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Washington Nationals Off Season Report
Washington Nationals Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 14 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up One word describes the 2008 Washington Nationals record: abysmal. They lost 102 games! Granted, they had injuries to both first basemen (Johnson and Young) and most if not all of their outfielders (Wily Mo Pena, Lastings Milledge , Austin Kearns and Elijah Dukes ) at one ...

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The History of African Americans in Baseball
The History of African Americans in Baseball

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 14 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Image via Wikipedia Part 1 of 4 Even before the breaking of the color line , African Americans made baseball part of their lives by establishing very successful leagues of their own, known as the Negro Leagues . Barely anything is made of these leagues today, but obviously ...

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Florida Marlins Off Season Report
Florida Marlins Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 16 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up Although the Marlins finished 7.5 games out in the NL East in 2008, they didn’t have a bad season. After trading away Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers last off season, no one expected a lot from them in 2008. For starters, second baseman Dan Uggla ...

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Baseball Reflections Product Review: Cooperstown Cookie Company Classic Baseball Shortbread
Baseball Reflections Product Review: Cooperstown Cookie Company Classic Baseball Shortbread

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 16 days ago from baseballreflections.com

“The Best baseball you ever ate.” That’s the slogan of the shortbread cookie company based in Cooperstown, New York (home of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ). The cookie company’s main product is simple short bread cookies shaped like baseballs. While on the surface, it may not seem ...

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Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim off Season Report
Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 19 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up The Angles no doubt have the blue print for making the playoffs memorized. The only problem is that in the past few seasons, when they get there, they are unable to get out of the Divisional round where they were the victim of the Boston Red Sox this season in just four ...

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Indians Hire Melendez as Area Scouting Supervisor | Baseball Reflections
Indians Hire Melendez as Area Scouting Supervisor | Baseball Reflections

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 20 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Yesterday, the Cleveland Indians bolstered their scouting staff by hiring Junie Melendez as an Area Scouting Supervisor. Melendez will oversee the scouting for a region that includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky.

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Atlanta Braves Off Season Report
Atlanta Braves Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 20 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up Another year without postseason play after all of those consecutive years in it makes for unhappy Braves fans. But this time, I would have to say that a lot of the problem was caused by the myriad of injuries sustained, but especially those to their pitching staff, both ...

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Indians Sign Former Cub Closer Wood
Indians Sign Former Cub Closer Wood

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 20 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Tribe filled their most dyer need on Saturday when they came to terms with closer Kerry Wood on a two year deal for $20.5 million. There is also an $11 million option for a third year in 2011 if Wood can save 55 games in either of his ...

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Texas Rangers off Season Report
Texas Rangers off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 21 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up Despite finishing under .500, the Rangers still finished second in the American League West, although they were about a mile behind the Angels at the top of the division. Their 79-83 record was not by any means impressive, but with the expectations that were in place for the ...

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Seattle Mariners off Season Report
Seattle Mariners off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 23 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up Despite having the ninth ranked payroll in the major leagues at $118 million (and bringing the face of their franchise, Ichiro Suzuki , back in the off season), the Mariners still managed to lose 101 games and finish in last place in 2008. Prior to the season, many believed ...

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New York Mets Off Season Report
New York Mets Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 23 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up For the second straight year, the Mets had the right tools to make the playoffs, but in the end, failed to reach that goal. 2008 saw the firing of manager Willie Randolph and the tired arm of aging closer Billy Wagner . It also saw a renewed spark from 1B Carlos Delgado , ...

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Tribe Gets Smith and Valbuena in Three Way Trade with Mets and Mariners
Tribe Gets Smith and Valbuena in Three Way Trade with Mets and Mariners

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 24 days ago from baseballreflections.com

The Indians struck a three team deal yesterday with the Mets and Mariners involving seven players, the big name being former Mariner closer J.J. Putz who is now a Met. Here’s how the trade breaks down: The Indians get : Pitcher Joe Smith from the Mets and infielder Luis Valbuena from the ...

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Philadelphia Phillies Off Season Report
Philadelphia Phillies Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 25 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up The Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays , MLB ’s Cinderella story of 2008, to become the World Series Champs! What more needs to be said about 2008 except that Cole Hamels proved that he IS a # 1 starter with his performance in the playoffs. Just in case anyone was ...

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Oakland Athletics off Season Report
Oakland Athletics off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 25 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up It seems that general manager Billy Beane has no problem finding pitching for his team and even when he trades away his best pitchers, he always has some waiting in the wings. The problem for Beane is finding proven hitting that can produce on a daily basis without needing ...

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Indians Sell Pitcher Mastny’s Contract to Japanese Team
Indians Sell Pitcher Mastny’s Contract to Japanese Team

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 27 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Tom Mastny is no longer a Cleveland Indian , but his new team isn’t even in America. The reliever’s contract was sold on Tuesday to the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Japanese Central League . Mastny burst onto the scene at the end of the regular season in 2006 when he was featured in 15 games ...

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St. Louis Cardinals off Season Report
St. Louis Cardinals off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 27 days ago from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up The Cardinals won as many games in 2008 as they did when they won the World Series just two seasons earlier, but they found themselves outside of the playoff picture when the season ended. With an 86-76 record, the Cards once again had a very solid season with Tony La Russa at ...

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An Interview of Baseball Bloggers on InterLeague Play
An Interview of Baseball Bloggers on InterLeague Play

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 28 days ago from baseballreflections.com

I got to thinking about what I like and dislike about interleague play in baseball when I thought of how great it would be to poll some baseball bloggers I know to see what they think. Here are the results. If you like it, please let us know in the comments and we’ll be sure to ...

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Hot Stove Baseball Update
Hot Stove Baseball Update

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 28 days ago from baseballreflections.com

The SF Giants announced that they have signed former Tigers SS Edgar Renteria for 2 years at $18.5M. The question that people are asking is if anyone else had even been in the bidding for him and if not, why did the Giants pay so much for him when all indications were that he was not worth that ...

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Indians Sign Pitcher Ohka to Minor League Contract
Indians Sign Pitcher Ohka to Minor League Contract

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 12/6/2008 from baseballreflections.com

General manager Mark Shapiro made a move on Friday to add some more pitching depth to the Cleveland Indians by signing pitcher Tomo Ohka to a minor league contract. Ohka has been around the league in the past nine years as be has played with the Blue Jays, Brewers, Nationals (Expos) and Red ...

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Baltimore Orioles Off Season Report
Baltimore Orioles Off Season Report

BillJordaniv BillJordaniv posted 12/5/2008 from baseballreflections.com

Season Wrap Up The O’s finished right about where I expected them to, but there was a silver lining to look forward towards. That is CF Adam Jones, who looks like he might become a decent everyday player once he matures at the plate and becomes a more patient hitter. Then there was ...

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