Jackie Robinson was the first black player in Major League Baseball – not professional baseball. The Negro Leagues were a professional league but obviously were for black players since they were not allowed in the Majors before Robinson broke the color barrier. 42 is a movie about his story and the tests he endured on […]
Archives for February 2014
Ducks on the Pond: Baseball Terminology
February 24, 2014 by 6 Comments
Ducks on the pond may be something you see in your backyard or at a park; ducks are also on the pond at most every baseball game played. Ducks refers to base runners and pond refers to the bases. This term is typically used by the offense when cheering on a hitter to drive in […]
The Travel Game
February 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
I fly to Michigan. I stay 2 nights. Then I fly to Texas. Next I go to Seattle. Where am I at? If you said Seattle you are wrong. I am actually in New York. That is how the travel game is played. If you have ever seen the TV shows where a masked magician […]
Joe Carter
February 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Joe Carter almost became my favorite baseball player. It was 1993 and he hit a walk-off home run to win the World Series. I was 6 years old and although I didn’t see that game on TV, I was an avid reader of the sports page in the newspaper. It was actually relevant back then […]
Batting Practice and Tearing Down Walls
February 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Batting practice can be an intense nose to the grind hour, and it can be a laid back and fun filled way to end a practice. The mood is depicted by any number of things from the time of year to how hard players have worked during the rest of practice. In either situation, guys […]
