The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America by Joe Posnanski (Harper, 2008) 282 pages You would be hard-pressed to find a better central character to a…
September 2008
-
-
The Gameday feature on MLB.com has continued to evolve over the past few years from a simple way to keep track of a game to a fantastic resource.   We now…
-
Although there are only a handful of early games this week, they are spread out over four of the five days. So with just a couple of weeks left in the…
-
The MLB schedule has been severely disrupted over the last few days due to the terrible weather inflicting many parts of the U.S. Tonight’s game on Five should be a…
-
'Weekly' Hit Ground Ball
‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Twenty Four
by Matt Smithby Matt SmithThe Angels rule the West The Los Angeles Angels were celebrating on Wednesday as they became the first team to win their division in 2008. The AL West was secured after…
-
The rained hammered down in many parts of the U.S. yesterday, leading to six games being postponed. Every cloud has a silver lining though and the postponements mean that we…
-
I like to think that the very presence of BaseballGB helps to debunk the myth that Britain and baseball don’t go together. Yes we might be the minority on this…
-
The second use of instant replay in MLB occurred last night in the game between the Pirates and the Astros. As in its debut, the instant replay system worked smoothly…
-
My Monday guide to the week ahead stated that there would be no early games on Tuesday, but the Blue Jays and the White Sox will be in action after…
-
Just the seven early games to enjoy live during the British evening this week. There are no early games on Monday, Tuesday or Friday, but there are six games to…