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Hot Stove Baseball Free Agent Tracker: 1B
27 days ago by
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There aren’t many top first basemen available this year. Last year’s free agent class was led by Mark Teixeira, who was the top free agent according to the Elias rankings that determine pick compensation allocation for teams which sign multiple Type A free agents. Teixeira’s...
The Cardinals 2009 Postseason And Some Notes on 2010
28 days ago by
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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...
My 2009 World Series Prediction
28 days ago by
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The Clash of the Titans
For those of who who are not excited about this year’s Fall Classic between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies, think it over for a minute…and while you’re at it read this snippet from Adam Becker’s article over at Baseball...
Three Harry Kalas Video Tributes
28 days ago by
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With the Philadelphia Phillies heading to their second consecutive trip to the World Series, here are a few tributes to the late, Great Harry Kalas: A Phillies Legend!
This first one is presented to you by Comcast…
This one is the Harry Kalas tribute video 4/17/09 Citizens...
Get Over It!
29 days ago by
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For those of us that are not Yankees or Phillies fans, perhaps we should simply put our disappointments and jealousies aside and enjoy what should truly be a Fall Classic.
Believe me, as a lifetime Mets fan, I am as unhappy as anyone that I have...
Free Agent Tracker: 2B
October 27, 2009 by
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The market for second baseman in the offseason is one of the few that have significantly more supply than demand. Last season, players like Orlando Hudson entered the offseason expecting a major pay raise, and didn’t get it because the economy caused several free agents to remain...
BBA 2009 AL MVP Ballot
October 26, 2009 by
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Warning: most of this ballot is going to surprise you. How do I know, because it surprised me! You see, I didn’t just use my eyes or even the traditional method/statistics to make up this ballot.
I used 11 statistical categories...
The Biggest WAR Bargains of 2009: Part 1
October 26, 2009 by
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Currently in the MLB, the average player value, per win, is about $4.5 million. So, if a player’s WAR (Wins Above Replacement) in a season was 2.0, that player would have been worth about $9 million. Naturally, there are going...
Why Tim Lincecum will be your 2009 NL Cy Young winner
October 24, 2009 by
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After a year in which Cardinals starting pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright dominated the headlines, pitched their team to a division title and were expected to fight for some off-season hardware, it was the Giants’ Tim Lincecum...
Product Review: Akadema’s ProSoft 1B Mitt: AJJ 254
October 23, 2009 by
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When my contact at Akadema asked me if I would do another review if sent another glove I jumped at the chance! This time I asked for a first baseman’s glove as I have always been fascinated with them for reasons unknown to even myself. Maybe it’s because when I was growing...
Joe Niekro Foundation and Arizona Fall League Partner To Strike Out Aneurysms
October 22, 2009 by
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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...
Phillies Advance to the 2009 World Series
October 21, 2009 by
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Congratulations to the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies who have beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 1 to advance to the World Series where they will probably face the New York Yankees!
In tribute of the Great Harry Kalas!
Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with...
Has It Really Been 30 Years?
October 21, 2009 by
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As sports fanatics, we all use the events around our favorite teams and players to reflect back to our youth. When I think of growing up in Queens, NY in the seventies, I recall the lean years of the Mets and the resurgence of the once dynastic Yankees...
Raul Ibanez on CNN’s Latino in America
October 20, 2009 by
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Please check out CNN’s Latinos in America Series to be aired on October 21 and October 22 at 9pm (EST). This clip is part of the interview with Phillies‘ LF Raul Ibanez as he sits down with Soledad O’Brien for CNN Latino in America...
For the Reds, the Off Season Will Flow Out of LF
October 20, 2009 by
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The biggest decision facing the Reds to begin the offseason is the choice of a left fielder. It is unlikely the Reds will spend money to go after a free agent like Matt Holliday or Jason Bay: instead, the choice is between which incumbent will get a commitment. The candidates: Jonny...
The Most Valuable Player in Baseball Might Surprise You
October 19, 2009 by
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When you think of the best, most valuable players in baseball, what names come to mind? Albert Pujols, probably. Or maybe Chase Utley, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria? There are plenty of big names out there that the average fans look at as the best players. This year, though, it wasn&...
BBA 2009 Cy Young Award Ballot
October 19, 2009 by
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For starters, here is how I added up the numbers, showing you which stats I added more weight to and why. If you only care about who I choose, then you can skip over the next few paragraphs.
My Methodology/Madness
Wins + (4.00 – ERA) multiplied by 10 + Complete Games + Shutouts...
2009/2010 Free Agent Tracker: Catchers
October 17, 2009 by
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Like last year, this year’s most fruitful market for catchers is the trade market, rather than the free agent market. The Texas Rangers, who traded Gerald Laird to the Tigers last season still have two worthy trade candidates in Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Taylor Teagarden, while Ronny...
2009/2010 Free Agent Tracker: DH
October 16, 2009 by
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The designated hitter only applies to the American League, sorry National League fans. Love the position or hate it, it exists, and warrants its own free agent category.
I hate it. I grew up with Edgar Martinez, perhaps the best designated hitter in the history of the position...
2009 League Championship Series Predictions
October 15, 2009 by
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OK, I admit I was 2 for 4 with my LDS predictions, but I thought I’d try it out again.
ALCS
Angels -vs- Yankees
Angels ALDS recap:
So who would have thought that the Angels pitching would both out pitch Boston’s starters AND completely shut down Boston&...
BBA Ballot: 2009 AL Rookie of the Year Award
October 14, 2009 by
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This is the BBA ballot for the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year vote from Baseball Reflections. Honorable mentions include Tigers SP Rick Porcello who might have gotten a top 3 vote if he was better supported by the Tigers, likewise with Rays SP Jeff Niemann. Last but not least, Rangers...
Mariners Griffey Present, Hernandez the Future
October 13, 2009 by
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If this was the end, what an end it was. Two eras could end in Seattle very soon as both Felix Hernandez and Ken Griffey Jr. may have set foot on the grass at Safeco Field for the last time.
The two players are on very opposite ends of the proverbial candle that represents their...
Sabermetrics and the Cy Young Award
October 12, 2009 by
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Zack Greinke of the KC Royals
I think we’re all aware of which stats voters use to determine Cy Young winners. For the most part, it’s stats like ERA, wins, K’s, losses, and WHIP. There are a number of reasons why using only those stats doesn’t come close to...
2009 AL Manager of the Year BBA Vote
October 11, 2009 by
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In our first anniversary vote, the members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) have asked it’s members to vote for the major awards (Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award and MVP). To find out more about the Alliance please read our About the BBA page.
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Who Really Created And Made Baseball “America’s Game”
October 10, 2009 by
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If someone asked you who was the founder of the game of baseball? Well, if you are not a baseball historian or purist, you may just say Abner Doubleday. After all, the field at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field, is named after him. But the new book, “Live All You Can...
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