Tag Archives: Baseball Blogs

The Sports Archives – Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Top 5 Ballparks in the US!

Baseball is America’s favorite pastime for good reason. There’s nothing more iconic than catching a game during the summer and watching your favorite players take the field while eating hot dogs and drinking lemonade. However, some stadiums are more iconic than others, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Improving Your Skills With Baseball Training Aids!

Baseball is a popular sport. The structure of it is quite simple: players use a bat to hit a ball far enough to be able to run around to each base in hopes of scoring a home run. People all … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The 3 Best MLB Parks for Kids!

Petco Park, San Diego California: Perhaps more than any other major league baseball park, Petco was designed with families in mind.  From the grassy knoll outside of center field which has ample place for blankets (with a view of virtually … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Beer and Whiskey League!

When one thinks of baseball, one also has to think of Sunday afternoons full of beer, hot dogs and peanuts.  But did you know that there was a time when baseball was banned on Sundays and that beer could not … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Tarnished Glory: Alex Rodriguez’s Doping Mess!

Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill. ~ Douglas Horton Mistakes are part of the human experience, and we all make more than a few along the rocky and sometimes elusive path to maturity. The trick is, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Does Acquiring Multiple Top Prospects For Veteran Stars Pay Off?

Teams trading away a star player for multiple prospects try to convince their fans that they will end up with a greater number of good players.  Perhaps the best prospect haul in recent years came when Texas traded Mark Teixeira … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – 5 Craziest Antics By Baseball Managers!

Welcome, sports fans! To paraphrase the old hockey or boxing joke,” I went to a baseball game last night and a slap-stick comedy routine broke out”. You never quite know what to expect from the personalities that manage our national … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – LASIK In Baseball!

You might’ve heard your friends and relatives talking about LASIK, but it’s now a popular procedure amongst athletes. Since LASIK is an eye surgery that is usually done on patients with poor vision, it only seems natural that everyone from … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Top 5 Louisville Slugger Baseball Bats!

Since the late 1800s, Louisville Slugger has been a household name and after 120 years, Louisville Slugger is still going strong. Baseball is still a popular sport and legends like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Nolan Ryan, and Cal Ripken Jr., … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – ‘Three Strikes; You’re Out!’ – How Baseball Got Started!

At the risk of assuming baseball started elsewhere, for purposes of this tidbit, we will presume the United States is the point of reference. Historically, however, two English games, Rounders and Cricket had influences on today’s sport of baseball. And … Continue reading

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