JAPAN WINS 2023 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
BY ISMAEL NUNEZ Well the regular MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL season is right around the corner have you’d been watching/enjoying the the WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 2023? This reporter has been watching, enjoying, and seeing some as the title states “UPS AND DOWNS” Watching Shohei Ohtani SHINES on both the MOUND and at PLATE in this classic […]
Does Team Canada Have a Shot at Winning the 2017 World Baseball Classic?
2017 Canadian WBC Roster Here are the players that make up the 2017 Canadian team playing in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The long list of pitchers, this year’s team is carrying 14 pitchers, on this year’s roster are (in alphabetical order) Andrew Albers, John Axford, Kevin Chapman, Shane Dawson, Ryan Dempster, Eric Gagne, […]
Bandit Kiwi makes his Marck in New Zealand Baseball
Return of the Marck For 22 year old Andrew Marck, it seems his career has come full circle, from a dream he formed age 6 at the Howick-Pakuranga baseball club which was realised on Sunday at the 2012 National Championships. Over three days, seven teams played 18 games in the biggest competition on Baseball New […]
Clemens’ Costanza Impression and Strasburg’s Strike Out
Two major off field episodes occurred this week that merits comment. The first is Roger Clemens’ continued denial even in the face of overwhelming evidence that he did not use steroids. When reports surfaced that proved he did indeed use enhancements, he was indicted for perjury before a Congressional committee. There are two ways to […]
Friday Night Links: Gift Ideas
Baseball Jerseys If you are looking to buy that special baseball fan in your life a gift that shows his or her support for their favorite team or player, then follow the previously provided link to Baseball Jerseys and get them that special gift. On that site you will find team or player jerseys and […]
WBC Key Second Round Moments
According to the IBAF, a poll was recently posted on espndeportes.com which asked if baseball should return to the Olympics. Just 24 hours into the voting, over 7,000 voters from 30 countries have logged on and the results are resounding as 95% have voted yes. Many reports have noted that WBC officials have been pleased […]
IBAF Announces Partnership with PIFB
Image via Wikipedia A partnership has been made in the international baseball community. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF), which is the head of all international baseball events including the World Baseball Classic, has teemed with Pitch In For Baseball (PIFB) in order to provide equipment for youth groups in the baseball community around the world. […]
WBC Sees Increase in Ratings
Image via Wikipedia …and Other Thoughts on the Classic From the IBAF According to the International Baseball Federation, both attendance and television ratings are up for the current World Baseball Classic from what they were in 2006. Here are what the stadiums have averaged in the first round: Tokyo Dome: 28,352 Foro Sol Stadium in […]
IBAF Cites Baseball Happenings as Socially Positive
With the 2009 World Baseball Classic underway, the IBAF shard some of their recent successes with BaseballReflections.com . As many readers may remember, the IBAF is the governing body of international baseball and is in charge of all international tournaments involving the sport of baseball, including the WBC. The IBAF is proud that they were […]
IBAF Lays Out Company Statistics
As stated earlier in a post on BaseballReflections.com, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is making a serious run at attempting to get baseball in the Olympics once again. They have compiled some research over the past months and shared it with Baseball Reflections. Their organization is a non-profit, volunteer based company, and is considered to […]
Reflections on the Blue Jays
Greetings from the Great White North and man is it ever white this year. I’m sure this is the worst winter in the last several years. I’m Rincewind and a great guy named Hugo and I run a blog called Bluebird Banter where we blather on and on about the Toronto Blue Jays. It is […]
IBAF Submits Proposal Backing Baseball in Olympics
Image via Wikipedia The International Baseball Federation recently sent out a press release of an update of their efforts to get baseball back into the Olympics. In February, the federation submitted a 150 document to the International Olympic Committee with facts, figures and statistics as to why baseball should be included in the Olympics in […]
