BaseballGB reviews St Louis Cardinals: Past & Present by Doug Feldmann

The St Louis Cardinals are the latest franchise to have a book devoted to them in this impressive series by MVP Books.  Fans of the Red Birds will revel in this eye-catching compilation of great photos and descriptive text that provide a well-rounded history of their storied team.

Read the full review here.

BaseballGB Fantasy League

The BaseballGB fantasy league brings together writers from, and readers of, BaseballGB.co.uk.  It’s a fourteen team Head-To-Head competition.  The draft was a week ago today and Mark George has provided a breakdown of how the BGB writers got on.

Full article here.

MLB.TV 2009 Prices and other details

A full analysis of the 2009 MLB.com subscription packages is now available at BaseballGB.  Including:

• A reduction in the listed price (although an ultimate increase for Brits)
• New features such as the Flash media player and game highlights.
• The tried and tested three level subscription packages: Gameday Audio, MLB.TV and MLB.TV Premium.

Fantasy competition, Giambi, Burrell and Bradley

BaseballGB Fantasy League – a fantasy competition invitation.

Giambi brings hope for good times ahead – The signing of a former favourites gives A’s fans extra cause for optimism.  Braves fans might struggle to match it right now.

Rays and Cubs take context into consideration – Taking a look at a couple of free agent outfielders who have finally found a new home.

Off-season spending, Fantasy baseball and Green Cathedrals

The Yankees have gone fishing – First Sabathia, now Burnett. 

No credit crunch for CC – The Yankees make the first big signing of the off-season.

What type of fantasy league is right for me? – Mark George continues his guide to fantasy baseball by looking at various different types of fantasy leagues that are available.

Green Cathedrals by Philip J Lowry – A book review of this guide to ballparks past and present.

From the Stanford Series to the World Series

A lack of 20-20 vision- The Stanford Series finale was a disaster for England.  Will it have had more success in converting American’s to cricket?

Why I love fantasy baseball – and why you should too! – Mark George offers a few reasons why Fantasy sceptics should reconsider their position.

Support Herts Baseball Club – Herts Baseball Club have ambitious plans to upgrade their facilities, but they need your support.

European Professional League news – The latest news of the plans to create a professional baseball league in Europe.

The 2008 World Series

The Phillies win the World Series

Game Five continues tonight

World Series left in limbo

Phillies blast past the Rays in Game four

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

Twins = wins times ten, British baseball news, All Star Nominations and book reviews

Lots going on in baseball this week on both sides of the Atlantic and lots going on at BaseballGB.co.uk : MLB news and comments, All Star Game nominations, British baseball, European baseball, fantasy baseball and book reviews.

‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Thirteen – The Twins’ winning streak comes under the BaseballGB microscope.

All Star Game 2008 – Third basemen – Two difficult choices.  Or maybe not.

Strike Four: Adventures in European Baseball by Jeff Archer – Joe Gray reviews a little-known book about an American’s experience of baseball in Europe.

BBF Baseball Bulletin and European baseball news - The British Baseball Federation kindly provides us with news of what’s been happening in British baseball (and softball) over the last couple of months, as well as giving us a ‘heads up’ on what’s on the horizon.  All in one pdf.

New name for British baseball’s top flight - News of a welcome change to avoid ‘National League’ confusion in the future.

All Star Game 2008 – Second basemen - Keystone considerations.

All Star Game 2008 – First basemen and DH - Who deserves to be manning first base at Yankee Stadium on  15 July?

A Starter For Ten - The latest installment on a Fantasy baseball challenge. 

News from the National League - What happened in the British league last weekend?  The answer can be found with one click on your left mouse button.

Weaver on Strategy by Earl Weaver with Terry Pluto - A book review of this classic on the art of in-game baseball strategy.

Griffey’s ball, MLB in Europe, British baseball history and Book reviews

‘Weekly’ Hit Ground Ball 2008 – Week Eleven – Griffey is ‘the Natural’.  What does that make Bonds?  And no surprises that there’s a legal battle over the 600 ball. 

Rangers and Runs – If you like seeing runs, you’ll like watching the Rangers.

Brewers’ European ‘tryout’ camps – MLB takes a look at baseball talent in Europe.

Fantasy dreams - Sam Walker took on the experts in Tout Wars.  This is a much more modest challenge, but there could be a prize at the end of it (and a mention on TV!). 

National League: Eagles eye first finals - A look back at the results from last weekend’s round of British National League games, with an eye towards the Final Four tournament.

Watching Baseball Smarter by Zack Hample - A book review of this Amazon.com/.co.uk favourite

British Baseball history news - It’s just not cricket?  True, but baseball has more links with the sport than many would realise.  Read about a proposed exhibition on this topic that will be on display at Lords and also in Cooperstown in the future.  Also, MLB.com has made a film about baseball’s past, with particular reference to its British roots.  Find out more by clicking the link.

The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated by David Nemec -  A book review of this title.

Fantasy Baseball: An average April

May 1^st marks the opening of the main competition within Fantasy Baseball UK (FBUK). After the April practice period, there is now more than pride to play for, there's prizes as well. At the moment, it doesn't look like many will be coming my way though!