http://ballhype.com/blog/Peter%40BaseballReflections BallHype stories contributed by Peter@BaseballReflections en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://ballhype.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/blog/Peter%40BaseballReflections 120 60 http://ballhype.com/story/not_your_usual_suspects_mlb_week_20/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/not_your_usual_suspects_mlb_week_20/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/19/not_your_usual_suspects_mlb_week_20.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Not Your Usual Suspects: MLB Week 20 " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Top 10 Hitters Taking a commanding lead over this list is Oriole’s 3B Melvin Mora who knocked in 17 RBIs with 4 HRs while scoring 11 runs himself. He maintained a batting average of .583 with an OBP of .585 last week. With the injury to Houston LF Carlos Lee, Astro’s 3B/2B/OF Ty Wigginton is picking up...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 41 hours ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3106743/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/melvin_mora/">Melvin Mora</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_lee/">Carlos Lee</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ty_wigginton/">Ty Wigginton</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/not_your_usual_suspects_mlb_week_20/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:45:40 +1900 MLB Melvin Mora Carlos Lee Ty Wigginton http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_14/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_14/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/19/baseball_links_exchange_14.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Baseball Links Exchange " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>This week’s exchange is for a fan of the Cleveland Indians and the SB Nation hosted blog, Let’s Go Tribe. SportsBlogs Nation is a network of individual blog communities run by fans, for fans and united by a common devotion to their favorite team or sports. By empowering fans to have a voice in the sports world...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 41 hours ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3084971/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cleveland_indians/">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/eric_wedge/">Eric Wedge</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_14/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:45:22 +1900 MLB Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_weei_nesn_jimmy_fund_telethon_to_fight_cancer/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_weei_nesn_jimmy_fund_telethon_to_fight_cancer/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/boston_s_weei_nesn_jimmy_fund_telethon_to_fight_ca.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Boston’s WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Telethon to Fight Cancer " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon Join me in raising the awareness to the wonderful work of The Jimmy Fund, the Boston Red Sox official charity for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and made popular by the generosity and support of the late great Red Sox LF Ted Williams.</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3077408/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ted_williams/">Ted Williams</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_weei_nesn_jimmy_fund_telethon_to_fight_cancer/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:21:40 +1900 MLB Boston Red Sox Ted Williams http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_update_beijing_8_13_2008/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_update_beijing_8_13_2008/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/Beijing2008.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Olympic Update: Beijing 8/13/2008 " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Team USA Softball In Olympic Softball, Team USA wins 3-0 in another no-hitter, this time by pitcher Cat Osterman. Cat recorded 13 K’s while walking 3 batters in a complete game performance against the Australian team. This brings the women’s consecutive winning streak in the Olympics to 16 games. They play team Canada tomorrow. </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3065664/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/olympics/">Olympics</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_update_beijing_8_13_2008/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:11:04 +1900 Olympics http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_team_usa_softball_1_0/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_team_usa_softball_1_0/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/2008softball.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Team USA: Softball (1-0) " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Our girls in Beijing won in impressive fashion earlier today with an 11-0 no-hitter against the first year Olympic team of Venezuela. USA starting pitcher, 2004 Gold medalist and now mom, Jennie Finch pitched 4 innings of no-hit ball with 2 walks and then pitcher Monica Abbott closed the door in the 5th without allowing...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3057845/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/olympics/">Olympics</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/olympic_team_usa_softball_1_0/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:10:38 +1900 Olympics http://ballhype.com/story/last_week_s_top_hitters_1/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/last_week_s_top_hitters_1/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/Texas_Rangers_Logo.gif" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Last Week’s Top Hitters " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>It’s weeks like these that makes baseball so unpredictable. Who would have guessed that Texas Ranger OF Marlon Byrd would have made this list this year? His 10 runs scored and 2 HRs & SBs to go along with a batting average of .531 (OBP .583) put him on top of this week’s list. </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3049263/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/marlon_byrd/">Marlon Byrd</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/">Seattle Mariners</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/raul_ibanez/">Raul Ibanez</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_lee/">Carlos Lee</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/curtis_granderson/">Curtis Granderson</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/vladimir_guerrero/">Vladimir Guerrero</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/last_week_s_top_hitters_1/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:10:11 +1900 MLB Marlon Byrd Seattle Mariners Raul Ibanez Carlos Lee Curtis Granderson Vladimir Guerrero http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_13/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_13/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/baseball_links_exchange_13.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Baseball Links Exchange " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>This week I am going to plug two blogs after missing this section last week. Both of these blogs come from the great supplier of blogs, the MVN Blogging Network. But this is a baseball blog, not a general sports blog; therefore, here is the link to MVN’s MLB page, click HERE. </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3027366/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pittsburgh_pirates/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/milwaukee_brewers/">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_cubs/">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cc_sabathia/">C.C. Sabathia</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/">Jason Bay</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/xavier_nady/">Xavier Nady</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_13/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:09:39 +1900 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Milwaukee Brewers Chicago Cubs C.C. Sabathia Jason Bay Xavier Nady http://ballhype.com/story/what_s_brewing_in_the_nl_central/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/what_s_brewing_in_the_nl_central/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/what_s_brewing_in_the_nl_central.