Latest Leaders – November 2012
While most baseball fans would tell you there’s really no such thing as an offseason for the national pastime, the first month after the end of the season was a typically big one here at MLB.com Blogs. In addition to the season debut of the Hot Stove behemoth that predictably grabbed the top overall spot, John & Cait…Plus Nine kept going strong to claim the second slot in the Pro Blogs. Meanwhile, newcomer Baseball with Matt made its Latest Leaders premiere right out of the chute. There was a changing of the guard atop the Fan blogs, with the resurrected Rays Renegade returning to grab bragging rights, and Muskat Ramblings finished first among the Beat Writers.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Nov. 1-30:
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1. Hot Stove
2. John & Cait…Plus Nine
3. Baseball Nerd
4. SF Giants Photos
5. Brandon and Brandon
6. Better Off Red
7. Curly W Live
8. Ben’s Biz Blog
9. Dodgers Photog Blog
10. MLB.com Fantasy 411
11. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
12. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
13. So I Married A Baseball Player…
14. Phillies Insider
15. 45 Miles From Fenway
16. Our Game
17. Cubs Vine Line Blog
18. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
19. Around the Horn in KC
20. Cooperstown Chatter
21. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
22. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
23. Newberg Report
24. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
25. CastroTurf
26. The Dash Board
27. TribeVibe
28. Wild Things
29. The Sprouting News
30. Rattler Radio
31. It’s All Relative
32. ‘Riders Insider Blog
33. ‘Cats Corner
34. MLB Urban Youth Academy – Compton, CA
35. Justice4U
36. Boomskie on Baseball
37. Desde el Desierto
38. Rollin’ with Rick
39. Yard Work
40. Beyond the Ballpark
41. The Futurists
42. Baseball with Matt
43. Unlocking the Keys
44. Fenway the Dog
45. Inside the San Jose Giants
46. From the Nest
47. Chirp Chatter
48. The Cutoff Man
49. Padres hispanos
50. BTF Today
FANS
1. Rays Renegade
2. The Baseball Collector
3. The Brewer Nation
4. Red State Blue State
5. The AustralianBaseballDigest
6. Beisbol 007
7. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
8. Rockpile Rant
9. The Baseball Haven
10. mlbblogger
11. Pinstripe Birthdays
12. A’s Farm
13. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
14. Phillies Phollowers
15. 9 Inning Know It All
16. Royal Blues
17. Observing Baseball
18. BrokeMets
19. The Ballpark Guide
20. Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World
21. The Unbiased MLB Fan
22. TheCutoffMan
23. Brewers Rumors
24. Born on Third
25. Three Up, Three Down
26. 7000 Coliseum Way
27. Minoring In Baseball
28. Rockin’ Redlegs
29. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
30. Ballparks on a Budget
31. Blogging ‘Bout Baseball
32. Where Everyone’s a Giant
33. Collection of Baseball
34. The Rays Rant
35. gojays
36. More Splash Hits
37. This is a very simple game…
38. eltubeyero22
39. Resumen De La MLB
40. Fish Fry
41. Panama WBC Qualifier
42. The ‘Stros Bros
43. Battling Bucs
44. Cream City Cables
45. On The Way Home
46. Bleacher Boy
47. Rox Addict
48. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
49. Los bigleaguers
50. A Misplaced Astros Fan
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Muskat Ramblings
2. Beck’s Blog
3. The Zo Zone
4. Mark My Word
5. Bombers Beat
6. Bowman’s Blog
7. Postcards From Elysian Fields
8. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
9. North of the Border
10. Mariners Musings
11. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
12. Britt’s Bird Watch
13. Brownie Points
14. Major League Bastian
15. The Fish Pond
16. Brew Beat
17. Tag’s Lines
18. Mets Cetera
19. Change for a Nickel
20. Bollinger Beat
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Latest Leaders – October 2012
It was an eventful October, with the Giants claiming their second World Series title in three years to cap off another memorable Postseason. Your October 2012 Latest Leaders came up big in the clutch as well. It was fitting that SF Giants Photos topped the Pro Blogs, while Tigers beat writer Jason Beck claimed bragging rights in the MLB.com Beat Writer Division. MLB.com Blogs mainstay Red State Blue State bowed out in style with yet another strong showing, while the next generation of blogs like Giants Fan Carm and Punky G. made their debuts.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Oct. 1-31:
