The longest baseball game ever held measured by playing time in Major League history history covered two long days and stretched over 25 innings. It was outdone by 1 inning for the title of longest baseball game judged by number of innings. The longest playoff game in baseball history was a deciding game of the series that covered 18 innings.
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Most Famous Baseball Injuries
Injuries are part of every professional sport and teams know their season records will, in large part, reflect their health throughout the season. But with baseball arm injuries and baseball shoulder injuries the Major League always seems to have the most stars out at any one time. Last season was no exception and the baseball injuries 2008 list devastated some teams and created opportunities for others.
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Top Baseball Player Ratings
- When calculating baseball player ratings it is important to thoroughly review their statistics in addition to more subjective methods of predicting player performance
- Many of the top rated baseball players are ranked high year after year and that is true of the top-ranked baseball stars 2008
Oldest Current MLB Player
In a sport that has been called ageless, an old MLB player is a fairly common sight. Where football players rarely make it into their 30s and basketball stars are done in by their mid 30s, the average MLB player age can run into the late 40s, with the player still being an effective team member. The oldest current MLB player reinforces this point.
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Baseball Most Aggressive Players: Walter Perry Johnson
- Walter Perry Johnson went from a telephone company employee to Major League pitcher in 1907
- His extraordinary fastball had the most prolific hitters of the day swinging at air
- The Walter Johnson Baseball League promotes family values for aspiring athletes
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Preseason Baseball Rankings
The 2009 preseason baseball rankings are out and the top two picks are no surprise. The biggest movers and shakers in the offseason are expected to dominate the season and head towards glory in the postseason. Though it is not exactly the same as school baseball preseason rankings have a science all of their own.
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The Most Outrageous Wild Card Playoffs
- The most exciting wild card playoffs took place in the shadow of the 1998 home run race
- This expansion wild card team captured the World Series twice in its short existence
- Four teams have progressed from the wild card tournament to the championship
Recent Additions to Baseball Hall of Fame Players
Each year the Baseball Hall of Fame list grows by a few deserving players, umpires and office executives. The 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame added just one player to Cooperstown, despite a deep pool of nominees. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) votes each year to choose which players make it to the hallowed hall.
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The Story of Bob Sheppard and How He’s Been the Announcer Since 1951
For Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard 2008 may have been his last time up in the press box. After 57 years announcing for the New York Yankees, Sheppard supposedly told the New York Times on April 1 that he is retiring at the age of 98, ending an era that was almost uninterrupted in Yankee lore.
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Top Baseball Players Salaries
Well, at least there is no sign that the recession is hitting baseball player pay in the Major Leagues. Though clubs have trimmed overall payroll coming into the 2009 season by 3-5%, high baseball player wages are just concentrated on fewer because they are making as much money as they ever have.
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Tampa Bay Rays Phenomenon
The Tampa Bay Rays uniforms and name changed before the 2008 season so that they could sever ties to their losing past. It seems to have worked. The Tampa Bay Rays shrugged off a decade of losing along with their blue and white jerseys and made it all the way to the World Series. Now, the Rays are the envy of the league–a full blown phenomenon that has yet again redefined the model of success in baseball.
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Baseball Most Aggressive Players: Christy Mathewson Biography
- Christy Mathewson’s aggressive baseball style led him to attain the most career wins by a pitcher in the National League
- He became a role model due to his intense pitching style on the field as well as his clean living off the field
- His hometown of Factoryville established the Christy Mathewson Little League in 1957
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National League vs. American League: Who’s Got an Advantage?
- Ever since a businessman by the name of Ban Johnson established the Western (American) League” in 1893 to challenge for baseball supremacy, there has been an ongoing rivalry between the National League vs. American League
- To make matters worse for the National League, the upstart American League Boston Americans won the first World Series in 1903
- The first 50 years of the Fall Classic saw the American League win the crown an overwhelming 33 times
- Even measuring All-Star Game wins to determine NL vs. AL supremacy gives us few answers as it is nearly a dead heat
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The Best Batting Team Moments Ever!
- Bobby Thompson wins the pennant for the Giants with a three-run shot heard ‘round the world.
- Joe Carter does one better and hits a three-run home to win the 1993 World Series.
International Baseball Federation Gains Its Influence Worldwide
- The International Baseball Federation is the sanctioning body for international baseball tournaments
- Cuba dominates international baseball organization rankings for two world baseball tournaments
- Baseball has never taken off as an Olympic Sport even though its worldwide popularity is on the upswing
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Perfection Baseball Record Book
- The complete baseball record book would take eons for an individual to work their way through. It seems that every imaginable statistic gets recorded, tabulated, and recorded into the records of baseball
- There is a popular saying that “records are made to be broken” and in most cases this is true in baseball. Most recently, the baseball record “most career homeruns” was broken by Barry Bonds after 33 years
- There are other records of baseball that have stood the test of time and may never be broken
The Legends of Baseball That Will Live Forever
- Writing about the legends of baseball is a very difficult task. It’s impossible to include everyone that should be included in such a report and it’s difficult to choose even five baseball legends
- I’m not going to bore you with how I arrived at my choices so here you go…The Five Legends of Baseball that will forever
- The pitcher that I selected as a baseball legend may surprise you
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High School Baseball Training: Important Information
- If your team wants to be recognized in high school baseball history, they’ll have to follow the example of these top ten teams in America.
- One of the cornerstones to any teams success is the high school baseball training it does in the off season.
- Coaching high school baseball involves off season and preseason training, establishing quality relationships, forming a cohesive unit, and teaching valuable life lessons to their players.
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Best Among Bat-and-ball Sports Ever!
- Which of the bat-and-ball sports are better, baseball or cricket?
- The two most popular bat and ball games go head-to-head for supremacy
Best Baseball Training Aids
- If you’re a coach who is trying make his team better or a parent who wants to give your child a competitive advantage then using youth baseball training aids will get you on your way
- Baseball training tools include batting tees, batting cages, pitching machines, rebound screens and portable mounds
- While all these baseball training aids will be helpful in increasing skills be sure to include some fitness