Juan Gonzalez hasn’t given up on his dream to return to the Majors.  The two-time MVP got one at-bat with the Indians in 2005, but he failed to win a Major League…
February 2008
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Four games are being broadcast on MLB.TV today with the most appealing being the Cardinals against the Mets. Spring Training games are exhibitions (or ‘friendlies’) so it’s extremely rare for…
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We’re back on at MLB.TV, although the hopes of seeing Micah Owings hit were quickly dashed. As the Rockies are playing with a split-squad, they have agreed to use a…
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D’oh! Having selected the little TV icon, with the expectation of being transported to Arizona, instead I’m left with a stark white screen and a message saying: “We apologize for…
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So, it’s the second day of Spring Training games and the second MLB.TV broadcast is scheduled to start very shortly (first pitch is 20.05). The Rockies are in action again, this time…
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After four long months, I’m sitting in front of my monitor watching live baseball once again. Spring Training is officially here. The auto-renewed MLB.TV subscriptions seem to be working fine. …
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Book ReviewsBritish baseball
British Baseball and the West Ham Club by Josh Chetwynd
by Matt Smithby Matt SmithBritish Baseball and the West Ham Club by Josh Chetwynd and Brian A. Belton, (McFarland, 2007), 262 pages British baseball fans constantly have to battle against the prejudices and preconceptions…
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Further to my post below, MLB’s schedule now says that the first MLB.tv game will actually take place today. It’s the Rockies against the White Sox at 20.05 U.K. time. …
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A full schedule of spring training games is now available on MLB.com. This includes details of which games will be broadcast live on MLB.TV. The first MLB.TV game of 2008…
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Yesterday I wrote about the disruption caused by injuries and in particular the fragile nature of a pitcher’s arm. “Let’s hope the inevitable injuries are kept to a minimum this year…