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1. SF Giants Photos
2. Baseball Nerd
3. Better Off Red
4. Curly W Live
5. Brandon and Brandon
6. MLB.com Fantasy 411
7. John & Cait…Plus Nine
8. Ben’s Biz Blog
9. Ben Rouse’s Brewers Mission 162
10. So I Married A Baseball Player…
11. 45 Miles From Fenway
12. Dodgers Photog Blog
13. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
14. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
15. White Shark
16. Cubs Vine Line Blog
17. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
18. TribeVibe
19. Phillies Insider
20. Cooperstown Chatter
21. Our Game
22. Around the Horn in KC
23. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
24. Newberg Report
25. Justice4U
26. MLB Urban Youth Academy
27. The Dash Board
28. CastroTurf
29. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
30. Comerica Park, 48201
31. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
32. Desde el Desierto
33. MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive Blog
34. Rattler Radio
35. The Sprouting News
36. Clubhouse Confidential
37. Wild Things
38. Diamond Dollar$
39. BTF Today
40. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
41. ‘Riders Insider Blog
42. ‘Cats Corner
43. It’s All Relative
44. Bloomberg Sports
45. Padres hispanos
46. Baseball Books
47. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
48. From the Nest
49. Yard Work
50. Ozzie Speaks
FANS
1. The Baseball Collector
2. Red State Blue State
3. The AustralianBaseballDigest
4. Beisbol 007
5. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
6. The Baseball Haven
7. Rockpile Rant
8. mlbblogger
9. Pinstripe Birthdays
10. The Brewer Nation
11. A’s Farm
12. Three Up, Three Down
13. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
14. Phillies Phollowers
15. 9 Inning Know It All
16. Observing Baseball
17. The Ballpark Guide
18. The Unbiased MLB Fan
19. Rockin’ Redlegs
20. Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World
21. More Splash Hits
22. Born on Third
23. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
24. TheCutoffMan
25. Bleacher Boy
26. Ballparks on a Budget
27. Where Everyone’s a Giant
28. The Yankee Dinosaur
29. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
30. 7000 Coliseum Way
31. Minoring In Baseball
32. This is a very simple game…
33. Collection of Baseball
34. The Rays Rant
35. Reds Country
36. Cream City Cables
37. For Love of the Braves
38. The ‘Stros Bros
39. Los bigleaguers
40. gojays
41. eltubeyero22
42. Battling Bucs
43. Fish Fry
44. Bjarkman’s Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
45. Rox Addict
46. One Strike Away…Twice!
47. All Things Pirates: Breaking down the Buccos
48. BrokeMets
49. Giants Fan Carm
50. Punky G. (G stands for Giants!)
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Beck’s Blog
2. Bombers Beat
3. Muskat Ramblings
4. Mark My Word
5. The Zo Zone
6. Postcards From Elysian Fields
7. Bowman’s Blog
8. Britt’s Bird Watch
9. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
10. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
11. Brownie Points
12. North of the Border
13. Mariners Musings
14. Tag’s Lines
15. Major Lee-ague
16. Mets Cetera
17. The Fish Pond
18. Major League Bastian
19. Brew Beat
20. Change for a Nickel
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Meet the Bloggers: Caitlin Moyer
Many of you know Brewers senior manager of advertising and marketing Caitlin Moyer as half of the excellent blogging team John & Cait…Plus 9. Sunday marks the third birthday of that blog she maintains along with Brewers media relations manager John Steinmiller. Well, yesterday I reported on the Ivy Sports Symposium at Columbia University in Manhattan, and I was happy to see the day begin with Caitlin being introduced along with nine others young sports industry leaders as 10 NEXT award recipients. So first of all, congratulations to one of our own PRO bloggers, and secondly it seemed like a good idea to walk her out into the cold weather (she’s a Milwaukeean!) and grill her for the latest in our smash-hit Meet the Bloggers series! Ladies and gentlemen, Caitlin Moyer:
It wouldn’t be complete, of course, without turning the tables on her other half, so brace yourself, John: The Meet the Bloggers crew is coming for you at the Winter Meetings!
