Ever wonder what the purpose of throwing a baseball is? From early on most of us rely on the knowledge that to play baseball all we need do it 1) Hit the ball to score a run 2) Catch the ball to make an out and 3) throw the ball to stop the runner. For […]
It is a tight game and the batter is a known bunter. Third and Second baseman are playing in on the grass in anticipation. The Pitcher delivers an inside fastball. Just as the Pitchers arm is ready to release the batter squares around and shows bunt.
Third base crashes down to gather up the ball […]
The shift from 1974 to 2007 has been dramatic. Baseball once relegated to the dreams and comforts of summer is now a year round ambition for a surprising large number of players. Not only for paid players but for the amateurs as well.
Way back when, well if you were born after 1985, pre baseball season […]
A key part to any good training program is to know the current status of an athlete with regards to their strengths and weaknesses. How fast is the athlete now! How agile is the athlete! What is their reaction time like? Are they fast only over a short distance or do they possess speed-endurance! Does […]
Off the wall in left center, the fielder scoops up the ball as the runner approaches third. The Catcher has aligned the cut off man for a straight ball path from the fielder to home plate. Center fielder drills the ball to the cutoff man with all his might. Cutoff man does the two step […]
Back to 1974, East Tacoma Washington, it is game day, almost 10am. As Players and Parents cross the parking lot, silver haired seniors begin to gather at the fringe of the field. For them between the talking and their pace, it will still be 10 more minutes or so before they reach the bleachers.
For […]
Ever dreamed about the day you smashed that home run to win for your favorite team? I know I certainly have. Even today, the thought of swinging for the ball and making that sweet connection before sending it soaring into the crowds is very appealing. OK, so that goal might be beyond […]
Should you play baseball on very hot humid days? It might be fine to play if the intensity of the sport is decreased to a minimal . More practices are being performed in the early morning rather than in the heat of the day.
Wearing the proper clothing will help. Wear clothing that can breathe. Don’t […]
Have you faced these baseball concerns as a coaching dad?
Has your son become the player he is because he wants to be , or because you forced him into the sport? Dad, if this sport has become more about your feelings and not your son’s , then you need to step back and rethink what […]
The MLB roster has forty active members. When spring training is completed, only 25 players will remain on the active roster. Minor league affiliates tend to reassign the remaining 15 players.
When the month of September rolls around, the active roster will consist of forty players. This is where the players have the chance to play […]
There’s nothing quite like being part of Red Sox Nation, especially this season. So far this season, they are dominating their division. Although the Boston Red Sox have dropped a couple of games to Oakland in the last few days, and more than their fair share to the Yankees, they are still definitely one of […]
Are you ready to learn the difference between different pitches?
The most important pitch is the four- seam fastball. Everything depends on this pitch.
A sinker or two -seam fastball is an excellent way to introduce ground balls. This is the reason two- seam fastball got the nickname “sinker”
Some really fun ideas are created during baseball season. For the baseball fan, enthusiast, or fanatic, there are some fun baseball products too. Black Nickel plated baseball glove door knobs to start, Bride and Groom Baseball Caps, baseball boxer underwear, ties, and pajamas. You name it there are all kinds of great and fun ideas […]
Some of the more popular baseball products assist amateur and professional baseball players to enhance their game. Take for example the pitching machine. It is designed for the specific purpose of helping the batters enjoy a more successful game by exercising the practice of consistency and accuracy.
These machines achieve the desire of players to […]
If you ask an English professor at any university they will tell you the classic definition of tragedy is when a character is doing something that is correct or dearly loved, and it becomes the undoing of them or the thing they love the most. Nowhere is this tragedy being played out more dramatically or […]
When you go to a major-league baseball game you expect to see famous players with big names like Rafael Palmiero or Barry Bonds. What you are also going to see are much bigger players with funny names like Fredbird The RedBird, Junction Jack, and Screech.
While these characters are not the ones most fans came […]
Baseball is not only America’s pastime when it comes to sitting down in front of the TV and watching a good game. Baseball is one of the many sports played by thousands at the intramural level. Played by kids and adults across neighborhoods around the United States, baseball encourages good health and fitness, teamwork and […]
Like life in traditional society, but unlike football and basketball, the other two major American team sports, baseball is not governed by the clock and amazes many foreigners that it is the “national sport” in a fast-paced United States. Being a very popular team sport, apart from North America also in Latin America, the Caribbean […]
It’s true that football, basketball and hockey have their fans, but the sports year begins in February and ends in October - preferably the end of October. And even during the other three and a half months, the hot stove league consumes the city’s consciousness, even eclipsing the Jets and Giants playoff runs.
This love for […]
Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth than in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders, one o’ cat, and base.
In 1845, some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbockers BaseBall Club and wrote down the rules […]