On the weekend that the 2007-08 football season has begun, it’s comforting to know that we’ve still got the best part of three more months of baseball to serve as a distraction. Not that I’m anti-football, far from it, but a combination of the relentlessly over-hyped Premiership and the likelihood that it will be another season of disappointment for Norwich (although like all fans, I’m naively optimistic) makes me glad to have America’s national past time to drift away to. As always, there’s been plenty to capture the imagination in MLB this past week.

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Week 18 was bookended by two days that will live in the memory of many baseball fans for years to come.

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It’s a big weekend with Hall of Fame inductions, Bonds’ home run chase and the trading deadline just days away. The week leading up to it was pretty eventful as well. Continue reading →

The Phillies set a landmark losing record, the Cards lose Carpenter, and the umpires lose their minds. All in all, it’s been a strange week.
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Week 15 is an All-Star game special. It’s the event that has dominated the week, as it does every year, and fortunately it actually deserved all of the attention this year. Continue reading →

Well, we’ve reached the halfway point of the season, the All-Star game is nearly upon us and players who are not part of the festivities are looking forward to a break (all three days of it!). As always, MLB has produced a wide variety of stories over the last week. Here’s my personal selection of the highlights and lowlights. Continue reading →

Another week brings another batch of historic achievements. With the 2007 All-Star line-ups set to be announced later this evening, let’s take a look at who may have increased their chances of getting picked during the final week of voting, and who may have done the opposite. Continue reading →

Week twelve brought more inter-league play. Many people knock it, but at the very least it gave a great player the chance to make an emotional return to his old stomping ground this week. Sentimentality abounds in this edition of “Weekly” hit ground ball. Continue reading →

As inter-league play continues, it’s been the pitchers that have caught the eye over the past week. Read about the good, the bad and the shameful in “Weekly” hit ground ball. Continue reading →

It’s been a busy week, with the player draft taking place on Thursday and Friday, and inter-league play starting up again this weekend. It all means there’s lots to discuss this week in “Weekly” Hit Ground Ball. Continue reading →