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Author :: Aron Wallad  |
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| Article Title :: Do Our Baseball Heroes Have Feet of Clay |
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| “Do our baseball heroes have feet of clay?”Ok, we have suspected the sudden rash of home run hitters and stupendous long balls were the result of something fishy. We wanted to believe the home run magic’s time had come. We had a lot of rationalizations to choose from: perhaps it was because major league baseball restructured the baseball, or maybe we blamed poor pitching on the sudden deluge of homers. At the same time, we marveled at the tough physical training ball players went through. We gasped and admired the rippling muscles and electric shots of power from those bulging biceps. Yet, didn’t we all KNOW something was up, and just didn’t want to believe it. Our base (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Aron Wallad |
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| Article Title :: Unusual Baseball Statistics |
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| The ezine for baseball lovers...
Statistics - I love ‘emI have been fascinated by some of the statistics that have been amassed by some of the major leaguers. Viewing some players numbers has amazed me.Here are a few achievements I thought might interest you.Re: Rogers Hornsby>From 1921 to 1925 he batted 2679 times - He hit safely 1078 times and averaged .402 during this five year run. Not too shabby>From ages 36 to 41 - his final six years in the Majors he batted 350 times total
Hit safely 105 times and fell 70 hits short of 3000 hits for his career. Maybe he could have planned betterLou Gehrig>From 1930 to 1934 he drove in 8 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Catherine Kenyeres |
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| Article Title :: MLB Baseball History |
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| No one knows for sure where baseball exacted originated. However, most baseball buffs will concur that the sport is based on the English game of rounders. In the United States, baseball became popular in the early 1800’s, originally known as townball. At a later date, the sport was renamed baseball. Throughout this period of time, smaller communities formed teams, while larger cities formed leagues.There is some question as to who was the original founder of the rules of baseball. Some contend that Alexander Cartwright in 1845 published a list of rules which are still in place today. However, others contend that it was Abner Doubleday who invented the game. However, most baseball (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Aron Wallad |
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| Article Title :: Inspiring Baseball Quotes |
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| I loved being around the baseball players when they had something to say that I thought would have a positive impression. Here are some of the quotes that I have enjoyed and have inspired me.Bob Gibson
“ I owe the public one thing - a good performance.”Sandy Koufax
“ Pitching is the art of instilling fear.”Warren Spahn
"A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do."Stan Musial
"I love to play this game of baseball - I love putting on this uniform."
"When a pitche (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Bill Bathe |
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| Article Title :: Baseball-Coaching the Youth of Tomorrow |
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| Coaching our youth is a delicate practice that needs to be taken with the kids self confidence at the heart of the teaching. These days, parents and coaches alike want to win so bad, they put undue stress on the kids that can have a negative effect.We over criticize when we are talking to them instead of building up their self confidence. I once heard a parent yelling at his kid from the stands, "If you don't get a hit, you will not be eating dinner tonight!" Needless to say, I went up and spoke with the parent about this approach. Some people may think this is harmless, and it may have been said in a joking fashion. But think of the kid on the field who is playing in front of all (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Bill Bathe |
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| Article Title :: Baseball and Steroids- The Controversy |
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| There has been a lot of controversy about steroids in baseball.
Does it enhance performance and what are the side effects. Are
records today the result of steroids. And are athletes harming
themselves.First of all, we need to understand what is a steroid. And why do players use it. Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of the male hormone testosterone. Testosterone in it's normal state promotes and boosts muscle development and growth. When it is supplemented with steroids, you have an increase of muscle mass, reduction of body fat, and enhanced endurance. It is used by athletes to try to have the edge on the competition. It is believed that by using a steroid in baseball it w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Bill Bathe |
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| Article Title :: Baseball and the Game of Life |
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| Baseball and life have a lot of similarities. I know what you are thinking, yea right, it's simply a game involving a bat and a ball. What can that possibly teach us? I am here to tell you what it can teach you. Not only baseball, but other sports as well.Growing up I couldn't see the similarities with baseball and life. I simply knew that a game was on and lets go play! But as time has evolved and I have gone on to other things, only now can I reflect and look at what the game of baseball has taught me.Baseball and life are similar. I think the first thing it taught me was personal interaction. How to deal with teammates and how to work together towards a common goal. We al (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Bill Bathe |
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| Article Title :: The Right Mental Approach to the Game of Baseball |
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| What is a mental approach and what is the right frame of mind? You often hear about the mental approach to the game. But some people don't understand what this means. It simply means how you think about the game before actually playing the game. Let's explore it.Before you even reach the field there is a preparation that takes place. It all starts in practice and even on the drills you are doing before the game. You often hear 'the right frame of mind'. Well, it applies to all aspects of baseball.As far as practice, it simply means that you are going about your business with a purpose in mind and doing it efficiently. Let's take an example. You are about to do tee work to he (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Mark Barnes |
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| Article Title :: Baseball is Tarnished by Giambi and Other Steroid Users |
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| I heard an ESPN analyst on the radio defending Jason Giambi. He wasn't excusing Giambi for using steroids, but he was certainly not condemning him, either. "He wasn't the only one doing it," the analyst said. Wow! I said to myself. Unbelievable! It's unfathomable that a professional analyst from a reputable company could use such an infantile excuse like, he wasn't the only one.He added insult to injury by saying that Giambi at least had the fortitude to come forth and admit what he did. Absolute hogwash! Giambi was subpoenaed by a grand jury. He spilled the beans, because he didn't think his testimony would leave the room. When it leaked, as these things always do, he sai (read full article) |
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| Category :: Baseball Articles |
Author :: Mark Barnes |
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| Article Title :: Bonds Deals Baseball yet Another Black Eye |
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| As the steroid talk swirls around baseball like the juice surging into Jason Giambi’s veins, America’s favorite pastime continues to be bruised, right when spring training is getting started. First, it was Giambi’s admission of taking the muscle-enhancing drug. Then, Jose Canseco shocked the sports world with his tell-all book about his use of steroids, swinging a syringe with better accuracy than he ever swung a bat. Now, it’s baseball’s homerun king, Barry Bonds, making us despise the sport’s most talented player, with his strange ramblings at a preseason press conference, laced with perfunctory glances at interviewers, lame defenses of his own lousy image, along with dis (read full article) |
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