Category Archives: Baseball

The Sports Archives – Cubs vs. Indians: A Fight to Remember

The 2016 Major-League Baseball championships have arrived and America is once again brimming with enthusiastic fervor. Every year, the MLB World Series nets tens-of-thousands of live spectators and millions of network viewers, all eager to watch a lively showdown between … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – How To Get Your Kids Interested In Team Sports

These days many schools have all kinds of sports teams: football, baseball, softball, soccer, etc. For both boys and girls. Though football is for boys mostly. Playing sports from young age is healthy in different aspects. It’s good for physical … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Baseball Team Roles

1 batter. 9 defenders. This has been, is, and will likely continue to be the standard in baseball. Like many sports, baseball is a game where possession of the ball is critical, and on a field so large, maximum coverage … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – The Headgear of Sports

What is the most important part of athletes’ bodies? Is it their arms? Their legs? Does it vary depending on the focus and parameter of the respective sport? No! The most important part of any athlete (and any person, for … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – A Brief History of the Baltimore Orioles

Orange and black has taken to the field! No, it is not the sporty mascot of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Tony the Tiger. It is none other than Baltimore’s resident Major-League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles! Yet, despite its name and … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – A Star-Spangled Tradition

Few musical compositions capture the spirit and pride of the United States of America as neatly as the country’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Performed and listened to by millions of people in countless occasions and circumstances, “The Star-Spangled Banner” … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – When Sports Stars Use Drugs

Sports stars are usually associated with peak physical fitness, and for that to happen, one usually has to steer clear of vices such as cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. But not all sports stars follow these rules, or, indeed, are not … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Chewing Tobacco: Has Been a Part of Baseball for a long Time, or Will It?

Baseball players have been chewing tobacco for such a long time that we are accustomed to seeing them dipping without giving it a second thought. However, the list of cities trying to ban the use of smokeless tobacco in baseball … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Retirement in Professional Sports

In November of last year, David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox publically announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2016 season. A renowned left-handed batter known infamously for his power-hitting abilities, Big Papi has indeed come … Continue reading →

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The Sports Archives – Cricket: No, Not the Insect…!

A candidate for peculiar names in the realm of sports, cricket is an international sporting activity, known most prominently among Eastern-Hemisphere nations. While perhaps not as world-renowned as baseball, cricket does share a few symbolic similarities with America’s pastime sport … Continue reading →

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