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April 9, 2005
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Sosa's Corked Bat How does a corked bat help a hitter? Actually, there's little scientific evidence that corking a bat actually makes much of a difference. But that didn't stop the rousing controversy that surrounded Major League Baseball's Sammy Sosa in June, 2003. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2003
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The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
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High-Tech Homers High-tech bats have quickly become must-have equipment for nearly every slow-pitch softball player, from recreation league novices to elite sluggers. |
Salon.com
October 23, 2000
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What a wuss! After his bat-tossing incident in Game 2, Roger Clemens offers lame excuses and weak denials. We should expect more from our World Series heroes... |
PC Magazine
March 3, 2009
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MLB 09: The Show Whatever level of baseball realism you want and whether you want to work your way up, just play the Big One, manage -- you name it, this PS3, PSP, and PS2 game lets you do it. |
Smithsonian
October 2006 |
Cricket for Dummies It's a lot like baseball. Except that it's profoundly different. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Swinging for the Fences Investors don't have to play it safe in the batter's box. Why not go deep? In fact, if you're willing to accept the risks that come with aggressive investing, it may be the only way to play the game. |
AskMen.com
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Pitchers using their one last weapon ...There's no reason to charge the mound... |
The Motley Fool
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Nathan Slaughter |
Home Run Derby Stocks When the market tosses you pitches like these, don't be afraid to swing for the fences. Carnival Cruise... Cheesecake Factory... Dell... eBay... |
Sports Illustrated
May 7, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Wait and See By looking for a good pitch, third baseman Shea Hillenbrand has given Boston more pop... |
AskMen.com
August 19, 2001
T.J. Tomasi |
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Sports Central
March 19, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
Grainy Issue Remains For MLB Bat Makers MLB would be doing itself a service if it far more respected those who brought it to the dance -- the fans and the small businesses that prop it up. |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2002 |
NLCS scouting report Major league scouts who closely followed the National League Division Series analyze the teams in the National League Championship Series. |
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December 3, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Predictions, predictions Some prognostication for tennis in 2002... The physics of tennis... |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
Allen Barra |
What Barry Bonds did wrong He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game... |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2000
George Plimpton |
The Curious Case of Sidd Finch He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga -- and his future in baseball. (From April 1, 1985) |
Popular Mechanics
September 5, 2008
Chris Ladd |
With Makeshift Bat Cave, MLB to Scan Broken Wood for Fan Safety As the crack of the bat grows increasingly dangerous, instant replay isn't the only high-tech rethink in the works for Major League Baseball. Scientists are hard at work developing new designs for bats to keep stadiums safe. |
AskMen.com
Pete Flies |
Top 10: Classic Baseball Plays Here are 10 classic baseball plays that will remind us why baseball in October is great. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
George Shuba, RIP: Making History Serenely Shuba died as the last man standing who'd played on both the 1946 Royals and the 1955 Dodgers. He also kept only one visible baseball memento in his home, a framed copy of his home plate handshake with Jackie Robinson. |
Sports Illustrated
June 18, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
When Mo Is Less The Mets' winter spending spree, which included Mo Vaughn, hasn't paid off. |
Sports Central
December 7, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
Baseball's Oldest Profession, Revisited Anyone who thinks cheating in baseball began in earnest with the Fabulous BALCO Boys is in dire need of a history lesson. Class is now in session. |
Sports Central
September 5, 2008
Diane M. Grassi |
Are MLB Bats the New PEDs? Of note is the correlation that primarily since 2003, when MLB initiated its survey drug testing, which later led to full-blown testing in 2004, that bats have been breaking at a rapid pace, and more and more each season. |
Sports Illustrated
September 3, 2002
Rick Reilly |
Fear Strikes Out Again The author gets a chance to face Nolan Ryan. |
Salon.com
October 24, 2000
Allen Barra |
News flash: Mets run out batted ball! And have a bat thrown at them for their trouble. The Yankees are making the plays, and that's why they're dominating the Series... |
Sports Illustrated
April 8, 2002
John Garrity |
Caught between swings I didn't want to play this morning. Or rather, I wanted to play, but I was afraid I wouldn't have any fun. Whenever I make a swing change, I am in deep trouble for a couple of weeks... |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
Mark Hyman |
Deck Them Out For The Ball Game Shopping for your Little Leaguer? Get ready for some Big League prices. |
Sports Central
June 28, 2007
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Bats Whittled Down to Uneven Playing Field If MLB wants to be taken seriously in preserving the integrity of the game, it must do a far better job of it rather than its present lethargic effort. |
Sports Central
May 4, 2010
Jeff Kallman |
The Letter of the Law, Written and Otherwise Baseball, for all its controversies and crises, remains as invigorating a game in discourse as it is in play. |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Going the Other Way The dead pull hitter is dying out as batters crush the ball to the opposite field... |
Sports Central
March 18, 2007
Greg Wyshynski |
Baseball's Unending Controversies Controversies regarding Pete Rose and aluminum bats have bubbled back up to the surface this week. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
David Coburn |
This Is My Job: Baseball Bat Maker A 25-year-old's love of baseball brought him to Sam Bat, an Ottawa-based manufacturer that produces maple bats for more than 150 pro players. |
The Motley Fool
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Todd Wenning |
The Best Investment Values in a Decade As investors, the difference between beating and lagging the market over the long run comes down to three things. Read on to see what they are. |
Wired
April 2004
Steven Johnson |
The Swingers Club Virtual golf games are becoming so advanced that playing them can improve real-life skills. Links and Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods franchise are two amazing examples of these simulations. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004 |
Batting Physics Led by high-end models, bat sales have doubled in the past 10 years, to $170 million. |
AskMen.com
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10 Basic Rules of Golf An unofficial list from etiquette to fun... |
Sports Central
April 14, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Has Gone to the Clones The game needs more unique players, and more individual, unique games. Johnny Mac is on the right track. |
AskMen.com
July 22, 2001
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Getting Prepared For The Game Before you take that first swing with a golf club, there are some things you need to know. Although swinging a club may look simple enough, the mechanics that make a golf swing work involve several major muscle groups working together... |
