BBA Linkfest - General snow drifts

Welcome to another edition of the BBA Linkfest, where I scour the earth for links from my fellow members of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance general chapter. "General," here means that the sites that make up our chapter do not focus on one particular team, but all of baseball and in some cases, all of life. The title of this post comes from staring out my window at another gray, wintry day where the wind is howling and it seems like I live in the frozen tundra. Reading these writers at the very least makes me think of spring and better times when baseball again will be here.<br /><br />Before I start linking to our sites, special mention has to be given to Michael Clair and his <a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/" target="_blank">Old Time Family Baseball</a>. Clair, a hilarious individual who gives me great pleasure from his writing and his Twitter persona, completed his third annual blogathon last weekend to benefit Doctors Without Borders. Not only did Clair exceed his goal by a landslide, but he also brought together hundreds of the best baseball writers in the land who submitted work for him for the weekend. I salute Michael Clair and all those writers that made the goal just a stopping point on the final total. Great work, everyone. And trust me, you could spend an entire day reading all those excellent posts. So do it! I also love his <a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/74394148794/when-there-is-no-more-room-in-hell-jose-castillo-will" target="_blank">recent post</a> on one of his favorite players of the past.<br /><br />And here we go with the links!<br /><br />Justin Miller is a good baseball guy and I like his articles and his prospect scouting reports. <a href="http://insidethemlb.com/2014/01/23/the-return-of-grady-sizemore/" target="_blank">This post</a> talks about the recent signing of Grady Sizemore, a guy who most of us are rooting for in his comeback. <i>InsideTheMLB</i> is the site's heading.<br /><br />Over at the <i>Baseball Hot Corner</i>, Jason Leary has a great post titled, <a href="http://baseballhotcorner.com/5-tattoo-ideas-tortured-fan/" target="_blank">5 Tattoo Ideas for Tortured A's Fans</a>. You have to check that out, right?<br /><br />I am so pleased that <i>High Heat Stats</i> has joined the general chapter. This is a world class site that started on baseball-reference.com as that site's blogging crew. They have only gotten better as they left B-R and have gained new writers (many from our crew here in the general chapter!). Their <a href="http://www.highheatstats.com/2014/01/schreck-as-in-heck-of-a-pitching-staff/" target="_blank">post I am featuring today</a> is written by Doug and is so packed with information, you need to set aside some good quality time. But read it!<br /><br />David, over at <i>Baseballroundtable.com</i> has a <a href="http://www.baseballroundtable.com/mlb-prospects-bbrt-will-be-watching-in-2014/" target="_blank">great post</a> about prospects to watch in 2014. Great stuff.<br /><br />Over at <i>Know Hitter</i> (I love that title), there is <a href="http://knowhitter.com/2013/12/13/kingdome-crossover-seattle-mariners-this-week-in-walk-up-music-news/" target="_blank">a suggestion</a> for what the Mariners' new acquisition, Corey Hart, should play.<br /><br />Kenneth Matinale of <i>Radical Baseball</i> has an<a href="http://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/2014/01/yanks-should-have-filled-holes-not.html" target="_blank"> interesting post</a> in which he takes issue with the Yankees' off season strategy. I'm not sure I agree, but that's what makes baseball so great!<br /><br />The <i>Playoff Pitch</i> site has had a series going with breaking down 2014 teams, which is always a fun exercise. The <a href="http://payoffpitches.blogspot.com/2014/01/boston-red-sox-2014-team-breakdown.html" target="_blank">latest one</a> is on the 2014 Red Sox.<br /><br /><i>Off the Bench</i> is an interesting and fairly new site not afraid to make bold stances. Take, for example, <a href="http://offthebenchbaseball.com/2014/01/24/dodgers-ink-chone-figgins-in-brilliant-under-the-radar-move/" target="_blank">this post</a> and then <a href="http://offthebenchbaseball.com/2014/01/25/how-i-lost-my-first-twitter-war-about-chone-figgins/" target="_blank">the response</a> gotten from that post. Makes for fun reading.<br /><br />I enjoyed <a href="http://www.baseblog94.com/im-excited-for-rick-renteria/" target="_blank">the post</a> over at <i>Baseblog94</i> on the Cubs' new manager, Rick Renteria.<br /><br />Even though it is not a recent post, I am constantly moved by Stevo-sama's <a href="http://xtrabasehit.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-last-talk-with-pop-baseball-story.html" target="_blank">post</a> about his father over at <i>The Baseball Enthusiast</i>. It was reposted from <i>Baseblog94</i> with additional pictures. Very moving.<br /><br />One of the great things about my affiliation with the BBA is watching all these folks who become friends who go on to better things. Chris Carelli is a great guy and a great writer whose <i>The Baseball Stance</i> featured his stuff. The site now provides summaries and <a href="http://thebaseballstance.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-york-yankees-alex-rodriguezs.html" target="_blank">links to his work</a> for Yahoo Sports along with the occasional full piece. Very cool and I am happy for him.<br /><br />Matt Whitener of <i>Cheap.Seats.Please</i> takes <a href="http://cheapseatsplease.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/the-top-10-shortstops-in-baseball-today/" target="_blank">a stab</a> and listing the top ten shortstops in the Major Leagues today. How many do you agree with? Matt and I definitely agree on the number one name.<br /><br />In his <a href="http://grubbyglove.com/?p=5614" target="_blank">latest post</a>, <i>Grubby Glove</i> talks about where he has been. I'm just glad he's back!