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 agai
Baseball Personnel Changes
It’s essential for the sports bettor to keep up on these changes. The Angels, for instance, have a good offense on paper, but various injuries have taken a bit out of their offensive punch. Garrett Anderson is battling a bad back, for instance, and the of
Baseball That Bites
Get in front of that ball, It won't bite you." Yea ! and pork chops are not greasy, the Pope is not Catholic and a bear doesn't growl.Every coach knows that little feller called baseball will bite. It's bite is normally not serious a little sting momentar
Baseball Rules, Who Made Them?
This issue of who started baseball or who made the first rules for the game is just so much malarkey. Just like it took Einstein to tell us the truth of which came first the "chicken or the egg". Must have been a tie because there has never been a declare
Baseball Hand Signals Just Like A Railroad Crossing: Gate Down Stop, Gate Up Go
Baseball players would be in a pretty pickle if all signals were verbal. Would a player be excused, by an irate fit to be tied coach, if he did not hear the screaming that goes on.The coaches are out there giving signals. The umpire is giving signals. Bas
Understanding Baseball Speed Training: Part 2
Before I have my athletes or clients engage in any type of physical training I always prescribe some type of dynamic warm-up. This time is used to elevate the body’s core temperature and prepare the joints for the up-coming session. Because of the movemen
Pitching Mechanics: The Key to Being a Successful Pitcher
Two of the most important aspects of pitching mechanics are the smoothness or fluidity and the ability to consistently repeat the proper mechanics. Rough or herky-jerky mechanics can aid in deceiving a batter and upsetting their timing, but long term like
Great Baseball Quotes
I love what prominent baseball people have to say about the great ballplayers. They seem to eloquently capture what we are thinking. "It was his solemn duty to catch a ball that wasn't in the stands." - Monte Irvin (Newark Eagles OF, May 6, 1981), on Will
Baseball's Dead Ball Era: 1900 to 1919 Baseball's Dead Ball Era: 1900 to 1919
"Dead Ball" also describes the baseball’s actual condition, especially in the latter stages of the games after it had been manipulated, defaced and altered, which was standard practice at that time. Baseballs were considered expensive, and at three dollar
Baseball: Taming The Gloves
The first baseball gloves were not even designed to catch the ball but to cushion the player’s hand by knocking the baseball glove to the ground. During the late 1800’s players using baseball gloves were teased as sissies and other names that were embarra
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