1986 World Series

Choosing a baseball bat can be quite a difficult task with all the options out there. I've been a baseball coach for many years and in the recent years, I've noticed that the "golfer" syndrome has been present in baseball. Golfers syndrome is when golfers think by purchasing the newest clubs, they're going to improve. Many golfers don't get to practice too often for many reasons, so they believe spending hundreds of dollars on each club will solve their problems. Many youth baseball players have

“I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” - Pete Rose, one of the greatest players to ever step foot on a baseball field, couldn't have said it better. I would do anything to play baseball because to me it’s just the most important thing in life. One of the most influential people in my life is my Grandma. She is always telling me how great of a young man I am and how she always has faith in what i'm doing. She has also taught me many lessons about being a better person. This

4,360 days — That’s how long it took former No. 1 overall pick Matt Bush to make his major league debut. Bush’s career, long looked at as a tragedy, can now take on a different narrative: redemption. A shortstop from Mission Bay High School in the suburbs of San Diego, the San Diego Padres selected Bush with the top pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. With the selection, Bush became the first high school shortstop drafted first overall since the Seattle Mariners took Alex Rodriguez in

YORK – After an 8-0 shutout win over Peru State Sunday, the York university Panthers softball group couldn’t preserve the confident momentum rolling Wednesday as it dropped a two-recreation residence sequence to the Bethany (Kan.) tuition Swedes at Miller Park. The Swedes received eleven-5 within the first game and 5-1 in the 2d. With the losses, York drops to 12-30 (5-9) on the season at the same time Bethany improves to 21-21 (eleven-three). The Swedes at the moment are 10-3 of their last thirteen

The Starting Line-Up The #8 Centenary Gents (20-3, 6-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) will put its program-best 13-game winning streak on the line when it welcomes the Dallas Crusaders (8-15, 2-4 SCAC) to Shehee Stadium for a three game series Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27. First pitch is scheduled at 1 p.m. both days, with a doubleheader scheduled on Saturday. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO Shooting up the Polls After another weekend where the Gents swept an SCAC opponent, Centenary rose

KRIS BRYANT Kris Bryant is a Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Chicago Cubs. He has won many awards and when he played in the Minors, he was considered one of the best. He was born on January 4, 1992. He is 23 years old. He also plays the guitar when he is not playing baseball. He bats and throws right handed. He first played with the Boise Hawks in the Minor League. He then went to the Iowa Cubs. Then in April he got promoted to the Chicago Cubs. Today he is the Cubs’ starting first

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 to Melchor and Luisa Clemente. He was the youngest out of seven children. His dad was a sugarcane foreman and Roberto sometimes would bring water to the workers on the field. As a boy he was good at sports. He excelled in baseball and javelin throwing. He was so good at both he had a choice to make: he could either represent Puerto Rico at the 1952 olympics or he could play baseball for the professional Santurce baseball team. He chose to play baseball

the league, then having to watch a game every day of the week. The other comparison of Baseball’s old ratings to now is also a terrible comparison. A common comparison to hear is the 2013 World Series to the 1971 world series. Game three of the 2013 world series is often referred to as the “third lowest world series game ever”. The only problem with this is that comparison like this can’t be made. Part of the reason is for the many changes is that has occurred in the television landscape since the late

Derek Jeter is known as an influential player in the world of sports and on a generation of people growing up during that time. He played for the NY Yankees for 20 historic seasons known as the prime for their organization. His position for them was shortstop and never played anywhere else for the Yankees. The Yankees were only professional team he played for and one five championships for them. This was very rare for a player to spend 20 years with a team that drafted them because during that Era

The Batboy Kids all over the world have summer jobs. Most kids rarely get to meet their favorite baseball player. Brian is one of the few lucky kids who gets to meet their favorite player. You’ll find help and motivation in places without even looking for it. Hank Bishop was one of the best ball players of his time. After being caught with steroids twice, his reputation was greatly damaged. He was caught once by a drug test and got caught actually in possession of them. He was was suspended both