<br /><br />Theo of Hot Corner Harbor has another of his usually <a href="http://hotcornerharbor.blogspot.com/2014/01/predicting-hall-of-fame-hitters.html" target="_blank">thoughtful posts</a> on predicting the Hall of Fame. Interesting stuff.<br /><br />Speaking of the Hall of Fame, <i>For Baseball Junkies</i> <a href="http://www.baseballjunkies.blogspot.com/2014/01/questionable-hall-of-fame-ballots-year.html" target="_blank">compiled a list</a> of the most questionable votes by the writers.<br /><br />Chuck Booth of the always reliable <i>MLB Reports</i> <a href="http://mlbreports.com/2014/01/25/week1/" target="_blank">talks about</a> the the first week of the season and Australia. BTW, I always appreciate the site's #FF support each week.<br /><br />My buddy, Bryan O'Conner, of <i>Replacement Level Baseball</i> <a href="http://replacementlevel.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/which-hall-is-actually-the-hall-of-stats/" target="_blank">also talks about</a> the Hall of Fame and the Hall of Stats. Did you know that he is better looking than Ben Affleck?<br /><br /><i>Through the Fence Baseball</i> has really continued to expand and get better each year I have done this. They have become a don't miss site! For example, here is <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/college-baseball-preview/40824" target="_blank">one-of-a-kind content</a> on the best freshmen college baseball players of 2014.<br /><br />Dan at <i>The Ball Caps Blog</i> had an interesting take on Richard Sherman's bombastic interview. But if we stick to baseball, <a href="http://ballcapsblog.com/2014/01/11/phillies-fans-are-a-passionate-lot/" target="_blank">his amusing take</a> on Phillies fans is a fun read.<br /><br /><i>Call to the Pen</i> is another site that has grown tremendously since I have been doing this. They are now part of the <i>Fansided</i> network. Cool on them. Dan Zinski's <a href="http://calltothepen.com/2014/01/24/tony-la-russas-hof-logo-decision-offends-cardinals-fan/" target="_blank">report</a> on Tony La Russa's HOF logo is a case in point of why they are where they are.<br /><br />Italy's <i>Che Palle!</i> by Mario Salvini <a href="http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/2014/01/25/il-lanciatore-di-yale/" target="_blank">shares</a> an amazing picture he found on Twitter. It is amazing too.<br /><br />Another site that has come a long way is <i>MLB Dirt</i>, which is now part of the <i>Field Rush</i> network. Alas, I used to write there semi-regularly and have great guilt that I no longer have the time to do so. Jonathan Mitchell is one of the greatest guys on the planet and <a href="http://www.fieldrush.com/grant-balfour-back-with-rays-to-be-closer-c-word-tampa-bay-rays/#.UuQPchAo6M8" target="_blank">his feature</a> recently covered Grant Balfour returning to the Rays and that C-word.<br /><br />Another great bud is Dan from the <i>Left Field</i> site who also writes for <i>High Heat Stats</i>. Dan is a real interesting guy with a great family and what I like about his site is that it features baseball, his favorite music and his love of craft beer. Check out his <a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2014/01/2013-playlist.html" target="_blank">recent playlist</a>.<br /><br />The Sisco Kid of <i>Baseball Sisco Kid Style</i> <a href="http://baseballsiscokidstyle.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-picks-for-hall-of-fame-class-of-2014.html" target="_blank">hit the nail on the head</a> with his HOF picks, which is pretty amazing. Whether I agree that it should have only been three or not is neither here nor there.<br /><br />The always interesting Sully of <i>Sully Baseball</i> has probably <a href="http://sullybaseball.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/hall-of-fame-plaque-will-have-the-players-last-cap-a-sully-baseball-solution/" target="_blank">the best solution</a> I've heard to the problem of which hat to wear to the Hall of Fame for those chosen. Good solution! Interesting post!<br /><br /><i>Ben's Baseball Bias</i> <a href="http://www.bensbaseballbias.com/2014/01/mazel-tov-frank-thomas-tom-glavine-and.html" target="_blank">salutes</a> the three HOF inductees.<br /><br />If you've ever wondered how a baseball is made, <i>Dugout 24</i> has <a href="http://www.blog.dugout24.de/wie-wird-ein-baseball-gemacht/" target="_blank">just the video</a> for you!<br /><br /><i>The Sports Banter</i> posted some interesting, sometimes hilarious and random thoughts in a <a href="http://thesportsbanter.blogspot.com/2014/01/update-post.html" target="_blank">recent post</a>.<br /><br />Clint of <i>Diamond Hoggers</i> is part of one of my favorite baseball podcast teams. And I don't just say that because they invited me to join them once. The latest installment is <a href="http://diamondhoggers.com/2014/01/22/thursday-night-on-the-baseball-show-bip-roberts/" target="_blank">linked here</a>.<br /><br />Mike Hilywa has a <a href="http://www.offbasepercentage.com/2014/01/baseball-australian-brawling-fight.html" target="_blank">real fun post</a> over at <i>Off Base Percentage</i> on Australian baseball. I love the pic and the heading too.<br /><br />Apparently, Jack Morris is tired of getting scrutinized by baseball writers. Shawn Anderson of <i>The Hall of Very Good</i> gives us <a href="http://www.hallofverygood.com/2014-articles/january/jack-morris-i-m-tired-of-getting-scrutinized.html" target="_blank">all the details</a>.<br /><br />There are the links, but before I go, I figured I would leave you with one toot of my own horn. Your favorite Fan recently garnered <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/43347/jerry-colemans-1957-world-series" target="_blank">his first ESPN byline</a>. Very cool for me!<br /><br />See you next time and stay warm! Baseball season will get here eventually.<br /><br /><br />

