This Week in Baseball: 1972

A move to honor Matthew Beaudoin, late baseball fan

dmothe30 posted 5/6/2008 from blog.masslive.com

A petition seeking to get the late Matthew Beaudoin, 29, a day of tribute at Fenway Park. Beaudoin, a Red Sox fan, was struck and killed by the vehicle of an angry Yankees fan outside a New Hampshire bar, according to numerous news accounts.... this seems fitting, and like it could be something the whole blogosphere could get behind.

Short Stops Around the Majors for May 5, 2008

Dave Rouleau posted 5/6/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Monday's scoreboard and recaps from around Major League Baseball...plus Tuesday's probable starters!

The Bottom Line: Red Sox v Tigers Preview

raynergl posted 5/6/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Tim Wakefield squares off with Nate Robertson tonight in Detroit - get the preview at The Bottom Line.

Have latest stories hurt Clemens' Hall chances even more?

dichalk posted 5/6/2008 from sports.yahoo.com

Now, in the wake of last week's allegations over his personal life, it seems like Clemens has one more factor working against his election on a first ballot — and maybe even in elections after that one. Since the Stew strives to be a good melting pot of ideas and opinions, I solicited views from four different baseball bloggers and had them offer a few ideas to my questions.

Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part IX

m_taylor13 posted 5/6/2008 from seamheads.com

In the ninth of a 10-part series, the author takes an in-depth look at Major League Baseball history from 1981 to 1989. As I finished moving thru the Eighties for this issue, I was reminded of how superficial this history, or any history of baseball, really is. First, as I got into the late ’80s, I could look up games in a scorebook I started keeping. (The first scorebook I kept, ...