Sitemap - 2023 - Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter

Meet Five Players Born on New Year's Day

Bill James Moves On, Leaving Lofty Legacy

What Do The Marlins Have In Store This Offseason?

Remembering MLB Figures We Lost In 2023

Fri. Dec. 29th actual

Time to Jump On Andruw Jones' Bandwagon

Bryce Harper Is Signed For 8 More Years -- And Wants An Extension

Checking In On The Tigers' Offseason Moves

New York Yankees Set Bowl Game Bar with Pinstripe Bowl

A Brief History of Bay Area MLB Second Basemen

OHTANI'S DEAL HURTS FUTURE OF BASEBALL

Yankees Should Sign Cody Bellinger Now

New Yogi Berra Movie Celebrates The Man Behind The Motto

5 Baseball Books To Get Your Loved Ones This Holiday Season

Musings on Baseball While Waiting for Spring to Arrive

2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft Wrap-Up

Future King Went To A Baseball Game In D.C.

Baseball Needs Free-Agent Signing Deadline

5 MLB Teams To Follow For A Fun Ride In 2024

Revisiting The Once-Glorious Reds-Pirates Rivalry

Cubs Are the Only Relevant Chicago Pro Sports Team Right Now

The Confusing History of Baseball in Washington, D.C.

Jeff Kallman Picks 7 Players for Cooperstown

Filling Out the Hall of Fame's Player Ballot

Annual Winter Meetings Mark Ever-Present Change In Baseball

Worthy Hall Of Fame Candidates Without The WAR To Match

My Fantasy With The Boss, George Steinbrenner

A Brief History of Bay Area MLB Third Basemen

3 Years After Announcement, MLB Still Hasn't Incorporated Negro Leagues Data

2024 Fantasy Baseball High Stakes Challenge

Dan Baker Deserves Philadelphia Phillies Immortality

With Gambling Alive in Baseball, What About Shoeless Joe's Legacy?

Washington Nationals' Rebuild is Progressing

Skip Schumaker Earns Marlins' 4th Manager Of The Year Award

How Bonus Baby Tom Qualters Ended Up Without A Win Or Loss

Ivy League In MLB Front Offices

Northwestern Coach, Cubs Fan David Braun Got Emotional From Playing in Wrigley Field

'Bill James Handbook Walkoff Edition' Is Out

Billy Martin Doesn't Deserve Cooperstown Spot

Dodgers Fan Admits He Was Wrong About Corey Seager

MLB Umpiring Should Embrace ABS Sooner, Not Later

The Classic 1960 World Series

How the Texas Rangers Finally Ended Their Postseason Drought

Rangers Rolled the Right Combination To Win It All For the First Time

Remembering Frank Howard, the Gentle Giant

Let's Start November With Some Excellent Baseball Names

The Wacky History Of Wrigley Field, College Football Stadium

Prepare For 2024 Fantasy Baseball By Looking Back At 2023

Filling Immaculate Grid with Oakland Athletics

Managers Maneuver During the Off-Season Too

The Booby Prize: Finishing in 10th Place

Rangers Vs. D-backs: Previewing The 2023 World Series

Remembering Brooks Robinson, Orioles Icon And Third-Base Wizard

Playoff Baseball Is Better With Game Sevens

The Texas Rangers Unlikely Playoff Run

Free Agent Roulette: Soto vs Ohtani

SF Giants didn't stand tall two years in a row

A's Fans Don't Deserve The Dilapidated Coliseum

Happy Anniversary To A Monumental Day In Boston Baseball History

Bad Look for Miami Marlins Owner Bruce Sherman

A Tribute to Joey Votto's Time With the Cincinnati Reds

Early Clinch Silenced Braves' Juggernaut

Here's Winter Preview For Detroit Tigers

Aaron Nola Deserves To Be Considered An All-Time Phillies Great

Introducing A New All-Encompassing Baseball Statistic

Rookies Play Key Roles In 2023 MLB Postseason

Reviewing Jonathan Mayo's Book on Baseball Origins

Fired Managers Might Resurface Quickly

Buck Showalter Wasn't The Problem

The Marlins Have Finally Built A Sustainable Foundation For Winning

Before Reggie Jackson, Orval Overall Was Mr. October

A World Series Memory That Will Never Fade

IBWAA 2023 Content Creators Awards Winners Announced

IBWAA Content Creator Awards Winners Announced Tonight

When Ted Williams, 39, Battled Pete Runnels For 1958 American League Hitting Crown

