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Baseball Ticket Sales
Red Sox fans have already bought more than two million tickets for the upcoming 2006 home schedule at “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark”, Fenway Park, and Boston is well on its way to break last year's record-setting ticket sales. There are many other examples of rising ticket sales in baseball, and now, with the advent of the World Baseball Classic, baseball ticket sales should see another rise in popularity.Red Sox reportedly sold 2,135,540 tickets through the 28-29 January weekend, when tickets for most single games went on sale.Read more…The White Sox Are About To Catch A Break & Cora Is On-Deck
The Chicago Wiite Sox have been playing second fiddle to the Detroit Tigers and their seemingly flawless Stradivarian first-stringers this season.With almost half of 2006’s games in the books, Detroit has a commanding two game lead in the Central Division.Did I say a COMMANDING lead?Read more…Play The Game Safely With The Right Baseball Catching Equipment
Take me out to the old ball game has been the theme song for America's favorite past time for decades. We're talking of course about baseball! Although many sports need a lot of room or equipment, an informal baseball game is relatively easy to organize with a little effort and some basic baseball and catching equipment.Read more…Big Muscles Do Not Always Equal Home Runs
One element that separates the pre-1980 ballplayer and the modern baseballer is the weight training program. There is no question that lifting weights can significantly improve your strength and help you become a better ballplayer. However, many players — young and old — seem to think that a bodybuilder-type program will help their game.Read more…Introduction to Baseball
Baseball is a game that is played with nine players on each team. The objective of the game is to score more points (”runs”) than the other team. Runs are scored when a player advances from home plate to first base, on to second base, third base, and then back to home plate again without being put “out” by the other team.Read more…Baseball Drills That Can Make Even Your Mom into a Player!
Even as adults, there are some who have great difficulty when it comes to the co-ordination needed for sports like baseball. This is where basic baseball drills or sports drills can help even the most inept adult player. For some of these individuals, having to catch a ball can be a daunting task and considered unpleasant.Read more…The Baseball Family
In the pre dawn hours of October 21, 2000, I shook my two sons out of their bunk beds and led them – still stumbling and puffy eyed – into my blue Chevy Cavalier. They didn’t know it yet, but we were starting off on an eight-hour road trip up Route 81 to my Father’s house. This was the first game of the Subway Series.Read more…Baseball a Window to Father and Son Relationship
Father and son bonding is so very important for young men so they can grow up in a proper manner and become good citizens and learn to listen to their fathers and one of the greatest things to help this bonding is for a father and a son to attend a professional baseball game together.This is good for many reasons and since planning to and attending such a game is an all day endeavor, it becomes a perfect way to spend undivided time together. It can become quite a memorable experience for the son and the father as well.Read more…Cheap Baseball Tickets
A multitude of online ticket brokers on the Internet offer affordable tickets to all the major MLB and NCAA baseball games. You can sometimes buy cheap baseball tickets from "scalpers" who need to unload their leftover tickets outside the stadium, but this is often an illegal practice in most places, and your chances of getting a good deal are slim.CheapMLBtickets.Read more…Softball Bats
A softball bat is usually made of metal, hardwood, or any other approved materials. Its weight is around 38 oz. (1kg); it is 2.Read more…The Different Types of Pitching Machines
When it comes to being a good player, you have to learn the skill of the different pitches. When you go to a pitching machine, you will find that you can learn a lot and get great practice from it. There are different machines for different people and different styles of pitching.Read more…Top 5 Young Hurlers
F?lix Hern?ndez, Seattle – He was hailed as the next Dwight Gooden when he was called up by the Mariners in August 2005, and he pitched well enough to validate that claim.Read more…HGH Crisis: The Gathering Storm
For those who thought the Barry Bonds fiasco was an enormous black eye for Major League Baseball, it may soon be overshadowed by the upcoming crisis regarding former journeyman pitcher Jason Grimsley, who was busted by the federal government.Grimsley, who pitched for seven different teams in 17 years, always seemed to be looking for an edge. When steroid testing began, Grimsley switched to the undetectable human growth hormone, or HGH.Read more…Bonds Outstanding But Ruth Reigns
Barry Bonds is now in position number two regarding home runs. If his body holds up, or if he wishes, he should be able to pass Hank Aaron for number one. That is a heck of an accomplishment, but as everyone knows, controversy surrounds Bonds big time.Read more…Cleveland Indian In The Bushes, Scott Sauerbeck Pleads Not Guilty
Does it not always seem like there is either a scandal, or some sort of drama when it comes to professional sports? Well one would consider finding an Indian in the bushes drama, a Cleveland Indian that is. Take for example Scott Sauerbeck, the Cleveland Indians Pitcher, who was arrested this week for impaired driving, and obstructing official business.Read more…Baseball At Its Best...Los Guerreros de Oaxaca
Where else but in Mexico can you park two blocks away from the ballpark, buy a pair of field level seats beside the dugout, eat a personal size pizza, have a beer, pastry, lollipop and tic-tacs, and be entertained for more than three hours during a warm, breezy evening, all for about $15 USD. The Mexican baseball season begins each March, with Oaxaca’s team (the Guerreros, being one of 16 in this two division league) playing its games at the Lic. Eduardo Vasconcelos stadium, a short walk from downtown.Read more…Baseball - Approach To Pitching
They say that good pitching stops good hitting. But what makes a good pitcher besides how hard he throws. If you ask Tom Glavin, who doesn't throw hard enough to knock a tin can off of a shaky bar stool, he'll tell you that it's all in the approach.Read more…Baseball - Live Or TV Better?
Everyone talks about the thrill of going to a live major league baseball game. There's just nothing like being at the park to see your favorite team take the field and hopefully win a ball game for you. But is that really true?Read more…Baseball - The 5 Tool Player
You hear talk about somebody being a 5 tool baseball player. These athletes are very few and far in between. Five tool players are the highest paid players in the game if you can even find them.Read more…Baseball - Great Moments
There have been so many great moments in the game of baseball that to list them all would take a book in itself, maybe even several books. What follows is simply a few moments in baseball that may or may not mean something to you. Some are from long ago and others are more recent.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.