Craig P.

Have you watched an MLB game recently and noticed an umpire stop a pitcher in his tracks and ask to look at his hat and glove? No, he is not asking for an autograph. He is looking to see if the pitcher is using any foreign substances to gain a better grip on the ball. […]

You have probably heard the old adage about “drawing a line in the sand.” This quote is a metaphor for setting protective boundaries. In other words, it says, “This is as far as I will go.” Baseball has its own version of drawing a line, only these lines are typically drawn in the dirt, and

These days, most of the baseball highlights we see on TV and social media are players hitting home runs and pitchers throwing fastballs in the high 90s and even triple digits. We don’t often see as many defensive plays as we used to see, but that does not mean defense is not an important aspect

World Series, MVP, and Cy Young award-winning pitcher Justin Verlander made headlines in 2019 when he claimed that he believed the baseballs in the MLB were juiced. His claim was quickly denied by Major League Baseball, but many other pitchers in the league shared his stance. While it wasn’t until 2019 that Verlander made his

When first learning how to pitch, young pitchers must learn the proper steps in the pitching motion to get used to the mechanics of throwing a baseball. This is taught in different ways by different coaches, but most of the basics are universal. Some of the basics of the pitching motion are the step back,

A lot of things about baseball have changed over the years, but one thing that has remained true is that you can never have enough pitching. This is why college scouts are always on the lookout for quality pitchers to join their program. When they are out there on the recruiting trail watching high school

Have you ever wanted to have a clear understanding of what has to happen for your team to make the playoffs? Understanding magic number will give you the information you desire. In baseball, Magic Number is an advanced statistic that shows what it would take for a team to make the playoffs. It uses a

Think back to the first time you learned division in Math class in elementary school. You probably never realized that becoming a baseball fan would lead you to revert back to those early Math lessons. Baseball is sometimes viewed as a numbers game, and some of those numbers (statistics) are calculated by using division to

If you have not followed baseball very closely over the last several years, and you just happen to turn on a Houston Astros game, you would probably have several questions. “What’s with all ‘boos’?” “Why are so many Astros players getting hit by pitches?” “What is this scandal the announcers keep talking about?” In 2017,

How many times have you heard this phrase: “It’s just a game. It’s meant to be fun.” On the same note, how many times have you heard this one: “Sports are more than just a game. They’re a way of life.” Those two statements have two completely different meanings, so one is right, and one