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Grapefruit League Stadiums: #5 Roger Dean Stadium

Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, is the only Grapefruit League stadium that hosts two teams. The St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins share the complex that comes in at #5 in our Spring Training Grapefruit League countdown. The Cactus League in Arizona heavily utilizes the shared stadium strategy, compared to most of the single […]

Infield Fly: Rules of the Game

Infield fly rule prevents easy double plays An infield fly occurs when there are less than two outs and runners on first and second base, or the bases are loaded.  When the batter hits a fly ball that stays within the vicinity of the infield, umpires call an infield fly rule.  The batter is automatically […]

5 Reasons the Cardinals and Red Sox Are a Bad World Series Match-Up

The 2013 Fall Classic is finally here, although baseball has extended its season so much that the World Series is almost played exclusively in November.  The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers despite Detroit’s formidable 1-2 punch of Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and sluggers Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera.  In the National League, […]