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" What’s Brewing in the NL Central " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Who's hot, who's not and who will remain after the dust clears in the NL Central!</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3022766/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/what_s_brewing_in_the_nl_central/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:09:22 +1900 MLB http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_diminutive_bad_boy/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_diminutive_bad_boy/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/dustin.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Boston’s Diminutive Bad Boy " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>2007 Rookie of the Year, 2B Dustin Pedroia Boston’s diminutive 2B, Dustin Pedroia, is having another eye-popping year. In this, his 2nd season in the big leagues, he was voted into the starting line up at the All Star game (although some say that the Ranger’s Ian Kinsler would have been a better choice).</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3013441/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/dustin_pedroia/">Dustin Pedroia</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ian_kinsler/">Ian Kinsler</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kevin_youkilis/">Kevin Youkilis</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/">Terry Francona</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/general/espn/">ESPN</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/brian_roberts/">Brian Roberts</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/boston_s_diminutive_bad_boy/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:08:38 +1900 MLB Dustin Pedroia Ian Kinsler Kevin Youkilis Terry Francona ESPN Brian Roberts http://ballhype.com/story/red_sox_ok_with_bay/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red_sox_ok_with_bay/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/jbay.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Red Sox Ok with Bay " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>OK, so here’s where I let my true colors shine for just a bit. The Red Sox had to trade Manny Ramirez because his attitude was finally beginning to be too much of a burden to carry for the 2008 Boston Red Sox. I don’t care if it was all his idea, his new agent ...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3003735/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/">Manny Ramirez</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/">Jason Bay</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/fenway_park/">Fenway Park</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_boras/">Scott Boras</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kevin_youkilis/">Kevin Youkilis</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/red_sox_ok_with_bay/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:08:13 +1900 MLB Manny Ramirez Jason Bay Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Scott Boras Kevin Youkilis http://ballhype.com/story/week_18_s_hottest_hitters/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/week_18_s_hottest_hitters/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/abreu.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Week 18’s Hottest Hitters " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>With double digit Runs (11) scored and RBIs (10), New York Yankees RF Bobby Abreu tops our weekly list while also hitting 4 HRs to go along with a .433 BA, a .514 OBP and a stolen base. Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano has been hot since returning from the DL as he hit 4 HRs last ...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2995820/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/bobby_abreu/">Bobby Abreu</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/alfonso_soriano/">Alfonso Soriano</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/shane_victorino/">Shane Victorino</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/">Manny Ramirez</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/week_18_s_hottest_hitters/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:07:29 +1900 MLB Bobby Abreu New York Yankees Alfonso Soriano Philadelphia Phillies Shane Victorino Manny Ramirez http://ballhype.com/story/sleepless_in_seattle_mlb_style/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/sleepless_in_seattle_mlb_style/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/14/sleepless_in_seattle_mlb_style.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Sleepless in Seattle: MLB Style " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>A look into the AL West. Who's hot, who's not & who will remain when the dust clears!</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2955990/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/">Seattle Mariners</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/sleepless_in_seattle_mlb_style/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:07:06 +1900 MLB Seattle Mariners http://ballhype.com/story/best_hitters_from_july_21st_27th/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/best_hitters_from_july_21st_27th/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/30/cjackson.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Best Hitters from July 21st-27th " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>It seems as if the move to LF hasn’t affected Arizona 1B/LF Conor Jackson offensively what-so-ever as he sits atop our list again this week with a line of 9/3/7/1/.542/.593 (R/HR/RBI/SB/BA/OBP). Another LF sits in the # 2 spot this week as the White Sox Carlos Quentin was 1 of 4 players on this top 10</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 21 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2935284/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/conor_jackson/">Conor Jackson</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_white_sox/">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_quentin/">Carlos Quentin</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/shane_victorino/">Shane Victorino</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_gonzalez/">Adrian Gonzalez</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/best_hitters_from_july_21st_27th/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:28:07 +1900 MLB Conor Jackson Chicago White Sox Carlos Quentin San Diego Padres Shane Victorino Adrian Gonzalez http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_12/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_12/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/28/baseball_links_exchange_12.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Baseball Links Exchange " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>This week’s selection is a multi-authored site called UmpBump.com: in-your-face baseball commentary. This is a fun, yet informative site that has a style all its own. Like the name of the blog hints at, they do get a little heated at times, but that just shows their passion for the game. By the way, have you seen the bottled water commercial with Cub's manager Lou Pinella? That one's great! </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 23 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2915069/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/lou_piniella/">Lou Piniella</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/fenway_park/">Fenway Park</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_cubs/">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/general/metrodome/">Metrodome</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_white_sox/">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/">Philadelphia Phillies</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_links_exchange_12/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:47:14 +1900 MLB Lou Piniella Fenway Park Chicago Cubs Metrodome Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Phillies http://ballhype.com/story/maple_syrup_yes_maple_bats_no/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/maple_syrup_yes_maple_bats_no/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/maple_syrup_yes_maple_bats_no.