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Matt Smith is the editor and lead writer at BaseballGB. He has been a keen baseball fan since 1998 and started writing about the sport in 2006. Matt is an Oakland A's fan and reserves the right to be unashamedly biased towards the team (and against their rivals) in moments of excitement and dejection. Matt's BGB Twitter page can be found here

Web pick of the Week: MLB Trade Rumors
July 30, 2010 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Web pick of the Week: MLB Trade Rumors

It’s an obvious selection, and I’m sure many of you will be familiar with it already, but there’s nowhere more relevant and useful to direct you to for this week’s web pick

British Baseball Beat: Playoff picture taking shape
July 29, 2010 – 7:01 am | 3 Comments
British Baseball Beat: Playoff picture taking shape

After last Sunday’s results in the British Baseball leagues, some teams already know that their playoff place has been secured. For others, there’s still all to play for

Great Britain head home from the European Championship after 4-3 loss to Greece
July 28, 2010 – 7:01 am | One Comment
Great Britain head home from the European Championship after 4-3 loss to Greece

Great Britain’s 2010 European Championships came to a disappointing end yesterday in Neuenburg, Germany, following a 4-3 loss to Greece

BST guide to this week’s early MLB games: Red Sox v Angels and more
July 26, 2010 – 12:00 pm | 2 Comments
BST guide to this week’s early MLB games: Red Sox v Angels and more

There are eleven ‘early’ MLB games this working week starting before midnight UK time

Weekly Hit Ground Ball: Watson’s first home run was worth the wait
July 26, 2010 – 7:01 am | 2 Comments
Weekly Hit Ground Ball: Watson’s first home run was worth the wait

When the Oakland A’s outfielder Matt Watson hit his first Major League home run last Wednesday, he capped off an incredible journey. One that I happened to follow most of the way

Great Britain fall to 1-2 after two weekend defeats in the European Championship
July 25, 2010 – 4:52 pm | 2 Comments
Great Britain fall to 1-2 after two weekend defeats in the European Championship

The Great Britain Senior baseball team faces an uphill battle to qualify for the second round of the 2010 European Championships after defeats to Sweden and Italy over this weekend

MLB on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra: Reds at Astros
July 25, 2010 – 11:34 am | 4 Comments
MLB on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra: Reds at Astros

We’re off to Minute Maid Park this evening as the Houston Astros host the Cincinnati Reds on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra. Coverage begins at 19.00 BST with first pitch set for 19.05

Saturday’s early MLB games: A-Rod has 600 in his sights
July 24, 2010 – 6:59 am | No Comment

There are five early games to enjoy live in the British evening on Saturday including Royals v Yankees, with Alex Rodriguez sitting on 599 career home runs

Great Britain wins European Championship opener
July 23, 2010 – 6:32 pm | 3 Comments
Great Britain wins European Championship opener

Great Britain started off their European Championship campaign in style today with a 10-1 win over Croatia in the TVC Stadium, Stuttgart

Web pick of the week: European Championship 2010
July 23, 2010 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Web pick of the week: European Championship 2010

The European Championship is now officially underway, making it completely appropriate that we focus on some websites featuring the international event