Monday, November 5, 2012

IBWAA SELECTS KIMBREL, RODNEY IN RELIEF PITCHER VOTE


IBWAA SELECTS KIMBREL, RODNEY IN RELIEF PITCHER VOTE
 
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in the relief pitcher category Friday, with Atlanta Braves Craig Kimbrel receiving the organization’s own National League Hoyt Wilhelm Relief Pitcher of the Year Award, and Fernando Rodney, of the Tampa Bay Rays, being selected as the American League Rollie Fingers Relief Pitcher of the Year.
 
The IBWAA established the relief pitcher awards in 2010. Kimbrel was also the 2011 winner.
 
Election results are as follows:
 
AL Relief Pitcher
 
1st Place:                  Fernando Rodney, Tampa Bay Rays
2
nd
Place:                 Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles
3
rd Place:                  Rafael Soriano, New York Yankees
 
NL Relief Pitcher
 
1st Place:                  Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
2nd Place:                Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
3
rd Place:                  Jason Motte, St. Louis Cardinals
 
2012 IBWAA Cy Young awards will be announced Saturday, November 3, 2012, MVPs Monday, November 5, 2012.
 
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of BaseballSavvy.com, to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the BBWAA.

Among others, IBWAA members include Barry Bloom, MLB.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports; Fred Claire, former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers; Joe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLA.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian and Dan Schlossberg.
 
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.

For more information please go to
www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:
 
Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com

IBWAA SELECTS PRICE, DICKEY IN CY YOUNG VOTE


IBWAA SELECTS PRICE, DICKEY IN CY YOUNG VOTE
 
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced its 2012 Cy Young Awards Saturday, electing Tampa Bay Rays David Price in the American League, and R.A. Dickey, of the New York Mets, in the National League.
 
Election results are as follows:
 
AL Cy
 
1st Place:                     David Price, Tampa Bay Rays
2nd Place:                    Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
3rd Place:                     Jered Weaver, Los Angeles of Anaheim
4th Place:                     Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
5th Place:                     Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
 
NL Cy
 
1st Place:                     R.A. Dickey, New York Mets
2nd Place:                    Gio Gonzalez, Washington Nationals
3rd Place:                     Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
4th Place:                     Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
5th Place:                     Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants
 
2012 IBWAA MVP awards will be announced Monday, November 5, 2012.
 
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of BaseballSavvy.com, to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the BBWAA.

Among others, IBWAA members include Barry Bloom, MLB.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports; Fred Claire, former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers; J
oe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLA.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian and Dan Schlossberg.
 
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.

For more information please go to
www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:
 
Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com

IBWAA SELECTS POSEY, CABRERA IN MVP VOTE


IBWAA SELECTS POSEY, CABRERA IN MVP VOTE
 
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced its 2012 Most Valuable Player Awards Monday, electing Buster Posey in the National League and Miguel Cabrera in the American League.
 
Election results are as follows:
 
AL MVP
 
1st Place:                     Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
2nd Place:                    Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3rd Place:                     Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
4th Place:                     Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
5th Place:                     Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
6th Place:                     Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
7th Place:                     Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers
8th Place:                     Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
9th Place:                     Edwin EncarnaciĆ³n, Toronto Blue Jays
10th Place:                   Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
 
NL MVP
 
1st Place:                     Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
2nd Place:                    Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
3rd Place:                     Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
4th Place:                     Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
5th Place:                     Chase Headley, San Diego Padres
6th Place:                     David Wright, New York Mets
7th Place:                     Adam LaRoche, Washington Nationals
8th Place:                     Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds
9th Place:                     Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
10th Place:                   Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
 
The IBWAA will announce its Hall of Fame election results January 7, 2013.
 
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of BaseballSavvy.com, to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the BBWAA.

Among others, IBWAA members include Barry Bloom, MLB.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports; Fred Claire, former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers; Joe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLA.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian and Dan Schlossberg.
 
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.

For more information please go to
www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:
 
Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

IBWAA SELECTS JOHNSON, SHOWALTER IN MANAGER OF THE YEAR VOTE


IBWAA SELECTS JOHNSON, SHOWALTER IN MANAGER OF THE YEAR VOTE
 
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced its 2012 Manager of Year awards Wednesday, electing Washington Nationals skipper Davey Johnson in the National League, and Buck Showalter, of the Baltimore Orioles, in the American League.
 
