Archives: 2007 September

Baseball acronyms are sued to abbreviate player stats that are used on baseball cards, interviews, and by sportscasters who have relay a lot of information when explaining the game. Acronyms are also used for player actions on the field. It is important to have some knowledge of these acronyms in order to watch the [...]

Popularity: 46% [?]

If you are a baseball coach, it is important that you know your players strengths and the best times to use them. This includes taking advantage of all of your pitchers throughout the game to spare your main pitcher. The use of a relief pitcher is very important.
Relief pitchers are used to [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

A catcher’s job is not as easy as it might look. To the outside observer, their job is to simply crouch down and catch whatever balls the pitcher lobs at them, but it is much more complex than that. They are the only player on a team that is involved in every pitch, and they [...]

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Baseball is about ninety percent mental and ten percent physical exertion. Because of this, in order to be a successful hitter, a player must have a game plan before approaching the plate. That way he will be prepared for anything.
The important thing is to start by watching the pitcher. If you [...]

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Getting a wooden baseball bat, especially your first bat, is like getting a little piece of baseball history. With wooden bats giving way to metal bats at the youth, high school, and college level, the crack of a wooden bat hitting might be an endangered sound reserved only for the big leagues, which makes wooden [...]

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Stepping up to bat and hitting in a run or two is what every baseball player would like to do every time they step up to the plate. Of course, every time is a bit much to ask, but at least hitting the ball more times than not, is a reasonable request.
The first [...]

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After buying a new baseball glove, it is important to use it instead of letting the glove sit on a shelf until next season. Even if you buy the glove after baseball season is over, you should still break it in by playing catch and other practice games so that the leather will not become [...]

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If you want to knock the ball out of the park, then getting a good grip on your baseball bat is of the utmost importance. Learning the proper way to hold the bat and getting comfortable in that position is only half the battle. Once you have that perfect grip, you have to be able [...]

Popularity: 30% [?]

Catchers are the multi-taskers of the baseball world. They have to work together with the pitcher to strike out opposing players, run for pop-ups, bunts, and foul balls, and protect home plate from incoming runners. They are involved in nearly every play their team makes. Performing all of these tasks effectively requires catchers to master [...]

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The first baseman in the game of baseball has a few duties that will take up most of his time. This position is the position that will seethe most activity during the game. Making sure that players do not get past first base is the object of any team that is on the field. The [...]

Popularity: 22% [?]