Some people have very attentive listening skills whether intentional or not. This can be beneficial in overhearing some important information, but it can be a nuisance on the baseball field. Umpires who have rabbit ears are the worst people to officiate a game. They take everything personally and make the game about them rather than […]
Finger Injuries in Baseball are Pretty Painful
January 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Louisiana Heat: Baseball Terminology
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A batter steps into the box. After a few pitches, the pitcher has two strikes on him. Knowing that the hitter can’t catch up to his fastball, the pitcher throws as hard, and the crowd hears the whiff of the bat as the batter swings and misses. Strike three. That, my friends, is Louisiana Heat. […]
5 O’clock Hitter: Baseball Hitting Terminology
December 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
There are great hitters in baseball. There are guys that get on base with seeing-eye singles and drag bunts. There are players who hit gap to gap and rack up doubles left and right. There are studs that hit the long ball and put runs on the board with one swing of the bat. Then […]
The Sandlot: Baseball Movies for the Family
December 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When I think of baseball movies, the first one that comes to mind is my all-time favorite, The Sandlot. There are some critics of the movie, but they need to lighten up and realize that not every baseball movie needs to be a historical docudrama about a Hall of Fame legend. In fact, The Sandlot […]
