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Major League Baseball Must Crack Down on Brawls
After Tuesday night’s bench clearing fight between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees, Major League Baseball handed down suspensions to the 2 central figures – Jorge Posada and Jesse Carlson. For their part in Tuesday night’s brawl, Posada and Carlson each got 4-game suspensions. Their suspensions had been reduced to 3 games because neither Posada nor Carlson appealed the suspension. Continue reading
Practicing Your Batting Motion with Pitching Machines
Have you ever thought about using a pitching machine to improve your swing in baseball? It really helps a lot and improves your overall game. You can start practicing your swing with pitching machines right away and it is not very hard to start learning how to use it. Continue reading
Give Crede the Gold Glove
Joe Crede has been magnificent at third base for the Twins in 2009. Not only is his fielding percentage the best in the AL, but he also has the least errors at the position. In addition to this, there’s a stat called the UZR, which measures a player’s effectiveness at a position relative to how many runs it costs his team. Crede’s UZR here is best of breed. Continue reading
The Story Of The First World Series
The first World Series was played in 1903 between the Boston American League club (now the Boston Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Continue reading
Is It The Great American Pastime? The History of Baseball
Baseball has often been referred to as the Great American Pastime and it is funny to think that the precise history of baseball is mostly unknown. Most historians believe that it is roughly based on an English game known as rounders. The game grew in popularity in the north east around the late 1700s and early 1800s. The name of the sport was changed a few times from base, to roundball to cricket throughout the beginnings of baseball history. Continue reading
Men, Get Rid of Beer Belly While Still Drinking Beer!
Men are you annoyed with hearing about how flat your stomach once was and how you can barely see your feet underneath it? If so, I want to let you know that all that can change. I can show you how to get rid of your beer belly, and what’s better, without giving up the beer! But let’s first discuss what a beer belly really is and what causes it. Continue reading