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Latest Leaders – April 2013
The first month of the 2013 season is in the books, and there’s been plenty of great writing here in the MLB.com Blogs community. We’re excited to announce the addition of a fourth category to our monthly traffic rankings: MiLB Pro. It’s also great to see fans connecting with the new player blogs that have debuted this spring, with Project Lomo, Eric Sogard’s Glasses, The Spread (Josh Spence) and Walking with a Swagerty all featuring in this month’s Leaders. Good to see our friend Alyssa Milano back in the leaders. Maybe you’re right on the cusp of joining these blogs like The Best Sox Blog and Rox Addict, or perhaps like Baseball’s 28th Out, TheBaseballPHD and The Take: From 20th & Blake you’re new around these parts. If you don’t have a blog yet, get started today and begin your journey to becoming a Latest Leader! It’s the biggest baseball blogging community with a gateway of billions of MLB.com and club page views, and brought to you by tech powerhouses MLB Advanced Media and WordPress.com, so be part of it.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Apr. 1-30:
MLB PRO
John & Cait sit first in their division just as the Brewers are getting healthy…
1. John & Cait…Plus Nine
2. Baseball Nerd (Keith Olbermann)
3. Better Off Red
4. MLB.com Fantasy 411
5. Curly W Live
6. Brandon and Brandon (Belt and Crawford)
7. SF Giants Photos
8. Dodgers Photog Blog
9. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
10. TribeVibe
11. Cubs Vine Line Blog
12. White Shark (Gregor Blanco)
13. So I Married A Baseball Player… (Dallas Latos)
14. Around the Horn in KC
15. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol – 96 months and counting without being No. 1)
16. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
17. Phillies Insider
18. Inside the White Sox
19. Our Game (John Thorn)
20. Eric Sogard’s Glasses
21. Cooperstown Chatter
22. CastroTurf
23. Newberg Report
24. Justice4U (Richard Justice)
25. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
26. Comerica Park, 48201
27. Wild Things (Mitch Williams)
28. Clubhouse Confidential (A’s PR man Bob Rose)
29. Monarchs to Grays to Crawfords (Official Negro Leagues Museum Blog)
30. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer (Matthew Leach)
31. Rays Radio
32. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
33. The Cutoff Man
34. Roof Report
35. *touch* ‘em all (Alyssa Milano)
36. Beyond the Ballpark
37. Padres hispanos
38. Braves Give
39. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
40. Desde el Desierto
41. Diamond Dollar$
42. Dodgers History
43. Indians Off the Field
44. Step up to B.A.T.
45. A Twinternal Perspective
46. A’s Ticket Services
47. Project Lomo (Logan Morrison)
48. Fenway the Dog
49. BTF Today
50. Baseball with Matt
MiLB PRO
Ben forever has bragging rights after topping the inaugural MiLB Pro rankings…
1. Ben’s Biz Blog
2. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
3. The Dash Board
4. Rattler Radio
5. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful (Jonathan Mayo)
6. Salem Sox Talk
7. Inside the Jackson Generals
8. Walking with a Swagerty
9. 45 Miles From Fenway
10. ‘Riders Insider Blog
11. Porcupines in Pinstripes
12. It’s All Relative
13. Inside the San Jose Giants
14. Unlocking the Keys
15. M-Braves Clubhouse Report
16. Playing In Peoria
17. Rollin’ with Rick
18. Socci On The Sox
19. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
20. Inside the Clubhouse with Mike Antonellis
21. Hook, Line, and Sinker
22. On the Mike with Mike Safford (Voice of the Boise Hawks)
23. The Sprouting News
24. Docking With the Ports
25. Chirp Chatter
26. ‘Cats Corner
27. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
28. The Tune-Up Blog
29. The Inside Pitch
30. The G-Blog
31. Knight Fever
32. From the Nest
33. CurveBall Blog
34. Yard Work
35. Inside the Chiefs
36. Intimidating Insight
37. Colorado Springs Sky Sox Official Team Blog
38. Express Tracks
39. Barons Beat
40. Portland Sea Dogs Promotions
