Archives: 2008 January

There are many unbroken records in baseball history. Eventually, as with all records, they will be beaten and new records will be set. This is one of the things that keeps the game interesting and also keeps people watching. The top five unbroken baseball records may be broken in the next season or two. These […]

If you want to still be playing during the playoffs in your fantasy baseball league, you need to start off on the right foot. The key to winning is to begin at the front of the pack stay close to the top. If you fall behind you have to know how to get […]

While there are many factors that go into a baseball players swing, keeping shape and having abs that are strong will help in many ways. An abdominal area that is strong will give the player more control over their body. Swinging a baseball bat is about precision. The body must be used as a whole […]

In baseball, there are four rudimentary pitches: the four-seam fastball, the two-seam fastball, the change-up, and the curveball. Both the change-up and curve ball are off-speed pitches that a pitcher throws when he wants to keep a hitter off balance. For example, if a pitcher begins a sequence of pitches by throwing an […]

When posed with the question of where one should enroll a child to begin his or her baseball career, ultimately the most practical answer is nowhere. Unless one finds themselves living in Central America, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Mexico - wherein the future of the game lies - aside from having fun, an […]

Up until a few decades ago, when someone mentioned baseball bats, that the bat was made of wood was a given. The game started out being played with wood bats of varying sizes and shapes until trial and error gave rise to bats of the size, shape, weight, and diameter we are used to seeing […]

A pitcher’s game is extremely valuable to any baseball team. Every successful pitcher has a few special exercises that help keep the pitching arm in optimum shape. When a pitcher is first starting out, things can be tough. Young baseball players need to be careful of arm injuries but they also need […]

Over the past five years, Major League Baseball has seen many of its recent stars come under the microscope of scrutiny. This scrutiny has been to due to the recent findings that many of the games recent sluggers who were hitting homeruns at an alarming rate during the 1990s, had accomplished the historical feats […]

Bunting is a skill that is crucial to baseball. It can advance a base runner, get a base hit, or help to score, and has been known to make or break a game. However, many players in favor of a flashy homerun often overlook this crucial skill. Knowing the types of bunts […]

The only negative drawback to baseball is the seasonal heat one is subjected to during the summer months. Although this usually does not pose much of a problem for the children involved in the sport, many parents of the children are forced to sit through hours of sun basting and sweat. Perhaps the […]