BBA Linkfest - General snow drifts

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BBA Linkfest - around the horn in general

<!-- NOTE: some names the b-r linker matched have multiple, possible player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You may remove this comment. --> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hey! Got a few minutes? Hope so because what follows is a group of links to some of the best baseball writing on the planet. This is a tour of the General Chapter of the <a href="http://baseballbloggersalliance.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Baseball Bloggers Alliance</a> and we think we have a lot to offer you. So click some links, read some great writing and enjoy. You're welcome.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As always, we go alphabetically and start somewhere in the middle of the pack and work our way around again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's start with <b>Call to the Pen</b> since they always have lots of great content every week. This week's link there is from Lew Freedman, a colleague from the e-magazine, <a href="http://www.bigleaguesmonthly.com/" target="_blank">Big Leagues Monthly</a>. Lew <a href="http://calltothepen.com/2012/09/20/tim-lincecum-looking-like-old-self/" target="_blank">wrote</a> this week how <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/linceti01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Tim Lincecum</a></strong> is looking a lot like his old self lately.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing to love about Mario Salvini's blog, <b>Che Palle!</b> is that it reminds us that baseball is a global sport. <a href="http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/2012/09/18/lamico-ritrovato/" target="_blank">Here</a> is an example from that site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitema03.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Matt White</a></strong>ner of <b>Cheap.Seats.Please.</b> <a href="http://cheapseatsplease.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/the-cardinals-war-hero-returns/" target="_blank">celebrates</a> the return of <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=carpech02,carpech01&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Chris Carpenter</a></strong> to the St. Louis Cardinals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">TheNaturalMevs <a href="http://diamondhoggers.com/2012/09/20/going-to-the-postseason/" target="_blank">celebrates</a> that his favorite team is the first to clinch a playoff spot. Congrats, Mevs. Enjoy. Celebrate with him at <b>Diamond Hoggers</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Dugout 24</b> is <a href="http://www.blog.dugout24.de/baseball-event-des-jahres-beginnt/" target="_blank">excited</a> about the World Baseball Classic. We obnoxious Americans are about the only people not excited about it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For Baseball Junkies</b> continues its fine series on comparing a team's all-time team with their current team. This week <a href="http://www.baseballjunkies.blogspot.com/2012/09/mets-all-time-team-v2012.html" target="_blank">featured</a> the Mets. That aught to be interesting, no?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Full Spectrum Baseball</b> has gathered themselves quite a few really good writers. A post that was particularly enjoyed this week was Will Emerson's <a href="http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/09/19/random-possibly-intriguing-mostly-useless-information/" target="_blank">collection</a> of baseball facts, intriguing or useless or other wise. Which player is the only player this season with double-digit steals while also grounding into at least 20 double-plays. Click and find out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hall of Very Good</b>, a site whose name should change to The Site that's Very Good, has a <a href="http://www.hallofverygood.com/2012/09/five-baseball-players-who-should-have.html" target="_blank">great piece</a> on five ballplayers that should have their own reality shows. And yes, <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero02.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Roger Clemens</a></strong> is one of them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Theo of <b>Hot Corner Harbor</b> celebrates his 200th post. Congrats, buddy! Of course, he had to ruin it by <a href="http://hotcornerharbor.blogspot.com/2012/09/ben-zobrist-underrated-unique.html" target="_blank">writing</a> about <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zobribe01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Ben Zobrist</a></strong>. [grumble] Hate that guy. But you probably like him, so go read it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Left Field</b> is a very cultured site with great writing. Our favorite writer writes about baseball, beer and music. Cool, eh? In this post, he <a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2012/09/frequent-spins-20124.html" target="_blank">writes</a> about music tracks he has been spinning lately. Hope you don't mind the non-baseball post. It's worth it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Michael Holloway is fascinated by Randall Munro's "What If" series. After <a href="http://baseball---blog.blogspot.com/2012/09/randall-munroes-what-if-series.html" target="_blank">this</a>, you will be too. <b>Michael Holloway's Baseball Blog</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Andrew Martin not only disagrees with the Fan's NL MVP choice, he doesn't even <a href="http://mlbdirt.com/2012/09/19/mvp-buster-posey-may-not-even-be-the-best-catcher-in-the-nl-this-season/" target="_blank">think</a> <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/poseybu01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Buster Posey</a></strong> is the best catcher in the National League. Read it all at <b>MLB Dirt</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The terrific Chuck Booth of <b>MLB Reports</b> <a href="http://mlbreports.com/2012/09/19/coorsfield/" target="_blank">writes a thesis</a> on the Coors Effect and baseball as played in Denver, Colorado. Fascinating. It is the third part in a series, so you might as well read parts one and two also.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nik wonders if the Brewers can actually make it as the last wild card team in this <a href="http://niktigs.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/brewers-no-playoffs-or-2011-cardinals-repeat/" target="_blank">post</a> over at <b>Niktig's Baseball Blog</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Old Time Family Baseball</b> was kind enough to<a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/31986901380/the-trailer-for-42-is-here-and-its-every-bit" target="_blank"> provide us</a> with the trailer for the new movie about Jackie Robinson. Looks like a must see.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jeremy Sickel of the <b>Pop Fly Boys</b> great <a href="http://popflyboys.com/2012/09/jake-odorizzis-major-league-debut-for-the-kansas-city-royals-is-more-than-just-a-game/" target="_blank">anticipate</a>s the debut of a Royals prospect.in a really well-written piece.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a week filled with firestorms about baseball's role in American life, Cee Angi of <b>The Platoon Advantage</b> wrote this very <a href="http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2012-articles/september/lingerie-eye-black-and-baseballs-double-standard.html" target="_blank">thought provoking</a> piece you should all read and think about.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like most of us,<b> Replacement Level Baseball Blog</b> cannot wrap its <a href="http://replacementlevel.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/the-unique-greatness-of-mike-trout/" target="_blank">mind</a> around the season <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/troutmi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Mike Trout</a></strong> is having. And TPA and <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/mike-trout-is-al-mvp-and-its-only-kinda-close/25572/" target="_blank">TTF</a> are right, Trout is still the MVP. Sorry <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Miguel Cabrera</a></strong> fans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jackie Micucci of <b>Through The Fence Baseball</b> is <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/bombers-blast-zombie-yankees-keep-grip-on-al-east/25562/" target="_blank">amazed</a> the Yankees are still where they are in the standings. The closing line of the piece is killer. One of the best ever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>HitMoreLineDrives.com</b> has an interesting <a href="http://hitmorelinedrives.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/pitch-counts-for-youth-baseball/" target="_blank">article</a> on pitch limits for youngsters. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eugene Tierney, as usual, has another great piece for <b>85% Sports</b> this week. <a href="http://www.85percentsports.com/2012/09/19/would-promoting-oscar-taveras-be-a-good-thing-for-the-cardinals/" target="_blank">This one</a> is on whether the Cardinals promoting Oscar Tavaras is a good thing or not.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nobody...N-O-B-O-D-Y...writes better game recaps than Stevo-Sama like<a href="http://xtrabasehit.blogspot.com/2012/09/81812-chicago-cubs-9-cincinnati-reds-7.html" target="_blank"> this one</a> over at his <b>The Baseball Enthusiast</b> site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Baseball Unrated</b> has their <a href="http://www.baseballunrated.com/2012/09/fantasy-baseball-wrap-up-top-5/" target="_blank">fantasy baseball wrap-up</a> for the season. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a great week everyone and enjoy the final rush of the season!</div>

