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The White Sox Are Wondering: "What Happened?"
An old chum of mine, a former athlete and employee at Indiana State University, was fond of saying there are three kinds of people:(1) Those who make things happen; (2) Those who watch things happen; and (3) Those who scratch their heads and wonder: “What happened?”The Chicago White Sox, you know them, they were last year’s World Series Champions, have traversed these three categories in little more than half a season.Running neck and neck with this year’s best performing team, the Detroit Tigers, the Sox were making things happen.Read more…Baseball, Barry Bonds and Steroids
In the last 5 years the growing popularity and use of illegal substances (steroids) in major league baseball has created a public outcry and led to indictments, arrests and congressional hearings. Some have even put major league baseball on par with professional wrestling as it is now a drugged or ‘juiced’ game and old, lasting records by the greats like Ruth and Hank Aaron can easily be broken by lesser athletes on steroids and have become meaningless. Just look at Barry Bonds for an example.Read more…Ball Is Round And Pie Are Square
All about baseball is concerned with all around baseball because it is round. What goes around comes around if it is round.So many things of nature are round.Read more…BaseBall Bats - America's Favorite Sport
America’s National Pastime reached its Zenith of glory by 1860s. Alexander Joy Cartwright modernized the game in 1845 to almost its present form. However, the specifications to baseball bats kept changing with each innovation and need.Read more…Fox Baseball Market Bias?
Fox TV only seems to be interested in large market teams for its regular season national broadcasts of Major League Baseball on Saturday afternoons. I can't remember the last time I saw on of their games that didn't include at least one of the following teams: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. That's only 11 out of the 30 MLB teams that get showcased.Read more…Yankees vs White Sox Weekend Preview
Welcome back, everyone! We took a small break for the All Star Break, but we have now returned. After a few days off from baseball, what’s better than coming back to a matchup between the defending World Series Champion Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees?Read more…Friday Night Lights
The lights were on and the music was blaring from the old Yankee Stadium speakers in center-field, as the crowd filed in slowly on this middle-July evening. After tossing warm-ups in the bullpen prior to the game, Jose Contreras made the long walk from the bullpen to the visitor’s bench, to a mild chorus of boo’s as bitter Yankee fans showed that there was very little “love” lost from his underachieving days as a Bronx Bomber. Randy Johnson was next to come out from behind the walls of the Yankee Stadium outfield, and he was treated to gracious cheers from the fans, probably due to The Unit having quality outings (6 IP, 3ER or less) in four of his last five starts.Read more…Friday Night Lights: Part II
After a perfect inning from Farnsworth in the eighth, the Yankees would have Alex Rodriguez coming to the plate to lead off the inning. Guillen left Contreras on the mound for the Sox, which would later come back to haunt Ozzie. A-Rod led off the inning with a blazing liner to left field, starting things off with a single.Read more…Baseball - A Quick History Lesson
Baseball has been around for decades, often times recognized as "America's national sport". Historical evidence of baseball indicates that its roots stem from cricket and rounders, both very popular games originating in Great Britain. The baseball we know and love today has gradually developed over many years.Read more…Fantasy Baseball Exploding In Popularity
Fantasy baseball has been around for decades. Fantasy baseball was once relegated to die hard stat crunchers who would have to sift through box scores and countless other sources to keep track of their teams. With the rise of the internet, Fantasy Baseball is now available to countless millions around the world and is increasingly becoming a fun hobby for fans of America's pastime.Read more…White Sox Choke: I Told You So!
It’s only the third game into the second half of the 2006 season and the Chicago White Sox are living what I prophesied oh, four or five weeks back. They’re choking. I predicted:(1) They’d have to settle for the Wild Card berth or less;(2) The Yankees would surge and threaten for the Wild Card; and(3) Detroit would gain ground in July based on an easier schedule.Read more…Yanks Beat Sox: How Sweep It Is!
