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MLB Tickets - Mays’ Catch Or Babe’s Shot?

Topics: MLB, sports, tickets, baseball
In the 1954 World Series Willie Mays made a miraculous catch which wound up being captured in one of the most famous sports photographs of all time. In the 1932 World Series Babe Ruth called his home run shot and the photograph became one of the most famous sports images of […]

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MLB Tickets - NL West Mascot Battle

Topics: MLB, sports, tickets, baseball
Have you ever stopped to consider the mascots of Major League Baseball teams? Sure, you’ve laughed at their funny antics and humorous performances at games, but have you ever stopped to really appreciate what goes into picking a good mascot name, the right appearance, the correct overall persona of a […]

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Creating The Best Little League Team

Topics: little league baseball bat, baseball bat
In building a team, the pioneers of modern baseball discovered patterns which are essential to success on the field. John McGraw always wanted strength down the middle when he managed championship teams for the New York Giants. He wanted topnotch defensive players in center field, at shortstop and second […]

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Learning To Pitch With Pizazz

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Although baseball is a team game - and complete cooperation from every player is necessary for victory - coaches, players and spectators agree that the most important factor in the success of a team is the pitcher.
Many major-league managers have attempted to evaluate just how much […]

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Becoming A Home-Run Hero

Topics: Baseball, Games, Sports
Ever dreamed about the day you smashed that home run to win for your favorite team? I know I certainly have. Even today, the thought of swinging for the ball and making that sweet connection before sending it soaring into the crowds is very appealing. OK, so that goal […]

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How To Bat In Baseball

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Take a boy to the ball field and guess what he will pick up for the first time… a glove or a bat? Right. Just about everybody who plays baseball, or who ever thought of playing baseball, loves to bat. Some players have the gift of […]

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Safety First In Baseball Explained

Topics: little league baseball bat, baseball bat
The safety factor is an important one at all levels of baseball, but it is particularly necessary with beginners. It should not be overlooked at any stage of Little League activity, whether in spring training, tryouts, practice sessions, or games. Coaches and managers might like to post the following […]

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Say It Ain’t So, Barry, But Deep Down We All Knew This Day Would Come…

Topics: baseball, home run, home run king, Barry, Barry Bonds, steroids, walks, records, home run, Barry, steroids, hit
Back in 2001 in the spring and summer I worked a project that took me all over Northern California. Coming back home for the weekend the wife and I would often stop at the Cattleman’s Restaurant in […]

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Spring Training For Major League Baseball Players

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There is some intense training that occurs throughout the life of a baseball player. Some of that training begins when they are very young and is not considered as a guarantee that anyone would be training for Major League Baseball play. At this point in […]

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Four Major League Ballparks Worth A Special Trip

Topics: Baseball, baseball fans, leagues, games
This park opened in 1992 and pays homage to the early days of baseball. With its graceful wrought iron embellishments and brick facade, Oriole Park set the new standard for modern ballparks and is still considered the best park in the country by purists. Architects incorporated the B&O Railroad warehouse […]

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The Traditional American Game

Topics: American Game, Sports, Games, Football, Baseball
Like life in traditional society, but unlike football and basketball, the other two major American team sports, baseball is not governed by the clock and amazes many foreigners that it is the “national sport” in a fast-paced United States. Being a very popular team sport, apart from North America […]

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Teaching Your Son Baseball

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Have you faced these baseball concerns as a coaching dad?
Has your son become the player he is because he wants to be , or because you forced him into the sport? Dad, if this sport has become more about your feelings and not your […]

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Origin And Early History Of Baseball Explained

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Henry Chadwick, called the father of baseball, its first writer and the inventor of the box score, claimed that American baseball was positively descended from the British game of rounders, which became “town ball” in this country, then baseball. He was an eyewitness to the evolution, […]

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Why Steroids Are Bad For Major League Baseball

Topics: steroids, mlb, baseball players on seroids, performance enhancing drugs, the clear, jose conseco, ja
After the MLB labor dispute in the mid 1990’s, many people think that Major League Baseball has been in the “Steroids Era” ever since. Numerous high profile MLB players have been accused of steroid use and a few, like Jose Canseco, […]

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How To Provide Good Leadership In Baseball

Topics: little league baseball bat, baseball bat
These ideas are for managers, coaches, players, and parents. While this is written primarily for the beginner in baseball - the Little Leaguer - the reader will discover that the same fundamentals work in all branches of baseball. The right way to execute a play and the right attitude […]

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What I Know And Remember About Baseball - First Base Reach

Topics: Baseball softball, tag, first base, stretch, reach, baseman
It is a tight game and the batter is a known bunter. Third and Second baseman are playing in on the grass in anticipation. The Pitcher delivers an inside fastball. Just as the Pitchers arm is ready to release the batter squares around and shows bunt.
Third […]

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What I Know And Remember About Baseball - It Is A Mans Game

Topics: little, league, major, baseballs, baseball gloves, throw, right handed, left handed, tips, coaching
Mothers, do not let your babies grow up to be Cowboys or throw a baseball like a girl. Credit folk singer Willie Nelson with the beginning of the statement from a song he made infamous. Baseball is a mans game.
Whether you […]

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The Experts Guide To Baseball Training

Topics: The Experts Guide to Baseball Training
Batting or putting the wood to the ball, is the key to the success or failure of the ball club and the individual.
There is no great mystery about what makes a boy a good hitter. He has to have:
1. A certain amount of natural ability
2. A mastery of the fundamentals
3. Confidence in […]

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What I Know And Remember About Baseball - The Eyes Have It

Topics: Baseball, vision, training, eyes, hand, coordination, baseball gloves, softball, fastpitch, barry bonds
Eating carrots to develop good eye sight is sound advise. Unfortunately there is a little more to developing how your eyes move in relation to playing Baseball. Albeit there are many persons with natural ability use their eyes in tracking there target, still […]

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What I Know And Remember About Baseball - The Sweet Spot

Topics: baseballs, baseball gloves, bat, batting gloves, Hit, run, score, swing
The spot on the baseball bat where you can smack the ball as hard as you like and all you feel is the rush of the swing and the sound through your ears. There has been a lot said about exactly where this spot lies […]

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