BBA Linkfest - around the horn in general

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BBA Linkfest - generally topical

<div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to another edition of the BBA Linkfest where we travel around the world to our general chapter members and catch up on some great reading. The regular season is heading down the home stretch and our writers are tearing the roof off the joint with their excellence. Click a link, post a comment and simply enjoy yourself for the biggest, baddest and best chapter of the <a href="http://baseballbloggersalliance.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Baseball Bloggers Alliance</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's start with some of our newest chapter members. Welcome and great to have you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hit More Line Drives</strong> bills itself as your one stop source for hitting instruction. And true to its mission statement, the site is chock full of tasty instructional information. But they also interview young players like in<a href="http://hitmorelinedrives.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/player-spotlight-hudson-bilodeau/" target="_blank"> this post</a> with one of the top Texas high school prospects.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Payoff Pitch</b> is a promising site that gives really great breakdowns of things. For example, check out their <a href="http://payoffpitches.blogspot.com/2012/08/dodgers-re-create-2007-all-star-team.html" target="_blank">breakdown</a> of the Dodger's huge deal with the Red Sox.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Full Spectrum Baseball</b> has been with us for a while now and they crank out great content every day. Now this is a post idea that hasn't been done before. Dennis Lawson <a href="http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/09/07/the-expandables/" target="_blank">explores</a> the "All Expandables Team."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jed Rigney of <b>Through the Fence Baseball</b> <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/breaking-balls-baltimore-orioles-shacking-up-with-lady-luck/25380/" target="_blank">writes</a> that the Baltimore Orioles have had a steady date with Lady Luck.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sully of <b>Sully Baseball</b> <a href="http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-bobby-valentine-joke-is-getting-old.html" target="_blank">writes</a> that the Bobby Valentine joke is getting old.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The author of <b>The Sports Banter</b> <a href="http://thesportsbanter.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-hate-mets.html" target="_blank">hates</a> his favorite team.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Replacement Level Baseball Blog</b> <a href="http://replacementlevel.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/how-do-the-as-keep-winning/" target="_blank">wonders</a> aloud how the Oakland Athletics keep winning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The terrific Jason Wojciechowski of <b>The Platoon Advantage</b> <a href="http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2012-articles/september/more-ned-colletti.html" target="_blank">wonders</a> why the Dodgers would want more of Nick Coletti.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jeremy Sickel of the <b>Pop Fly Boys</b> is<a href="http://popflyboys.com/2012/09/minor-league-player-of-the-year-wil-myers-blocked-in-royals-organization/" target="_blank"> ticked off</a> at the Kansas City Royals about a prospect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Totally loved <a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/31044902638/getting-inside-jhoulys-chacins-head-during-the-missed" target="_blank">this post</a> as <b>Old Time Family Baseball</b> tries to get inside the head of Jhoulys Chacin on his infamous play.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MTD of <b>Off Base Percentage</b> apparently weathered the hurricane and <a href="http://www.offbasepercentage.com/2012/09/happy-birthday-to-me.html" target="_blank">wrote</a> a happy birthday post...to himself. Yes, he is an only child. Oh! And happy birthday, ya lark.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nik's latest power rankings <a href="http://niktigs.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/mlb-power-rankings-9312/" target="_blank">are up</a> on his site at <b>Niktig's Baseball Blog</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sam Evans of <b>MLB Reports</b> has a <a href="http://mlbreports.com/2012/09/05/wbc-group2/" target="_blank">great preview</a> of the upcoming World Baseball Classic.