Wood Bats - The Ultimate Training Tool

This article compares the training results between wood and metal bats. Statistics are offered to provide evidence that using wood bats are a more effective training tool for improving offensive production in youth hitters.

A Baseball Team Party For The Kids

A good baseball party can really create strong memories for your son or daughter, especially if the two of you happen to share a love for the sport. It's even better if he or she is on a local baseball team, since that will create an instant guest list for you.

Wood Baseball Bats Versus Aluminum Baseball Bats

Choosing a baseball bat can be a confusing process. Wood baseball bats alone come in different lengths, weights, and material. For someone looking for a new baseball bat, learn whether a wood bat or aluminum bat will suit your game.

Pre-Season Weight, Body and Strength Changes

A lot of fantasy players go into their draft and evaluation of a player from their previous years statistics and trends, but important changes happen to a player through their off season conditioning and improvements or lack there of. Something MOST fantasy magazines (which hits the stands in early January from production in November and December) fail to take in account for in their draft cheat sheets.

New York Yankees Baseball Cards: A Collectors Hobby For All

What American doesn't love a great game of baseball? When you pair the world's greatest game with one of the world's greatest cities you come away with the New York Yankees.

How to Calculate Slugging Percentage

Ever wondered what slugging percentage refers to? Richard Robbins explains how to calculate it and what it means.

Latest New York Yankees Rumors: Find Out What's To Become Of Mo Rivera

The latest New York Yankees rumors center around all time great reliever Mariano Rivera. Will the dominant closer finish his career with the Yankees? Or will he head for greener pastures?

Remembering Tiger Stadium

A personal Tiger Stadium History focusing on the feeling and idiosyncrasies of the old ballpark

Pitching Burnout in Baseball In Youth Baseball

How much is too much pitching for Little Leaguers? Veteran youth baseball coach Marty Schupak discusses the importance of warming up and overuse when it comes to pitching in Little League as well as all baseball leagues.

Latest New York Yankees Rumors: What's Going to Happen With Bernie Williams?

Veteran New York Yankees outfielder Bernie Williams has been the subject of many rumors during the off season. We'll try to sort these rumors out.

Running A Little League Baseball Fall League By Marty Schupak

Nationally known youth coach Marty Schupak gives concise effective ideas on how to run a Little League Baseball Fall League. Learn some innovative techniques that will improve the talent of your local Little League as a whole and improve individual talent.

Wake Up!-It's Time For Baseball

Spring Training is about to take off on the Treasure Coast, It's time to welcome the Mets and Dodgers.

Entitlements Do Not Ensure Stability in Major League Baseball

When analyzing the Baseball Elite (the 80 highest-paid players), there is a prevailing condition of top-heavy teams. By Opening Day of the 2000 season, Steinbrenner's Yankees committed a staggering 73 percent of its payroll to eight members of the Baseball Elite. In 1999, Jerry Colangelo and the Arizona Diamondbacks, making a concerted playoff run, earmarked a league-leading 68 percent to seven members of the Baseball Elite. As a parenthetical note, their competition was not far behind in both years. So, after the feeding-frenzy, the residual pickings are not enough for the smaller teams.

Tigers Acquire Gary Sheffield With A Roar

The Tigers just acquired Gary Sheffield. This did not come cheap as they acquired the outfielder from the Yankees for pitching prospects Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett. They then went on to sign a two year $28 million contract extension with Gary Sheffield which is till 2009.