How Is Social Media Impacting the Baseball Industry?
Baseball is one of the most-watched sports in the United States. It’s hard to get more American than going to or watching a baseball game. However, research has shown that millennials are less likely to watch baseball on television — or even show much interest in it. Even ticket sales for games have gone down […]
How Baseball Umpiring Has Changed Over the Years
Baseball has a very long history in the United States of America and its roots as one of this country’s favourite pastimes goes right back to the early 1800s. Baseball was initially a British game involving a pitcher lobbing a ball at a striker, who swung a flat stick in an attempt to hit the […]
Become a Social Media Master with CoSchedule
One of the hardest things to maintain over the almost 9 years (it will be 9 years this October) running BaseballReflections.com is a vibrant social media presence. Tools that allow you to submit posts to social media tend to have access to sites such as Twitter and Facebook, but usually not Google+, etc. Even then, […]
Fans for Hustle … A new movement by Fans
In an age of 9-digit contracts, fans deserve more than watching a ballplayer trot down the line or witnessing a player misplay a routine fly ball due to a poor effort. But, what is a fan to do? Shake their head in disgust or boo the offenders? Not anymore. A new sports movement, Fans for […]
Handling The Loss
Winning and losing is bound to happen — it’s a part of sports. Throughout a baseball season, even at the youth level, it’s almost impossible for a team to win all of their games. Even the most seasoned professional athletes still have “off” days. However, how parents and coaches decide to handle these situations can greatly […]
How to Encourage Your Child to Play Baseball
This was a guest post by How2become A thin line is often all that separates a long lasting relationship with baseball that begins from a very young age and carries through to adulthood, and abandoning the game after the first few weeks of missed swings, hopeless pitches and standing around in the field in uncomfortable […]
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 […]
Valentines day is a day for lovers <3
Valentines day is a day for lovers. You’re single like me? No problem, I’ve got your solution. Think about this holiday as a celebration of the things/people/events.. really anything you love. I love my family, my friends, my passions. There’s a whole lot of love in your life, it just depends on how you look […]
Podcast Provides Fantasy Owners with Data
The Dear Mr. Fantasy baseball podcast will be returning with a fresh slate of episodes beginning Feb. 4. The show, which features a rundown of fantasy baseball players, statistics, news, analysis, tips and insight will return to its weekly schedule after having taken a hiatus during the baseball offseason. With fantasy sports growing in popularity […]
PRESS RELEASE-CARDS2KIDS
Got Cards? Trade Your New & Used Cards for Smiles! Do you have sports cardsjust sitting around collecting dust? Are you a mom who wants to get rid of your son’s cards, but doesn’t want to catch grief for throwing them out? Do you want to help put a smile on the face of […]
The fourth-annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic
Step up to the plate with David Ortiz… And help make a difference for kids in need. The fourth-annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic will bring some of the biggest names in sports to the Dominican Republic this week in support of the slugger’s charitable efforts. Fishing Lodge Cap Cana, a Salamander Caribbean Resort that […]
Hosting BBA Baseball Talk on Tuesday, March 29th Again!
Once again, I will be hosting the fifth week of this month’s BBA Baseball Talk’s podcast on Tuesday, March 29th. Guests & the time will be released ASAP and the show can be listened to live and downloaded afterwards (available through iTunes). But for the best experience, I highly recommend that you listen in live and […]
Check Out LiveBaseballChat.com this Upcoming MLB Season!
With pitchers and catchers reporting to their proper teams in a little over a month from now, we decided to introduce to you a way that you can chat with fellow fans during any MLB game in 2011 by way if this interview. LiveBaseballChat.com are a friend of the BBA (wihich Baseball Reflections is a […]
SCORECASTING: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adam Rifenberick Press Box Publicity Phone: 912.349.4437 E-Mail: adam@pressboxpublicity.com Advanced Review Copy of “SCORECASTING: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won”, by Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim (Crown Archetype, 1/25/11) Available to Media (January 6, 2011) — “SCORECASTING: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are […]
Rod Carew on Seeing the Ball
In many sports, it’s called being “in the zone.” In baseball, it’s “seeing the ball.” And when you’re “seeing the ball,” you’re putting together multi-hit games, hitting streaks, and home-run tears – everything’s going right for you at the plate. When you’re “seeing the ball,” it looks bigger, you pick it up sooner, your reactions […]
Friday Night Links
As per our recent trend on Friday nights leading up to the holidays this year we bring you some gift ideas for the baseball fan(s) in your life… This week we bring you some baseball apparel gift ideas… Hats and Caps Whether you want a Baseball Reflections hat or cap to show your support for […]
MLB Players Have NOT Hit it Off with Twitter
As reported by Gail Sideman of Mashable in her article entitled, “Twitter and Major League Baseball: A Missed Opportunity“, major league baseball players have not taken to Twitter like players in other major sports have. Image by Keith Allison via Flickr You hear about NBA players like Shaq and NFL players like T.O. using Twitter […]
