Has social media networking killed the old fan clubs? Remember when you could just write a letter to your favorite baseball player and include a baseball card and sometimes you would get it back and it would be autographed? Those days are gone. Now – some players refuse to sign autographs, and fan clubs have died down, except on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. After taking a few days to search Facebook’s database, I have compiled a list of the top 10 most popular baseball players on Facebook. I think you might be …read more

It’s time for another fun edition of the ‘Thursday 10.’ Today – I’m going to send you around the Internet with 10 of the best links of the day. Let’s get started.
1. How can anyone avoid this story? In case you tried, you can’t now – Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets. The Jets didn’t waste any time getting a replica Favre #4 jersey online to buy. Several things have come to light since Favre is out of Green Bay, like the amount of pressure Aaron Rodgers now has. Also …read more

Today on the Thursday 10, I’m bringing you 10 of the funniest commercials involving current and former Major League Baseball players. The commercials are in no particular order. Sit back and enjoy the show.
I’ll kick things off with a commercial that wasn’t on my first list, but while watching another, it was recommended and I loved it. It’s a Dunkin’ Donuts spot with former Boston Red Sox player Johnny Damon and General Manager Theo Epstein. Damon has a secret and Epstein is reaping the benefits of knowing what it is. Take a look.

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It’s time for another ‘Thursday 10′ post at Inside the Ballpark. Today’s list looks at the Top 10 Most Disappointing Major League Baseball Players of 2008. It was tough to narrow the field to just 10 players, however these players have had the most disappointing seasons to date. Maybe one or two of them will turn it around and won’t make the list near the end of the season, but for now, they are on the list.
Top 10 Most Disappointing Major League Baseball Players of 2008
10. Roy Oswalt – Houston Astros – Oswalt has been one of …read more

There’s no doubt that 2008 has been a crazy and unpredictable season so far. Some teams are rising to the occasion, while others are completely bombing. So today on the ‘Thursday 10′ I bring to you the Top 10 Worst Major League Baseball Teams of 2008. This list probably won’t be very controversial. It’s almost impossible to argue about any of the teams making this list. Also – as a follow-up to this list – next week I’ll be bringing you the Top 10 Worst Players of 2008. So – you won’t want to …read more

With the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft kicking off today, I figured I needed to post some material relating to the draft. So today on the ‘Thursday 10′ – I give to you, the ‘Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts.’ You’ll notice that most of these guys were a number one overall pick in the MLB draft, however there are a couple that were number two overall selections as well.
Top 10 Biggest Major League Baseball Draft Busts
10. Adam Johnson – Johnson was the second overall pick in the 2000 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins. The …read more

After seeing all of the hoopla surrounding Jay Bruce’s debut this week in Cincinnati, I started to wonder if he will turn into the franchise-type player everyone expects him to be. Then, I started to think about some of the players that are great now and wondered what their debut seasons were like. So, today on the ‘Thursday 10′, I’m posting my list for the “Top 10 Worst Major League Baseball Debuts by All-Star Players since 1988.” If you’re not with me yet, I’ll explain. I’m looking back at guys that have been named MLB All-Stars …read more

Today on the Thursday 10, I am going to post the top 10 current players I’d like to see become managers one day. And no, there will be no catchers on this list, because that would just be too realistic. On with the list!
10. Randy Johnson – The Big Unit – What a site it would be for Randy Johnson to walk out to trade lineup cards and go over ground rules. The 6-10 lefty would make for great television to see him running out to argue a call with an umpire.
9. Scott Rolen – One can …read more