Election results are as follows:
 
AL Manager
 
1st Place:                  Buck Showalter, Baltimore Orioles
2
nd
Place:                 Bob Melvin, Oakland Athletics
3
rd Place:                 Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays
 
NL Manager
 
1st Place:                  Davey Johnon, Washington Nationals
2nd Place:                Bruce Bochy, San Francisco Giants
3
rd Place:                  Dusty Baker, Cincinnati Reds
 
2012 IBWAA relief pitcher awards will be announced Friday.
 
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of BaseballSavvy.com, to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the BBWAA.

Among others, IBWAA members include Barry Bloom, MLB.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports; Fred Claire, former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers; J
oe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLA.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian and Dan Schlossberg.
 
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.

For more information please go to
www.ibwaa.com.

Contact:
 
Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com
 

IBWAA SELECTS TROUT UNANIMOUSLY, HARPER IN ROY VOTE

IBWAA SELECTS TROUT UNANIMOUSLY, HARPER IN ROY VOTE
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced its 2012 Rookie of Year awards Tuesday, electing Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim center fielder Mike Trout in the American League unanimously. The National League vote was won by outfielder Bryce Harper, of the Washington Nationals.
Election results are as follows:
AL ROY
1st Place:                  Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (unanimous)
2
nd
Place:                 Yoenis CĆ©spedes, Oakland Athletics
3
rd Place:                  Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
NL ROY
1st Place:                  Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
2nd Place:                Wade Miley, Arizona Diamondbacks
3
rd Place:                  Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds
2012 IBWAA Manager of the Year awards will be announced Wednesday.
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of BaseballSavvy.com, to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the BBWAA.

Among others, IBWAA members include Barry Bloom, MLB.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports; Fred Claire, former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers; Joe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Ramona Shelbourne, ESPNLA.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian and Dan Schlossberg.
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.

For more information please go to
www.ibwaa.com.
Contact:
Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com

Saturday, September 29, 2012

80th Anniversary of Babe Ruth's Called Shot!


 TODAY!!!  
 Saturday, September 29, 2:30 pm 
 Sports Legends Museum
 Oriole Park at Camden Yards
 
80th Anniversary/Celebration
of
 
Babe Ruth's 
 
   "Called Shot"   
 
_________
 
 Presented by
Baseball Historian 
Bill Jenkinson
            Author of Newly Released "Babe Ruth 1932 & 'The Called Shot'" Website:
 
 
See the Film!
Hear the Broadcasts!!
Join "The Great Debate"!!!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

NEW WEBSITE for the IBWAA! Check it out today!

Check out the new website for the Internet Baseball Writer's Association of America.

http://ibwaa.com/

With voting for season awards in progress and the launching of a new website today, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) is encouraging new members to join.
While you don’t get anything special, you will be eligible to vote in the current election. The sooner the better, because you’ll have 10 ballots to fill out, including MVP, Cy, rookie, manager and relief pitcher awards for NL and AL. Join by the final day of the regular season, October 3, 2012, email your selections by 9:00 p.m. PST, and consider yourself a full-fledged member of the IBWAA.

All online baseball writers are welcome, from publications large and small, including those covering minor league and amateur ball, and those working full-time, part-time and as unpaid contributors.
Membership dues are $10 per year, or $20 lifetime. Group discounts and scholarships are available. Please do not hesitate to ask. Visit our JOIN page to sign up.

http://ibwaa.com/

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

BASEBALL’S ICONIC ‘SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD’ LANDS ON VELOCITY THIS FALL WITH THE DOCUMENTARY MIRACLE BALL



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  CONTACT: Joanne Schioppi 212-548-5084
September 6, 2012                                                                  joanne_schioppi@discovery.com
                                                                                                
 BASEBALL’S ICONIC ‘SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD’ LANDS ON VELOCITY THIS FALL WITH THE DOCUMENTARY MIRACLE BALL

--The Definitive Documentary on the Fate of Bobby Thomson’s Legendary 1951 Home Run Ball Premieres  Saturday, September 29 at 8PM ET/PT with an Anniversary Encore on Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30PM ET/PT only on VELOCITY

(Silver Spring, Md.) –On October 3rd, 1951 New York Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard Round the World” - the walk-off home run against Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca clinching the National League pennant and achieving one of the most dramatic moments in baseball and American sports history. But the central artifact of the game - the home run ball - landed in the grandstand and vanished without a trace.  For more than half a century, its fate became a tall tale of baseball lore to historians, collectors and fans alike. This fall, VELOCITY is officially revealing one of sports’ greatest mysteries with the definitive documentary on the subject.  The world television premiere of the award-winning baseball documentary MIRACLE BALL, by director Brian Biegel, will air Saturday, September 29 at 8pm ET/PT with a special encore anniversary presentation on Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30PM ET/PT only on VELOCITY.

