seamheads.com - 7/5/2009
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I promise not to turn my posts into a rant on the Major Leagues and how baseball used to be played better, meaning more fundamentally sound, back in the day.
But, I have seen enough of major league hitters attempting to bunt. I have been there and realize it is not as easy as it looks, but ...
Rays Minor Leaguers Suspended
thegmsperspective.com 6/26/2009 — The office of the Commissioner of Baseball has announced that it has suspended two minor leaguers in the Tampa Bay Rays Organization.
Outfielder Franklin Alcala and pitcher Carlos Orasmo have each received a 50-game suspension after both of these players tested positive for metabolites of ...
Rambling On About My Glory Days: Great Snap
seamheads.com 6/28/2009 — Sooner or later all players snap. Frustration sets in and players just “lose it” for a short period of time. Often, this snap is a string of four letter words that, once spoken, makes players feel better and then they move on. Sometimes, fans see a player or coach “go off” on the field or in ...
Rambling On About My Glory Days: Pre-game Fireworks
seamheads.com 6/21/2009 — Most major league ball players have a story or two about bench clearing brawls when they were involved. All of them that I recall were pretty sedate where there was a lot of yelling and finger pointing, but no real blows were thrown. My most memorable brawl happened in the minor leagues and did ...
Rambling On About My Glory Days: Head Shaking Managerial Move #1
seamheads.com 7/11/2009 — Being around the game for a number of years, I’ve seen some questionable managerial moves. Two that stand out in my memory occurred in the same game and by the same manager. There was no post game interview with the manager so we will never know his thought process on these moves and I cannot ...
The Minor Leaguers Who Moved Up
mvn.com 6/13/2009 — I have had posts about minor leaguers who have moved up in the system over the past few weeks. Now to have a quick checkup on how they are doing. Rashad Eldridge (AAA) : .326/.380/.413, 4 2B, 4 BB, 5 SO, 1 CS Jason Cromer (AAA) : 1.25 ERA, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 2 HRs, 8 BB, 11 K (Includes ...
The Nationals Best Minor Leaguers of the First Half
thenatsblog.com 7/10/2009 — Most Valuable Player, Best Prospect, and Best Hitter for Power- Derek Norris A Hagerstown
Derek Norris has been spectacular the first half of this season. In 81 games he has batted .317/.417/.596 with 20 homers and 84 RBI. That translates into a 162 game season of a .317 average with 40 ...
Rambling On About My Glory Days: Learning Baseball Lingo
seamheads.com 8/8/2009 — Back when I played pro baseball which was some time ago, there were standard phrases that players yelled in certain game situations. These dugout statements are words that fans do not hear, and are communicated from players and coaches towards players or umpires on the field. They are mostly ...
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