Archive | November, 2009

MLB 2009 season review – NL Central

The fourth instalment in our 2009 MLB season review takes us to the National League Central.

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Rounding the Bases – MVPs, signings and the Hall of Fame

The Thanksgiving holiday in the States has helped to make this a slow news week in MLB; however there’s no such thing as a quiet week over the offseason.

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You Are the Scorer: Thread for queries

The weekly You Are the Scorer post will be used as a thread for scoring queries for the rest of the year, so please leave a reply below if you have a question or comment. To hunt through the first 50 You Are the Scorer questions, click here.

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If you liked Strike Four…

In his book Strike Four – reviewed here – Jeff Archer dedicates around half of the pages to describing his experiences of playing, coaching, and administering British baseball in the 1970s. If you have read the book, you will know that after his time in Britain, Archer moved to The Netherlands in order to tackle Dutch baseball in [...]

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Book Review: Roads to Redemption by Craig W. Thomas

This week’s book review looks at the main title about MLB on the market that was written by a Brit for a British audience

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2010 European Baseball Championship – schedule announced

The schedule for next year’s European Baseball Championship has just been announced, revealing the task that Great Britain will face in their attempt to follow up an impressive silver-medal showing in 2007.  The tournament will be held in Heidenheim, Neuenburg and Stuttgart, Germany between 23 July and 3 August. There are twelve entrants in total, [...]

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MLB 2009 season review – AL Central

Our review of the 2009 MLB season moves to the American League Central Division

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Rounding the Bases: More awards and potential postseason changes

More 2009 season awards are announced, debates rage over the financial health of MLB organizations and the postseason schedule falls under the microscope

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You Are the Scorer: Thread for queries

The weekly You Are the Scorer post will be used as a thread for scoring queries for the rest of the year, so please leave a reply below if you have a question or comment. To hunt through the first 50 You Are the Scorer questions, click here.

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Book Review: The Long Season by Jim Brosnan

The latest addition to our ever-growing collection of book reviews takes a look at the precursor to Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’

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