MIRACLE BALL, documents one man’s journey to search for sports history’s biggest treasure, on a quest that takes him back through time.  Follow director Biegel on his exploration to differentiate myth from fact and legend from truth. After his father, Jack, ļ¬nds a baseball at a thrift store with clues dating back to 1951, he believes it could possibly be the most coveted artifact in sports history. Biegel becomes a man with a mission to prove its authenticity. Working with NYPD detectives, scientists, journalists, baseball historians and actual fans present at the game, no stone is left unturned in this ultimate hunt in the quest for the truth.  Implementing forensic science, photographic evidence, and eyewitness accounts, the world will finally learn who walked out of the stadium with the legendary baseball and where it has been hiding for over six decades. 

The search for the Thomson home run ball is the greatest historical conundrum in sports;  but, this documentary is more than a story about baseball, it’s about dreaming the impossible.  It’s a story between father and son and history versus legend.”, said Robert Scanlon, Senior Vice President of Velocity.  “Velocity is the perfect place for MIRACLE BALL because our viewers are extremely knowledgeable – they’re curators and collectors with an acute appreciation of history.”

"Having the opportunity to tell the story of Miracle Ball was truly a life-changing experience both as a filmmaker and as a person. Uncovering all the shocking clues and piecing together the unlikely evidence indeed was a first-hand look into the notion that truth is stranger than fiction," said director and author Brian Biegel. 

MIRACLE BALL is produced for VELOCITY by Odyssey Entertainment.  Brian Biegel is director and executive producer.  Robert Scanlon is Senior Vice President of Velocity and David Lee is Director of Production for Velocity.

About Odyssey Entertainment
Odyssey Entertainment was founded by director/executive producer Brian Biegel, specializes in developing and producing original non-fiction content including feature documentaries, documentary shorts and docu-series. The company's feature documentary "Miracle Ball: The Hunt for the Shot Heard Around the World" won Best Documentary at the 2012 Garden State Film Festival, 2011 Big Apple Film Festival and the 2010 Long Island International Film Festival. Projects in development include a feature documentary starring a Hall of Fame baseball icon, a reality series about a diamond/jewel expert and a treasure-hunting docu-series. For more information please visit www.odysseyentertainment.tv

About Velocity:
Velocity, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), is the upscale men’s cable network that provides thrilling HD programming for its viewers.  Velocity programming is diverse, intelligent and engaging, with series and specials representing the best of the automotive, sports and leisure, adventure and travel genres.  Formerly HD Theater, the fully HD network is available in approximately 40 million homes.  For more information on Velocity, please visit Velocity.tv, on Facebook at facebook.com/VelocityTV or on Twitter @VelocityTV1
About Discovery Communications:
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company, reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries.  Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including HowStuffWorks.com.  For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Yankee Underground's New Music Video!: "The House That Ruth Built ... Is Now Gone"


Yankee Underground's New Music Video!:  "The House That Ruth Built ... Is Now Gone"

MUST SEE!!!
 

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Babe Ruth - 1932 - The Called Shot - by Bill Jenkinson

http://baberuth1932.webs.com/

Check out this great website by Bill Jenkinson about Babe Ruth, life in 1932, and the famous "Called Shot"!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Yankee Stadium remains dumped at Hazleton site



Site Location / Description

The Hazelton Reclamation site is a 277 acre property located within the City of Hazleton, Luzerne County Pennsylvania.  The location is in northeast Pennsylvania directly off Interstate 81 and bounded by Routes 924 Route 309 and Broad Street. (Click for map)
          The site is an abandoned mine site that has been severely impacted by past deep and surface mining practices containing 277 acres of un-reclaimed abandoned mine pits and spoil piles.  Portions of the site (approximately 50 acres) were subsequently used for disposal of municipal and industrial waste in several mine pits.
          The site is a brownfield site and is a designated Special Industrial Area under the PA Act 2 and has been designated a Brownfield Action Team site (BAT) by the Governor of Pennsylvania giving the site priority attention for remediation.  HCP is authorized to conduct the site reclamation /  remediation using the residual materials approved under WMGR085, WMGRO96, WMGR097, and WMGR125.
          The Hazleton Reclamation Project site has the capacity to accept over 10 million cubic yards of residual materials to complete the site reclamation.
          In order for HCP to determine whether your material is acceptable for beneficial use at the Hazleton Reclamation Project site, please complete the attached forms and provide HCP with the necessary information regarding the nature of the residual material, generation site, generator and due diligence performed.
For More Information on the Site or to discuss contractual terms, please contact our Hazleton Creek Properties offices.