If you’re a Fan Blogger and plan to be around the Winter Meetings, let me know here in the comments in hopes we can add you to the series as well. Once we start up all the FanFests, Conventions and so forth, we should be able to do a lot more. And thanks for your patience with the October Latest Leaders, will catch up on that one shortly.
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Meet the Bloggers: Gregor Blanco
You’ve seen some previous installments in this series from interesting ballpark locations, but nothing can top the setting for our latest Meet the Bloggers feature: a champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrating a World Series title. My iPhone got a little wet but I caught up with Gregor Blanco moments after his Giants won the 2012 World Series to ask him about that incredible achievement and his ever-popular MLB.com Blog, White Shark. Here’s what he had to say:
With the 2012 season now in the books, we’re going to be looking to continue this series. Stay tuned for details on how you can be the next MLB.com Blogger featured here.
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Meet the Bloggers: Jamie Ramsey
As part of our Meet the Bloggers series, we recently spoke with Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations Jamie Ramsey, the creative force behind Better Off Red — consistently one of the most-read blogs in the MLB.com Blogs network. He talked about what made the 2012 Reds so enjoyable, his approach to social media and his blog’s loose feel:
If you’re an MLB.com Blogger and will be attending a Postseason game, make sure to get in touch with a comment below, and let us know your dates of availability. We’re always looking for our next Meet the Bloggers subject.
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Welcome to the San Jose Giants
Now that the San Francisco Giants have moved onto the National League Championship Series, now is also a good time to introduce you to our newest PRO bloggers: the San Jose Giants, the organization’s Class A advanced affiliate. Yes, the Baby Giants are at MLB.com/blogs now, and as you can see, they are encouraging fans to comment or email them with suggestions for their blog’s permanent title. Welcome!
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Meet the Bloggers: Bryan Mapes
When the Yankees-Orioles American League Division Series shifted to The Bronx for Game 3, we caught up with Braves fan Bryan Mapes to showcase his 3 Up, 3 Down blog as the latest subject of our new Meet the Bloggers MLB.com video series. I’ve spent much of this season over at our MLB Fan Cave, and I know that Bryan, as one of the original Fan Cave applicants who submitted a video last winter, has not only continued to interact with friends he made among the nine Cave Dwellers, but also has been going strong with a blog that shows a lot of versatility from multiple contributors. It features good podcasts and voices from different perspectives and regions around the Majors. We’re glad to have them in the MLB.com/blogs community and here’s our conversation in a rare quiet place at Yankee Stadium:
Many of you have asked to be featured in the MTB series, and we are doing our best to line up as many as possible at the ballparks where there still could be action before a World Series clincher. Please be sure to leave a comment here if you might be around a ballpark, and include your email. If you won’t be, then please sit tight as we’ll continue the series in the offseason but want to go the ballpark route first while there’s still time. – Mark
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Meet the Bloggers: Emma Amaya
The latest installment of our Meet the Bloggers series features Emma Amaya, better known as Crzblue. Her blog, Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World, has been a part of the MLB.com Blogs family since February 2009. It’s a Latest Leaders mainstay, and for good reason. We caught up with Emma at her home away from home — Dodger Stadium — on the final weekend of the regular season to ask her about her blog:
We’re continuing to meet up with MLB.com Bloggers at the ballpark during the Postseason for this series. If you’re going to be at the ballpark and haven’t yet notified us, make sure to leave a comment with your blog URL and the games you’ll be attending.
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Meet the Bloggers: Camille Campins Adams
Our second installment of our Meet the Bloggers series features Camille Campins Adams. Her My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife blog chronicles her life as the spouse of a professional baseball player, and it’s been rising up the Latest Leaders. The Miami native spent this past season in the Northeast with her husband, David, a Yankees prospect. In between the Minor League and Arizona Fall League seasons, we caught up with her recently at Marlins Park in her hometown:
Want to be the next person featured here? We’re looking for MLB.com Bloggers who will be at the ballpark this Postseason to sit down for a video interview. If you fit the bill, please leave us a comment with your blog URL and available dates.