41. Staten Island Yankees
42. Bill On Baseball
43. Sound Bytes Blog
44. The Spread
45. Delmarva Shorebirds Blog
46. B-Mets Buzz with Tim Heiman
47. Bird Droppings
48. MiLB Snap Shots
49. Hawk’s Eye: View From The Booth
50. Indy Baseball Chatter
FANS
Catch two home runs in one game and look what happens to your blog traffic…
1. The Baseball Collector
2. Rays Renegade
3. 7000 Coliseum Way
4. CardinalsFarm
5. The AustralianBaseballDigest
6. The Brewer Nation
7. A’s Farm
8. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
9. Three Up, Three Down
10. Beisbol 007
11. The Unbiased MLB Fan
12. mlbblogger
13. Pinstripe Birthdays
14. Born on Third
15. The Ballpark Guide
16. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
17. Ballparks on a Budget
18. Dodger Blue World
19. The Baseball Haven
20. Rockpile Rant
21. Where Everyone’s a Giant
22. Observing Baseball
23. Minoring In Baseball
24. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
25. Phillies Phollowers
26. The Blue Jays Dugout
27. Heard It From Hoard
28. Fish Fry
29. TheCutoffMan
30. Rockin’ Redlegs
31. Reds Camps
32. The Rays Rant
33. 9 Inning Know It All
34. Brewers Rumors
35. More Splash Hits
36. BrokeMets
37. baseballqueen
38. Cream City Cables
39. Head First Slide Productions
40. The Angels’ Ace
41. Collection of Baseball
42. The Yankee Dinosaur
43. Why Did My Dad Make Me a Mets Fan?
44. This is a very simple game…
45. The Best MLBlog
46. Battling Bucs
47. Prospects2Pros
48. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
49. Talkin’ Rockies
50. The Cub Den
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
Once again traveling across the continent to bring you the very latest news…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Mark My Word
3. Beck’s Blog
4. The Zo Zone
5. Bowman’s Blog
6. Postcards From Elysian Fields
7. Mariners Musings
8. Bombers Beat
9. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
10. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
11. Britt’s Bird Watch
12. Brew Beat
13. Tag’s Lines
14. Brownie Points
15. Mets Cetera
16. The Fish Pond
17. North of the Border
18. Change for a Nickel
19. Major League Bastian
20. Major Lee-ague
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Thinking All-Star Week at Citi Field
One of the coolest things about being a baseball fan is knowing your All-Star Game is light years better than any other sport’s…and that it matters. The National League has capitalized on three straight All-Star victories.
I spent Tuesday at Citi Field, partly for the big Clayton Kershaw-Jon Niese matchup and also to do some advance work on the All-Star Week stuff that is coming there for this summer. Here is my ballot launch story on MLB.com and here is the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot sponsored by freecreditscore.com.
Just wanted to share some Instagrams I posted in the meantime, and making sure you are all set to blog like crazy now that the All-Star ballot is out. Make sure you leave comments here with your full URL and tell us to come and see how you use up those earliest votes, and we’ll promote some of them.
Latest Leaders – March 2013
Now that this season is under way, please join us in welcoming the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s official blog Monarchs to Grays to Crawfords into our community — only days before the much-anticipated release of the Jackie Robinson movie “42.” And that’s just a start. Other newcomers include players like Eric Sogard (Athletics), Josh Spence (Yankees) and Jordan Swagerty (Cardinals); Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox broadcaster Bob Socci; Bob Wirz, former chief spokesman for Commissioners Bowie Kuhn and Peter Ueberroth; and rookie fan blogs like CubsSince1908, Talkin’ Rockies, MLB-The Casual Fan and Reds All About It. Start blogging today at MLB.com/blogs, the collaboration of Major League Baseball Advanced Media and WordPress.com (biggest gateway to any baseball blogs in existence) and see if you can join these most popular MLB.com Blogs below!
