formerlyanonymous who covers Michigan baseball for mgoblog.com, did a fair assessment of the 2010 Big Ten Baseball teams. While of course, I would like to see Illinois higher in his preview (he puts him in the second tier after Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota), it’s pretty consistent with what I’ve…
Illinois Baseball Report now has a fan page on Facebook. If you like to use Facebook, consider becoming a fan. The page will link to all of my web updates and articles plus allow for another venue for discussion (I still encourage commenting here, though!) Here is the link to…
A quick note: Brian over at The College Baseball Blog is interviewing college baseball coaches around the nation and recently he got around to quizzing our own Coach Hartleb. It’s a good read.
A quick note with a slight bittersweet tint… Big Ten Hardball, the blog that incessantly covered Big Ten Baseball news, issues, and analysis, is closing its virtual doors. Brian DeCaussin who maintained BTH, is calling it quits after five incredible years. Those of you who are parents of players most…
To start the new year, I thought I’d throw out some helpful links that might be useful in getting news and information on Illinois Baseball and Big Ten Baseball this year. So bookmark the ones you find interesting or useful. They may come in handy down the road during the…
In the off-season, Buckeye State Baseball is doing a Top 9 Division I Moments of 2009 as they pertain to Ohio baseball. Number 6 on the list is “Welcome to the Adult Table Big Ten”. In some ways it’s an all-encompassing topic but it manifests itself in the Ohio State-Illinois…
New Banner You may notice I changed the banner that headlines this website. Times change and players move on so I thought I’d update the photos to reflect that. Also, while I’m on the topic of photos, I’ve put a widget on the sidebar that will display a random photo…
There are college baseball websites I check out and there are pro baseball websites I browse. And unless it’s MLB draft time, never the twain shall meet. So when it was twittered (by @IlliniBaseball in case you’re wondering) that Brandon Wikoff was mentioned on one of my favorite web sites…
As a follow-up to my note on Kyle Hudson yesterday, I’d like to give props to Hannah Seward who is a big Delmarva Shorebird fan. A week or so ago, I linked to a photo of hers here on IBR. Anyway, Hannah emailed to say hi and passed on her…
I started Illinois Baseball Report at the beginning of this year essentially because I thought the team really deserved it. I put a lot of time into it during the the the season and it’s been a lot of fun. Even though the University of Illinois baseball season is over,…