Baseball, Barry Bonds and Steroids

In the last 5 years the growing popularity and use of illegal substances like steroids in major league baseball has created a public outcry and led to indictments, arrests and congressional hearings. Some have even put major league baseball on par with professional wrestling as it is now a drugged or juiced game and old, lasting records by the greats like Ruth and Hank Aaron can easily be broken by lesser athletes on steroids and have become meaningless. Just look at Barry Bonds for an example. Barry... Read more »

Real Shortstops Don’t Chew Their Gloves

Growing up with an older brother (Garland) and two order cousins (Earle and Harvey) who lived across the garden from us meant that I often was assigned to the more inconsequential roles in games and sports. For example, all us neighbor kids played baseball in a clearing in our orchard; actually, the clearing was the infield, and any ball hit out of the infield went into the orchard. I was stationed to the right of 2nd base where a pear tree grew about 10 feet behind the bag. I positioned myself securely... Read more »

Baseball’s Evolution from Humble Origins to Spectator Sport

Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth than in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders, one o’ cat, and base. In 1845, some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbockers BaseBall Club and wrote down the rules of the game they were playing. Twenty years later dozens of baseball clubs in New York and Brooklyn, and their journalist brethren, had made what they called “the national... Read more »

How To Break In A Baseball Glove

There are numerous different methods for breaking in a baseball glove, and each procedure has its supporters and detractors. If you asked a dozen different baseball players how they break in their baseball glove, you will probable get a dozen conflicting answers! We propose checking with the manufacturer of your baseball glove to see what they propose, as gloves made from dissimilar types or grades of leather may have contrasting requirements. You learn how to break in a baseball glove as soon as... Read more »

Put Your Hand On The Finest Firstbase Gloves

A “regular” glove or mitt is made for first basemen who catch left, and throw right, and is the most common type of glove. “Full Right” is for lefties who catch right, and throw left. Full right gloves are often referred to as “southpaw” gloves When looking for perfect firstbase gloves, you have a few considerations to bear in mind. One of the fundamental rules to remember is picking the glove that best suits your position. When it comes to being a first baseman,... Read more »

Finding Consistency In College Baseball Bats

Aluminum baseball bats are Usually preferred to wooden bats due to their light weight and high power (note: pro players are allowed to use wood bats only). Lighter bats are usually preferable to heavier bats as they allow the hitter to create sufficient speed to put some “oomph” into it (although there are restrictions about bat weights at most levels). Additionally, aluminum bats can supply more “pop” of the baseball off the bat, and are much more stable (therefore cost effective)... Read more »

Great Pitching Machines For All Baseball And Softball Talent Levels

Many different sources were used for this article. I hope you find it both interesting and helpful. Remember, a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Any hitter knows the one and only way to get to be a great hitter is to practice more than any other player. The dynamics behind the pitch are the substance of comprehensive and complicated concepts of physics where calculations of distance and velocity and diameter and spherical phenomenon of specific detail and definition are behind... Read more »

Affordable Pitching Machines For Little League Organizations

This article was written to answer many of the most frequently asked questions on this topic. I hope you find all of this information helpful. What you are about to discover may benefit you greatly. The smaller youth baseball leagues want to contemplate finding as many tools of the pastime that will grant the greatest chance for youngsters to learn correctly and develop their skills as feasible. To begin with, you can discover pitching machine models that weigh just thirty pounds, which are extremely... Read more »

Hitting With Northern White Ash Baseball Bats

Ash is called a ring porous hardwood because early in the growing period the tree makes big cells. Then later on the cells become much smaller and denser. The zone of big cells each year is in reality the weakest portion of the wood–large cells mean a lot of void space and poor strength. (Oak is also a ring porous wood.) Well, if you develop the ash too slowly, then there can be a larger proportion of large vessels, which means the wood can be weaker; too fast means too weighty as there will... Read more »

Softball Equipment For Most Everyone

Don’t be fooled by the big online stores out there who just happen to also offer softball related products. Choose a store where all they do is softball. They play the game, they understand the game, and they use the products that they sell from their store or website. For all of your softball needs, look no further than the experts in softball, softball specialty stores or websites. Part of any good ball club’s softball paraphernalia repertoire should be a training manual that players... Read more »