Posted on: August 24, 2011 by admin
Little league baseball can be an amazing time in a child’s life. Being a part of a team sport and learning how to separate oneself from that individual side and becoming a part of a group of other kids with the same interest can be great.
Parents in these leagues can have a negative effect on their child’s play and mental makeup overall though. It happens all the time that parents get over involved, question coaches constantly, curse out umpires and fight with other parents. Some coaches have helped to curb this on their teams by telling parents only he coaches the kids in practice and during a game. Parents are not allowed to do anything other than root for their child. No sideline coaching and poor behavior. If they do their child sits. This has been proven to work on some teams, helping the parents see that their kids are there to play, have fun and learn some life lessons and skills. Sure, there will be winners and losers, is there not in life? But parents must realize their child will only get stronger if they let them learn and play without their constant bickering and fighting in the stands.
Posted on: August 12, 2011 by admin
Now that the 2011 MLB Season it at least 70% finished, it is the job of many employees to keep fans interested in coming to the ball park to continue rooting for the home team.
This is especially true for teams that are struggling in the standings. The more the team struggles, the more fans want to save their hard earned money for something else. Combine that with the start of the NFL and College football season and you’re done. Fans attentions are now being diverted in several other directions. However, there are plenty of die hard fans that still attend the games hoping to see some good games no matter if the home team wins or loses.
So where do you stand? Are you more willing to go to games later in the summer or do you attend more earlier on in the season? Sure, it is tough to spend money on a losing team, but you have to admit a family outing at the ballpark can be a blast. Plenty to do, eat, and see. So make an outing of it and consider going on a discount night.
Posted on: July 22, 2011 by admin
The summer is here and the MLB season for 2011 is half way over. The National League pulled out a 5 to 1 victory over the American League just a day or so ago. Now it is time to see what teams can hold on until the end to get them into the playoffs. This is really where teams with weak pitching staffs will fail miserably. Once their pitchers get tired, they often rely on their bullpens to get them through. The problem with this is that your relief pitchers can only handle so much extra pitching. The bullpen must be fresh with renewed arms. If not, this is what can end the season for many teams.
Teams that have tons of injuries will struggle as well. Many will also find climbing out of last place will be nearly impossible. This will drive fans away from attending their games if they do not pick things up.
The intense summer heat in some areas is not helping matters much either. Fans are finding it hard to truly desire to attend games when it is so hot. Teams are going to really have to come up with some creative ideas to get their teams to the top and keep the fans coming in.
Posted on: June 7, 2011 by admin
Baseball is still recovering from news of steroids found in their players on most of the teams. It seems many players may have skated by due to their lack luster performances during many seasons. However, many players that have done well have been questioned thanks to links from people surrounding them claiming they have used muscle enhancing substances.
In any case, for now baseball teams and their players are out of the spotlight. Has the MLB doe enough to keep players tested and free from these substances though? There are many different substances out there and testing for them all can be tough. So only time will tell if the MLB is clean or not. We hope to see that there are no major rule infractions. Sure, some players may feel they need to break them, but hopefully the league will be there to stop these guys for the fans sake.