It’s Friday the cold, snowy weather is still pounding us in the northeast and I’m leaving for spring training in about 4 hours. While going through everything and looking up information I came across this:
It made me laugh!
Tag: baseball
Spring Training Headlines
Yankees’ Top Starting Pitchers Impress Girardi
Angels’ Albert Pujols prepared to ‘shut a lot of mouths’ this season
Feldman, pitchers face live hitters for first time
Jose Reyes: ‘I feel like I’m 100 percent and back to normal’
Matt Garza already making impression in clubhouse
D-backs’ young shortstops not fearing competition
Yasiel Puig too heavy in camp?
Spring training headlines gives us fans hope, and sometimes cause to worry…
Great American Ballpark
Along the lines of PNC Park, the Great American Ball Park home to the Cincinnati Reds located on the Ohio River is ballpark I believe overlooked when discussing beautiful ballparks located in cities…
Visit http://www.ballparkprints.com where images of ballparks and classis Ozzie Sweet images are always beging added.
PNC Park Pittsburgh
Sitting on the Allegheny River, and the “New Pittsburgh” is beautiful PNC Park home to the rising Pittsburgh Pirates. This from a life long baseball fan who is also huge Yankees fan (grew-up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium) and is only haunted by one game, the 7th game of the 1960 World Series. If you are a Yankees fan, October 13, 1960 is nothing but heartache. No defeat for me hurts and stills hurts more than that one. Here are a few side notes, October 8th, 1960 was the first World Series game I attended, and for years sitting in an umbrella stand at my house was one of Bill Mazeroski’s game used bats from the 1960’s until I gave it to a neighbor who was from Pittsburgh.
It is “Groundhog Day ” Again
This winter has been our “Groundhog Day”! So if you are sitting at home watching the snow feeling trapped, enjoy this movie and just maybe you will feel a little liberated….
Derek Jeter to Retire
2014 Season will be bitter sweet
A Rose By Any Other Name
While reading Nationalpastime.com, this caught my eye.
2006 after deliberating for a little more than four hours, a jury rules the Angels did not breach a contract with the city of Anaheim when the ball club changed its name. Thirteen months ago the team known as the Anaheim Angels became the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim prompting the city where it plays to file a lawsuit, claiming the change in name amounted to at least $100 million in lost revenue. (http://www.nationalpastime.com/)
Then I wondered how many times the team located in Anaheim changed its name? A hundred years ago it was common practice for teams to change its name. Today it is the ballparks that are getting there names changed almost yearly. Listed below are the names the Angels have used, I like Anaheim Angles…
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (808-650 W-L, 2005 – 2013) – 4 Playoff Appearances
- Anaheim Angels (664-632 W-L, 1997 – 2004) – 1 World Championship, 1 Pennant, and 2 Playoff Appearances
- California Angels (2440-2616 W-L, 1965 – 1996) – 3 Playoff Appearances
- Los Angeles Angels (308-338 W-L, 1961 – 1964)
- Overall (4220-4236 W-L, 1961 – 2013) – 1 World Championship, 1 Pennant, and 9 Playoff Appearances
- From Baseball Reference
2014 Spring Training Reporting Dates
2014 Spring Training Reporting Dates: Major-League Teams
| Organization | Pitchers & Catchers | First Workout |
Position Players |
First full workout |
| Arizona D-Backs | Feb. 6 | Feb. 7 | Feb. 11 | Feb. 12 |
| Atlanta Braves | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| Baltimore Orioles | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| Boston Red Sox | Feb. 15 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 20 |
| Chicago Cubs | Feb.13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| Chicago White Sox | Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Cleveland Indians | Feb. 11 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 17 |
| Colorado Rockies | Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 21 | Feb. 22 |
| Detroit Tigers | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 |
| Houston Astros | Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Los Angeles Angels | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Feb. 8 | Feb. 9 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 |
| Miami Marlins | Feb. 16 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 21 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 21 | Feb. 22 |
| Minnesota Twins | Feb. 16 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 21 | Feb. 22 |
| New York Mets | Feb. 15 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 21 |
| New York Yankees | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Oakland Athletics | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Feb. 12 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Feb. 12 | Feb.13 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Feb. 12 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 |
| San Diego Padres | Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| San Francisco Giants | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
| Seattle Mariners | Feb. 12 | Feb. 13 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 18 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Feb. 14 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 19 | Feb.20 |
| Texas Rangers | Feb. 16 | Feb. 17 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
Feb. 16 | Feb. 19 | Feb. 20 | Feb. 21 |
| Washington Nationals |
Feb. 13 | Feb. 14 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 19 |
Nine Days Till Catchers and Pitchers
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MLB clubs unanimously approve expansion of instant replay
Earlier today I posted a link to Jayson Stark’s Blog on “Inching towards collision ban.more replay” little did I expect this announcement: MLB clubs unanimously approved expansion of instant replay. MajorLeague umps will serve as replay officials, who will make final call; All replays may be shown in-park…
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/Headlines/ExternalArticle?articleId=284866
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