – Cardinals 10-time All-Star Albert Pujols wasn’t even conceived yet. […]
2011 World Series Wrapup, Look Ahead to Post-Pujols Cardinals
The 2011 World Series is over, but it’s one I know I will certainly remember. The product on the field was excellent, with many games being close until the final innings and some going into extra’s. No team had a particularly oustanding advantage on either side of the field. Although Texas’ lineup is substantially better, […]
Baseball Trade Deadline 2011 and the Impact on Fantasy Baseball
Although it wasn’t one of the most intense trading deadlines in memory, July 31, 2011 came and went with a few trades of note. The baseball players that landed on new teams no doubt want to do everything they can to prove their worth to a new team which valued their services enough to trade away assets […]
2011 Team by Team Trade Deadline Rankings
The non-waiver trade deadline ended on Sunday afternoon, and there was no shortage of teams looking to make some sort of move. With nearly every division being within the grasp of a strong run within the last two months of the season, perhaps no trade season in recent memory has had the potential impact this […]
So Long Sparky!
This article was originally posted by Anup Sinha who is the Executive Editor of Bucs Prospects. He also happens to be a former writer here at Baseball Reflections for a short time! I realize this (the origin of this article is the site Bucs Prospects) is a Pittsburgh Pirates blog and perhaps the older fans don’t share my […]
The BBA Connie Mack Award: My NL Prediction
Who was Connie Mack? He is only the manager with the most wins of all time with 3,731 from 1894-1896, 1901-1950! He was a player/manager for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1894-1896 and then with the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1901-1950 for a total of 53 seasons. When you manage one team for […]
Baseball Managers On The Move in MLB
Here is an overview of the managerial transactions that have recently taken place… During the Season… Former Tiger and Dodger OF Kirk Gibson took over for the Diamondbacks when A.J. Hinch was fired and has recently been signed to a two year contract to manage the team going forward. In LA, Joe Torre made it […]
Baseball’s 14-Member Special Committee Agenda
Improvements on the Field of Play Image via Wikipedia The committee met for the first time on Thursday, January 14th. Prior to the initial meeting, this is what the commissioner had to say about the committee, “I’ve encouraged this group to be very blunt. I want these people to discuss anything they want,” Selig said […]
Mark McGwire’s PED Admission: How Truthful Was it?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Admission The other day, former A’s and Cardinals slugging first baseman “finally” admitted to using steroids back in his playing days. But, he only admitted to using them as a health benefit to help him keep from his body breaking down and keep him in the game. He […]
The Cardinals 2009 Postseason And Some Notes on 2010
It’s been famously noted that the postseason is a crapshoot. While there is definitely some truth to that statement, for the St. Louis Cardinals the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers brought both old and new reasons for a hasty exit from October. There’s no doubt that the unexpected occurred in this […]
