NJBM: Billy Williams
October 25, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Billy Williams, one of the great Chicago Cubs Hall of Famers in baseball history. If you want to read more about Billy, just click here. I hope you enjoy the article and […]
My Top Five Favorite Cardinals Hall of Famers
October 22, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! The 2013 World Series week has officially started! This year’s contenders are the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Considering that I’ve already done a top five favorite Red Sox HoFers post, I decided that the time is right to post my top five Cards Hall of Famers of all […]
An Interview with Trevor Hoffman
October 19, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I have another interview for you today! It’s with the great former closer Trevor Hoffman! It was arranged and recorded by the really cool web site, Sqor.com. By the way, Sqor (www.sqor.com) is a new sports and social networking web site that brings athlete content to fans from over 1,200 professional and amateur athletes, […]
The Man with as Many Career Hits as Career Aches
October 16, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Like I’ve mentioned many times before, some Hall of Famers never won a World Series ring, or even got a taste of playoff baseball. Naturally, a couple of teams with Hall of Famers without rings come to my mind when I hear this statement. For example, the Expos, Cubs, Padres, Rangers, Angels, […]
Matt Nadel’s 2013 MLB Awards Predictions
October 13, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! As you all know, I’ve started doing some vlog posts where I make different predictions. Well, since the MLB regular season is now over, I have to make my predictions on who will win all the major MLB awards. So, without further ado, please click here for a link to my latest vlog post, where […]
NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: Ozzie Smith
October 8, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Ozzie Smith, one of the greatest defensive shortstops ever and a Hall of Famer. If you want to read more about Ozzie, just click here. Thanks for reading the article. I hope you […]
The Winner of the 2013 World Series Will Be…….
September 29, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! As you all know, I normally blog about baseball history, but back on September 9th, after getting a lot of questions from readers, I decided to put up a vlog post on who I thought would make the playoffs. Well, since the playoff picture is now pretty much set, I have to […]
Cast Your Vote For the 1917 All-Stars!
September 26, 2013 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment
The Voice of the Fan—YOU—will be heard! Here is your golden opportunity to cast your vote for the most deserving base ball players to play in the 1917 All-Star Series between the two great leagues, taking place July 13-15 at the spacious Polo Grounds in New York, N.Y. Voting is taking place right now. The […]
The Little Steam Engine with a Huge Legacy
September 26, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! I’m sure you all know about who Cy Young is, the winningest pitcher in baseball history in a time when Major League Baseball was in its infancy. But there was a pitcher who might have been just as good and pitched even earlier than Cy did. He is in the Hall of Fame with […]
My Top Five Most Notorious Records in Baseball History
September 24, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! There are some records in baseball history that everyone strives to break: Rickey Henderson‘s stolen bases and runs scored records, Nolan Ryan‘s strikeout record, or Cy Young‘s wins record. However, there are some records that no one would ever want to break. With that, I give you my top five most notorious records in baseball […]
Feliz Cumpleaños a Gaylord Perry
September 14, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 1 Comment
Hey baseball fans! As some of you know, I share a birthday with no Hall of Famers. The only person who is close to becoming one is Alan Trammell. However, the people celebrating a birthday tomorrow do have a Hall of Fame birthday buddy: Gaylord Perry! Perry played with the Giants, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, […]
My Top Five Most Underrated Hall of Famers in Baseball History
September 11, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 2 Comments
Hey baseball fans! With 205 baseball players in the Hall of Fame, not all of them are recognizable to baseball fans. Whether it’s because of the team they played for, the era in which they competed or another reason, some of the best baseball players of all time are not very prominent. With that being […]
2013 MLB Playoff Predictions
September 9, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! While I normally blog about baseball history, since I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately asking me which teams do I think will make the playoffs this year, I decided to do a vlog post of my 2013 MLB playoff predictions. If you’d like to watch it, just click here. If you don’t […]
NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: Effa Manley
September 6, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Effa Manley, the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. If you want to read more about Effa, just click here. Thanks for reading the article. I hope you enjoyed it. Check […]
Three-Headed Cy Young Race
August 28, 2013 by Andy Greenberg · Leave a Comment
The race for AL Cy Young is down to three pitchers. Detroit Tiger Max Scherzer, Texas Ranger Yu Darvish and Seattle Mariner Felix Hernandez all have their cases for the top pitching award but only one can take home the hardware. Scherzer boasts a 19-1 record, a surefire winner in 1992. Darvish is the only […]
An Interview with MLB Commissioner Selig
August 22, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Today I have a very special interview for you. One of my biggest ones yet. It’s with a very famous baseball figure and someone who I am very honored to have interviewed via email. He used to be the owner of the Brewers, but he is currently the Commissioner of Major League […]
NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: Tony Gwynn
July 29, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Tony Gwynn, one of the greatest hitters of all time. If you want to read more about Tony, just click here. Hope you like the post and thanks for reading it. Check back […]
Second Half Help
July 25, 2013 by Andy Greenberg · Leave a Comment
They aren’t all prospects but they all could help you in one way or another. Here is one player from each team worth picking up for the 2nd half of the season. Note: All players are 30% owned or less in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks - 3B Matt Davidson – The Futures Game MVP […]
Kid Blogger’s Live Interview with Rickey Henderson
July 23, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Here’s the last video in my series of Baseball Hall of Fame Classic live interviews. If you don’t know who it is, here’s a hint: this outfielder played in four decades and is most remembered for his ability to steal bases and score runs. If you haven’t guessed who he is, I’m […]
Kid Blogger’s Live Interview with Rollie Fingers
July 19, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Here’s the latest in my series of Baseball Hall of Fame Classic live interviews. If you’d like a hint: this pitcher was a three-peat World Series winner and he also won my countdown of the greatest facial hair in the Hall of Fame. If you haven’t guessed who he is, I’m talking about […]
Kid Blogger’s Live Interview with Goose Gossage
July 15, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! Here’s the latest in my series of Baseball Hall of Fame Classic live interviews. If you’d like a hint: this person is a certain Hall of Famer who is not a mammal, but rather a type of bird. If you still need another hint: he pitched against George Brett in the famous “pine tar […]
Chris Davis is the real Home Run King
July 13, 2013 by Andy Greenberg · 4 Comments
After hitting his 36th home run on Saturday Davis has reached a pace to put him at 61 by the end of the season. This continues to be the number by which baseball fans use to denote a record setting campaign. We brush aside Bonds, McGwire and Sosa because of the steroid allegations (and admittance) […]
It’s Rookie Time!