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Mar. 1-31:
MLB PRO
Proof that one viral Harlem Shake video can make all the difference…
1. TribeVibe
2. Dodgers Photog Blog
3. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
4. MLB.com Fantasy 411
5. Ben’s Biz Blog
6. Better Off Red
7. Baseball Nerd (Keith Olbermann)
8. Curly W Live
9. SF Giants Photos
10. John & Cait…Plus Nine
11. Brandon and Brandon (Belt and Crawford)
12. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
13. Inside the White Sox
14. Phillies Insider
15. Cubs Vine Line Blog
16. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
17. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
18. Our Game (John Thorn)
19. Walking with a Swagerty
20. Alyson’s Footnotes
21. Around the Horn in KC
22. So I Married A Baseball Player… (Dallas Latos)
23. Rattler Radio
24. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful (Jonathan Mayo)
25. Inside the San Jose Giants
26. Newberg Report
27. CastroTurf
28. Unlocking the Keys
29. Cooperstown Chatter
30. Eric Sogard’s Glasses
31. Porcupines in Pinstripes
32. White Shark (Gregor Blanco)
33. Welcome to Third and King
34. The Dash Board
35. 45 Miles From Fenway
36. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
37. Clubhouse Confidential
38. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
39. Justice4U
40. Inside the Jackson Generals
41. It’s All Relative
42. Rays Radio
43. Wild Things (Mitch Williams)
44. The Inside Pitch
45. X-Country Drive-a-Thon
46. ‘Riders Insider Blog
47. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
48. Yard Work
49. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
50. Inside the Clubhouse with Mike Antonellis
FANS
Cardinals Farm looks like a phenom on the rise…
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. A’s Farm
6. CardinalsFarm
7. The Unbiased MLB Fan
8. mlbblogger
9. Beisbol 007
10. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
11. Pinstripe Birthdays
12. The Baseball Haven
13. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
14. Rockpile Rant
15. Ballparks on a Budget
16. 9 Inning Know It All
17. Dodger Blue World
18. Minoring In Baseball
19. The Ballpark Guide
20. BrokeMets
21. Phillies Phollowers
22. Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System
23. Born on Third
24. The Rays Rant
25. Heard It From Hoard
26. TheCutoffMan
27. Brewers Rumors
28. Observing Baseball
29. Where Everyone’s a Giant
30. Battling Bucs
31. 7000 Coliseum Way
32. Rockin’ Redlegs
33. eltubeyero22
34. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
35. Three Up, Three Down
36. The Blue Jays Dugout
37. The Angels’ Ace
38. Cream City Cables
39. Blogging ‘Bout Baseball
40. The Best MLBlog
41. A Piece of The Game
42. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
43. Fish Fry
44. The Yankee Dinosaur
45. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
46. Resumen De La MLB
47. The Cub Den
48. This is a very simple game…
49. More Splash Hits
50. BLOGGIN’ IN L.A.
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
They’re just glad to be done with Spring Training…
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Mark My Word
3. Beck’s Blog
4. The Zo Zone
5. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
6. Bowman’s Blog
7. Bombers Beat
8. Postcards From Elysian Fields
9. Mariners Musings
10. Britt’s Bird Watch
11. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
12. Tag’s Lines
13. Bollinger Beat
14. Brew Beat
15. North of the Border
16. Brownie Points
17. Change for a Nickel
18. Mets Cetera
19. Major League Bastian
20. The Fish Pond
And say hi to The Phillies Girl, who’s dealing with Roy Halladay’s rough first outing…
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
RETIRING, GARAGIOLA NO ORDINARY JOE
“Kennedy was, whether for good or bad, an enormously large figure,” Theodore H. White wrote of America’s first Catholic president. “Historically, he was a gate-keeper. He unlatched the gate and through the door marched Catholics, blacks, and Jews, and ethnics, women, youth, academics, newspersons, and an entirely new breed of politician.”
