If you enjoy learning new things, you might want to take a step back in time to something really old: Vintage Baseball. Exit velo? Spin rate? OPS? Not a chance — life and the game were simpler in the 19th century
There are 10 vintage teams in Missouri and Illinois that play by the 1860 baseball rules. Baseball’s rules date to 1845 and the New York Knickerbockers, evolving throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries...
Read MoreI’ve had the good fortune of a long and enjoyable career in baseball. Over the course of 33 years, I have met many people from all walks of life who share my passion for the game.
During my first season with the Yankees in 1989, general manager Bob Quinn made a key waiver claim on August 10. We were not a great team and his pickup had nothing to do with how we would finish the season. However for me, it was the start of a 30-year friendship with a guy whose love for the grassroots game is unparalleled. Goose Gossage was returning to the South Bronx...
Read MoreHe is ALWAYS there. Every game. Todd Prince sets the tone and embodies the incredible civic pride, spirit and volunteerism that define Jackie Robinson West Little League.
Todd didn’t grow up far from Jackie Robinson Park on the south side of Chicago where the league plays its home games. He first became involved as a coach when his son had a desire to play baseball. As the seasons went on, he became more involved. Now 20 years later...
Read MoreIt was spring 1971, my first season playing organized baseball. Our late-afternoon practice had ended and the coach instructed the team to jog over to his car and line up in order of height.
He opened the trunk of his car, which was full of uniforms, socks and caps.When it was my turn, he handed me a grey button-down jersey and pants made of wool, green stirrups and a hat. I immediately put on my first baseball cap. I was officially a member of the Newton Central Little League Oakland A’s. I was beaming with pride. I was in love with baseball…
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