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Archives for January 2014

Rookie of the Year: Baseball Movies

Fictional baseball movies aren’t always spectacular, and Rookie of the Year isn’t an exception.  Granted, it is a good family comedy that anybody can watch and enjoy, but there isn’t much substance when you try to read between the lines, or look between the pixels. I personally like Rookie of the Year, but I know […]

Ken Griffey Jr. : The Kid Who Dominated Baseball

If you were lucky enough to ever watch Ken Griffey Jr. play baseball, you witnessed one of the greatest hitters of all time.  There is a reason Griffey is iconic as he is and why Nike still uses his Swingman logo on its baseball gear. Griffey wasn’t my favorite player, but that was probably only […]

Finger Injuries in Baseball are Pretty Painful

Baseball finger injuries aren’t very common, and missing games because of an injury is never fun.  Having to tell your coach you can’t play because of an injury is even worse – especially if that injury happened doing something you weren’t supposed to be doing. My junior year of high school, our team had a […]

Hat Trick: Baseball Hitting Terminology

A hat trick is a baseball term that you dread hearing.  Like its hockey counterpart, the term involves the number three; that’s where the similarities end.  Three goals make up a hat trick in hockey.  Three strikeouts by the same hitter make up a hat trick in baseball.  The next time you see “Hat Trick” […]