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Several members of the great <b>MLB Dirt</b> staff got together to give us <a href="http://mlbdirt.com/2012/09/01/september-call-ups-to-help-your-fantasy-team-down-the-stretch/" target="_blank">a rundown</a> on September call ups we should keep an eye on. Great stuff.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Are there really PED rumors swirling around A.J. Pierzynski? That's silly and Peter Verniere of <b>MajorLeagueAholes.com</b> <a href="http://majorleagueaholes.com/2012/08/29/why-aj-is-clean/" target="_blank">tells us why</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It has mentioned here before, but the writer of <b>Left Field</b> is simply delicious to read. Check out his round up of the best players of the history of the Royals for example. But <a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2012/09/paw-tuck-it.html" target="_blank">his post</a> about Pawtucket is just about the best thing this compiler has read in a long time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Theo's retired numbers series over at <b>Hot Corner Harbor</b> has been terrific from beginning to now. Check out <a href="http://hotcornerharbor.blogspot.com/2012/09/retired-numbers-series-san-diego-padres.html" target="_blank">the latest</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hall of Very Good</b> <a href="http://www.hallofverygood.com/2012/09/keith-hernandez-planning-to-gasp-shave.html" target="_blank">reports</a> on something that is absolutely unthinkable. It's...blasphemy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Grubby Glove</b> has <a href="http://grubbyglove.com/?p=4380" target="_blank">started</a> a new series celebrating the 1962 New York Mets. Oh, man, this series is going to be tasty.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For Baseball Junkies</b> <a href="http://www.baseballjunkies.blogspot.com/2012/09/blue-jays-all-time-team-v2012.html" target="_blank">compares</a> this year's Blue Jays to their all-time team, which isn't fair and that's the point.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Dugout 24</b> <a href="http://www.blog.dugout24.de/moneyball-ii-premiere-in-hollywood/" target="_blank">calls</a> the Dodgers' recent spending spree, "Hollywood's Moneyball II." That's pretty funny right there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over at <b>Diamond Hoggers</b>, TheNaturalMevs <a href="http://diamondhoggers.com/2012/09/06/to-watch-bryce-harper-is-to-watch-a-legend-unfold/" target="_blank">writes</a> that he is watching the beginning of a legend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Matt Whitener of <b>Cheap.Seats.Please.</b> <a href="http://cheapseatsplease.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/youth-movement-baseballs-25-best-players-25-and-under/" target="_blank">writes</a> about baseball's youth movement and then lists the 25 best players under the age of 25. Great read.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mario Salvino of <b>Che Palle!</b> has <a href="http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/2012/09/04/quando-clarke-duncan-rubo-la-terza/" target="_blank">a post</a> about Michael Clarke Duncan and Disco Demolition Night. Potent mix there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lew Freedman of <b>Call to the Pen</b> fame <a href="http://calltothepen.com/2012/09/07/brandon-mccarthy-is-a-lucky-guy/" target="_blank">writes</a> that Brandon McCarthy is lucky to be alive. Agreed. Scary.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How far can the Nationals go without Stephen Strasburg? That is the <a href="http://thebaseballstance.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-far-can-washington-nationals-go.html" target="_blank">question pondered</a> by Christopher Carelli of <b>The Baseball Stance</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everyone has an opinion on the fiasco that is this year's Boston Red Sox. Here's <a href="http://www.baseballunrated.com/2012/09/sox-it-to-me/" target="_blank">one</a> from <b>Baseball Unrated</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stevo-sama of <b>The Baseball Enthusiast</b> is back with another baseball <a href="http://xtrabasehit.blogspot.com/2012/08/71412-gwinnett-braves-8-louisville-bats.html" target="_blank">game recapped</a>. Nobody does it better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What do you know, the author of <b>The Ball Caps Blog</b> is the <a href="http://ballcapsblog.com/2012/08/26/baseball-has-been-good-to-me-through-56-years/" target="_blank">same age</a> as this compiler. No wonder this compiler likes him so much.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this week's post of the week, Russ Blatt of <b>85% Sports</b> went to see a game in the brand new Marlins Park and gives a thorough and enjoyable<a href="http://www.85percentsports.com/2012/09/03/marlins-park-an-in-game-review/" target="_blank"> review</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a great week, everyone.</div>