Joe Garagiola, 87, an exceedingly large baseball figure, recently retired after 58 years behind the mike, including the last 18 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Latest Leaders – February 2013
With preparations for the season going full steam in sunny locales, MLB.com Bloggers also are gearing up for the 2013 campaign. Your February Latest Leaders are rounding into form nicely. From repeat leaders like overall top-ranked blog Muskat Ramblings and king of the Fan blogs, Rays Renegade, to new Pro Blog leader SF Giants Photos and rookies like Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System and The Baseball Sociologist. Congratulations to everyone in this month’s list!
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Feb. 1-28:
MLB PRO
1. SF Giants Photos
2. Better Off Red
3. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
4. Dodgers Photog Blog
5. Curly W Live
6. MLB.com Fantasy 411
7. Baseball Nerd
8. John & Cait…Plus Nine
9. Cubs Vine Line Blog
10. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
11. TribeVibe
12. Ben’s Biz Blog
13. Brandon and Brandon
14. CastroTurf
15. So I Married A Baseball Player…
16. Hot Stove
17. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
18. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
19. Phillies Insider
20. Justice4U
21. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
22. Our Game
23. Around the Horn in KC
24. Cooperstown Chatter
25. Inside the San Jose Giants
26. *touch* ‘em all
27. Alyson’s Footnotes
28. Newberg Report
29. Inside the White Sox
30. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
31. Unlocking the Keys
32. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
33. Rattler Radio
34. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
35. Clubhouse Confidential
36. Porcupines in Pinstripes
37. Desde el Desierto
38. Comerica Park, 48201
39. Wild Things
40. Rays Radio
41. The Dash Board
42. It’s All Relative
43. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
44. The Sprouting News
45. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
46. ‘Riders Insider Blog
47. ‘Cats Corner
48. The Futurists
49. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
50. Chirp Chatter
FANS
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. A’s Farm
6. mlbblogger
7. The Unbiased MLB Fan
8. The Baseball Haven
9. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
10. Pinstripe Birthdays
11. Beisbol 007
12. 7000 Coliseum Way
13. 9 Inning Know It All
14. Dodger Blue World
15. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
16. Rockpile Rant
17. The Ballpark Guide
18. Minoring In Baseball
19. Phillies Phollowers
20. CardinalsFarm
21. BrokeMets
22. Brewers Rumors
23. Observing Baseball
24. Three Up, Three Down
25. Ballparks on a Budget
26. Born on Third
27. A Piece of The Game
28. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
29. Cream City Cables
30. Heard It From Hoard
31. TheCutoffMan
32. The Rays Rant
33. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
34. Battling Bucs
35. Major-League Obie Role-Based Projection System
36. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
37. Rockin’ Redlegs
38. Where Everyone’s a Giant
39. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
40. The Best MLBlog
41. eltubeyero22
42. This is a very simple game…
43. If You Write It, They Will Come
44. The Baseball Sociologist
45. Reds Country
46. baseballqueen
47. The Angels’ Ace
48. The Cub Den
49. Pedro Beato Fan Club
50. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Mark My Word
3. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
4. The Zo Zone
5. Beck’s Blog
6. Bombers Beat
7. Mariners Musings
8. Brew Beat
9. Britt’s Bird Watch
10. Postcards From Elysian Fields
11. Tag’s Lines
12. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
13. Bollinger Beat
14. Brownie Points
15. Bowman’s Blog
16. North of the Border
17. Change for a Nickel
18. Major League Bastian
19. Mets Cetera
20. The Fish Pond
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Welcoming back BASEBALL GAMES
Hope you guys are having as good a day as I am. This is one of my favorite times, when the first actual games are played between Major League teams for the first time since the World Series. As I wrote yesterday on MLB.com, we have launched our MLB.com At Bat 13 app, so we’re back for a fifth year with the best sports app ever and forever. I’m enjoying a Gameday Audio marathon, making too big a deal about Freddie Freeman registering the first hit of 2013, Tigers breaking their four-game skid vs. MLB opposition, Terry Francona’s new-look Indians overcoming a quick five-run deficit, etc. It just feels good to hear that crack of the bat and to let yourself settle into the flow of a baseball game, instead of just talking about it. Did you know it’s the earliest the KC Royals ever played a first game?
