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Introducing a major MLB award – for YOU
Major League Baseball has just introduced a major new award, and this one’s for you. In fact, there’s even at least one father-son duo from this MLB.com/blogs family among the 120 nominees.
See my story just posted at MLB.com introducing MLB Fans of the Year presented by Esurance.
You can start voting right now at MLB.com/awards. Take a good look at the 120 nominees — four per club. Each team will have a winner. You probably will recognize many of them, and I know many bloggers here will be familiar with Baker Boys & Baseball, one of the Angels nominees.
MLB and the 30 clubs worked tirelessly to identify the sport’s top supporters, and four nominees per club have been presented for your vote.
Winners whose clubs reach the League Championship Series or Fall Classic will receive tickets to root for their home team on a late-October night. For fans whose teams are not among the last four standing in the postseason, free tickets await for an April 2017 game of their choice.
It’s a great subject to blog about, and I hope you will feel free to leave comments right here with a link back to your blog post. Now help choose those 30 winners, because it’s all about you.
Top 100 MLB.com/bloggers: Get your badge!
Congratulations again to all our Top 100 MLB.com/blogs for 2015. If your blog made the list you’ve earned a Top 100 badge to proudly display in your sidebar. Here’s how to make it happen:
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4. Enter ONLY the following information in the Image widget.
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How I voted for the Hall – and looking for your posts
MLB.com just posted the story on how its 15 eligible Hall of Fame voters filled out their ballots, and you can see mine among the list. I voted for five: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr., Trevor Hoffman and Mike Piazza.
The excitement of receiving a ballot that has a name like Junior Griffey’s on it is the especially fun part of being a Hall voter. That is the kind of player the Cooperstown gallery room was created for — next to Ruth, Cobb, Aaron and Mays. You know that player when his five-year countdown begins and your vote is unquestionable. That brings us to everyone else on the 2016 list, and the effort to determine whether any other candidates should share the stage with him.
Neither Bonds nor Clemens exactly sweeps the Rule No. 5 categories on voting criteria, yet they are top-four all-time by position and that trumps character shortcomings. Hoffman was the first to 600 saves in an era when hitters dominated, and Piazza’s election is just overdue.
Jeff Bagwell continues to be an agonizing decision, more agonizing each year due to statistical analysis and debate. I disagree with those who “cover the field” with 10 safety check marks each year, as the bottleneck has declined. I can see both sides to Bagwell, and being on the fence is not a Hall vote to me unless you are covering the field.
The 2016 Hall of Fame results will be announced at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday on MLB.com and MLB Network.
The Unbiased MLB Fan identified four names that would be on his ballot, while Sons of ’84 has eight — plus a ninth vote for a write-in. Darryl of 210Sports explains the rationale behind his would-be ballot, and The First 90 Feet sees a ballot so packed that some worthy names will need to wait. The Wayniac Nation views Ken Griffey, Jr. and Trevor Hoffman as no-brainers (and hopes Tim Raines will get in at last), and Baseball with Matt adds Billy Wagner to the list of deserving former stars in their first year of Hall eligibility. The Baseball Continuum looks at the recent decision by the Veterans Committee to not induct anyone, while Statis Pro 1978 Replay looks at Alan Trammell’s last hurrah and Yankeebiscuitfan argues for more closers in Cooperstown.
Who would you have chosen? Please add the URL of your own blog post about the Hall vote in the comments below so we can see everyone’s opinions. And as always, be sure to follow MLB.com/blogs to see daily surfacing of great posts around our community.
Happy New Year,
– Mark Newman
Happy Holidays from MLB.com
It’s been another great year of baseball blogging here. Please be sure to blog your own 2015 year-end post and leave the URL here so we can show them all off. Then prepare for the 2015 MLB.com/blogs Top 100 Latest Leaders badges that we will be handing out soon. Is yours going to be on the list?
Happy Holidays from us at Major League Baseball Advanced Media.
