The Detroit Tigers have just been hit by a hammer blow. It’s been announced that flame-throwing reliever Joel Zumaya had reconstructive surgery on his shoulder earlier this week to repair…
Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Matt Smith is the editor and lead writer at BaseballGB. An Oakland A's fan, Matt has been following baseball since 1998 and started writing about the sport in 2006. He is the current Chair of the British Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Just a couple of days removed from the official end of the 2007 season, teams are already putting plans together for 2008 and beyond. Following several days of speculation, Joe…
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They are probably still cleaning up the champagne stains in the visitors’ clubhouse at Coors Field, but already the sobering thought has hit me: no more baseball for the best…
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As many predicted, and as some of us feared, the Red Sox made short work of the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series. Despite a few promising Rockies rallies,…
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Denver will be the host for this Monday’s instalment of North American sport on Five. Sadly for baseball fans, it looks like the venue will be Invesco Field rather than…
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The parade through the streets of Boston is probably being planned already. They’re 2-0 up in the World Series and have comprehensively outplayed the Rockies so far. It seems difficult…
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Josh Chetwynd was right: losing a close game is more demoralising than losing by twelve runs. The Rockies head back home down 2-0 in the series knowing full well that…
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Thankfully the predicted heavy rain didn’t show up last night. Unfortunately, neither did the Rockies. The main stat doing the rounds before, during and after the game centred on the…
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“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain†The rain in Boston is mainly a pain in the rear end. Game one of the World Series, everyone cannot wait…
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Mere hours before the first pitch of the 2007 World Series, every baseball fan cannot help but feel giddy with excitement. Memories of previous contests come flooding back, not just…