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Misconception - Metal Bats Killed the Art of Small Ball
Baseball traditionalists often talk about the good old days. When ballplayers could handle the bat,...
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Appreciating Michael Jordan's Summer in Spikes
One of the most improbable and fascinating sports stories of my lifetime, occurred in the summer of...
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Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Barry Bonds
From the time Barry Bonds was a young boy, hanging around the Candlestick Park Clubhouse with his...
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Say What? Driving Lessons with Dodgers' Legend Tommy Lasorda
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was known for his fiery personality, candid...
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Simulating the Velocity of Mets’ Legend Sidd Finch on a MaxBP
On April 1, 1985, Sports Illustrated featured an article in their magazine titled, “The Curious...
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Misconception - Hit 'em Where They Ain't
The game of baseball has provided its fans with an abundance of quotes, phrases and mottos over the...
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The Scariest Hitters of All-Time - Part 2
Yesterday, we introduced Major League Baseball's Scariest Hitters of All-Time with the honorable...
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The Scariest Hitters of All-Time - Part 1
The Major League Baseball season came to an end last night with the Nationals securing the first...
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2019 World Series, Game-by-Game Prediction - Houston vs. Washington
The 2019 Fall Classic will begin this evening in Houston, Texas, as the American League Champion...
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MLB Playoff Schedule and Predictions
October is upon us! That means the Major League Baseball Playoffs are back and more exciting than...
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Stayin' Alive! The Art of Fouling Off Pitches - with Alex Cora
Often times in athletics, it’s the little things that make all the difference. This is notoriously...
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Slump Buster - Very Superstitious
The slump is a peculiar thing, it comes and goes like the seasonal flu bug. No matter how many...
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Yaz 2.0? Giants Rookie Homers in Fenway Debut
On Tuesday night, a Yastrzemski roamed the outfield at Fenway Park for the first time since October...
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The 2019 Hall of Fame of Class - Legends, Longevity and Popularity
A new group of ballplayers were enshrined into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. An...
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From the White Lines to the Blue Line - The fascinating history of hockey players on the diamond
When most people think of multi-sport athletes, they think of the traditional combinations of...
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Remember the Players who have Served our Country
Many of our iconic baseball legends - Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Willie Mays, among...
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