So while I am listening and readying for our first MLB.TV live games this weekend, I thought it would be a good time to surface the most recently updated MLB.com Blogs and give you a look at some bloggers who may be familiar or brand-new to you. In addition to this list below, be sure to get acquainted with our PRO Blogs roster. I appreciate all your recent comments here, and please keep it up, always adding your blog’s full URL so others can easily find you. We’ll be relaunching http://MLB.com/blogs in the near future, TBA.
Latest Updated MLB Blogs
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:04:56 +0000
Not Just Baseball…Aceball
http://mlblogsreno.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:04:56 +0000
A Cubs Fan’s Blog
http://cubspain.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:01:01 +0000
More Splash Hits
http://moresplashhits.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:59:10 +0000
Inside the White Sox
http://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:57:20 +0000
Dodgers Photog Blog
http://dodgersphotog.mlblogs.com/2013/02/22/22213-something-current-friday-workout-by-jon-soohoola-dodgers/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:49:04 +0000 (See Sandy Koufax pics! Priceless.)
sportssegal
http://sportssegal.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:48:18 +0000
By Gosh, It’s Langosch
http://langosch.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:39:36 +0000
Beisbol 007
http://mlblogspiratasblog.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:29:24 +0000
The Black N Orange Page
http://theblacknorangepage.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:50 +0000
Rollin’ with Rick
http://rickm.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:14:50 +0000
Beyond the Ballpark
http://beyondtheballpark.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:05:01 +0000
Brew Beat
http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:55:47 +0000
Cubs Vine Line Blog
http://vineline.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:54:04 +0000
Mets Cetera
http://dicomo.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:45:12 +0000
Inside the San Jose Giants
http://sjgiants.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:35:45 +0000
MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
http://milbprospective.wordpress.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:27:23 +0000
Chirp Chatter
http://chirpchatter.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:17:58 +0000
Muskat Ramblings
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:09:34 +0000
Around the Horn in KC
http://royals.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:09:27 +0000
The Zo Zone
http://zozone.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:50:31 +0000
Docking With the Ports
http://theportspost.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:37:06 +0000
Three Up, Three Down
http://3u3d.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:34:25 +0000
Baseball At the Bay
http://baseballatthebay.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:29:39 +0000
Padres hispanos
http://berkutmartin.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:26:59 +0000
Bollinger Beat
http://bollingerbeat.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:11:17 +0000
Tag’s Lines
http://brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:03:55 +0000
Also, check out Mitch Williams’ latest blog post on Kyle Lohse — interesting: http://mitchwilliams.mlblogs.com
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Latest Leaders – January 2013
Baseball is just days away now, and the excitement is building as more and more new blogs are created here on the best blogging platform in the sport. Our first monthly Latest Leaders of 2013 has the usual mix of proven veterans and promising newcomers. The biggest news has to be the Brewers’ John & Cait…Plus Nine dethroning the Hot Stove traffic magnet for the overall top spot, with Jamie Ramsey’s Better Off Red just behind. Evan Vogel cracked the FAN Top 10 in December and now his blog The Baseball Haven is up to No. 5, so watch out there. Carrie Muskat is still in command on the list of MLB.com beat reporters, regardless of the fortunes of the Cubs team she covers. Congratulations to everyone who made the list, and one proven tip to get on the next month’s list is to leave comments on these blogs and include your full URL so they can see your new posts.
