Category Archives: Baseball

The Sports Archives – Is It Time to Give Up on Adam Lind?

In 2009, his first full year in the majors, Toronto’s Adam Lind hit .305 with 35 homers and 114 RBI.  But Lind has not approached those numbers since. This season, after hitting just .186 with 3 homers and 11 RBI … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Vladimir Guerrero: Should You Pick Him Up?

Vladimir Guerrero was without a team in 2012 until the Toronto Blue Jays finally offered him a minor league contract in May. While Guerrero is no longer in his prime, where he used to hit 30+ homers a year, drive … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Mark Teixeira: When Will He Start Hitting Again?

When the New York Yankees signed Mark Teixeira, they expected him to be a superstar for years to come. After all, he was 28, in the prime of his career, and the team was paying him a lot of money … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – How Did Player’s Names on Football Jerseys Come About?

Have you ever wondered how the idea of placing a player’s name on the back of a football jersey came about?  It is no stretch of the imagination to find out that television had something to do with it. Evidently, … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – A Career in Sports Engineering

If you have a passion for both sports and science, a career in sports engineering could be perfect for you. These days, the sports industry is big business. Sports suppliers and athletes alike want to out-perform their competitors. Sport engineers … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Astro Turf versus Normal Grass for Training in Sports

Astro Turf was first adopted for use in sport by baseball. Its inaugural usage in the Houston Astrodome paved the way for other teams and other sports to cover their own pitches with it, and in fact coined the name … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – When Is Prince Albert Going to Hit Again?

What’s wrong with Albert Pujols? That’s what Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim fans have been wondering after the first month of his first season with the team.  Here are his fantasy baseball 2012 numbers after April – a .217/.265/.304 slash … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Baseball Attendance May Increase Despite Economic Woes

Grab a hot dog, a nice cold beer, and listen to a stirring round of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” It’s baseball season once again, which means it’s time to buy your season tickets. Now that the weather … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Unusual Sporting Superstitions!

Superstitions by definition are unusual. Who knows why we do them and where they originate, but they exist. I for one can’t see a magpie without asking him how his wife and kids are, which if you think about is … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Funny Sports Pictures – Series 12

More funny sports pictures from The Sports Archives! View all of our Funny Sports Pictures! Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 | Series 6 | Series 7 | Series 8 | Series … Continue reading →

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