A Radical Idea for Major League Baseball
Now that another World Series is in the books and a fresh five-year labor agreement has been signed, I think it's time that Major League Baseball owners do something that really shakes things up while appealing to the purists and modernists alike. I have a suggestion for a radical new ...
Choosing The Best Slowpitch Softball Bat
Perhaps your slowpitch softball team didn't make it to the playoffs this year, or get as far in the last tournament as you had hoped for. You certainly don't want that to happen next year! The good news is, it doesn't have to. Don't let them off the hook. The ...
Post-Season 2006 Baseball Predictions: Rating the Teams
Let’s take a look at baseball’s post-season rivals and predict who will prevail when the autumn leaves have touched down.
American League:
Oakland A’s: They’re a balanced team with solid pitching, but they’re not particularly deep.
Detroit Tigers: Hands down, their record was the best in the majors for 85% of the season. ...
The History of Chase Field
Formerly known as BankOne Ballpark, Chase Field officially opened it’s doors in 1998. Following a merger with BankOne and J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, the stadium’s name officially changed to Chase Field. It’s design was created under the architectural insight of Ellerbe Becket and Bill Johnson and construction began in ...
The History of the Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has served as home to the Minnesota Twins for the last two decades. After opening it’s doors in April 1982, it became the third domed facility in the sport of baseball. Construction began in the winter of 1979 and was completed at $68 million, which ...
Baseball Glove Repair - Fix Your Own Glove
As I sat there watching the pitcher and infielders warm up in between innings, out of the corner of my eye I noticed one of the coaches just outside the dugout trying to get someone's attention. When I realized it was my attention he was trying to get, I gave ...
Baseball Team Pride - Conduct And Looks Do Count
Baseball teams lacking in team pride, character, and self esteem as a unit which will under perform and reflect an inapptitude to claim a winners trophy. Baseball leagues have standards and rules outlining the requirements for uniforms and conduct but any team which needs a leagues rules for guidance is ...
Baseball Flexes Its Futility
The Quick Fix
July 5th, 2006
It’s that time of year again when baseball fans and even your average sports junkie pull their hair out of their head over the insanity that is baseball’s all-star game process. Whether it be the “fan vote,” the fact that certain players refuse to show up ...
Baseball History May Be Ever Changing But Some Things Never Change
Baseball history, like all history, certainly is ever changing, but some aspects of the game have remained unchanged for well over a half-century. There are a few reasons for this - over time the basic rules of the game have for the most part remained unaltered; the development of essential ...
Baseball Three Strikes And You Are Out
Baseball three strikes and you are out. Yes and no and maybe. We have been told this "three strikes and you are out." The use of this phrase has been used to be descriptive on many aspects of life.
A myth sometimes is nothing more than a myth and then again ...
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