Craig P.

Imagine you are watching your favorite MLB team. It’s the fourth inning. The bases are loaded. There are two outs. Your team has a chance to break the game open and score first and control the rest of the game, but guess who walks into the batter’s box: the starting pitcher. Your manager is now […]

Pitchers often go to great lengths to give them an edge on the mound. One thing they sometimes do that fans don’t understand is wearing a jacket on the base paths. In this article, we dive into why pitchers wear jackets on base and some rules around this matter.

The modern game of baseball is starting to gain a reputation as a numbers-driven sport. Ever since the movie Moneyball shed light on how teams use sabermetrics to make front office decisions, the way many fans view the game has changed. Now, the more traditional statistics (batting average, RBI, ERA, etc.) are accompanied by more

At 14-years-old, baseball players experience several adjustments to the game that they have been playing since tee-ball. The field gets bigger, players begin to hit puberty, and games become more competitive. Some players grow faster than others making it difficult to compare 14-year-olds across the board when it comes to measuring data points. Their pitching

“When you have a question, follow the money, and you will find your answer.” This old business adage also rings true when trying to uncover how professional sports teams like the Yankees almost always have such a dominant team. The Yankees are so good year in and year out because they have the highest payroll

2009 was a big year for baseball fans in New York. Both Citi Field, home to the New York Mets, and the new Yankee Stadium, home to the New York Yankees, were built. These two interleague rivals now have two state-of-the-art stadiums that we will evaluate. While more winning has taken place at Yankee Stadium

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the best organizations from top to bottom in Major League Baseball in recent years. The Rays have finished first in the American League East the last two seasons and have made the playoffs the last three losing in Game 7 of the World Series in 2020. All

Next time you watch a game of baseball, pay attention to the gloves the players wear on defense. Catchers, first basemen, infielders, and outfielders all wear different style gloves that best fit the role of their position. While examining these gloves, you will notice that the first baseman’s mitts and outfield gloves are much longer

The offseason is a sacred time for most Major League Baseball players. After playing 162 games in 186 days, it is understandable why so many players feel the need for a break in October. An MLB player’s offseason routine usually varies from player to player, but pretty much all of them prioritize rest, strength training,

In this article, we discuss putouts and how they are credited, the difference between a putout and an assist, defensive positions that receive a lot of putouts, and much more.