Start your own MLB.com Blog today. It’s the first step in joining this list.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Jan. 1-31:
MLB PRO
1. John & Cait…Plus Nine
2. Better Off Red
3. Hot Stove
4. Baseball Nerd
5. Curly W Live
6. Dodgers Photog Blog
7. Ben’s Biz Blog
8. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
9. Cubs Vine Line Blog
10. SF Giants Photos
11. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
12. MLB.com Fantasy 411
13. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
14. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
15. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
16. TribeVibe
17. Our Game
18. Around the Horn in KC
19. Alyson’s Footnotes
20. So I Married A Baseball Player…
21. Phillies Insider
22. Cooperstown Chatter
23. 45 Miles From Fenway
24. Cleveland Indians Fantasy Camp
25. Newberg Report
26. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
27. CastroTurf
28. Rattler Radio
29. Justice4U
30. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
31. The Dash Board
32. Comerica Park, 48201
33. Wild Things
34. The Sprouting News
35. Jesse Sanchez at the Park
36. Inside the White Sox
37. Baseball Books
38. ‘Riders Insider Blog
39. Inside the San Jose Giants
40. Step up to B.A.T.
41. It’s All Relative
42. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
43. Rollin’ with Rick
44. ‘Cats Corner
45. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
46. Mets Fantasy Camp
47. Beyond the Ballpark
48. Diamond Dollar$
49. Not Just Baseball…Aceball
50. Desde el Desierto
FANS
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. The Baseball Haven
6. Beisbol 007
7. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
8. mlbblogger
9. The Unbiased MLB Fan
10. Rockpile Rant
11. A’s Farm
12. Observing Baseball
13. Pinstripe Birthdays
14. Dodger Blue World
15. Phillies Phollowers
16. 9 Inning Know It All
17. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
18. The Ballpark Guide
19. 7000 Coliseum Way
20. Minoring In Baseball
21. Ballparks on a Budget
22. TheCutoffMan
23. BrokeMets
24. A Piece of The Game
25. If You Write It, They Will Come
26. Cream City Cables
27. Born on Third
28. Brewers Rumors
29. Heard It From Hoard
30. Three Up, Three Down
31. Rockin’ Redlegs
32. Where Everyone’s a Giant
33. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
34. eltubeyero22
35. Collection of Baseball
36. The Rays Rant
37. This is a very simple game…
38. Battling Bucs
39. Reds Country
40. Bleacher Boy
41. Rox Addict
42. The Best MLBlog
43. The Angels’ Ace
44. Fish Fry
45. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
46. One Strike Away…Twice!
47. Los bigleaguers
48. CardinalsFarm
49. Royal Blues
50. Formerly Fausto: A Baseball Blog
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. The Zo Zone
4. Mark My Word
5. Bombers Beat
6. Postcards From Elysian Fields
7. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
8. Bowman’s Blog
9. Mariners Musings
10. Britt’s Bird Watch
11. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
12. Brew Beat
13. Change for a Nickel
14. Major League Bastian
15. Tag’s Lines
16. North of the Border
17. Brownie Points
18. Mets Cetera
19. The Fish Pond
20. Major Lee-ague
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Happy Grounds Crew Day!
I wrote a letter to Punxsutawney Phil as an ode to the more than 1,000 groundskeepers who are preparing Spring Training and Major League Ballparks for us — and that’s not even counting all the Minor League parks! Do you know what their typical day is like? Did you know that groundskeeper was the first profession ever according to the Bible? Do you know how many members are on a typical grounds crew for Spring Training and the 30 Major League parks? Phil has been notified, that’s for sure. Bill Murray is even on our side, not his. Hope you enjoy #GroundsCrewDay now that we have taken over each February 2, and please spread the word by commenting on the story and reblogging this post! Also stop by and say hi to MLB head groundskeeping guru Murray Cook, who is about to celebrate the eighth birthday of one of our original 4 MLB.com Blogs created in April 2005. I owe Murray a huge thanks for all the info that went into our Grounds Crew Day story. – Mark
Top 100 MLB.com Blogs
Baseball fans aren’t going to forget 2012 any time soon. We saw the debuts of phenomenal young talent, we marveled at historic feats and we held on through truly memorable Postseason moments. Bloggers were there every step of the way, and now is the time to honor those who made the annual Top 100 MLB.com Blogs list. Once again the Hot Stove/Trade Buzz two-headed monster finished as the overall most-visited MLB.com Blog, powered by the only network of 30 traveling beat reporters, with Better Off Red finishing off a very impressive season in second place in the PRO category. The Baseball Collector has bragging rights again among Fan blogs, with the reborn and resurgent Rays Renegade right behind. Carrie Muskat held off Jason Beck to grab top honors among the MLB.com Beat Writers.
