Some Advice From A Pitcher
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I have been through many baseball/softball games where I play as the pitcher. Being one is fun as long as you know when and where to cross the lines of pressure. It is a very crucial role. You lead the game. Each hit, score and run from the enemy entirely depends on you. I’ve been [...]
Softball Bat Materials And Legal Issues
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Softball bats were at one time made chiefly of wood, but advances in technology have introduced materials such as aluminum, graphite, and composites. Each material has its positive and unique features.
Wood: Wood softball bats are very rare but are slowly regaining favor with softball enthusiasts who would rather hear a whack and not a ping [...]
Holds Should Be Part of Your Fantasy Baseball League
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You’ve heard me talk about this before: middle relievers are the red-headed step-child when it comes to fantasy baseball. If Rodney, Dangerfield were still around, he’d say: “middle relievers just don’t get no respect.”
While stud middle relievers may help your WHIP, they don’t pitch a lot of innings and they rarely earn a [...]
The Hottest Wives in Baseball
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If you are a fit young man who is famous and also happens to be a millionaire, it would make sense that you would have a very attractive wife, wouldn’t it?
Wives of Major League Baseball players are some of the most beautiful and often talented women in the world. There’s no doubt about that [...]
What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Juicing
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Juicing in baseball occurs on two levels. First is the newer baseballs with composite rubber compounds that enable the ball to behave stronger. Better flight and response to the bat which results in more home runs. Second, juicing the player with steroids for increase red blood cells that allow more oxygen metabolizing and muscle growth.
For [...]
What I Know and Remember About Baseball - Hot Bats
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Banjo hitters are always on the look out for hot bats to get them out of the cellar. What they do not realize is that getting on base at a higher frequency outweighs the over the wall thrill of crushing the baseball.
At the amateur level the playing field was leveled by having bats certified. The [...]
Coaching and Strategy in Baseball
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School teams have one coach who directs all play, offensively and defensively. He usually sits on the bench and gives signals to the first-base and third-base coaches, who in turn pass them on to the batter or base-runner.
The head coach of a team is responsible for planning all the pre-game strategy and the tactics during [...]
The ‘08 Boston Red Sox Pitching Rotation
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In Bean Town, even coming off a World Series triumph with another awesome pitching rotation (the second World Series victory in four years after their excruciating drought) there will always be anxiety about what lies ahead in 2008.
Are the Red Sox the favorite again for the new year; and equally - if not more [...]
Amazing History of Hidden Baseball Patents
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With the advent of the great American pastime, Players, Coaches, Parents and Inventors have made amazing strides in the development of baseball mitts and gloves. Advancing Player performance at all levels which is tempered by distributed cost are the challenges faced by all.
Many significant advances are protected by United States Patents. Contemporary gloves make these [...]
What the Twins Got in the Santana Deal
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We all know what the Mets got when they acquired Johan Santana this week. They got baseball’s best pitcher. And, the Phillies and MVP Jimmy Rollins are now looking up at their arch rivals again regardless of who Jimmy thinks is the team to beat. Johan is now with one of the [...]