Ah, the bobblehead. One of the collectors most prized souvenirs. After getting my second bobblehead, I wondered how a player can get a bobblehead of himself. Here are seven ways a Major League Baseball player can get a bobblehead of himself:
In the previous post, I listed seven ways a Major League player could get out. Here are seven more:
There are a plethora of ways a Major League Baseball player can get out. Here are just a few:
Their are some differences and similarities between Citi Field and Yankee Stadium. Citi Field has an apple that pops up whenever the home team hits a home run and has a parking lot outside. At Yankee Stadium, their is a busy road with a subway station. I am also amazed about how much of Yankee Stadium is covered in pigeon spikes. On the pipes, on the frieze, on the lights, on walls, their everywhere!
Seriously Rays! Seriously! Not only do you have the second worst ballpark, but the worst team! This is what bothers me. They have got the best young pitching potential, great defense in Kevin Kiermaier, and great hitting with Longoria, Miller, and Morrison. This doesn’t make sense. Chris Archer has a 7-16 record but is still called a Cy Young candidate. LonGo is having a career year. So has Brad Miller. If Curt Casali could get back on the tear he had last year, the Rays could be great. But why? The answer is pitching. They. Hoard. Pitching. When they sent Matt Moore to the Giants and got Matt Duffy in return, it was like the fountain of youth. But as I said before, LonGo is awesome and Miller, I turn around and see 25 jacks! Where is the Duffman supposed to go! If they want to revamp their team, the should really listen in. The Rays need to send Longoria and Archer out the door. Archer and Casali go to the Dodgers for Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig. Longoria to the Cubs for Javier Baez and cash consideration. Boom! Duffy moves to third, Miller goes back to short, Baez and Forsythe platoon at first, move Souza to DH, let Puig play right and Pederson play left. Of course, Puig needs to get back on track before he slides into the lineup. That is a roster destined for success.
What about the Cubs? Bryant and Longoria platooning? No way! Well Joe Maddon has his players play different positions. Bryant has shown that he is a reliable option in left field. So Longoria stays at third and every thing is happy! No so fast. The Cubs have Kyle Schwarber coming back next year. Kyle can’t play anywhere. The Cubs can get a good deal if they can send him to the American League for prospects.
In conclusion, the Rays can revamp their team if they trade away the things they have been hoarding. If these trades do happen, the Tampa Bay Rays will seriously have a shot at the postseason in the future.
I have played every one of the games in the MLB 2K Sports baseball Wii series except for 2008. I have found them incredibly fun and entertaining. (2K Sports no longer carries their MLB games on their website.) I decided to write a review on the games since I’ve known them for so much.(Please note: due to my aging Wii console, some of the options are not available to me such as saving franchise mode, saving created players, and updating) Here goes nothing:
The Bleacher Creature is not associated with 2K Sports by any means.
The other night, Giants right fielder Hunter Pence tripped over the bullpen mound on the field at AT&T Park and still made the catch. I did a little research (not really, I just know and I can guarantee you it’s correct) and found that three other ballparks also have bullpens on the field. Here are a list of them:
I am not sure if I mentioned it already, but I am a huge collector of anything baseball related. I collect elongated pennies, bobbleheads (so far I have Mickey Mantle Triple Crown bobblehead and a Wade Davis MiLB one), baseball cards (Three binders filled with them), Teeny Mates, autographs, MLB Chipz, and the baseballs themselves (Okay, I only have snagged two from BP… (Double parenthesis. Uh… Not sure if I can do that but click here for more about my ballhawking adventures.) but I am a ballhawk in training. I am reading books by Zack Hample that tell how to snag balls. I should probably end this because this parenthesis line is getting way to big).
But now, I expand my collection to something new: baseball cards! Now Jacoby, you might be thinking, you already mention that before in the paragraph that violated all English rules. These are different. These are called Topps Now and they have been extremely popular this year. They make new baseball cards 24 hours after something great happens. A week ago, I ordered a Mark Teixeira card and it should be coming today or tomorrow. If you haven’t already, you should really check it out and purchase a card of your favorite team. I just wanted to say that Topps nailed it again.
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Often the start of a rally begins with somebody on first base. But how does he get to first base? Here a seven ways a batter can reach first base:
Last night, the Colorado Rockies were playing the Philadelphia Phillies. In the first,Dahl reached base on a strikeout that couldn’t be handled. Over the course of the game, Dahl could not pick up a hit. This is the first game in his career where he hasn’t gotten a hit. Two days ago, David tieed a record for the most consecutive game hitting streak.