Congratulations to everyone who made the Top 100! If you’re on the list, make sure you add your Top 100 MLB.com Blogs badge to your sidebar, with the link to this post. Here are the Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2012:
MLB PRO
1. Hot Stove
2. Better Off Red
3. SF Giants Photos
4. MLB.com Fantasy 411
5. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
6. John & Cait…Plus Nine
7. Baseball Nerd
8. Alyson’s Footnotes
9. Curly W Live
10. Ben’s Biz Blog
11. Dodgers Photog Blog
12. Brandon and Brandon
13. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
14. So I Married A Baseball Player…
15. Phillies Insider
16. Around the Horn in KC
17. 45 Miles From Fenway
18. The USA Baseball 17U Blog
19. The Dash Board
20. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
21. Ben Rouse’s Brewers Mission 162
22. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
23. Cubs Vine Line Blog
24. TribeVibe
25. Inside the White Sox
26. Our Game
27. The USA Baseball 15U National Team Blog
28. Comerica Park, 48201
29. Tommy Lasorda’s World
30. CastroTurf
31. The USA Baseball 14U Blog
32. Rattler Radio
33. The Byrd’s Nest
34. Cooperstown Chatter
35. Newberg Report
36. White Shark
37. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
38. Justice4U
39. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
40. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
41. Above the Plate
42. Bloomberg Sports
43. Inside the Jackson Generals
44. ‘Cats Corner
45. Clubhouse Confidential
46. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
47. The Sprouting News
48. ‘Riders Insider Blog
49. Desde el Desierto
50. Fantasy Freddie
51. It’s All Relative
52. Kaat’s Korner
53. The Futurists
54. Far East Division
55. The G-Blog
56. Reed Between the Lines
57. SFGiantScoop
58. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
59. Wild Things
60. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
61. Salem Sox Talk
62. On the Mike with Mike Safford (Voice of the Boise Hawks)
63. Express Tracks
64. Chirp Chatter
65. Rollin’ with Rick
66. Inside the Chiefs
67. Yard Work
68. Roof Report
69. Brian Anderson’s House of Blogs
70. Kara’s Hot Corner
71. The Inside Pitch
72. Padres hispanos
73. Unlocking the Keys
74. The Cutoff Man
75. From the Nest
76. The Mitchell Report & Livin’ La Vida Leo
77. Inside the Clubhouse with Mike Antonellis
78. Bird Droppings
79. Ozzie Speaks
80. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
81. Welcome to Third and King
82. ‘Topes Tattler
83. Docking With the Ports
84. Padre Knows Best
85. MiLB Snap Shots
86. A Twinternal Perspective
87. Fenway the Dog
88. Knight Fever
89. Extra Innings with the KCrew
90. BTF Today
91. Indians Off the Field
92. Baseball Books
93. Colorado Springs Sky Sox Official Team Blog
94. Diamond Dollar$
95. A’s Ticket Services
96. FISH TALES
97. Red Sox DestiNATIONs
98. Athletics in Japan: Opening Series 2012
99. Bees Wax
100. Delmarva Shorebirds Blog
FANS
1. The Baseball Collector
2. Rays Renegade
3. Red State Blue State
4. The AustralianBaseballDigest
5. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
6. Counting Baseballs
7. Beisbol 007
8. The Brewer Nation
9. A’s Farm
10. Rockpile Rant
11. mlbblogger
12. Pinstripe Birthdays
13. The Ballpark Guide
14. Phillies Phollowers
15. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
16. The Baseball Haven
17. The Unbiased MLB Fan
18. BlueBattingHelmet
19. Born on Third
20. Observing Baseball
21. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
22. Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World
23. nybisons
24. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
