• mlb2k11.sized_
    Video Game Review: MLB 2K11

    Through Spring Training there were a pair of posts here at BFTB with videos for MLB 2K11, the newest edition of 2K Sports’ baseball series. The series is one I have been playing for the past few...

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  • Book Review: Baseball Miscellany

    I’ve often been quick to admit that I’m not a big reader. Yet, over the past year that I have been writing this blog it has occurred to me just how incorrect such a statement truly is....

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  • Ty_Cobb
    Quotable Quotations

    This one speaks for itself, considering the source. When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch. - Ty Cobb

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  • Yogi Berra
    Quotable Quotations

    Yet another gem from one of the most quotable players in MLB history. You can observe a lot by watching. - Yogi Berra

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    Quotable Quotations

    Every now and then I come across a great baseball quote that’s worth both remembering and sharing. This one is courtesy of a new book by Matthew Silverman called Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted To Know...

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    Mashup: Francona, Minnesota, Collins

    The first month of the 2011 season is coming to a close this weekend and there have been plenty of stories worth paying attention to. Here are a few items worth taking the time to read here...

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  • Michael Pineda
    Quick Stat: Highest Average Fastball Velocity

    Once again, courtesy of Buster Olney’s latest: Highest Average Fastball Velocity (among starters, 2011 season) Michael Pineda – 95.9 MPH David Price – 94.5 MPH Alexi Ogando – 94.2 MPH Josh Johnson – 93.9 MPH Justin Verlander...

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