Category: Sports

The Subtle Art of Framing a Pitch

Framing is a subtle movement of the wrist that drags the ball toward the strike zone. This slight movement occurs just as you catch the ball. The keyword here is slight. Do not frame...

Yankees Land the Big Fish in Abreu

As expected from just about everyone in the baseball world, the Yankees made a move before the trading deadline. What wasn’t expected was that the Yankees would reel in such a huge catch: two-time...

Topps Baseball Cards Still Going Strong

Topps baseball cards were a part of growing up in America for millions of kids. No matter what decade you grew up in, chances are if you cared anything about sports, you opened a...

The Other Side of the Steroid Issue

People all over the baseball world are called the 90s and 2000s the “Steroid Era,” and with good reason. With 89 players mentioned in the 2007 Mitchell Report and a reported 103 others who...

Strategies For the Catcher in Baseball

Like others on the defense, the catcher in baseball has an assignment when the ball is hit. Most of the time, it’s guarding the plate. On pop-ups and bunts, however, the play for the...