On the Art of Pitching in Baseball

On the art of pitching in baseball

 

It is amazing that anyone can hit a baseball.  It is small and is thrown into a prescribed target area.  Everyone can see it being thrown and even know when it is being thrown.  Yet, it can be so difficult for the batter to hit it.  The stick, or [...]

Baseball field

Specifications
Diagram of a baseball field.
Unless otherwise noted, the specifications discussed in this article refer to those described within the Official Baseball Rules, under which Major League Baseball is played. The starting point for much of the action on the field is [...]

What I Know and Rember About Baseball – My Experience

In the mid 70’s growing up in East Tacoma, not the best neighborhood and not quite the worst, there was little to do for a boy whose lot in life was to stay at home with his older sister and younger brother while mom was at work. There were no such things as ‘after school [...]

Baseball rule call (softball)?

play: bases loaded, one out
ball hit to pitcher, pitcher bends down to catch, falls into glove and rolls out.
I signal dropped ball
all the runners are off the base, pitch throws to first.
base ump signals out, the runner between first and second thinks she is out, goes back to first then in after first base girl [...]

Baseball trivia question – you make the call.?

Here’s a baseball question that has nothing to do with steroids.
There’s a deep fly ball down the line. The outfielder touches the ball above fair territory but the ball deflects off his glove and goes over the outfield fence on the FOUL side of the pole. The ball never touched the ground and was first [...]

What I Know and Remember About Baseball – Leather

Lets Talk about Leather

Wilson Pro Stock, Rawlings Heart of the Hide, Kelley Ixosteer. The preceding are all genuine leather. Each processed at the discretion of the manufacturer to produce a fit and feel they think will win over customer opinion.

But what really makes a good baseball glove? Old time ecologically rough tannin? Sophisticated chrome [...]

What I Know And Remember About Baseball- Glove Frustration

In the mid 70’s growing up in East Tacoma, not the best neighborhood and not quite the worst, there was little to do for a boy whose lot in life was to stay at home with his older sister and younger brother while mom was at work. There were no such things as ‘after school [...]