Dodgers: Past and Present by Steven Travers (MVP Books, 2009) 143 pages.
The Dodgers are one of the great American sports franchises, with an illustrious history spanning 125 years and both coasts of the US. Steven Traver explores this rich history in Dodgers: Past and Present, from the great players who have worn a Dodger uniform to the ballparks in which they played. Continue reading
As a Dave Matthews Band fan, I was looking forward to hearing their new single called Funny The Way It Is.We were spoilt for choice last week and that makes this week’s haul of just nine early games seem a little disappointing. Even so, there are some good contests on Wednesday and Thursday and one particularly early game today. Together they give fans of eighteen different teams the chance to follow their chosen side live at a convenient hour. Here’s your guide to this week’s early contests (all times listed in British Summer Time). Continue reading
The second week of the MLB season brought another seven days of thrilling action. This was accompanied by the landmark news of two new ballparks opening in New York and two much-loved members of the baseball family (Harry Kalas and Mark “The Bird” Fidrych) being taken from us.Â
On the opening day of the British baseball season, there’s plenty of MLB news on which to reflect. Continue reading
The 2009 British baseball season gets underway tomorrow. Forty-five teams from across the country will begin their league campaigns all hoping to be a part of the National Baseball Championships at the end of August and the beginning of September.
BaseballGB will be providing plenty of coverage of the British season this year and we’ve already started as we mean to go on. In his debut Roundshaw Hop column, Joe wrote about the new ‘double elimination’ format that will be used in the National Baseball Championships, while Russ has been quick off the mark in publishing some handy pdfs of the British baseball league fixtures. My contribution is an article previewing the season, highlighting each of the leagues and explaining the postseason structure.Â
A Preview to the 2009 British Baseball Season – pdf.
Good luck to everyone involved tomorrow, from the players, coaches, umpires, official scorers and everyone else who plays a part in staging the games. Further details on the league tables and fixtures can be found on the official British Baseball Federation website and if you live near one of the venues, why not go and support your local team and enjoy some live baseball.
Scenario: There are no outs in the bottom of the ninth and runners are on first and third. The game is tied. The batter hits a slow chopper back to the pitcher. The ball sits up kindly and the pitcher has an easy chance to field it cleanly. The runner at first heads towards second base, and the runner at third stays close to the bag. Unfortunately for the fielding team, the ball bobbles out of the pitcher’s glove and rolls several metres away. Spotting this, the runner at third darts towards home, and despite the pitcher’s best efforts to recover the ball and throw it to the catcher, the runner crosses the plate just in time for the winning run. Even taking the difficulty of fielding as pitcher into account, you adjudicate that the batter-runner reached first on an error.
As the official scorer, would you credit the batter with a run batted in?
A – Yes.
B – No.
Highlight the text below to reveal the answer:
Answer: B – No.
Rule 10.4(a)(3) states:
[The official scorer shall credit the batter with a run batted in for every run that scores] when, before two are out, an error is made on a play on which a runner from third base ordinarily would score.
In light of the game situation and the ease with which the pitcher could have prevented the run, a run batted in cannot be awarded.
New York Yankees and the Meaning of Life by Derek Gentile (MVP Books, 2009) 400 pages
The New York Yankees: love them or loathe them, you can’t deny their amazing history. It’s a history full of great players, magical moments and memorable quotes. All of which is celebrated in this new book by Derek Gentile. Continue reading
The first week of the BaseballGB fantasy league is complete.
After a week of big name pitchers struggling, unsettled bullpens and surprise teams, which managers are off to a flying start like the Marlins, and which, like the Nationals, had a start to forget? Continue reading
Post Updated To Include Northern League – 17th April 2009.
As Joe wrote in a recent blog post, the BBF have announced the new schedules for 2009 and as always BaseballGB wants to provide you with as much information as possible.
Below is a link to all the league schedules in PDF Format that you can download.
Schedules In PDF Format
BBF A
BBF AA
BBF AAA
BBF Midlands
BBF NBL
BBF All Leagues
Northern ‘Super League’ Schedule (All Games Are Double Headers)
Calendar Imports
Thanks to Jason Greenberg at Herts Baseball Club here are the schedules so you can import them into your own calendar software.
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All Schedules Are Correct At Time Of Going To Press. Please Check With The Club Or British Baseball Federation For Any Changes.
It’s a big week of early baseball action with nineteen games to follow live in the British evening over the next five days. We have the first Giants-Dodgers game of the season tonight and two Cardinals-Cubs games at the end of the week, but the headliner has to be the opening game at the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday. Here’s your guide to this week’s early contests (all times listed in BST). Continue reading