June 20, 2013 by Andy Greenberg · Leave a Comment
We’ve made our way into mid-June and it’s time for the rookies to come out of hiding. They’ve been holed up in double and triple-a, just waiting to make an impact on your fantasy roster. You may wonder why I spend so much time talking about rookies and why every week I talk about minor […]
ML”what would”B: What if the Dodgers Never Moved?
June 14, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up another ML”what would”B post on More Than a Fan. In every ML”what would”B alternative history post, I discuss what would have happened if a famous event in baseball history had gone differently than it did in reality. For my latest post, I wrote what would have happened if the […]
My Favorite Hall of Fame Duos
June 10, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I’m sure you all know the dynamic duo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. If you don’t, let me just tell you that they are a great Hall of Fame duo. Do you think they made my list of my top favorite Hall of Fame duos in baseball history? Read on and find […]
Call to the Pen: My All Time Foreign Dream Team
June 6, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 2 Comments
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post for Fan Sided’s Call to the Pen. This one is a position by position analysis of who I think are the greatest MLB players ever who weren’t born in the United States. If you want to read more about this, just click here. I hope you enjoy […]
NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: “Mr. What’s a Strikeout?”
June 3, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Joe Sewell, the Hall of Famer who hardly ever struck out. If you want to read more about Joe, just click here. And check back in a couple of days for more of […]
An Interview with Phil Niekro
June 1, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! As you may know, I just went to the Hall of Fame Classic and got to interview some of the greatest players and managers in baseball history. One of the pitchers I briefly interviewed was Hall of Famer Phil Niekro. Because the interview was not filmed (just like the ones with Cito Gaston […]
An Interview with Cito Gaston and Bobby Cox
May 30, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! As you know, I just went to the Hall of Fame Classic and got to interview some of the greatest players and managers in baseball history. The two managers I briefly interviewed were Cito Gaston and Bobby Cox. Because the interviews were not filmed, I will be tell you their answers to the two questions […]
My Adventures at the Hall of Fame Classic
May 27, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 3 Comments
Hey baseball fans! I just went up to the Hall of Fame because I had press credentials to attend the Hall of Fame Classic and I wanted to tell you about my trip. In case you didn’t know, the Hall of Fame Classic is a game played between former players (and some Hall of Famers) […]
My Top Five Red Sox Hall of Famers of All Time
May 23, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 2 Comments
Hey baseball fans! In case you don’t know, I’m a huge Yankees fan. That means that I am literally forced to hate the Red Sox. However, I don’t hate some of the Sox’s past players. In fact, by the end of this post, you will know my top five favorite Red Sox Hall of Famers […]
NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: Sam McDowell
May 18, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I just put up my latest post in the Kids’ Hot Korner section of New Jersey Baseball Magazine. This one is about Sam McDowell, a pitcher on the Indians in the 1960’s and 1970’s. If you want to read more about Sam, just click here. Check back in a couple of days for more of […]
An Interview with Yankees Reporter Ken Davidoff
May 17, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans!I have a really cool interview for you today! It’s with BBWAA member, Ken Davidoff! “Ken Davidoff?” you ask. “Who is Ken Davidoff?” Well, if you read the following paragraph and interview, you will find out.Ken has been a member of the BBWAA since May 2001 (and was even its President). He now […]
Kid Blogger’s Interview with Mets GM Sandy Alderson LIVE!!!!!
May 11, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans! I have another interview for you. It is with Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson. I actually got to interview him live at his office in Citi Field and the video of the interview is on YouTube. So, please click here to see me interview Sandy. I’m not sure that you all know about Sandy’s […]
A Bird in the Hall of Fame?
May 8, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 4 Comments
Hey baseball fans! Remember in my Gary Carter post where I said to stalk my blog like a hawk for new posts? Well, the reason I said that was because I was making a reference to another Expo Hall of Famer,Andre Dawson! Andre “The Hawk” (got his nickname because his uncle said that he attacked ground balls […]