Looking Back at the Yainer Diaz Deal

Upcoming Offseason Poses Challenge For MLB Teams "One Piece Away"

Night Lights In Major League Baseball Started With College Football

Fall Home Runs Are the Best Home Runs

A Brief History of Bay Area MLB Shortstops

Acuña Should Win Easy MVP Over Mookie

Baseball Expects Wild Final Week

A Tribute To Sportswriter And Author Joe Posnanski

Hack Wilson Finally Gets The Historical Marker He Deserves

MLB Brothers Make Headlines During 2023 Season

Roberto Clemente Represented True Greatness

Hall of Fame Should Consider These Five Braves

More Yankees The Hall Should Consider

In The Modern Era, Major League Baseball Is Business-First

Best Way To Start MLB Career? Homer In First At-Bat!

Los Angeles Dodgers Will Rely on Pitching Depth

Minor League Baseball Postseason in Full Gear

Kill the Wild-Card, Restore True Champions

Here's What's Ahead For the Detroit Tigers

The Angels' Bizarre Waiver Transactions Were Actually The Right Decision

Is A Walk Really As Good As A Hit? Not Always

IBWAA announces Content Creator Award nominees

Texas Took Terrific Hit in Month of August

When Star Pitchers Turn Into Walking Wounded

Can Marlins Capitalize On Other Teams' Castoffs?

What The Pac-12 Dispersion Means For College Baseball

Major League Baseball Superstars Don't Always Start Super

Oakland Athletics Youth Having Different MLB Debut Experiences

These Yankees Deserve Cooperstown Berths Too

The Amazing Return of Jon Singleton

Red Sox Sweeping, Yankees Fading: It Never Feels Normal, It Never Gets Old

Why Aren't There More Two-Way Players Like Ohtani?

Kansas City's First - and Worst - Baseball Team

MLB Team Honors Don't Necessarily Indicate Hall of Fame

'Beer Here' Wasn't Always Heard at Ballgames

Two Playoffs Heroes Headline New Cruise

Here's Where The MLB Playoff Races Stand Ahead Of The Stretch Run

Lorenzen's No-No Featured One Great Play That Didn't Make It Into Highlights

2023 MLB Draft picks get first pro tastes

Despite Struggles, Julio Urias Remains Los Angeles Dodgers Key Piece

Cooperstown Welcomes Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen As Class of 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Are They Goldbricking, or Are They Really Hurt?

Baseball Fans Care, But They Don't Always Know What They're Talking About

Debunking The Myth Of Highly Paid "Coasters" In Baseball

Four Underrated Prospects Moved at the MLB Deadline

Are Kids the Key to Saving Baseball?

Tigers Stocking Up On Middle Infielders

Ex-Met Endy Chavez Is Still Playing Baseball !!

Why Brian Cashman Is Holding The Yankees Back

One MLB Fan's Quest To Visit All 30 Stadiums

The New York Mets Begin a Retooling Process

Does Tanking In Baseball Work?

Kershaw Rebuffs Autograph Seeker At Wrigley

SABR-51 Produced Many Memorable Moments

Here's How The Marlins Should Approach The Trade Deadline

An Inside Look At Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Weekend

Middle Infield Prospects Could Dominate Trade Deadline Returns

Players the Oakland Athletics Could Move at the Trade Deadline

What You Don't Know About Hoyt Wilhelm

If It's Not Baseball, Maybe It's Cricket

Baseball Stadiums: What Makes Them Unique Is What Makes Them Perfect

Ronald Acuña Jr. And Eric Davis: Comparing Power-Speed Phenoms

The New York Yankees Have Few Good Options at the Trade Deadline

Changing the Narrative for Ty Cobb and Dizzy Dean

Yankees' Storied Monument Park Needs Facelift

Friday, July 21

Tigers Take Tons of High School Prospects

Let's Preview The Second Half Of The 2023 MLB Season

The Youngest Pitcher To Start An All-Star Game

Baseball Chatter Around the Infield

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Quinn Priester From Aviation Family

Saturday, July 8

Hey, Pitchers, Can't You Go 9 Innings Anymore?