25. Three Up, Three Down
26. The Pittsburgh Peas
27. Brewers Rumors
28. Blogging ‘Bout Baseball
29. Unfinished Business
30. Rockin’ Redlegs
31. The Rays Rant
32. The Future Blog of the Red Sox
33. Minoring In Baseball
34. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
35. Collection of Baseball
36. This is a very simple game…
37. Heard It From Hoard
38. Cream City Cables
39. Plushdamentals
40. Royal Blues
41. The Yankee Dinosaur
42. gojays
43. Fish Fry
44. Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
45. baseballqueen
46. TheCutoffMan
47. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
48. 9 Inning Know It All
49. Live, Eat, and Breathe Yankees
50. Bleacher Boy
51. More Splash Hits
52. If You Write It, They Will Come
53. The Optimist Tiger
54. swingingbuntz
55. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
56. Rox Addict
57. All Things Pirates: Breaking down the Buccos
58. Phillies Red Pinstripes
59. westsideculture
60. Reds Country
61. Los bigleaguers
62. Where Everyone’s a Giant
63. Ballparks on a Budget
64. eltubeyero22
65. Wrigley Regular
66. On The Way Home
67. 7000 Coliseum Way
68. Sarge’s Phillies Phantasy Camp Diary
69. Battling Bucs
70. HYDE’S INSIDE PITCH
71. The Phanatic Addict
72. 2r2d
73. BrokeMets
74. One Strike Away…Twice!
75. Brewers Today
76. steel city ballhawk
77. Great Scot!
78. Hoppers Fan
79. Devils In Pinstripes
80. The Fenway Faithful
81. A Misplaced Astros Fan
82. Bottom of the Ninth
83. Punky G. (G stands for Giants!)
84. Cambios y Curvas
85. 1992 And Counting
86. 2131 and Beyond
87. The Phillies Girl Tells All
88. Dyna Mets
89. Perfect Pitch
90. LEAVes of Dodger Blue
91. The ‘Stros Bros
92. Major League Fantasy Sports
93. Throwin’ Heat
94. The Angels’ Ace
95. Teddy’s Ballgame
96. Datacasting in Norfolk
97. FixMLB.org
98. Holy KK! It’s the Phillies!
99. Major League Ballhawk
100. Grab Some Bench!
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. The Zo Zone
4. Mark My Word
5. Bowman’s Blog
6. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
7. Bombers Beat
8. Postcards From Elysian Fields
9. Britt’s Bird Watch
10. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
11. Brownie Points
12. Brew Beat
13. Mariners Musings
14. North of the Border
15. Major League Bastian
16. Change for a Nickel
17. Tag’s Lines
18. The Fish Pond
19. Haft-Baked Ideas
20. Mets Cetera
Reminder: Blogs only can be tracked for this list if they use an MLB theme. If you switch to a different WordPress.com theme for a day or two during that month, those page views will not be included for these purposes because they cannot be recorded by MLB.com.
Top 100 MLBloggers: Get your badge!
Congratulations again to all our Top 100 MLB.com Blogs for 2012. If your blog made the list you’ve earned a Top 100 badge to proudly display in your sidebar. Here’s how to make it happen:
1. Log in to your blog’s dashboard.
2. Go to Appearance > Widgets.
3. Grab the Image widget from the list of available widgets in the middle of the window (they’re in alphabetical order), and drag it over to the top of your active widgets in the Sidebar section on the right side.
4. Enter ONLY the following information in the Image widget.
Image URL: http://mlblogsmlblogs.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/300x50_mlblogs_top100.png
Alternate text: Top 100 MLB.com Blogs
Width: 300 Height: 50
Link URL: http://mlblogs.mlblogs.com/2013/01/04/2012-top-100-mlb-com-blogs/
5. Hit Save and you’re all set. The badge should display at the top of your blog’s sidebar, just as it does in this blog.
Mark Newman
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