The New York Yankees finished up a sweep of the defending World Series Champions, Chicago White Sox, with a 6-4 victory on a Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. Jaret Wright provided 5.1 innings of decent pitching, allowing 3 ER and 8 H, while walking 2 and striking out 1. It certainly wasn’t a performance remotely similar to his outing prior to the All Star break against the Devil Rays, but the Sox are a much better team than Tampa, and Wright has always pitched well against the Devil Rays in his career as a Yankee.Read more…Baseball A Team Sport - ALL FOR ONE and ONE FOR ALL
Baseball teams that are destined to be winners are those players which live and believe The Three Musketeers motto. As my brother Bailey allows the story to unfold I'm sure you can agree his telling of Alexandre Dumas' classic is an appropriate parallel to win at baseball, "It must be Team."See if you agree.Read more…Getting a Baseball Fix on the Dish
Despite the recent shakeup in the television broadcasting of the Atlanta Braves, Dish Network Satellite television has you covered, and has all of the games of the much respected, but now faltering team. With Dish Network, there is no reason to miss a game, even if you no longer live, or have never lived in the Atlanta region. The Braves have fans all across the country, since Ted Turner had the great idea years ago to broadcast his team??Read more…The Many Types of Pitching Machines
There are many pitches in the game of baseball. To become a master at hitting all of the types of pitching, a good way to practice is a pitching machine. There are many different machines out there that can pitch in many different styles at many different speeds.Read more…Yankees Fans Living in La La Land
Yankees fans are a determined lot. They are tough, loud, passionate, interested and totally in a dreamworld. Once again the Yankees have the highest payroll by far.Read more…Wright on Track
Hey, if Jared Wright is going to only give us six innings or less every start, he better have more outings like last night’s against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wright allowed only four hits, and struck out ten batters, while not yielding a single run to a potent D-Ray lineup. The Yankees only had three hits in the entire game, but they needed just one in this pitcher’s duel.Read more…The Young Guns
The Mets managed to split their doubleheader this afternoon against the Marlins, falling 3-2 in the first game, and then clobbering the Marlins 17-3 in the second game of the twin-bill. While it’s nice that the Mets managed to win the second game and split the series, it doesn’t really make that big of a difference given their huge lead in the NL East. What’s more important to take out of these two games is how well their young, rookie pitchers fared against the Marlins.Read more…David Can't Slay the Goliath
The lone New York representative in the 2006 Home Run Derby was fan-favorite David Wright. After an opening round onslaught of sixteen home runs, Wright was only able to hit six more homers throughout the course of the next two rounds, and eventually fell to the Phillies’ Ryan Howard 5-4 in the finals. Thankfully for the Mets, this will be the only time this season that the Phillies will win anything.Read more…Bo Knows---Baseball
Bo Jackson not only competed, Bo Knows. One of the all-time great athletes of Auburn University and the state of Alabama.Bo competed and Bo won.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Baseball category
- Fantasy Baseball - Taking a Full Swing - By: Chris Campbell
Fantasy baseball, in all it's incarnations and iterations may seem a little unwieldy to the uninitiated, but it's really not that difficult to participate in, just requires a little time and persistence to get started. Many camps seem to have a myriad of rules, regulations and procedures to follow. However; it wouldn't have the following it does, if it wasn't easy enough for the average beer swilling baseball fan to engage in. - The Incredible Wiffle Ball Bat - By: Terry Edwards
Is there a better backyard game than playing wiffle ball with an official wiffle ball bat? I can remember as a kid playing wiffle ball day after day during the summer in our neighborhood. What started in the 1950's has sure exploded today. - If You Want To Play Baseball, Here Are Some Must Haves - By: Gregg Hall
Baseball is America's pastime. To play the game there are a few basic pieces of equipment that everyone must have on hand. For most, this equipment is common knowledge, but some may be less familiar with the terminology and rules. - Basics of Baseball Betting - By: RJ Bell
While football and basketball are the most popular sports to bet on, baseball could be the easiest for beginners once you understand how to read the money line. Money line gambling is the primary wagering option for baseball bettors, which involves betting on the straight-up game outcome with no consideration for a point spread. Oddsmakers use the money line so that more money must be risked on the favorite or expected winner and less money on the underdog to balance the action on both sides. - How To Choose A Great Baseball Bat - By: Gregg Hall
Perhaps the most important aspect of baseball is to have a bat that suits your needs. A bat's weight, length, and material can all have a positive or negative affect on a batter's swing. Consider every option when choosing a baseball bat for yourself. - Choosing the Right Catchers Mitt - By: Scott Mokoski
The catcher kneels behind the plate, and pounds his catchers mitt then gives the pitcher the sign. The bang of the crowd, the rush of the game, the rush of victory. The agony of sensitive muscles, the torment of suspense, the torture of defeat. - On Cars, Baseball and the Halcyon Days of Summer - By: Ed Bagley
The automotive world was introduced to economies of scale in 1954 as Nash and Hudson (yes, those were makes of cars exactly 52 years ago) merged to form American Motors. Both Nash and Hudson models are history now. Heck, American Motors has taken a hike since then too. - The Traditional American Game - By: Jonathon Hardcastle
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 and East Asia, baseball is a bat-and-ball game in which a pitcher throws a fist-sized hard ball past the hitting area of a batter. The batter, who belongs to the other team, then attempts to hit the ball with a smooth, cylindrical bat made of wood or metal. - My Daughter Came of Age in Disney - By: Aron Wallad
The girls had worked real hard. Selling raffle tickets. Participating in hitting contests to raise money. - Never Look Back - Baseball History - Leroy "Satchel" Page - By: Lindsey Williams
Never Look BackNew Year resolutions come and go -- except for me.Many years ago – none of your business how many -- I adopted a set of good intentions propounded by the legendary African-American baseball player Leroy Paige.He was best known as “Satchel” – a nickname he acquired as a young boy carrying luggage for nickels at the Mobile, Ala.