BBA Linkfest - generally topical

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BBA Linkfest - General stretching

<div style="text-align: justify;">Hello! And welcome to another links post from around the General Chapter of the <a href="http://baseballbloggersalliance.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Baseball Bloggers Alliance</a>. We are called the, "General," chapter because we write about anything our little hearts desire instead of focusing on one team, one division, one league or stuff like fantasy baseball. But our generalists are top rate and as you will see from these links, worth every visit time will allow you to make. So click a few links and leave us some comments. We general folks like that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here we go:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We'll start over at <b>85% Sports</b>, whose baseball writer, Eugene Tierney, is excellent. For example, read his <a href="http://www.85percentsports.com/2012/08/23/riding-the-pine-the-new-decision/" target="_blank">take</a> on the Stephen Strasburg situation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Ball Caps Blog</b> got a <a href="http://ballcapsblog.com/2012/08/08/great-idea-from-rolling-stone-a-time-travel-ticket-to-the-baseball-game-of-your-choice/" target="_blank">great idea</a> from <i>Rolling Stone Magazine</i> (of all places). Which game would you go to?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Baseball Enthusiast</b> has probably the <a href="http://xtrabasehit.blogspot.com/2012/08/himmelding-banned-50-meetings-for.html" target="_blank">weirdest take</a> on the recent PED shockers. But weird is a good thing. At least this compiler thinks so.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Baseball Unrated</b> <a href="http://www.baseballunrated.com/2012/08/king-felix-is-perfect/" target="_blank">glories</a> in Felix Hernandez's perfect game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christopher Carelli is a terrific baseball writer. His last two posts over at his <b>The Baseball Stance</b> are excellent. The <a href="http://thebaseballstance.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-far-can-washington-nationals-go.html" target="_blank">last one</a> ponders the Nationals without Strasburg.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The PED suspensions seem to take a lot of Latino players and <b>Baseballism</b> has some <a href="http://baseballism.blogspot.com/2012/08/bittersweet-day-in-latino-baseball.html" target="_blank">excellent thoughts</a> on that matter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Justin Jabs is back! Most excellent. He was doing important work this summer and is returned after that successful venture. Welcome him back on his <a href="http://www.justinjabs.com/blog/recap-my-first-game-with-castrizzo-vittejack-69/" target="_blank">sweet new post</a> on <b>Baseblog</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spencer Hendricks of <b>Call to the Pen</b> takes an <a href="http://calltothepen.com/2012/08/23/the-surprising-oakland-athletics-make-their-move/" target="_blank">in depth look</a> at the surprising Oakland A's.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Italian pitcher <a href="http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/2012/08/13/maestri-storico-debutto-in-giappone/" target="_blank">made his debut</a> in Japan. This is a world sport, folks. Check it out on <b>Che Palle!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Matt Whitener of <b>Cheap.Seats.Please.</b> <a href="http://cheapseatsplease.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/a-pirate-rises-andrew-mccutchen-is-saving-baseball-in-pittsburgh/" target="_blank">writes about</a> how baseball has been saved in Pittsburgh. So glad about that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this compiler's <a href="http://diamondhoggers.com/2012/08/21/nicknames-for-our-reds/" target="_blank">favorite post</a> of the week, TheNaturalMevs of <b>Diamond Hoggers</b> gives nicknames to every member of the Cincinnati Reds. Loved it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Dugout 24</b> is quite <a href="http://www.blog.dugout24.de/rocket-man-wird-zum-skater/" target="_blank">taken</a> by Roger Clemens pitching a game at the age of 50. This compiler hopes he throws a no-hitter. Take that, HOF voters!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Your <b>Flagrant Fan</b> had one of <a href="http://passion4baseball.blogspot.com/2012/08/michele-smiths-historic-telecast.html" target="_blank">his posts</a> quoted by Deadspin this week. That's pretty cool, no?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The OCP of <b>For Baseball Junkies</b> <a href="http://www.baseballjunkies.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-time-to-start-holding-teams.html" target="_blank">writes</a> that teams should take some responsibility for players who violate the drug policy. Agree.