Teams and players exchanged salary arbitration figures on Tuesday as the signing deadline passed. Many of these cases will be resolved without the need for a ruling by an arbitration…
January 2009
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The provisional rosters for this year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) were announced last night, with baseball fans counting down the days until the tournament begins. Sixteen teams will compete during…
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In my recent review of MLB.com for 2008, I highlighted the major switch to Silverlight and the possibility that extra features could be introduced this year as a result. Matt…
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The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) published their first set of world rankings on Tuesday. Like the ‘Big Four’ in the Premiership, Cuba, the USA, Korea and Japan sit apart from…
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Scenario: In a game that you are scoring, the visting team’s shortstop is involved in three plays during the game. In the first inning the shortstop drops an easy put-out, for…
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(Bison Books, 1984) 243 pages First published in 1956, Bang the Drum Slowly is often referred to in lists of the great baseball novels. This emotional story has been adapted…
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One of the main aims of BaseballGB is to provide coverage of all types of baseball that might interest a British fan. Comments on MLB trades sit side-by-side with news…
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One of the features planned for 2009 here at BaseballGB is our own fantasy competition. With Mark now on board providing his fantasy expertise to the site, we felt it…
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There was plenty of laughter at the press conference on Wednesday when Jason Giambi’s return to Oakland was confirmed. Reacquainting himself with journalists he had known from his previous stint…
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Scenario: A runner on first gets caught in a run-down after a pick-off throw from the pitcher to the first baseman. The first baseman throws it to the shortstop, who throws…