How did you vote? Share your ballot post
After you vote to decide starters for the 86th Midsummer Classic this summer, Blog the Ballot. We’re surfacing posts about the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot at MLB.com/blogs, so please just leave your Permalink there so we can highlight and send more traffic to your blog. We’ll list yours among our ongoing rollout of posts. Spread the word about the all-new MLB.com/blogs…
Introducing #AskTheHistorian
John Thorn, Official Historian for Major League Baseball and veteran MLB PRO Blogger, has been answering quite a few historical questions from fans on Twitter of late. For the responses requiring more than 140 characters, John has introduced a new feature to his popular blog that is required reading for all baseball fans. It’s called #AskTheHistorian and encourages fans to submit their questions that they’d like to see him address. So fire away with your toughest historical queries, and if you’re not already following Our Game, make sure to click the “Sign me up!” button on the right side of his blog to sign up for email notifications of new posts.
‘Pitchers & Catchers Report’ – What It Means To You
They are four of the most beautiful words in the language: “Pitchers and Catchers Report.” What do those four simple words mean to you?
I will be writing an MLB.com story about those words in the next few days as we count down to #BaseballBegins on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and I would like to include some fans within the responses — mixed with pitchers, catchers, managers, legends, execs, broadcasters, groundskeepers, a Grapefruit League city mayor and more. Please leave your response in the comments here. Include your first and last name, hometown and favorite team. And if you blog about the subject yourself, either here at MLB.com/blogs or elsewhere, please be sure to leave a Permalink URL in the comments so we can get people there.
Here’s to that incredible time of year for all of us and another big Baseball season!
– Mark
Latest Leaders – October 2014
Another memorable baseball season ended with San Francisco celebrating a third World Series title in five years, and Giants blogs like SF Giants Photos, Bumgarner Snotrockets, Cove Chatter, and More Splash Hits rank among the traffic leaders for October. Meanwhile, the fired-up Hot Stove blog is prepared to take its customary place atop the rankings. Put the first piece in place for your own championship season by creating your own MLB.com Blog, powered by WordPress.com.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from October 1-31:
MLB PRO
Cardinals Insider makes its Leaders debut right out of the chute…
1. Dodger Insider
2. SF Giants Photos
3. Dodgers Photog Blog
4. TribeVibe
5. On Cloud Conine
6. The Halo Way
7. Cait Covers the Bases
8. Around the Horn in KC
9. Curly W Live
10. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
11. Friar Wire
12. Desde el Desierto
13. Cubs Vine Line Blog
14. Comerica Park, 48201
15. Better Off Red
16. Our Game
17. Cardinals Insider
18. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
19. Hot Stove
20. MLB.com Fantasy 411
21. Braves Give
22. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
23. OutsidePitchMLB LLC
24. Clubhouse Confidential
25. Inside the White Sox
26. Phillies Insider
27. Rays Radio
28. CastroTurf
29. Astros Mission Control
30. Matt’s Bats
31. Reds Urban Youth Academy
32. Newberg Report
33. Twinsiders
34. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
35. Twins Pics
36. Speaking Baseball
37. Baseball with Matt
38. Monarchs to Grays to Crawfords
39. Step up to B.A.T.
40. Cincinnati Reds Camps
41. 1 Citizens Bank Way
42. Jesse Sanchez at the Park
43. BERNIE’S BASEBALL WORLD
44. BTF Today
45. Kaat’s Korner
46. A Twinternal Perspective
47. The First Week of Summer
48. Write ’em Cowboy
49. FISH TALES
50. One More Cup of Coffee
MiLB PRO
Get an insider view of the AFL with the MiLB.com PROSPECTive Blog…
1. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
2. Ben’s Biz Blog
3. Callis’ Corner
4. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
5. Inside the San Jose Giants
6. The Inside Pitch
7. 45 Miles From Fenway
8. Rattler Radio
9. Sound Bytes Blog
10. Rollin’ with Rick PawSox
11. It’s All Relative
12. ‘Cats Corner
13. ‘Riders Insider Blog
14. Rolling Thunder
15. Red, White and the 3-0 Green Light
16. Unlocking the Keys
17. Nine Lives
18. Docking With the Ports
19. Porcupines in Pinstripes
20. Chirp Chatter
21. The 2-2 Pitch
22. On the Mike with Mike Safford (Voice of the Boise Hawks)
23. Hit Bull Win Blog
24. From the Nest
25. Knight Fever
FANS
The Royals’ World Series run helped power the rise of kahunasroyals…
1. Tilted Cap
2. Pepper Mets Blog
3. The Baseball Collector
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. Universo Béisbol
6. The Unbiased MLB Fan
7. Beisbol 007
8. Bumgarner Snotrockets
9. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
10. The Brewer Nation
11. The Baseball Haven
12. Cove Chatter
13. mlbblogger
14. BBSTmlb.com
15. Dodger Blue World
16. Coco Crisp’s Afro
17. Dazzy Vance Chronicles
18. MLB Prospect Pulse
19. More Splash Hits
20. eltubeyero22
21. Minor League Madhouse
22. 81 Giants for 93
23. baseballqueen
24. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
25. OllieNYankees
26. The Mariners Minute
27. brettmcgmlb
28. Giants Fan Carm
29. The Diamond Nine
30. Minoring In Baseball
31. Fish Fry
32. Gamer Babes from Half Moon Bay
33. Blue Jays Musings
34. TheCutoffMan
35. My Orange Crush
36. BrokeMets
37. Gregg’s Baseball Bookcase
38. A Piece of The Game
39. It’s Always A Good Dre in L.A.
40. The Yankee Dinosaur
41. Desde el Monstruo Verde
42. Punky G. (G stands for Giants!)
43. Plouffe’s New Hairdo
44. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
45. The Canuck Cubbie
46. The Angels’ Ace
47. Born on Third
48. Flashin’ Leather
49. Our National(s) Pastime
50. kahunasroyals
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
With their finger on the pulse of their clubs and powering the Hot Stove blog…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. Mark My Word
4. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
5. The Zo Zone
6. Bowman’s Blog
7. Mariners Musings
8. Britt’s Bird Watch
9. Postcards From Elysian Fields
10. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
11. Bombers Beat
12. Tag’s Lines
13. The Fish Pond
14. Major League Bastian
15. Brew Beat
16. Brownie Points
17. Hardball in the Rockies
18. Haft-Baked Ideas
19. All Nats All the Time
20. Change for a Nickel
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Latest Leaders – September 2014
The instant classics of this Major League Baseball postseason have given MLB.com Bloggers plenty to write about. Brandon and Brandon can share first-person accounts of October glory, while the brand-new Cardinals Insider is an absolute must-follow as the Redbirds seek their 12th World Series title. (How fast will it take the 11-time world champs to climb this list, currently dominated at the top by Dodgers?) Interestingly, only one of the top 11 MLB.com Beat Reporter blogs — #7 Britt’s Bird Watch — focuses on a team still alive as of this posting. Get in the game and take the first step to making our Latest Leaders by creating your very own MLB.com Blog, powered by WordPress.com.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from September 1-30:
MLB PRO
The photo blogs have great images from the postseason…
1. Dodger Insider
2. Dodgers Photog Blog
3. John & Cait…Plus Nine
4. TribeVibe
5. SF Giants Photos
6. Friar Wire
7. Inside the White Sox
8. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
9. MLB.com Fantasy 411
10. The Halo Way
11. Curly W Live
12. Better Off Red
13. Cubs Vine Line Blog
14. Our Game
15. So I Married A Baseball Player…
16. Astros Mission Control
17. Matt’s Bats
18. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
19. Around the Horn in KC
20. On Cloud Conine
21. OutsidePitchMLB LLC
22. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
23. Desde el Desierto
24. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
25. Phillies Insider
26. Comerica Park, 48201
27. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
28. Clubhouse Confidential
29. CastroTurf
30. Braves Give
31. 1 Citizens Bank Way
32. Speaking Baseball
33. Newberg Report
34. Reds Urban Youth Academy
35. A Twinternal Perspective
36. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
37. Twinsiders
38. Jesse Sanchez at the Park
39. Baseball Books
40. Rays Radio
41. Monarchs to Grays to Crawfords
42. Roof Report
43. FISH TALES
44. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
45. Step up to B.A.T.
46. Baseball with Matt
47. The Cutoff Man
48. BERNIE’S BASEBALL WORLD
49. TVA Jacques
50. Beyond the Ballpark
MiLB PRO
MLBPipeline.com’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo have the AFL covered…
1. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
2. Ben’s Biz Blog
3. Callis’ Corner
4. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
5. Rollin’ with Rick PawSox
6. The Inside Pitch
7. Rattler Radio
8. 45 Miles From Fenway
9. Inside the San Jose Giants
10. The 2-2 Pitch
11. Inside the Jackson Generals
12. ‘Riders Insider Blog
13. ‘Cats Corner
14. The Dash Board
15. Salem Sox Talk
16. It’s All Relative
17. Hit Bull Win Blog
18. Rolling Thunder
19. Knight Fever
20. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
21. M-Braves Clubhouse Report
22. Unlocking the Keys
23. Docking With the Ports
24. Playing In Peoria
25. Chirp Chatter
26. Porcupines in Pinstripes
27. From the Nest
28. On the Mike with Mike Safford (Voice of the Boise Hawks)
29. Red, White and the 3-0 Green Light
30. Rich Burk’s Short Hops
FANS
Pepper continues his ascent…
1. Tilted Cap
2. The Baseball Collector
3. Pepper :a Mets Blog
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. Universo Béisbol
6. The Unbiased MLB Fan
7. The Brewer Nation
8. Dedicado al Baseball
9. Beisbol 007
10. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
11. mlbblogger
12. Cove Chatter
13. Dodger Blue World
14. The Ballpark Guide
15. Coco Crisp’s Afro
16. eltubeyero22
17. Fish Fry
18. Bullpen, Baseball & Sock Talk
19. 81 Giants for 93
20. Dazzy Vance Chronicles
21. The Baseball Haven
22. The Mariners Minute
23. Phillies Phollowers
24. The Canuck Cubbie
25. Pinstripe State of Mind
26. Minoring In Baseball
27. Flashin’ Leather
28. From the Bullpen
29. baseballqueen
30. MLB Prospect Pulse
31. Plouffe’s New Hairdo
32. Gregg’s Baseball Bookcase
33. It’s Always A Good Dre in L.A.
34. The Angels’ Ace
35. Bumgarner Snotrockets
36. The Diamond Nine
37. Born on Third
38. BrokeMets
39. The Yankee Dinosaur
40. Need a Streamer?
41. Desde el Monstruo Verde
42. Big Apple Baseball Blog
43. More Splash Hits
44. Blue Jays Musings
45. Yankees42
46. A Piece of The Game
47. My Orange Crush
48. TheCutoffMan
49. Windy City Hardball
50. Men on Base
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
Covering the postseason from coast to coast…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. Mark My Word
4. The Zo Zone
5. Bowman’s Blog
6. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
7. Britt’s Bird Watch
8. Postcards From Elysian Fields
9. Tag’s Lines
10. Mariners Musings
11. Brew Beat
12. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
13. Bombers Beat
14. The Fish Pond
15. Major League Bastian
16. Brownie Points
17. Mets Cetera
18. All Nats All the Time
19. Change for a Nickel
20. Major Lee-ague
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Latest Leaders – August 2014
One of our August Leaders is Oakland A’s bat boy Austin Ginn’s excellent Another Day In The Office. Make sure you’re following him, as well as the Rockies’ brand-new photography blog, What’s On Deck? Take the first step toward making the cut along with them by getting started with your very own MLB.com Blog, powered by WordPress.com.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from August 1-31:
MLB PRO
Astros Mission Control is the big gainer, jumping 24 spots from last month…
1. Dodger Insider
2. John & Cait…Plus Nine
3. TribeVibe
4. Friar Wire
5. Better Off Red
6. SF Giants Photos
7. Dodgers Photog Blog
8. Brandon and Brandon
9. MLB.com Fantasy 411
10. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
11. Astros Mission Control
12. Curly W Live
13. Inside the White Sox
14. Cubs Vine Line Blog
15. The Halo Way
16. Our Game
17. Comerica Park, 48201
18. OutsidePitchMLB LLC
19. Around the Horn in KC
20. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
21. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
22. White Shark
23. CastroTurf
24. Phillies Insider
25. On Cloud Conine
26. Baseball Books
27. Desde el Desierto
28. Braves Give
29. Speaking Baseball
30. 1 Citizens Bank Way
31. Newberg Report
32. FISH TALES
33. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
34. Clubhouse Confidential
35. Twins Pics
36. BERNIE’S BASEBALL WORLD
37. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
38. Rays Radio
39. Medias Blancas con Orgullo
40. Matt’s Bats
41. Roof Report
42. Twinsiders
43. TVA Jacques
44. Voices of The Game
45. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
46. The Cutoff Man
47. Baseball with Matt
48. Step up to B.A.T.
49. BTF Today
50. MLBPAA Intern Insider
MiLB PRO
Jim Callis continues to highlight the next generation of stars…
1. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
2. Callis’ Corner
3. Ben’s Biz Blog
4. The Inside Pitch
5. The Dash Board
6. Rattler Radio
7. Hook, Line, and Sinker
8. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
9. ‘Riders Insider Blog
10. Inside the Jackson Generals
11. 45 Miles From Fenway
12. Porcupines in Pinstripes
13. On the Mike with Mike Safford (Voice of the Boise Hawks)
14. Inside the San Jose Giants
15. ‘Cats Corner
16. It’s All Relative
17. Salem Sox Talk
18. Unlocking the Keys
19. M-Braves Clubhouse Report
20. Rollin’ with Rick PawSox
21. From the Nest
22. Hit Bull Win Blog
23. Intimidating Insight
24. Playing In Peoria
25. Red, White and the 3-0 Green Light
26. Bill On Baseball
27. The G-Blog
28. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
29. Inside the Clubhouse with Mike Antonellis
30. From The Press Box
31. Docking With the Ports
32. Rolling Thunder
33. Burlington Royals
34. Knight Fever
35. Brevard County Manatees
FANS
The Mariners Minute made the list in its very first month…
1. Tilted Cap
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The AustralianBaseballDigest
4. Dedicado al Baseball
5. Universo Béisbol
6. Pepper :a Mets Blog
7. The Brewer Nation
8. The Canuck Cubbie
9. The Unbiased MLB Fan
10. Beisbol 007
11. The Ballpark Guide
12. The Baseball Haven
13. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
14. Cove Chatter
15. Fish Fry
16. mlbblogger
17. Dodger Blue World
18. Bullpen, Baseball & Sock Talk
19. Born on Third
20. Minoring In Baseball
21. Phillies Phollowers
22. Pinstripe Birthdays
23. Coco Crisp’s Afro
24. 81 Giants for 93
25. eltubeyero22
26. Desde el Monstruo Verde
27. Where Everyone’s a Giant
28. Cambios y Curvas
29. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
30. Balls and Strikes
31. Flashin’ Leather
32. Pinstripe State of Mind
33. Blue Jays Musings
34. The Angels’ Ace
35. Plouffe’s New Hairdo
36. Gregg’s Baseball Bookcase
37. Gamer Babes from Half Moon Bay
38. Our National(s) Pastime
39. The Yankee Dinosaur
40. The Diamond Nine
41. A Piece of The Game
42. More Splash Hits
43. The Mariners Minute
44. Yankees42
45. BrokeMets
46. Bleacher Boy
47. Rox Addict
48. It’s Always A Good Dre in L.A.
49. This is a very simple game…
50. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
They’ve got the stretch run covered…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. Mark My Word
4. The Zo Zone
5. Britt’s Bird Watch
6. Bowman’s Blog
7. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
8. Bombers Beat
9. Postcards From Elysian Fields
10. Mariners Musings
11. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
12. The Fish Pond
13. Brew Beat
14. Brownie Points
15. Change for a Nickel
16. Tag’s Lines
17. Major League Bastian
18. North of the Border
19. Mets Cetera
20. All Nats All the Time
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
MLB.com Blogs Central 