Has Mookie Betts Lost A Step? Let's Check The Numbers

8 Players Who Would Make An Amusing Home Run Derby

Major League Baseball Completes First Half

Writer Turns Coach For Daughter's T-Ball Team

HtP Writer Reports From 2023 London Series

A Honeymoon Punctuated By A No-Hitter

Everything You Need To Know About The 2023 MLB Draft

Recounting 2023 College Baseball Championships at All Levels

Summer Collegiate Baseball Offers Pure Game

Tommy Milone (Remember Him?) Still Pitching

Tigers Trust Upcoming MLB Draft Will Help

Lifelong Mets Fan Attends Her First Subway Series Game

Meet The Only Career .400 Hitter In Baseball History

Recent MLB Draft Studs and Duds

Father's Day Is Best With Baseball Included

Should Aaron Judge Make The Yankees' Mount Rushmore? Or Even the Back-Up Version?

Happy Anniversary To Ichiro Becoming The Pro Hits King

There's Nothing Purer Than A 1-0 Baseball Game

A Fan Experience of Back-to-Back World Series Losses

Could Realignment Ensure the Best MLB Teams Make the Playoffs?

Musings From Author Paul Semendinger

Injuries Idle NY Sluggers Before Subway Series

The Yankees Brought Up Volpe, But Shortstop Isn't Totally Solved

Which MLB Records Will Stand The Test Of Time? Which May Fall?

Looking Ahead to the NCAA Super Regionals

NCAA Division 1 Baseball Opens Postseason

Another Way To Look at the All-Star Voting

Will Las Vegas Earn All A's If Oakland Moves?

Which A's Players Have The Highest All-Star Chances?

How A Dad's Love Of Soccer Inspired His Son's Love Of Baseball

Brother Bond Strengthened By Baseball

Mets Made Good Catch(er) With F. Alvarez

Tigers Surprise Over First Two Months

MLB Trade Season Doesn't Start Till July ... Why Not Sooner?

88 Years Ago Today, The First MLB Lights Went On

Can Ryan McMahon Be Fixed at the Plate?

New Book Explores Roy White's Career in Japan

Pittsburgh's PNC Park Hits Home Run With Visiting New Yorker

Minor-League Game Helps California Teacher

Remembering All 7 Of Nolan Ryan's No-Hitters

After Slow Start With Phillies, Castellanos Earning A New Fan

Recognizing Ada Taylor, the Mom With a Huge Impact on Baseball

Should Roberto Clemente's Number Be Retired Across MLB?

19th Century Senator Was Too-Way Star Too

Nolan Ryan Worked In Relief Too

Time To Decide: Are The Red Sox Actually ... Good?

Changes To Baseball May Leave "America's Pastime" Behind

Major League Baseball Tests a Sticky Ball

Could Madison Bumgarner Restart With An Old Friend?

Saying Goodbye To A Dog That Loved Baseball

Was Bryce Harper Really Ready To Return?

Here's How April Went For The Mets

5 Unusual Occurrences To Begin The 2023 Season

American League East Leaders Powered By Improved Hitters

The Pittsburgh Pirates Finish April in First Place

Rocky Start for Rockies Evokes The Past

Dodgers' James Outman Becomes Contender For 2023 National League Rookie of the Year

During A Dark 1981 Season, Fernandomania Provided A Light

The Real Art Howe: Nothing Like The Moneyball Art Howe

You Can't Spell Disaster without "A's"

Baseball Got You Stressed? Remember Back To Your First Game

Even After Rules Changes, Baseball Still Rules PLUS: OLD YANKEE STADIUM MARKS CENTENNIAL

Even After Rules Changes, Baseball Still Rules

Downtrodden Detroit Team Turns to Minors

Fenway And The Boston Marathon: There Is Crying In Baseball

Paying Tribute To Tim McCarver, An MLB Catching Legend

Here’s the Pitch has Some Personal News

14 Years Ago Gary Sheffield Joined The 500 Home Run Club

Roy White's Greatest Baseball Memory

When Bob Short Was Caught Short By a Fan

Today's Pitchers Throw Fewer Innings -- But They're Just As Impressive

Remembering 5 Of The Greatest Hitting Pitchers Of All Time

Oakland Fans Deserve To Keep The A's

Analytics And Scouting: Better Together

Baseball artist James Fiorentino opens new four-room exhibit of watercolor paintings

A Retraction and an Apology

SABR's 2023 CHICAGO CONFERENCE DATES ARE A REAL HEAD-SCRATCHER

Why The Marlins And Twins Just Played The Friendliest Game Ever

How Last Year's CBA Impacts Each Year's Rookie Class

Plenty Of Intriguing Debuts On Season’s Opening Weekend

Health Is Key For The Texas Rangers In 2023

Tiger Tales: Hoping Bengals Give Better Results

Remembering First DH Ron Blomberg On 50th Anniversary Of His Famous Feat

Happy Opening Day! And Happy 50th Anniversary Of The DH!

