Robot Umpires: Is This the Future of Baseball?
This year, the independent Atlantic League introduced a TrackMan computer system that some believe could replace the role of human umpires. During the league’s all-star game in York, Pennsylvania on July 10, a computer system recorded balls and strikes, then relayed the information to the umpire to make the calls. For quite some time, robots […]
Will Last Minute Trades Sway MLB Bettors?
Heading into the “dog days of summer,” more than the weather is heating up. With MLB sitting a little over a week from the trade deadline, things are starting to reach a fever pitch. In the next couple of days, pretty much every team will have decided if they are buyers, sellers or going to […]
At What Point Do We Start Believing Trout is One of the Greatest of All-Time?
With Major League Baseball’s 2019 season nearing the two-thirds mark, Los Angeles Angels OF Mike Trout is on his way to what might well be the best year of his career, barring injury. His is currently batting .298 with 78 runs scored, 33 home runs and 80 RBIs. He also has 8 steals and is […]
Are We Headed for a World Series Showdown Between Yankees and Dodgers?
It’s incredible to think about how much MLB history is tied up in two organizations. For over 100 years, the New York Yankees have been a dominant force. Not far behind them is the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees have won the World Series 25 times, more than 20% of the World Series titles ever […]
Tuesday & Wednesday MLB Runline Fades
We haven’t even hit August yet, but with around 60 games left to be played, we are still a bit too far away to tell who’s in. We could have some teams go on mad win-streaks to creep into a wild card spot from the middle of their divisions; you never know. For now, let’s […]
How Is Social Media Impacting the Baseball Industry?
Baseball is one of the most-watched sports in the United States. It’s hard to get more American than going to or watching a baseball game. However, research has shown that millennials are less likely to watch baseball on television — or even show much interest in it. Even ticket sales for games have gone down […]
The Advantage of Playing Baseball Indoor
Indoor baseball facilities can provide aspiring hard-hitters and home-runners an advantage that traditional outdoor playing fields cannot. These facilities offer a more attractive and comfortable venue for either practice or competition, regardless of the weather outside. The traditional game of baseball often calls for an open-air arena. This is to dazzle the crowd with fascinating […]
What Is the Concussion Rate in the MLB?
Baseball might be America’s favorite pastime, but the game has changed over the years. Players are more powerful than ever. They’re throwing the ball faster and hitting harder — and the stakes are higher. While that makes for more exciting games, it also puts players at a greater risk for injury. From 2005 to 2008, […]
Does the MLB Have a Drug Problem?
Drug use has been on the rise in the U.S. for quite some time. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 24.6 million Americans over the age of 12 had used some type of illicit drug as of 2013. That number has been on the rise for over a decade. While serious drugs like […]
MLB News And Rumors You Need To Know About
As the old saying goes, baseball is really America’s greatest past time. The game has changed a little bit over the years, but it remains just as exciting as ever. If you’re a fan of baseball, you’ll agree with this assumption. Just remember that a new season is just getting started. Before too long, things […]
How MLB Players Achieve Work-Life Balance
Professional baseball is a particularly demanding field of work. With everyone striving to be better than their competition, teams work day and night to perfect plays. This is especially true during the busy baseball season, where teams play a larger number of games than in any other sport as they battle to the finale to […]
How Has the #MeToo Movement Affected the Baseball Industry?
Over the last two years, the #MeToo movement has swept through the U.S. and other countries, changing many industries as we know them. Started by Tarana Burke over a decade ago, the #MeToo movement seems to have had the greatest impact on the industries that are most in the public eye: those with celebrity actors, […]
Are Millennials Killing Off the Baseball Industry?
Baseball has long been considered the true American sport. For a long time, watching professional sports in general was a regular occurrence in the average U.S. household. People everywhere would go to extravagant lengths to support the teams they loved. And when their favorite teams were not playing, they still watched it for the love […]
BASEBALL LINGO: WHAT THE EXPRESSIONS MEAN, HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY (Part II)
Reactions to Part I were so effusive, that Part II is here for your enjoyment. Reactions always welcomed. THE WALKING MAN Eddie Yost played nearly two decades in the major leagues. His lifetime batting average was only .254, but that didn’t keep him off the bases. Yost coaxed pitchers into yielding I,614 walks to […]
Are Drones Benefiting or Harming the MLB?
