Oldest MLB Stadiums: The Definitive List
Dec 16, 2019 · The third oldest stadium in the MLB is Dodger Stadium, built in 1962 in Los Angeles, California, and home to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This stadium is only one of the three oldest stadiums still standing from when the MLB expanded their efforts out towards the west coast and is the oldest stadium west of the Mississippi River.
The Best Baseball Quotes of All Time
Apr 10, 2021 · If it takes me to play first base, third base, right field, I just want to win the game.”. – Albert Pujols. “To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.”. – Willie Stargell. “If you have a bad day in baseball, and start thinking about it, you will have 10 more.”.
Reading Phillies: A History of The Fightin Phils
Sep 8, 2021 · The Reading Phillies exist in the outskirts of America’s 5 th most populated city in Pennsylvania, where First Energy Stadium sits quietly for 8 months of the year.. With 81 home games throughout the Pennsylvania summer months, Baseballtown, which hosts the Reading Phillies, has become a hot spot for families as well as …
Best Baseball Songs: The Definitive List
May 3, 2020 · Watch on. #18. “Right Field” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. “Right Field” by Peter, Paul, and Mary was released in 1987. The song is nostalgic, written about a boy playing baseball in right field while watching the dandelions grow. Peter, Paul and Mary - Right Field (25th Anniversary Concert) #17. “Dock Ellis” by S.F. Seals.
Home - Through The Fence Baseball
Sep 18, 2024 · Los Angeles Dodgers. October 4, 2024. Dodgers vs. Padres freeway series looks to be a vicious dog fight full of surprises. Boston Red Sox. September 23, 2024. Why the Boston Red Sox are out of contention. Tampa Bay Rays. September 18, 2024. A pitching staff in need of consistency and cohesion.
Pittsburgh Pirates fans remember 1960 once again
Oct 15, 2023 · On Friday afternoon, about 150-200 Pittsburgh Pirates fans did what they do every October 13. They gathered at what remains of the Forbes Field outfield wall to celebrate another anniversary of the Pirates' victory over the New York Yankees in game seven of the 1960 World Series. I had previously written about the annual celebration,
Ranking the top pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history
Sep 15, 2011 · 5. Fernando Valenzuela (1980-90) – Valenzuela hardly looked like a pitching specimen when he arrived in Los Angeles with his glasses and portly frame. However, Valenzuela helped lead the Dodgers to the 1981 World Series title by winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season.
The Evolution of Baseball Gloves And How They Vary By Position
Jun 8, 2021 · The Origin of the Baseball Glove. In the very beginning of baseball, gloves were not used at all. It was looked at as “soft” to use a glove. Players would put their hands together and catch the ball with both hands. The first player to use a glove in a game was Charlie Waitt, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, who used a pair of ...
Rays’ Ryan Pepiot finds himself in ‘a good place’
Feb 20, 2024 · PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – If enthusiasm can be translated into production, this could be a break-out season for Tampa Bay Rays’ righthander Ryan Pepiot. A combination of a lingering injury and a traffic jam on the mound likely initiated off-season movement from the sunny confines of Dodger Stadium to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Now, Pepiot has.
Best Baseball Analytics Books: The Complete List for 2020
Dec 31, 2019 · When it comes to discussing the best baseball analytics books, it is ironic that the modern adoption of analytics in baseball came from a baseball analytics book: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis.. However, sabermetrics (as baseball analytics is often referred to) was first termed by Bill James in 1980, as the “search for objective knowledge about baseball.”