One of the great things about baseball is that the sport has not changed much since its creation nearly 200 years ago. This makes it extremely easy and fun to compare the game’s greatest players, which is often a difficult task in other sports. These are the six...
While baseball has been lapped by football as America’s most popular sport, it’s still perhaps the athletic event most intrinsically tied into the tapestry of American life. “American as baseball and apple pie” became a phrase for a reason, but...
They say that the World Cup wakes up the national spirit. For Americans, this has been the case despite the country performing dismally in soccer. When Europe and South American teams roar, Americans have watched on the terraces. However, that seems to be changing...
While baseball isn’t generally the most forward-thinking of America’s most popular sports, the MLB has taken some sweeping changes in the past few years to integrate more technology into their activities. It can be seen in everything from biometric...
A fastball pitch in the major leagues can travel across the plate at upwards of 90 MPH. This means it takes roughly a mere 450 milliseconds to travel from the pitcher’s hand across the plate. Just the act of swinging a bat alone takes roughly 150 milliseconds....
Baseball isn’t the cultural touchstone it once was. Where the sport was once intrinsically tied into the public understanding of America’s values and personality, “America’s favorite pastime” has since become dwarfed by football in terms...
While the lovers of all sports have developed a fascination with statistics over time, few are quite as zealous as baseball lovers. From RBI’s to BAA’s to BABIP’s, there is perhaps no other sport that generates as many statistics as baseball and fans...
One of the most popular sports in America is football. Sundays from September through February are often spent in front of the television watching football players from the National Football League (N.F.L.) take the field. Many parents spend hours each week during the...
Baseball isn’t a sport exactly known for keeping up with the times. America’s national pastime has been slower than other sports for changing with new trends. But while the standard rules of the sport may have remained unchanged throughout the...
There are plenty of different ways to break in a new baseball glove. If you’re a fielder, your glove will likely be taller than it is wide. Baseball gloves are typically made of leather. This durable material can last through several seasons. However, it can be...