Drones are here to stay. While they’ve been around for years, their popularity has grown in recent years due to the fact that they’re easy to fly, easy to buy, and they come with many different possibilities. Everyone from filmmakers to farmers are using drone technology. But, is it a type of technology that’s good […]
BASEBALL LINGO: WHAT THE EXPRESSIONS MEAN AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY (Part I)
ALL-STAR GAME The idea was conceived in 1933 by Arch Ward, Chicago Tribune sports editor. To give the fans a real rooting interest, Ward suggested that they be allowed to vote for their favorite players via popular ballot. In perhaps no other game do fans have such a rooting interest, although there have been a […]
What is the Correct Way to Hold a Baseball Bat?
The correct way of holding a baseball bat is the first aspect to become good at baseball, and when you find the right grip for yourself, you’ll become a better player naturally. The debate of what is the correct way to hold a baseball bat has been going on for decades with no answer. And […]
Why We Need More Diversity in Baseball
Baseball has long been known as the great American pastime; and like other sports in the U.S., diversity in teams has increased over the last several decades to include the best players. Among Major League Baseball teams, almost 40 percent of players are not white, which truly represents the melting pot that is the U.S. […]
Denny McClain – The Rise and Fall
By Tony Samboras History is filled with tragic stories of great athletes who experienced particular moments of greatness only to see their greatness disintegrate into the abyss. Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers scored and NFL record 22 touchdowns as a rookie in 1965. Experts predicted he would crush every rushing record in the NFL. […]
Sad Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson
Who Belongs In the Baseball Hall of Fame This year of 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the “Black Sox” scandal. This article comes from the Frommer vault On July 16, 1889, Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson was born into a poor family in Greenville, South Carolina. He never learned to read or write. By […]
Remembering Robby (Part 3)
Major League Baseball rightfully celebrates Jackie Robinson Day every April 15, the day he broke the color barrier in 1947. I met my all-time favorite player twice –once as a teenager and then as an adult. Both moments still stay with me. HARVEY FROMMER: When school was out, I sometimes went around with my father […]
REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part II)
Wonderful reactions to Part I, so here as we approach “Jackie Robinson Day” in Major League Baseball is Part II. Enjoy. Growing up Years Jerry and Mallie Robinson were impoverished sharecroppers who lived in Cairo, Georgia. Jerry deserted the family six months after Jackie was born in 1919. Mallie, strong, religious, family oriented moved her […]
Ichiro Suzuki: one more legend to hang his glove
One of the greatest careers in Major League Baseball history reached an emotional conclusion in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday. Ichiro Suzuki bid farewell in front of his home fans after nearly three decades in the professional game, following a 5-4 win for Seattle Mariners over Oakland Athletics, leaving behind an unrivalled legacy and a series […]
The Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Baseball Training
by Frankie Wallace When we talk about technology in the sports arena, it’s often about how new inventions are used for entertainment purposes. Up-to-date technology is consistently being integrated into stadiums and sports arenas around the country, and attending any professional sports event will prove that to you. These inventions help to broadcast games to […]
MARIANO RIVERA: ALMOST PERFECT!
“Without question we’re talking about the best reliever in the history of baseball. This guy has become branded with the Yankee logo. People are going to remember this man for so long for what he’s done.” Brian Cashman Mariano Rivera quite deservedly is the first to become a unanimous choice slotted to be inducted into […]
Which Has Better Pay Off: Baseball Betting or The Lottery?
Gambling: Risk vs. Reward Gambling is all about risk. It’s about placing your hard-earned money on a set outcome that usually isn’t likely to happen. Whether its a game in the casino, a gambling event online or betting between friends on a game of chance, the odds are almost never in your favor. So, […]
“You Could Look It Up”
With baseball’s hot stove heated up, with fans of the game getting antsy about what their favorite teams will do, here are a few nick-names and expressions starting with “W” for you to enjoy. As Casey Stengel was fond of saying: “You could look it up.” Here are a few starting with “W.” THE WALKING […]
Shoeless Joe Remains a Scapegoat
With the recent announcement of a new class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the skeletons in the closet come front and center once again. Pete Rose and and “Shoeless Joe” are becoming baseball’s odd couple – both ineligible for the Hall of Fame because of a lifetime ban, two of just […]
Remembering Wee Willie Keeler
With all the hype and hoopla about today’s mainly over-rated baseball players, with all the fuss about launch angles and shifts, “bullpenning” and instant replay over and over again by the non-stop talkers in the TV booths and on the field of play, it is refreshing to flash back to those who played the game […]
Red Sox Flashback: The First World Championship
With the Sox on the cusp of winning another World Series, with fans all over New England savoring the time, a look back to 1912 provides a marvelous historical treat. Business in Boston virtually shut down on September 23,1912 as 100‚000 cheered the Red Sox returning from a western trip by train into South Station. […]