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This compiler had an absolute blast with Chris Caylor's list of <a href="http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/08/24/25-random-thoughts-on-baseball/" target="_blank">25 Random Thoughts about Baseball,</a> over at <b>Full Spectrum Baseball</b>. A must read.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nate Jones throws with some serious gas as Mike Rosenbaum <a href="http://thegoldensombrero.com/wordpress/archives/6272" target="_blank">shows us</a> over at <b>The Golden Sombrero</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hall of Very Good</b>, one of this compiler's favorite destinations, has <a href="http://www.hallofverygood.com/2012/08/six-sickest-of-sick-aroldis-chapman.html" target="_blank">six sick stats</a> for Aroldis Chapman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hot Corner Harbor</b> has a great series of reports on the Cape Cod League. <a href="http://hotcornerharbor.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-cape-cod-league-standouts-wareham-gatemen.html" target="_blank">The latest</a> is about the league champions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Houston Astros may be way down on their luck now with a team that nobody would recognize. But as <b>Left Field</b> shows us in his <a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2012/08/all-time-teams-11-houston-astros.html" target="_blank">latest segment</a> of his wonderful all time team series, they have had some great players over the years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Peter Verniere of <b>MajorLeagueAholes.com</b> <a href="http://majorleagueaholes.com/2012/08/23/sweeps-week/" target="_blank">really enjoyed</a> two sweeps this past week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Want to know what Michael Holloway sounds like? Here is your chance. <a href="http://baseball---blog.blogspot.com/2012/08/baseball-blogs-radio-show-1-test.html" target="_blank">Check it out</a> at <b>Michael Holloway's Baseball Blog</b>. This compiler might check out that app too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The post of the week goes to Andrew Martin of <b>MLB Dirt</b>, who discusses and <a href="http://mlbdirt.com/2012/08/24/lou-gehrig-talks-baseball/" target="_blank">gives us a link</a> to an interview given by Lou Gehrig shortly before he died. Fascinating!<br /><br />Jake Dal Porto is just a high school kid. But he writes like a veteran baseball writer for <b>MLB Reports</b>. Check out <a href="http://mlbreports.com/2012/08/21/starlin/" target="_blank">his analyse</a> on a Cubs extension for Starlin Castro.<br /><br />Nik of <b>Niktig's Baseball Blog</b> presents <a href="http://niktigs.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/top-ten-mlb-pitchers-right-now/" target="_blank">his picks</a> for the ten best pitchers in baseball. Agree? Disagree?<br /><br />The always entertaining <b>Old Time Family Baseball </b>has a <a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/30075034791/tommy-lasorda-is-finally-felled-by-fashion" target="_blank">new look</a> at Tommy Lasorda and fashion. Huh? Well...go look.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The talented Jeremy Sickel of the <b>Pop Fly Boys</b> tries to <a href="http://popflyboys.com/2012/08/predicting-the-kansas-city-royals-2013-starting-rotation/" target="_blank">look into the future</a> and see the 2013 starting rotation for the Kansas City Royals.<br /><br />In a terrific post, Cee Angi, the great writer for the great site, <b>The Platoon Advantage</b>, <a href="http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2012-articles/august/attendance-shaming-in-chicago-the-myth-of-fan-disloyalty-on-the-southside.html" target="_blank">is sick</a> of shaming fan bases for attendance.<br /><br />Love this one! <b>Replacement Level Baseball Blog</b> shares <a href="http://replacementlevel.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/the-last-bad-red-sox-team/" target="_blank">a piece</a> he wrote for another site about the last bad Red Sox team (before this one).<br /><br />Sully of <b>Sully Baseball</b> does most of his writing for The Bleacher Report now. But he does link his articles there to his site. Here is <a href="http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2012/08/kelly-shoppach-texting-red-sox.html" target="_blank">one example</a>.<br /><br />Jed Rigney has a <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/breaking-balls-opening-up-about-closers/24980/" target="_blank">great piece</a> on <b>Through the Fence Baseball</b> on closers. Great read.<br /><br />Jonathan Dyer of the <b>X-Log</b> takes the leap and <a href="http://thexlog.com/201208210757/xtra-bases/mlb/mike-willie-and-mickey/" target="_blank">compares</a> Mike Trout to Willie and Mickey. All that is well and good, but then you'd have start calling Trout, "Mikey."<br /><br />Have a great week everybody.</div>

