Smack! The batter connects and the softball flies over the second baseman’s outstretched glove, headed to you in the outfield. You field the ball cleanly on one hop, but the man on second is racing around third. “Home!” your teammates scream. “Throw it home!” Only a strong throw from you can ensure your team’s victory. [...]

Douglas J. Gladstone, who has previously written for The Father Life, has written a book. I had the privilege of reading it before it was made available to the public on April 5th. The book, A Bitter Cup of Coffee; How MLB & The Players Association Threw 874 Retirees A Curve is the story of [...]

American League East: Divisional Run-Down: The New York Yankees ended last season by winning the World Series. Since then, they’ve changed around their outfield by adding Curtis Granderson and subtracting Melky Cabrera and Hideki Matsui. They also upgraded their rotation with the addition of Javier Vasquez. They are definitely the team to beat in the [...]

In 2009, just his second full season in Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics outfielder Ryan Sweeney finished second on the team with a .293 batting average while hitting six home runs, recording 58 RBI’s and stealing six bags. He was a human highlight reel, collecting many a web gem and leaving numerous batters gap-jawed as [...]

The American League: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels: I feel like a broken record. Every postseason I write previews for the playoffs, and somehow, every year I write a preview for the Red Sox and the Angels embroiled in another battle. Stretching back to ’86, the Sox have been a large, unrelenting thorn [...]

Something strange is going on in the state of Pennsylvania, and it has been for a long long time. The Phillies have lost the most games in MLB history and had sixteen straight losing seasons in the thirty’s and forty’s. But, somewhere in the early nineties, the Pirates must have decided that they weren’t going [...]

Baseball has been regarded as America’s pastime for over 150 years. Journalists back in the 1850’s regarded baseball as America’s game. Whether you are a big time baseball fan or not, most everyone is familiar with the box score. The box score is a brief snapshot of all the relevant statistical data from the game [...]

It’s a common scene that happens in youth baseball leagues in towns across the country. A parent is unhappy that his or her child is not in the starting lineup, batting in a certain spot in the order, playing a certain position, or perhaps that parent is displeased about another issue. The parent directs that [...]

The AL West was the sorriest division in baseball last season, with just one team finishing above .500. That team, the LA Angels of Anaheim, ran away with the division, clinching weeks before the season was over.

Ernie Banks once told the New York Times, “Spring training means flowers, people, coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism, and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again.” I would submit that, with a six-month old in the house, it’s impossible not to be happy and hopeful, especially during this time of year. [...]