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Maple Syrup, Yes! Maple Bats, No! " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Maple bats have got to go! Sure they may not splinter and may last longer, but when they do break, they are by far more dangerous. This year alone we have seen an umpire get impaled in the neck, a base coach get hit in the head and needed stitches, spectator incur a broken jaw </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 26 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2904907/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/maple_syrup_yes_maple_bats_no/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:35:18 +1900 MLB http://ballhype.com/story/this_week_s_mlb_transactions/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/this_week_s_mlb_transactions/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/this_week_s_mlb_transactions.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" This Week’s MLB Transactions " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>7/20/08 The Milwaukee Brewers acquired 2B Ray Durham from San Francisco Giants for OF Darren Ford and LHP Steve Hammond. 7/22/08 The Houston Astros acquired LHP Randy Wolf from the San Diego Padres for RHP Chad Reineke. The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired set up man/closer Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals for 2B Emilio Bonifacio. …and the week isn’t </p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 26 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2894447/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/milwaukee_brewers/">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ray_durham/">Ray Durham</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_francisco_giants/">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/houston_astros/">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/randy_wolf/">Randy Wolf</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/">San Diego Padres</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/this_week_s_mlb_transactions/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:35:02 +1900 MLB Milwaukee Brewers Ray Durham San Francisco Giants Houston Astros Randy Wolf San Diego Padres http://ballhype.com/story/juiced_sports_presents_the_2008_home_run_derby_diary/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/juiced_sports_presents_the_2008_home_run_derby_diary/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/juiced_sports_presents_the_2008_home_run_derby_dia.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Juiced Sports Presents: The 2008 Home Run Derby Diary " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Why you ask? Because of Josh Hamilton. That’s why. SCOTT JACOBS Alright, before we kick this thing off, let’s play Who Am I. Here we go. I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part of the package the Indians received in exchange for Bartolo Colon. My name is Grady Sizemore</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 28 days ago from juicedsportsblog.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2828520/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cleveland_indians/">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_hamilton/">Josh Hamilton</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/al_reyes/">Al Reyes</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/bartolo_colon/">Bartolo Colon</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/grady_sizemore/">Grady Sizemore</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/home_run_derby/">Home Run Derby</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/juiced_sports_presents_the_2008_home_run_derby_diary/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:54:52 +1900 MLB Cleveland Indians Josh Hamilton Al Reyes Bartolo Colon Grady Sizemore Home Run Derby http://ballhype.com/story/bold_predictions_for_mlbs_second_half/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/bold_predictions_for_mlbs_second_half/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/bold_predictions_for_mlbs_second_half.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Bold predictions for MLB&#8217;s second half " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Picks so risky you’ll be saying, ‘did he really just say that?” SCOTT JACOBS The Indians will not be in the World Series as I predicted at the start of the year… so who’s got the best shot?… O, cmon, did you really think I was going to answer that in the first line? No way Jose. The White Sox are my darkhorse pick to win the American League At the</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 28 days ago from juicedsportsblog.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2847287/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_white_sox/">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/al_reyes/">Al Reyes</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cleveland_indians/">Cleveland Indians</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/bold_predictions_for_mlbs_second_half/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:54:06 +1900 MLB Chicago White Sox Al Reyes Cleveland Indians http://ballhype.com/story/who_wants_to_win_the_nl_west/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/who_wants_to_win_the_nl_west/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/who_wants_to_win_the_nl_west.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Who Wants to Win the NL West?! " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>It seems as if no one in the NL West wants first place. It is truly sad when the Rangers would be in 1st place if after the All Star break if they were in the NL and they’re only 4 games over .500. No NL West team is above .500 as of July</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 28 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2891242/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/texas_rangers/">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_francisco_giants/">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/coors_field/">Coors Field</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/colorado_rockies/">Colorado Rockies</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jake_peavy/">Jake Peavy</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/who_wants_to_win_the_nl_west/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:01:13 +1900 MLB Texas Rangers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Coors Field Colorado Rockies Jake Peavy http://ballhype.com/story/hottest_hitters_since_the_all_star_break/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/hottest_hitters_since_the_all_star_break/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/hottest_hitters_since_the_all_star_break.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Hottest Hitters Since the All Star Break " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Because this is only a 3 or 4 game sample size, we are seeing players who would not normally make it onto this list. You should also take into account, the lesser amount of games when you look at the table below, remember, this is only over 3 or 4 games. Topping out this shortened week’s list is...</p><p>Peter@BaseballReflections posted 28 days ago from baseballreflections.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2879017/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/toronto_blue_jays/">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/melvin_mora/">Melvin Mora</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/minnesota_twins/">Minnesota Twins</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_dodgers/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/willie_harris/">Willie Harris</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_wright/">David Wright</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/hottest_hitters_since_the_all_star_break/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:54 +1900 MLB Toronto Blue Jays Melvin Mora Minnesota Twins Los Angeles Dodgers Willie Harris David Wright