Yankee Stadium remains dumped at Hazleton site
BY MIA LIGHT (STAFF WRITER)
Published: April 13, 2011
Here lies Yankee Stadium.
The final resting place of the New York Yankees' original ballpark is in Hazleton where an abandoned mine site is being reclaimed with material that includes construction debris.
The original Yankee Stadium was demolished last year when construction of the new stadium was complete.
The demolished remains of the historic stadium were hauled from the Bronx to Hazleton Creek Properties' demolition debris disposal site on Hazleton's southwest side.
Hazleton Creek Properties LLC and the Mark Development company are working to re-claim 277 acres of abandoned mine pits and spoil on a swath of land located between state Routes 924 and 309. Future plans for the land include construction of an amphitheater and retail shops.
With permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection, the Hazleton Creek group is using various types of approved fill to close the mine pits.
Hazleton Director of Public Works John Ackerman said this week that when demolition of the historic stadium was complete, the mountain of rubble and concrete that was once Yankee Stadium was hauled to the Hazleton Creek site for burial.
Ackerman and members of the city's Redevelopment Authority toured the Hazleton Creek site last summer when the remains of Yankee Stadium arrived.
"It was just a pile of broken concrete," Ackerman said.
The rubble was used to fill a mine pit and is now about 30 feet underground, Ackerman said.
In its heyday, the old Yankee Stadium was known as "The House That Ruth Built," in honor of Babe Ruth, whose legendary baseball career coincided with the stadium's grand opening in 1923 and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history.
Coincidentally, the Yankee Stadium burial ground in Hazleton is just a stone's throw away from the site of the old Cranberry Ballpark in Hazle Township where Babe Ruth once played ball.
Cranberry Ballpark was located on a parcel now called Cranberry Creek Gateway, a 366-acre tract between Interstate 81 and Route 924 near West Hazleton.
Greater Hazleton's economic development agency, CAN DO, purchased the Cranberry Creek land in 2006 as part of a partnership with the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce to attract development of commercial, retail, residential and recreation options on the land.
In 1922, the Cranberry Creek site was home to the Hazleton Mountaineers, a New York-Pennsylvania League (eventually known as the Eastern League) Class B baseball team. The ballpark held 5,000 spectators.
On Oct. 22, 1923, Babe Ruth played at the stadium. The Bambino slammed one out of the ballpark during practice, but went hitless during the game, which ended early so Ruth could sign autographs.
According to a New York Times story dated Oct. 23, 1923, the coal mines and public schools in the region closed for the afternoon on the day Babe Ruth came to Cranberry Ballpark to play.
"Mine workers left their posts in such numbers that work had to be suspended," the story said.
According to the report, Babe went hitless against a man named Mondero, a mine worker of Coleraine, who pitched for the Hazleton team.
"He struck the home run king out twice," the story said.
The Hazleton Mountaineers played as a team until 1936 when they became the Hazleton Red Sox, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They played as the Red Sox from 1927 to 1938. The ballpark's illustrious history came to a close in 1965 when it was demolished to make way for state Route 924.
In the Bronx, Yankee Stadium was the Yankees' home park from 1923 to 1973. It closed for renovations in 1974 and 1975 and re-opened in 1976. It continued as the Yankees' home until 2008 when construction of a new stadium on public park land adjacent to the original stadium was complete.
The original Yankee Stadium hosted a variety of historic events over the years, including World Series games, no-hitters, perfect games and historic home runs. The stadium also hosted boxing matches, concerts and three Papal Masses.
Demolition of the original Yankee Stadium was complete on May 13, 2010. A few months later, its remains were buried under Hazleton's mine-scarred land.
While work continues to fill the mine pits and re-claim the land, Ackerman said trespassing on the site is prohibited.
"It's an active mine reclamation site. It's posted no trespassing and it's patrolled by security," Ackerman said.
William Rinaldi, president of Hazleton Creek Properties, declined to comment.
mlight@standardspeaker.com