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Latest Leaders – September 2012
September is all about closing strong, and your Latest Leaders did exactly that here at MLB.com Blogs. They’re ready for a thrilling October, as an expanded Postseason crowns a champion and provides a wealth of things to discuss. The Reds claimed the NL Central this season, and it was a great September for Reds blogs, with Better Off Red and Mark My Word topping the Pro and MLB.com Beat Writer divisions, respectively. Amongst Fan blogs, The Baseball Haven and 9 Inning Know It All made big jumps up the standings.
Latest Leaders ranked by page views from Sept. 1-30:
MLB PRO
1. Better Off Red
2. MLB.com Fantasy 411
3. SF Giants Photos
4. John & Cait…Plus Nine
5. Curly W Live
6. Dodgers Photog Blog
7. Ben’s Biz Blog
8. Brandon and Brandon
9. From the Corner of Edgar & Dave
10. The Dash Board
11. Phillies Insider
12. Ben Rouse’s Brewers Mission 162
13. 45 Miles From Fenway
14. MURRAY COOK’S FIELD & BALLPARK BLOG
15. So I Married A Baseball Player…
16. Around the Horn in KC
17. Cubs Vine Line Blog
18. MLB.com Blogs Central (lol)
19. CastroTurf
20. Rattler Radio
21. B3: Big, Bald and Beautiful
22. Cooperstown Chatter
23. TribeVibe
24. Our Game
25. Newberg Report
26. White Shark
27. The Sprouting News
28. Desde el Desierto
29. ‘Cats Corner
30. Down the Line with the Phillies Ballgirls
31. MLB Urban Youth Academy
32. Rollin’ with Rick
33. Inside the Jackson Generals
34. It’s All Relative
35. Above the Plate
36. Clubhouse Confidential
37. Roof Report
38. Obviously, You’re Not a Golfer
39. My Serendipitous Life as a Baseball Wife
40. The Futurists
41. The Cutoff Man
42. Comerica Park, 48201
43. Wild Things
44. Bloomberg Sports
45. From the Booth with Steve Stewart
46. Homestand Blog by Yankees Magazine
47. Bird Droppings
48. ‘Riders Insider Blog
49. Diamond Dollar$
50. Docking With the Ports
FANS
1. The Baseball Collector
2. Red State Blue State
3. The AustralianBaseballDigest
4. Beisbol 007
5. Cook & Sons’ Baseball Adventures
6. A’s Farm
7. Rockpile Rant
8. The Baseball Haven
9. La Pagina de Tony Menendez
10. Pinstripe Birthdays
11. Born on Third
12. The Brewer Nation
13. mlbblogger
14. Three Up, Three Down
15. Observing Baseball
16. Phillies Phollowers
17. The Ballpark Guide
18. Crzblue’s Dodger Blue World
19. You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!
20. Cream City Cables
21. TheCutoffMan
22. The Unbiased MLB Fan
23. Rockin’ Redlegs
24. Minoring In Baseball
25. This is a very simple game…
26. I’m Not A Headline Guy…
27. 9 Inning Know It All
28. Ballparks on a Budget
29. Where Everyone’s a Giant
30. The Yankee Dinosaur
31. 7000 Coliseum Way
32. The Future Blog of the Red Sox
33. Fish Fry
34. More Splash Hits
35. Rox Addict
36. The Rays Rant
37. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
38. Phillies Red Pinstripes
39. Reds Country
40. Canadians Clippings
41. All Things Pirates: Breaking down the Buccos
42. One Strike Away…Twice!
43. 2r2d
44. gojays
45. rangerrowdytime
46. eltubeyero22
47. Bleacher Boy
48. The Ballhawker
49. Los bigleaguers
50. If You Write It, They Will Come
MLB.COM BEAT WRITERS
1. Mark My Word
2. Muskat Ramblings
3. Beck’s Blog
4. The Zo Zone
5. Bowman’s Blog
6. Britt’s Bird Watch
7. Postcards From Elysian Fields
8. Bombers Beat
9. By Gosh, It’s Langosch
10. Gonzo and ‘The Show’
11. Brew Beat
12. Tag’s Lines
13. Brownie Points
14. North of the Border
15. Mariners Musings
16. Haft-Baked Ideas
17. Major Lee-ague
18. Major League Bastian
19. The Fish Pond
20. Change for a Nickel
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.
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