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Baseball – The Love Of The Game
I have always had a fondness for the game of baseball. As a kid, I played Little League but also carried my glove and bat with me just about everywhere for a quick pickup game whether it was before or after school, or during recess. Growing up in Connecticut, I followed the early 1960′s Yankees [...]
Full StoryTop 10 Major League Relief Pitchers of the 1960s
In the 1960s, the relief pitcher gradually became the relief specialist. No longer just the “mop up” guy, the relief specialist played an essential role in any major league team’s winning strategy. The adoption of the “save” as an official baseball statistic in 1969 (though saves were being unofficially calculated and published as early as [...]
Full StoryAJ Burnett Bust
A.J. Burnett has been very, very short of spectacular. He has been a bust thus far and continues to hurt the Yankees. I wonder if he is willing to give up some of that guarantee money he has not come close to earning. Like Ralph Kramden would put it, “he is a bum.” Burnett has [...]
Full StoryChicago Black Sox Facts
Before the 1919 World Series began, many people noticed the fact that major gamblers were putting down a tremendous amount of money on the Reds. This caused people to wonder if something was going on. So, before the first pitch was even thrown, some people were resolved to closely examine all the White Sox players [...]
Full StorySports Trivia on Classic Ball Parks
Five such classic ball parks are Shibe Park, Ebbets Field, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. Shibe Park stood in Philadelphia for nearly seventy years. It was opened in April of 1909 and demolished in June of 1976. During its time it was home to the Philadelphia Phillies (1927 and 1938 – 1970) and [...]
Full StoryBaseball Pitching Mind Games
Confidence in your Baseball Pitching can be a very fickle business. Some days you can feel like you are rolling along fine. Then, suddenly one bad thing happens. Then, another happens, and then another. Then, things really start to snowball. Other times you may feel that you can do no wrong. In this state, everything [...]
Full StoryBaseball Memorabilia – Priceless
Like how Chopsticks is to China, Baseball is to any die hard sports fan and memorabilia baseball cards are what they cherish the most. Baseball is much more than a sport. It’s almost a religion and Baseball memorabilia, Baseball cards, hats, jerseys, bats, baseballs and any other item that a player might have swiped his [...]
Full StoryHow to Win Your Fantasy Baseball League
Pittsburgh – Its editors describe it as: “so close to the action you might get spit on.” And, from the first read, I can see why that’s absolutely true. FantasyBaseballDugout.com, a new fantasy baseball tips site owned by Saint Davids, Pennsylvania-based Olympic SEO, is the brainchild of Bob “BallparkBob” Bentz and his nephew Jonathan “BatBoy [...]
Full StoryBaseball Vs. Football-which is America’s #1 Sport?
In the United States, both baseball and football have passionate fans who claim that they follow the true number one sport in America. But, how does one determine what is the actual “number one American sport”? There are several categories that can be considered when determining America’s number one pastime. Analyzing attendance, ticket costs, revenue [...]
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