Happy Holidays

by Bill Chuck on December 22, 2011

FROM THE BILL CHUCK FILES…
By Baseball Newstalgist, Bill Chuck

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

From Bill Chuck & Billy-Ball.com

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“Pick One” Picks

by Bill Chuck on December 21, 2011

FROM THE BILL CHUCK FILES…
By Baseball Newstalgist, Bill Chuck

We’re playing “Pick One” on Billy-Ball.com this week, where you get to pick one player from each team that you would build your team around.

Here are my picks:

Baltimore: Matt Wieters Yankees: Robinson Cano Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia Blue Jays: Brett Lawrie Rays: Evan Longoria Tigers: Miguel Cabrera White Sox: Adam Dunn – only kidding. Gordon Beckham Indians: Asdrubal Cabrera Twins: Joe Mauer Royals: Eric Hosmer Angels: Jered Weaver Rangers: Neftali Feliz A’s: Jemile Weeks M’s: Felix Hernandez
Phillies: Roy Halladay Marlins: Mike Stanton Braves: Brian McCann Mets: Mr. Met. Okay, David Wright Nats: Stephen Strasburg
Cardinals: Chris Carpenter Reds: Joey Votto Brewers: Yovani Gallardo Cubs: Starlin Castro Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Astros: Brett Wallace Diamondbacks: Justin Upton Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Giants: Tim Lincecum Rockies: Troy Tulowitzki Padres: Yonder Alonso

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VIDEO: MLB HOLIDAY GREETINGS

December 21, 2011

Here are some holiday videos from some of your favorite teams and players: View these videos on Billy-Ball.com.

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Billy-Ball introduces “Pick One”

December 19, 2011

Here’s a new game to play this week on Billy-Ball.com. It’s called Pick One. It’s really very simple to play, for each MLB club you must pick one player to retain. Not one position player and one pitcher. Just one player from the existing 40-man roster. The game here is simply one player who will [...]

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VIDEO: Abbott & Costello’s “Who’s on First” (Yu is pitching)

December 16, 2011

The news that we may soon find out about where Yu Darvish is pitching next season immediately got me thinking about one of  the great examples of American comedy writing, Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First.” Here’s the routine in its entirety (with a slight alteration) Who’s on First Abbott: Well Costello, I’m going to New [...]

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The Blue Jays may be singing “Only Yu”

December 16, 2011

The New York Post today is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays, on orders from owner Rogers Communications, have made the highest posting bid to negotiate with right-hander Yu Darvish. The newspaper reported the bid to be more than $40 million US , perhaps even close to the $50 million the Red Sox wasted just bidding [...]

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Nation STATion: Nine on Melancon

December 16, 2011

 Bill Chuck Nation STATion CSNNE.com CONTRIBUTOR If Mark Melancon becomes the Red Sox closer he will be a very different type of closer than what Red Sox Nation is used to. Melancon threw 1121 pitches last season and batters hit .234. Off his 461 fastballs, batters hit .317. Off his 299 curveballs they only hit [...]

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Last Minute Gift idea – Bill Chuck’s Book “Walkoffs, Last Licks and Final Outs” Autographed and it’s (about) 50% OFF!

December 15, 2011

Looking for a fun gift (at a great price) for the baseball fan in your life? Here’s an opportunity to get a personalized autographed copy of my book (written with the great Jim Kaplan) Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs (published in 2008). This is still the definitive collection of baseball’s grand–and not-so grand–final acts. It celebrates the moments that [...]

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From the Bill Chuck Files…

December 15, 2011

He’s either very popular or not very popular – The Dodgers are Jerry Hairston‘s eighth franchise since 2005. Right now, Vladimir Guerrero is one of a dozen players all-time with at least 420 homers (Vlad has 449), 2500 hits (Vlad has 2590), 1400 RBI (Vlad has 1496), and a lifetime .300+ batting average (Vlad’s .318 [...]

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VIDEO: The Marlin Manatees are not moving to the new stadium

December 15, 2011

The Miami Marlins are bringing in Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Heath Bell but are dumping the Marlin Manatees, the team’s very hefty all-male dance squad. “It’s cold,” says Angel Villarreal, better known as the booty-shaking, 280-pound Chubbalicious. “We stood by them when times were tough and got people to go to the stadium. Now [...]

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