Baseball ArticlesJul 22nd 2008
The Braves make the NBA Playoffs nothing to me Boring and commercialized beyond belief The fact that our own Phoenix Suns have been eliminated because they couldn't play defense Well they all should have learned from the Phoenix Indian School Braves At the property that is now Indian School Steele Park northeast of the intersection of east Indian School Road and north Central Avenue was the Phoenix Indian School Now I know the name of...read more May 25th 2008
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 once you view the post on Fantasy Baseball Dugout Many of them are famous like Lisa Dergan wife of Scott...read more May 24th 2008
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 save given today's era of relief specialization Hence the tremendous decline in fantasy value of a player like Joba Chamberlain when...read more May 9th 2008
It's a sad fact that one of the number one reasons for sports related injuries among children is that they were wearing sports equipment that was ill-sized or weren't wearing it at all When you consider how hard a baseball or softball actually is and how fast and hard they are thrown even in children's games the damage that can be done by the impact of a ball to a child's head is enormous One...read more May 9th 2008
Baseball is truly America's Pastime Let's face it as Americans we just cannot get enough of this sport With so many games to watch a fan can be easily overwhelmed and it can be very easy to get lost in all of it This article will help you to stay organized as a baseball fan Why limit yourself to one team Follow more than one we will teach you how With the popularity of the...read more May 6th 2008
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 any baseball fan that has a subscription to Scientific American you can appreciate how they bring in subjects that...read more Apr 27th 2008
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 figures and ratios for these different levels of certification were designed to protect defensive players Once the batter puts...read more Apr 9th 2008
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 game He makes up the lineup placing his hitters in the batting positions he believes will bring the...read more Apr 1st 2008
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 Are the Red Sox the favorite again for the new year and equally - if not more - important did the Red Sox do more in the off season than the New York Yankees did to maintain their...read more Mar 17th 2008
The pitcher is well known for his fastball Your ace hitters are either knocking it foul or whiffing it altogether There is a secret to beating a hard fastball Pitcher Fastball Pitchers are accustomed to having their way at the plate Very little unravels their poise They know their job and they know it well Throw hard and throw strikes Occasionally their zest sends an unwitting batter to first on a free trip Pitchers console...read more Mar 15th 2008
A team that has players who can throw and catch fly balls and grounders better than its opponents and can come up with the clutch fielding play is going to be hard to beat The team that has the most agile fielders - those players who have fast reflexes and can change direction in a split second - will also have the better fielders Thus if the pitching and batting of the two opposing teams...read more Mar 15th 2008
There are several aids which can be helpful in the training of your baseball team Sliding Area The time to teach sliding is when a boy begins to play baseball He is closer to the ground and eager to learn Let the grass grow or inches high in foul territory at the end of a bullpen or outside the outfield fence This is all the cushion the player needs Place a loose detached base in...read more Mar 14th 2008
Runners on second and third The pitch is low and outside and passes the catcher The scramble is on and the catcher recovers the ball quickly to find the third base runner half way to home plate Catcher makes a throw to third as runner retreats only to have the ball bounce off the batters bat which is on his shoulder The hundred dollar question here is did the batter commit interference There are several...read more Mar 9th 2008
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 best teams in MLB in the Senior Circuit he now has the ability to face a pitcher every nine at bats Hence Santana's...read more Mar 9th 2008
In every fantasy baseball league there's always one guy who makes a surprise pick or two during the draft He's usually the guy who's done his homework on Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Prospects He's the guy who reads Fantasy Baseball Dugout Fantasy Baseball Dugout is proud to present its Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Prospects The criteria for qualifying as a sleeper prospect is that the player was not a regular for the season and that the season...read more |
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