First Basemans Gloves - Features and Selection

With the sun beating down your neck and the bases loaded, the pressure on you, the first baseman, is overwhelming. Did we mention that you play for the majors? The roar and rumble of the crowd, the dust rising up and glistening in the sunlight, the glares of the opposing team all around, - it can be a tough place to focus. And then it happens. Bat hits ball, the fans roar, and second base suddenly throws you fire. Before you can even think about it, you react with the “instinct” that... Read more »

Red Sox vs. Marlins March 6th Game Summary

The Boston Red Sox swept the Florida Marlins Tuesday March 6th in Jupiter, Florida. The score was tied in the ninth 6 to 6 making extra innings necessary. Boston did not let the Marlins score at all in the 10th bringing the final score 14 to 6, Boston. First baseman gloves had to be on fire with all of these outs against Florida! Enough can not be said about Daisuke Matsuaka, throwing a fastball estimated at 91-93 MPH. He threw a total of 47 pitches, 31 strikes reaching a low speed of only 71 MPH.... Read more »

Dawn of Baseball

The game of baseball is said to have started in the beginning of 19th century, but that’s just fragment of the truth. The match was played much before but the first baseball societies were formed around that period. An British named Alexander Cartwright in the year 1845 devised the first set of baseball rules. In fact, many of the rules listed out then are still used in the league. In 1858, a group of amateur sportsmen came together to form the first baseball game - known as the National Association... Read more »

Baseball in Japan

In recent years, the arrival in the United States of players like Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui has enlightened Americans about the popularity of the sport in Japan. But most Americans don’t know that Japan has almost as long a baseball history as the United States. The exact date that baseball was introduced in Japan is not known, but it is attributed to American professor Horace Wilson sometime between 1867 and 1912. The Japanese people were immediately intrigued by western baseball, seeing... Read more »

Four Major League Ballparks Worth a Special Trip

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 into the design of the park, creating a pedestrian area called Eutaw Street where fans can stroll before and after the game. Players who actually hit the warehouse with a home run receive a... Read more »

The Traditional American Game

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 also in Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia, baseball is a bat-and-ball game in which a pitcher throws a fist-sized hard ball past the hitting area of a batter. The batter, who belongs... Read more »

Baseball Isn’t Just Entertainment, It’s Also A Business

George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, is spot on by calling out his management team and players for their poor performance thus far this season. He’s also correct in pointing out that the season is still relatively young. There is still a lot of playing left for the boys of summer. Perhaps understandably, many New York fans have started to demand the firing of team manager Joe Torre. Many others complain that the true responsibility for this baseball season’s terrible play... Read more »

Will the New Home Run Record by Barry Bonds be Tainted?

Well, Barry Bonds finally did it. He has hit more home runs than any other major leaguer. More than the famed Babe Ruth and now more than the previous home run record holder, Hank Aaron. The home run was just like any other home run. It cleared the fence and landed in the stands. It looked no different than the thousands of home runs hit in major league history. It was not a monster shot that traveled 550 feet, nor was it a home run that just cleared the fence or could have been a foul ball.... Read more »