Posted on: October 21, 2010 by admin
Have you ever seen the bleachers in the outfield become a war zone before and during the game? Have you ever seen fans viciously trying to catch a foul ball or a home run ball hit during the game or batting practice? If you have not been in the trenches yourself, be prepared, it is a war out there.
Fans want so badly to have a chance to catch the ball from a major league player hit in any way possible. They are willing to do whatever it takes to get that ball. Some fans just gently try and grab what they can, but they have little chance in the trenches with the diehard, give me every ball I can get fan.
Posted on: March 15, 2010 by admin
Swinging for the fences seems to be the thing to do now in the MLB. For the last couple of decades, the focus for many hitters has been hitting home runs. Some even have sacrificed their own bodies by taking steroids in order to achieve greater home run numbers. But the ones that are not breaking the rules still try and hit more and more home runs every year. But is it really wise? Certainly there are many power hitters in the game. Better yet, there are hitters with consistently high averages that can still hit over 20 homers a year. But what caused the US to lose in the World championships a few years back was just good old fashioned error free ball by Japan. They won the game with no power hitting, just amazing fielding, smart base running and good get on base hitting. They knew if their pitching could keep them in the game, they would need very few runs to win. Every batter that got on base was precious, no matter how they got there. Home runs can be great, but a bit over-rated at times. What is your opinion, would baseball still be as exciting with half as many home runs per year?