Monthly Archives: August 2019

Anyone that has played a diamond sport at any level knows the importance of solid defense.  The basis of good defense starts with fundamentals, quick hands, and quick feet. Here are a few drills you can do every day to solidify not just your game, but your team’s game as well.

Enter Rapsodo, the latest in machine learning technology that helps players understand the effect their pitch or their bat has on the baseball. All done in real time using readily available (and simple) equipment.

When searching for the right size bat, it is important to pay more attention to the bat’s swing weight than the weight printed on the bat. Unfortunately, most swing weights are not widely available as most manufacturers only print the stated weight. To find your true bat size, there are several factors to take into consideration.

Peanuts. Popcorn. Cracker Jack. Soda pop. These are just a few of the smells fans encounter during a trip to the old ballpark. The smells of the game are just as American as the game itself. And now, Rawlings is bringing the game's aromas to players and fans of all ages with their new Scratch N Sniff (SNS) line of gloves.

For any baseball fan, there is no greater memory than receiving your first baseball glove. The feeling of slipping it over your hand for the first time.  And thanks to Wilson Sporting Goods, it’s a feeling that has become a ritual for Major Leaguers every Spring with the creation of Glove Day.

There is an old saying in baseball that goes, "This game will find you." These five words are as simple as they are cryptic. There are several places to be on a baseball field, and while you may not be in position to be involved in much of the action, at some point a ball is going to be hit in your direction. The baseball will find you. So, you best be prepared for when it does.

Baseball players these days don't tend to say much.  So it's important to understand what it is they are saying when they actually speak up.