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Happy New Year!! Baseball is right around the corner!
I want to take the time to wish everyone a happy new year. I hope everyone had a nice holiday season.
Yes, it’s the dead of winter (it was 0 degrees as I walked to work yesterday) but don’t worry, baseball is on its way!!
31 days till pitchers and catchers report for spring training
50 days till the University of Illinois’ first game of the season at the Al Ogletree Classic
88 days till the Chicago Cubs opening day (it’s a home opener!)
90 days till the University of Illinois’ home opener against St Louis
A timeline to warm the heart.
Blogs Explained
I have a lot of web-savvy readers but some are new to the idea of weblogs.
This video from Common Craft de-mystifies the whole concept, I think:
Tune in to hear the Zealot
I’ll be switching hats on Friday night. This time I’ll be the one interviewed. I’ll be a guest of Eric Loy on his radio show, DWS Sportsnite on Newstalk 1400 WDWS-AM based in Champaign, Illinois.
As far as I can tell, WDWS doesn’t stream their broadcast but those of you who live in the Champaign-Urbana area can catch me at 6:10pm Friday night.
The topic will be baseball (duh!) and despite the nasty, snowy weather out there right now, there’s actually a lot to cover right now between the Winter Meetings, Hall of Fame selections, Frick ballot, Hot Stove, Illini baseball…. I could go on forever.
Update: It was an enjoyable show. We discussed hot stove issues for three “local” teams (Cubs, Cardinals, Sox). Eric Loy knows his stuff and was so courteous to plug my blog twice.
Thanks to WDWS and Eric for the opportunity!
New Design for the Zealot
After a few days of work, The Baseball Zealot has a new layout. I hope you like it. I do.
A few of the reasons I like it over the last one:
- it has a wider page for the content
- the comments are much more readable
- the blogging interface is more flexible
- quite honestly, it was just time for a change
I’ve been able to import all the current postings into the new system. Addtionally, any links to the old pages should be redirected to the new pages.
Also for those of you who use rss, this is our new RSS 2.0 url. If you are using the old one, it will redirect to the new one for time being.
comments are welcome on the new format. Let me know how you like it!
No need for reading glasses
I’ve received at least two comments from readers that the text of the blog was a bit too small so I enlarged it a bit. Comments welcome.
I’ve received at least two comments from readers that the text of the blog was a bit too small so I enlarged it a bit.
Comments welcome.
Wishing our blog a Happy B-day the best way possible
As Teddy Ballgame already mentioned, two years ago today I started The Baseball Zealot with its introductory post as well as its very first Linescore of the Day, Zack Greinke. Thanks for the note, Teddy. I was thinking the best way for TBZ to celebrate was for the Illini AND the Cubs to win. Boy, … Continue reading “Wishing our blog a Happy B-day the best way possible”
As Teddy Ballgame already mentioned, two years ago today I started The Baseball Zealot with its introductory post as well as its very first Linescore of the Day, Zack Greinke. Thanks for the note, Teddy.
I was thinking the best way for TBZ to celebrate was for the Illini AND the Cubs to win. Boy, did they ever. Let’s start with the Cubs.
Aside from some control problems early, Rich Hill was simply nasty. He didn’t allow a run in seven innings. Probably just as important, the bullpen didn’t blow it. The Reds’ bats were cold and the Cubs shut them out 7-0.
But the Illini!! Wow! They didn’t win a game. They won two! They swept the Northwestern Wildcats today.
Mike Stankiewicz
In Game 1, Mike Stankiewicz threw a one-hit shutout, striking out seven. Mike Rohde’s rbi single in the 6th was all Stanky needed to get the win (and it was all the Illini got). What’s this? Rohde’s a threat on the basepaths? He stole 2 in the first game.
Ryan Snowden’s double in the very last inning of the game, not only kept his hitting streak alive but broke the University of Illinois record. Way to go, Snow!
Final Score: Illinois 1 Northwestern 0
Game 2 was a lot more closer but outcome was the same. First of all, Snowden didn’t wait till the end of the game to get a hit. He doubled in Illinois’ first at-bat of the game. Just to be sure, he single in the sixth, too.
Starter Aaron Martin wasn’t on his game today and lasted only two-thirds of an inning, giving up foru runs. Fortunately, the Illini bats were good to go. Kyle Hudson, Shawn Roof, Brandon Wikoff all got two hits in addition to Snowden. Mike Rohde went back to what he does best; driving in runs and added a two-run homer in the 3rd.
When the dust settled and reliever Jake Tooehy did his work in the last two innings, the final score was Illinois 8 Northwestern 7
Nice work, Illini!!!
Update: It was close but the Wildcats tied Game 4 of the Series in the bottom of the ninth and scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 10th. Final score: Northwestern 6 Illini 5.
Lars Davis is just like a Timex watch. He keeps on ticking. In the loss, he was 4 for 5. That raises his BA to .452.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BASEBALL ZEALOT
Happy 2nd Birthday
Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Dear Baseball Zealot. Happy Birthday to you.
Today is the day Lincoln was shot, the Titanic hit an iceberg, and I was born. Today is my 51st birthday and the Baseball Zealot’s 2nd birthday.
Other baseball players born on April 14th are Greg Maddux, David Justice, Steve Avery, Brad Ausmus, Jesse Levis, Gregg Zaun, Roberto Mejia, Carlos Perez, Mike Trombley, Jeff Fiorentino, Kyle Farnsworth, John Van Benschoten, Brad Pennington, Paul Hoover, Greg Myers, Chris Welsh, Mark Bomback, Joe Lahoud, Frank Bertaina, Marty Keough, & Don Mueller. Charlie Hustle, the Alltime hits leader, Pete Rose is the most famous baseball player born on my birthday. Bobby Sprowl actually shares the same exact day with me.
Happy Birthday to one & all!!!
The Web today. This video puts it all together.
Not baseball related but I found this video delightful. It was done by an anthropological professor at KSU.
The Baseball Zealot debuts Podcast
The same people behind The Baseball Zealot are very excited to bring you Baseball Zealot Radio! BZR plans to be a weekly podcast with the same kind of emphasis that The Baseball Zealot has. Co-hosts Shawn, Tedd, Todd, and Tom will touch on a lot of MLB topics throughout the of-season and into 2007. Our … Continue reading “The Baseball Zealot debuts Podcast”
The same people behind The Baseball Zealot are very excited to bring you Baseball Zealot Radio!
BZR plans to be a weekly podcast with the same kind of emphasis that The Baseball Zealot has. Co-hosts Shawn, Tedd, Todd, and Tom will touch on a lot of MLB topics throughout the of-season and into 2007.
Our debut show is an exciting one. Co-host Teddy Ballgame phones in from Arizona where he is soaking up the rays as well as covering the Arizona Fall League. Don’t miss this one!
Take a listen to our new endeavor.
The entry point to Baseball Zealot Radio is here.
The RSS feed is: http://www.baseballzealotradio.com/podcast.xml