BBA Linkfest - General stretching

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BBA Linkfest - generally Thursday

<div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to our weekly adventure around the General Chapter of the <a href="http://baseballbloggersalliance.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Baseball Bloggers Alliance</a>. Normally, this post comes out every Thursday. So it is a day late. But it is not a dollar short as our chapter features great writers from around the world. Steep a little tea, have some toast and enjoy some great baseball writing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's start by stopping by <b>The Platoon Advantage</b>. The site has long been one of this compiler's favorites. Amidst the curmudgeons is the wonderful Cee Angi who <a href="http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2012-articles/january/a-tale-of-two-lefties.html" target="_blank">writes</a> a completely unbiased (not) post about two left-handed pitchers. By the way, spellchecker is saying that, "Amidst," is not a word. Do tell. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Replacement Level Baseball Blog</b> had two terrific posts this week, so it was hard to choose between them. The decision was to go with <a href="http://replacementlevel.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/how-do-the-orioles-keep-winning/" target="_blank">the one</a> on why the Orioles keep winning. Nice analysis. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you may or may not know, our friend, Sully of <b>Sully Baseball</b> is now a featured writer for <i>The Bleacher Report</i>. Fortunately, he links some of those posts to his site. <a href="http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2012/08/joe-girardi-should-win-american-league.html" target="_blank">This one </a>was particularly liked.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jake Mastroianni of <b>Through the Fence Baseball</b> <a href="http://throughthefencebaseball.com/question-of-the-day-who-is-this-guy-mike-fiers/24666/" target="_blank">introduces</a> us to Mike Fiers. Super.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>X-Log</b>'s fine writer, Jonathan Dyer, <a href="http://thexlog.com/201208071036/xtra-bases/mlb/you-cant-win-a-championship-in-april-but-you-can-lose-one/" target="_blank">ponders</a> whether the Angels cost themselves a championship with their April.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eugene Tierney of <b>85% Sports</b> is at it again with another wonderful idea. This time he has a <a href="http://www.85percentsports.com/2012/08/09/mlb-dfa-tracker/" target="_blank">DFA Tracker</a>. Awesome.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Daniel of <b>The Ball Caps Blog</b> <a href="http://ballcapsblog.com/2012/08/08/great-idea-from-rolling-stone-a-time-travel-ticket-to-the-baseball-game-of-your-choice/" target="_blank">riffs</a> on a fun idea from the magazine of riffs. Enjoyed this one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love these kinds of posts. <b>Baseball Unrated</b> <a href="http://www.baseballunrated.com/2012/08/the-big-surprises-of-2012/" target="_blank">writes</a> about the biggest surprises of 2012.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christopher Carelli has a <a href="http://thebaseballstance.blogspot.com/2012/08/with-evan-longoria-back-can-tampa-bay.html" target="_blank">great piece</a> this week on the Tampa Bay Rays being poised for another late season run. Check out the post at his <b>The Baseball Stance</b> site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brian Vaughan has an <a href="http://calltothepen.com/2012/08/10/miguel-cabrera-mike-trout-and-the-al-mvp-award/" target="_blank">interesting look</a> at the American League MVP vote this season over at <b>Call to the Pen</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You may or may not know that a former big league pitcher has a daughter in the Olympics. Mario Salvini of <b>Che Palle!</b> has the <a href="http://chepalle.gazzetta.it/2012/08/09/londra-15-i-viola/" target="_blank">story</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">TheNaturalMevs of <b>Diamond Hoggers</b> has <a href="http://diamondhoggers.com/2012/08/06/finally-mlb-network-is-the-white-noise-that-graces-my-home/" target="_blank">a tribute</a> to the MLB Network. Perfect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Dugout 24</b> has an interesting <a href="http://www.blog.dugout24.de/obamas-bild-mit-baseballschlager-schlagt-hohe-wellen/" target="_blank">post</a> because it talks about the bad reputation baseball bats have in other countries. And it includes Barack Obama.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Might as well toot the compiler's own horn. <a href="http://passion4baseball.blogspot.com/2012/08/aj-burnetts-amazing-success.html" target="_blank">This post</a> set a weekly hit record for this site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://www.fullspectrumbaseball.com/2012/08/10/sabermetric-mining-hitter-babip/" target="_blank">post of the week</a> goes to Blake Murphy of <b>Full Spectrum Baseball</b> that is a full-court press on the topic of BABIP. Read it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike Rosenbaum, who is always the most encouraging guy to this compiler, has <a href="http://thegoldensombrero.com/wordpress/archives/6259" target="_blank">a video</a> of Mike Trout in high school. Yeah, he was pretty good. On <b>The Golden Sombrero</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">David Ross is a big league catcher. Catchers aren't known for their speed. David Ross stole his first career base. <b>The Hall of Very Good</b> has <a href="http://www.hallofverygood.com/2012/08/catcher-gets-first-career-stealkeep-base.html" target="_blank">the story</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Theo of <b>Hot Corner Harbor</b> has the <a href="http://hotcornerharbor.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-should-hall-of-fame-look-like.html" target="_blank">second part</a> of his terrific discussion on how big the Hall of Fame should be. Great stuff.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yay! <b>Left Field</b> gets back to its All Time Team series. <a href="http://left-field.blogspot.com/2012/08/all-time-teams-10-detroit-tigers.html" target="_blank">This one</a> is the All Time Tigers Team. Awesomeness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Peter Verniere of <b>MajorLeagueAHoles.com</b> has a <a href="http://majorleagueaholes.com/2012/08/09/al-central-titans/" target="_blank">great post</a> on the horse race that it is going to be between the Tigers and the White Sox down the stretch. Except one team might win by trotting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Michael Holloway has a <a href="http://baseball---blog.blogspot.com/2012/08/scoring-baseball-via-good-old-radio.html" target="_blank">terrific post</a> on keeping score with lazy radio announcers. Wonderful post on his <b>Michael Holloway's Baseball Blog</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Michael Schwartze has <a href="http://mlbdirt.com/2012/08/09/some-thoughts-on-the-manny-machado-call-up/" target="_blank">some thoughts</a> on Manny Machado's recent call up by the Baltimore Orioles. Exclusively on <b>MLB Dirt</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">John Burns, who is a high school junior, by the way, has a <a href="http://mlbreports.com/2012/08/09/houston/#more-12642" target="_blank">great article</a> for <b>MLB Reports</b> on the painful rebuild of the Houston Astros. Well done, son.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nik of <b>Niktig's Baseball Blog</b> has <a href="http://niktigs.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/the-direction-of-the-miami-marlins/" target="_blank">some thoughts</a> on the direction of the Miami Marlins.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a great weekend and a great week everyone!</div>

BBA Linkfest - generally Thursday

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