http://www.baseballauthor.com/ Baseball Author en Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:12:00 GMT Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:12:00 GMT info@baseballauthor.com info@baseballauthor.com http://www.baseballauthor.com/images/cooltextwood.jpg http://www.baseballauthor.com/ http://www.baseballauthor.com/why-i-still-believe-in-theo-epstein/ It's September 5th. The season's starting to come to a close. The teams that are fighting for a playoff spot have to make one last push. Other will have to... http://www.baseballauthor.com/why-i-still-believe-in-theo-epstein/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/why-i-still-believe-in-theo-epstein/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:12:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/buster-olney-youre-fcking-retarded/2/ I can't stand baseball analysts. They have literally no clue what they're talking about. Ever turn on the TV or radio to hear, "He needs to stop The True Idiot... http://www.baseballauthor.com/buster-olney-youre-fcking-retarded/2/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/buster-olney-youre-fcking-retarded/2/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:19:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/metal-bats-to-wood-bats-to-metal-bats-and-back-to-wood-bats-again/ There is an art to hitting. Anyone who has tried to hit at a level past high school knows this. To be able to hit a 73 mph curveball on... http://www.baseballauthor.com/metal-bats-to-wood-bats-to-metal-bats-and-back-to-wood-bats-again/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/metal-bats-to-wood-bats-to-metal-bats-and-back-to-wood-bats-again/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:46:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-most-painful-blown-call-of-the-year-if-not-century/ Put yourself into the shoes of 28 year old Detroit Tiger Armando Galarraga for a second. You're living the dream. You're living in the moment. Especially if that moment happened... http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-most-painful-blown-call-of-the-year-if-not-century/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-most-painful-blown-call-of-the-year-if-not-century/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:14:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/ultimate-baseball-value-meal-a-no-hitter-with-a-side-of-20-innings-and-an-unfinished-game/ Remember Saturday April 17th for the rest of your life. Engrave it into your brain. Because one day, it will be the king of all baseball trivia. To begin with... http://www.baseballauthor.com/ultimate-baseball-value-meal-a-no-hitter-with-a-side-of-20-innings-and-an-unfinished-game/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/ultimate-baseball-value-meal-a-no-hitter-with-a-side-of-20-innings-and-an-unfinished-game/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:57:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-dream-team-post-1990/ A couple friends and I were discussing how much younger players have gotten recently. General Managers these days let go of former stars once their prime has passed. Leading us... http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-dream-team-post-1990/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/the-dream-team-post-1990/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:32:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/my-idol-hero-and-inspiration/ He was more than just a player to me. He was more than just an all-star. He was more than a two time batting champion to me. Nomar Garciaparra was... http://www.baseballauthor.com/my-idol-hero-and-inspiration/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/my-idol-hero-and-inspiration/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/6-pitchers-5-spots-for-bostons-rotation/ There's the fireballer, Josh Beckett. There's the cancer survivor, Jon Lester. There's the newly acquired John Lackey. Those 3 pitchers are locked in. They will be in the rotation, no... http://www.baseballauthor.com/6-pitchers-5-spots-for-bostons-rotation/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/6-pitchers-5-spots-for-bostons-rotation/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:49:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/2nd-place/ Some people say that if you try your best, then everything will be alright. Really? Because not everybody agrees. There's another group of people that believe failure is utterly unacceptable... http://www.baseballauthor.com/2nd-place/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/2nd-place/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:58:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/trading-cards-101-part-1/ Remember those days when baseball cards were... popular? Those were the good old days, T206 Honus Wagner, once worth half a million dollars" wrap="1" title="Honus Wagner 1909 T206" margin="5"]huh? Well... http://www.baseballauthor.com/trading-cards-101-part-1/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/trading-cards-101-part-1/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:30:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/all-time-best-infield/ Every generation has their share of stars. This time around, there are players such as Mauer, Pujols, Suzuki, Lincecum and more. Way back when, there were players such as Ruth... http://www.baseballauthor.com/all-time-best-infield/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/all-time-best-infield/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:20:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/dh-fair/ One of the most disputed rules in Major League Baseball relates to the designated hitter. Is it fair for all of the National League teams? After all, half of the... http://www.baseballauthor.com/dh-fair/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/dh-fair/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:39:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-1/ On January 21, 2010, I was lucky enough to witness a speech given by Bobby Valentine. As a baseball fan, I knew that he would know more about what he... http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-1/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-1/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:10:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-2/ Bobby's First Surgery During Bobby's playing days, Valentine was a star. His high school numbers were beyong astronomical and his minor league statistics weren't far behind. "I was the best... http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-2/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/talkin-baseball-with-bobby-valentine-part-2/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.baseballauthor.com/showdown-harper-or-strasburg/ With this day and age, more and more teams are focusing their franchise around one or two players. The Marlins have started to focus on Hanley Ramirez. The Rays have... http://www.baseballauthor.com/showdown-harper-or-strasburg/#comments http://www.baseballauthor.com/showdown-harper-or-strasburg/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:47:00 GMT