ESPN America MLB Fan Experience 2012 with Mike Piazza & Alessandro Maestri hosting the Step Up To The Plate winners’ coaching clinic in Italy, featuring Herts players Glen Downer and Joseph Osborne-Brade.
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VIDEO: Roundup of week two of 2012 HSL
Ken Pike presents a roundup of the second week of games in the 2012 Herts Spring League. The programme was first shownon Herts Baseball TV.
VIDEO: Roundup of Opening Weekend of 2012 HSL
Ken Pike presents a brand new show on Herts Baseball TV. This first edition of the show features a roundup of the action from the Opening Day of the 2012 Herts Spring league a look ahead to next weekend when all 20 teams are in action as the AAA and AA teams start their Spring Training games.
Team rosters to be announced on Herts TV tonight
We are counting down to the first pitch of the 2012 Herts Spring League and the Managers of the Herts adult league teams will be announcing their preliminary rosters for the upcoming Herts Spring League games. The announcement will be shown on the Herts TV Channel at 10:00pm, Thursday, 15 March 2012, (right after the end of the televised football game Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon).
The show will be hosted by Herts Baseball TV’s anchorman, Ken Pike.
Viewers will be able to interact and chat with each other using the ChatZone on the side of the TV screen and via facebook or twitter.
It must be noted that the Herts team managers are still evaluating players, especially as new players are arriving every week. Therefore the rosters which will be announced are not final and may be subject to changes. For example, players may receive a call up from another team etc.
ESPN selects Herts first baseman Glen Downer for MLB European camp
This evening ESPN announced that Herts first baseman, Glen Downer, is one of 10 players selected form around Europe to attend MLB’s European Academy in Italy as part of ESPN’s competition.
Downer joined Herts in 2011 and made an immediate impact bringing a lot of power to the batting lineup and reliability at first base.
MLB’s European Academy is located in the city of Pisa. Downer will depart for Italy on 2 March 2012 and will be returning on 4 March to resume Spring Training with Herts. Among the others who were selected are players from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary as well as two more British-based players. The winners were announced officially on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
The best of MLB in 2011
As we prepare to turn the page and welcome 2012 and the new baseball season, here are some of the best plays from the 2011 MLB season.
Kermode, Mayo and Herts on Moneyball
If you want to learn to hit from the best you would go and talk to people like Hank Aaron and Ted Williams. For pitching you would turn to Nolan Ryan.
When it comes to movies, there is only one place to go to and that’s Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo’s Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live. When they talk movies, the other film critics scramble around to get pen and paper and take notes.
On the day of Moneyball’s release in the UK, Kermode and Mayo had their say, and Herts Baseball Club also decided to get involved in the discussion.
Here is a little excerpt from their weekly show on Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 5 Live.
MLB Postseason gives Herts players and coaches the edge for 2012
The Herts youth and adult teams may have played their last games of the 2011 season but they are already looking for ways to gain a competitive edge in 2012 thanks to the analysis and tips form the biggest baseball experts in baseball.
Here is the latest round of expert analysis from the 2011 MLB postseason.