By Kelly Slow day to end the Winter Meetings there was still a few signings, a handful of trades and of course more rumors. NEWS Today was the Rule 5 Draft. Not much to report here except one interesting pick was in the minor league part of the Draft. The Rangers selected Russell Wilson, yes…
By Kelly: Getting closer to the end of this year’s Winter Meetings. Today there were more signings, a handful of trades and of course more rumors. NEWS This morning they announced this year’s winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. The winner was Eric Nadel of the Texas Rangers. He…
By Kelly: Not as much news today but a few more signings, one big trade and a ton of rumors. NEWS The MLB and NPA have come to an agreement on the new posting system. Now we are waiting to find out if the Rakuten Eagles President will post Masahiro Tanaka. The New York Mets…
By Kelly: This is one of my favorite weeks of the year in baseball. Over the next 4 days almost the entire baseball world is in Orlando, Florida for the annual Winter Meetings. Each day I will write up a recap so you have an idea of what went on. Monday is usually a slower…
By Kelly: Recently I bought a hobby box of the new 2013 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects for $55, which contains 24 packs with 7 cards per pack. Every year I look forward to these cards the most. The cards are all young players who just broke into the MLB or were just drafted in…
By Josh: (If you are a baseball fan and you know that your friends and family sometimes have troubles getting Christmas gifts for you then this is the blog post to share with them. This might even spark some more ideas for you and for others.) The craziness of Black Friday has come and gone. …
I came across Asad and Project Enlighten on Facebook. I chatted with Asad a few times and ended up buying a lot of cards from him for $40. Well worth the money. I received Topps cards ranging from 1968-1984. I ended up buying a second lot for the same price and was very happy with…
By Josh: For baseball fans across the country there is always a desire to catch one more game and extend the baseball season just a little bit longer so there isn’t as big as a gap until the next season. Last week Kelly, my dad, and I found a way to watch some more baseball…
By Scott: Three things to keep in mind on the game-ending obstruction call There’s a lot that’s been written about the obstruction play that ended Game 3 of the World Series, most of which explains why the call was right. If you haven’t read one of those pieces, do that to get the background on…
Favorite Stadium Planning for the trip I was most excited to see Camelback Ranch. I have been there a few times and it’s by far my favorite Spring Training Stadium but for the sole purpose of this trip I’m going to say Hohokam Field in Mesa was my favorite. It always had the least amount…
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