MLB, Trades, Bash Brothers, and Baseball in the Olympics

• BaseballGB on Alltop.com -  Baseballgb.co.uk now added in to the baseball section on Alltop.com
• ‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Seventeen – The trading deadline is approaching and many of the players have little clue, or little say in, where they may end up.
• Baseball and the Radio – A match made in heaven.  Reminiscing about the wonders of radio broadcasts of ballgames and the delights provided by MLB.com’s Gameday Audio service.
• National Baseball League: Splitters meet up once more – Joe Gray previews this weekend’s action in the British National Baseball League.
• Dale Tafoya: ‘Bash Brothers’ and beyond – a feature article in which Dale Tafoya, author of ‘Bash Brothers …’, discusses the project and expands upon some of the questions raised by the book.
• Bash Brothers: A Legacy Subpoenaed by Dale Tafoya – a review of this recentl publishe book telling the tales of Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco and the impact they have had on the game.
• Baseball Prospectus: Free this week – Extolling the virtues of this great site and encouraging spectics to give them a try.
• IBAF Olympic update – Following on from the featured article last week about MLB’s role in baseball’s quest to regain its Olympic status, this post highlights the latest communication between the International Baseball Federation and its members.

All Stars and the Olympics

The main topic this week has of course been the All Star Game:

‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Sixteen – The All Star Game rules need to be changed.  Here’s why and how.

All Star Exhaustion – An initial review of the marathon event.

All Star Game Preview – Looking forward to the game.

Elsewhere, there was some potentially important news this week about baseball’s Olympic future.  Will the 2016 All Star break last for two weeks?  How important is the Olympics to baseball and vice versa?

MLB and Baseball’s Olympic future

Finally, the A’s are continuing apace with their rebuilding exercise. 

The A’s Extreme Makeover

Injuries and All Stars, plus baseball news from Britain and Europe

‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Fifteen – The DL gets every player in the end.  Do some avoid it through skill, or is it simply luck?

Gameday gets better and better – MLB.com’s Gameday feature is continually undergoing development.  Here’s a review on it’s current incarnation.

Final Four details announced – Click the link for more details on September’s Final Four tournament: the climax of the British baseball season.

Europe’s top fifty teams – Looking at Mister-Baeball’s latest European rankings.

Harden joins the Cubs – The Cubs answer the Brewers.  The A’s continue to rebuild.

The Bad Guys Won by Jeff Pearlman – A review of this great book about the 1986 Mets.

All Star rosters announced – After millions of votes were cast, the All Star rosters were revealed this week.

Brewers sign Sabathia – The rumours turned to reality in a short space of time.

Bernadina, British baseball, All Star nominations and more

BaseballGB hearalded the arrival of another European into MLB this week:

• ‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Fourteen

In a four-part series, Joe Gray took a look at the stats from the Southern section of the British National Baseball League:

National Baseball League South: Base-running stats

National Baseball League South: Fielding stats

National Baseball League South: Pitching stats

National Baseball League South: Batting stats

Joe also reviewed the events from the games in the top tier of the British league from last weekend:

• National Baseball League: A 3-D view

BaseballGB’s look at the All Star nominations came to a conclusion:

All Star Game 2008 – Outfielders

All Star Game 2008 – Catcher

All Star Game 2008 – Shortstop

A Fantasy Baseball challenge continued:

Starters left me finished

Finally, goodies from MLB.com were highlighted:

Gameday Audio Rewind

All Star bonuses from MLB.tv