Posted on: February 8, 2010 by admin
Yes, even though it is early February, baseball season is close at hand. Soon pitchers and catchers will first head to training camp. Then the rest of the players will slowly start to come in to get prepared for another very long season as well. The MLB also will hold its draft around the first part of June. Training camps are long but needed to get the players back into shape for another very long season. Fans also can enjoy training camp watching their players train and get ready for regular season play. Players with past injuries at this time will have much to prove to the owners and coaches that they still have what it takes to play. Then minor leaguers on their way up will have just as much to show. It will be vitally important for them to be in top form to show off their skills in hopes of making that 40 man roster.
So baseball fans, it may already be time to get ready and scout your teams. It is time for teams to get their players scheduled for camps and the season to make its start. So ready or not, Play Ball!
Posted on: January 31, 2010 by admin
Baseball scouts are a dying breed. With the information super highway growing larger and becoming faster, teams do not have to have as many scouts looking for players any longer. Teams that once had say 50 scouts may only have a few now. They have seriously made some pretty extreme changes in how they do business. Players are now looked at not only on how they perform on the field but how they look statistically. Their size, weight, height, age, and so one come into play as well. Most MLB teams used to rely heavily on their scouts to find and seek out talent. Now the deal is that if a family in a rural area has a kid that can throw 95 miles an hour, they know he is valuable and more than likely the MLB teams already know about him and are scouting him. The key for scouts now may be making sure that teams get the right players that they need more than finding hidden talent. Even in other countries talent is no longer hidden. People just know when someone is good and more than likely the MLB knows as well.
Posted on: January 25, 2010 by admin
Unless you were just born or have been living somewhere without access to the rest of the world, you will probably know that the MLB is dealing with steroids and has been for years. Just recently Mark McGuire finally came clean that he had taken steroids for years, even during his record breaking year when he beat Roger Maris’ record with 70 homeruns. To most this was no shock, many knew that when he could not say yes or no years ago as to whether or not he had taken them meant he probably had.
So what should the MLB do then? Commissioner Selig says that steroid use in the MLB should be all but over. Others disagree and say there is a severe lack in testing done to reassure the public and baseball fans that the game is finally being played in a clean manner.
So how can the MLB make sure that the fans are watching players that are not using steroids during the season and off season as well? Many say more tests are needed. Players do not like that because they feel some of their rights are being violated. But thanks to some selfish and greedy players, others may have to suffer for what they have done.
Posted on: January 5, 2010 by admin
The baseball hall of fame is one of the biggest hall of fame style places that any sport has. Sure, there is basketball, billiards, and more hall of fame type places, but none are like the MLB Hall of Fame.
Basically, like this year for example in 2010, 13 first timers will make the ballot. For first timers, like this year Roberto Alomar and Barry Larkin, making the Hall will prove to be tough. They have to show up on at least 75% of the MLB ballots sent out to the Baseball Writers Association of America. Players that make the list will have to be more than a hometown favorite to get in. To impress the baseball writers of America, they must be nationally recognized. If they were not somewhat nationally recognized then they would not be on the ballot. They key here is how long they played, what were their stats and what kind of impact did they make on the game.
So the next time you’re interested in guessing who will make it this year, look up the 2010 MLB ballot and make your guesses and selections. See if your nominees match up with the writer’s choices.
