Around The World in 15 Blogs

Over at Mike's Baseball Rants the Halls of Relief are opened to the reader. Mike is compiling a lengthy report on relievers. You have to dig a little to get the Halls in order, but it's worth the trip.


Jay Jaffe at Futility Infielder is sort of lying in the weeds and following Mike's lead on the subject of relievers. The Blog community is nothing if not flattering via assimilation.


The Blogfather, David Pinto, has taken some personal time from Baseball Musings to watch a space shuttle launch and spend time with his family. Amazing. We can't even spend time with a pet we don't own.


The Twins Geek is hit and miss throughout the month but reading an older article as reference and writing about baseball not on the field is more than worth 15 minutes. Plus, he's gone through an overhaul and the site looks purty.


With the Giants FanFest approaching (February 1st) John Perricone has taken the cautious approach at Only Baseball Matters. The Pete Rose subject is approached a few times and there is a new color scheme. The site has done a great job of not exploding...if the A's were a handful of innings from a World Series at home and lost? We would have been writing since October; non-stop.


Over at Aaron's Baseball Blog Aaron is presenting his look at the top 50 prospects in baseball. Aaron is also featured over at Baseball Primer. Aaron's site is a good catchall, but he's a Twins fan at heart.


Travis Nelson, the Boy of Summer is on sabbatical, researching the Phillies. There are still several posts to go and read withing the last month.


The Cub Reporter has posted the Arbitration Scorecard and is also following Dusty Baker's first off-season. You can actually hear him scratching his head at times while reading about the Cub's acquisitions and transactions.


The Diamond Angle has several good articles and you should check out their Hall of Fame. Chock full of players that will never be enshrined at Cooperstown but still are considered favorites, nonetheless.


Darn Sox has several humorous photos and questions to ponder. It is an interactive site which encourages the reader to post comments.


Bronx Banter, written by Alex Belth is voluminous. Alex writes a ton and delivers as much of the NY baseball world to your face without requiring to register with the New York Times.


At Home Plate has a lot of articles to read though and take notes. Also, if you're into fantasy baseball, this would be a great place to start.


Batter's Box Baseball Blog requires notes and a few gallons of coffee. The blog has several authors who seem to want to write until the keyboards are cracked. It's a 'fast' site. You need to pay attention and keep on top of subjects or they might just pass you by. They are Toronto Blue Jay based and are busy building the shrine to JPR.


We've been hit by the doldrums. We're too busy trying to get information on Barret Robbins to try and baseball things up today. If you haven't done so already, check out a few of the stories on Robbins. If you know nothing about bipolar disorder or psychopharmaceuticals you willl by the end of the day.


If you've been under the allusion that the Raiders got stomped on Sunday, well, they did. But it happened well before kickoff.


One of the amazing things about sports is how it is presented on TV and how much the average fan does not know.


Several people were clamoring that Barret Robbins was easy to replace at center with Adam Treu. Well, Robbins is an All Pro center. Treu isn't. Robbins is the starter for a reason.


Further, on the offensive line the center makes the line calls. While you see the QB barking out audibles and fake audibles, the center is down in a crouch grunting out line and split calls for blocking assignments.


Robbins was also great at double backing and chipping; when uncovered he was capable of helping on blockign assignments and chipping outside pass rushers from an inside angle.


The Raiders have had a great legacy of centers; Jim Otto, Dave Dalby, Don Mosebar and Barret Robbins. That's 43 years of snapping on one team through four players.