Tributes

February 17, 2012 – Matt De Lima Gary Carter died on February 16, 2012. One of the greatest baseball players of the 1980s and one of the best people too, a Hall of Fame catcher, husband and father, he leaves behind a legacy as more than just a ball player. Carter played 18 years from [...]

August 16, 2011 – Matt De Lima Quietly and graciously, Jim Thome hit his 600th career home run on Monday, August 15. He joins Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Alex Rodriguez (626 and counting) and Sammy Sosa (609) as the elite members of the [...]

July 9, 2011 – Matt De Lima It took a little longer than many expected but when Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter went 5-for-5 on Saturday, including a home run for his 3,000th hit, he made Major League Baseball history. Related content Where Does Derek Jeter Rank Among the Best Shortstops Ever? 3,000 Hit Club Photo [...]

May 20, 2011 – Matt De Lima This, for me, is one of those classic Simpsons episodes. It originally aired on February 20, 1992. For any that don’t remember this episode, this is the one where Homer joins the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team. Mr. Burns spends a bunch of money to bring in [...]

August 25, 2010 – Michael Cahill During Sweet Lou’s Run we had some good moments but we missed the classic Lou tirades that made him famous. We hoped he’d be angry Lou but instead we got: But that’s ok because the no matter how good Lou could have been in a Cub uniform he would [...]

January 20, 2010 – Peter Schiller This is one of the most popular episodes of The Baseball Bunch (1982-85), featuring Hall of Fame SS Ozzie Smith! I couldn’t find a video of the show’s into, but after this two part video you’ll find a third which consists of the closing theme (but from another show). [...]

December 15, 2009 – Peter Schiller Apparently they are dancing to a very popular song by a Korean boy band. Can anyone fill in the blanks here? What’s the name of the boy band and or the song? Is this a real all star game or just a celebrity game? Funny – Funny Videos My [...]

November 25, 2009 – Peter Schiller This week Albert “The Great” Pujols won his third MVP award which was his second in a row! In 2009 he hit .327 (.357 in 2008), 47 HR (37 in 2008), 135 RBI (116 in 2008), .443 OBP (.462 in 2008), 1.101 OPS (1.115 in 2008) with a .992 [...]

October 31, 2009 – Peter Schiller In contrast to Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” that was played for the Yankees, the Phillies have gone into a different direction with this song, “Harry The K, Whaddya Say?” Whaddya think of it? My name is Peter Schiller. I am the creator/owner of Baseball Reflections.com. I’m also a [...]