Hoos In The Majors? They’re Sprinkled All Over The League

Oakland A's Players To Watch This Season

Taking In Tokyo: Culture, History, And The WBC

Ultimate Rookie Book Gets Rave Review

When A President Throws The First Pitch

MLB's New Rules: They Were Actually There All Along

The Year That Dick Ellsworth Was Nearly "Koufaxian"

Take In More Than Just A Game At Yankee Stadium

Make Up Some Lost Time By Showing Up For Batting Practice

A Different Look at Joe DiMaggio

Friday, March 17. St. Patrick's Day.

Baseball Is The Best ... Especially Spring Training

Celebrating Edith Houghton, A Trailblazer For Women Scouts

Firsthand Experience At The World Baseball Classic Excites and Delights

Test Your Knowledge With Some Baseball Trivia

Smart Players Will Slide, Not Dive, into Bases

Saluting The Top Black Players In AL History

The Red Sox's Opening Day Rotation Is On Thin Ice

One Additional Rule Change That MLB Should Implement

Minor Leaguers Need Major Support

Considering A Potential Con To Minor League Unionization

New Rules Wreak Havoc in Spring Training

New Rules + Same Old Commissioner = Big Mess For Baseball?

How Dodgers Can Pivot After Lux Injury

Time To Buy Stock In Jesse Winker For 2023

What The World Baseball Classic Can Learn From The 2022 Qatar World Cup

A Skyrocketing Baseball Career Cut Short

Team Israel Tries Again In Tough WBC Tourney

Tigers To Audition Many Players This Spring

Celebrating Elston Howard, An Iconic Yankee Trailblazer

The Arbitration Process Stings, And For Some, It Burnes

Welcoming The Return Of College Baseball

Investigating The Myths In Moneyball

The Legend Of Walter Johnson

Saluting The NL's Greatest Black Ballplayers

20 Reasons Why Babe Ruth Might Actually Be Underrated

Black History Month: Celebrating Wes Covington's Phillies Career

A Career Defined by Near-Misses Fathers a Super Bowl Champion

Winning Fixes Everything...Or Does It?

Neon Deion Delighted Fans Of Two Sports

Red-Hot Reds Rookie, De La Cruz Races to Bigs

Let's Make Some Wacky 2023 Predictions

How Stadium Subsidies Should Impact MLB Payrolls

Pat Hughes Finally Gets The Call To The Hall

The Red Sox Farm System Has Bought The Farm

Giancarlo Stanton Has Been a Disappointment

Future Hall of Famers? It's Anyone's Guess

These Four MLB Owners Didn't Have A Great January

Remembering The Greatest Trade In Marlins History

Gary Cohen Receives A Well-Deserved Honor

The Colorado Rockies Have Been In Stealth Mode This Offseason

Is There Value in Ranking Baseball Prospects?

An Advance Look at the 2003 Detroit Tigers

New Tool From SABR Makes Baseball Road Trips Easier

What Does Rolen's Election Say About The Hall Of Fame?

New MLB Rules Will Definitely Have An Impact On Catchers

Top Oakland A's Teams Were Anchored At The Hot Corner

Cooperstown Should Welcome Jim McCormick

Lars Nootbaar Could Be Budding Cardinals Star

How Should We Be Covering International Signing Day?

MLB Wasn't Fun Anymore, So Bob Trice Asked To Be Sent Down

A Trio Of Talented Arms Poised To Help The Phillies

2023 Looks Rough For The Red Sox

North Correa? South Correa? Maybe Minnesota?

Two Weeks into January But Lots to Discuss

Who's Manning Left Field For The Yanks This Year?

Ryan Reynolds In An MLB Game? Here's How It Could Happen

Here’s The Pitch: 2022 Year In Review

The Pittsburgh Pirates: More Slash-Budgeting Than Swashbuckling

Here's Another Player Who Hit AND Pitched

Can Young Cadre Lift Tigers in AL Central?

Making Sense Of The Up-And-Down Red Sox Offseason

It's High Time For Women Umpires In MLB

A New Year Brings A New Round Of (Satirical) MLB Awards