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The Poetry of Extra Innings Gone By
Extra Innings The answers only count at the end. The wiry lefty Hank Aguirre comes set. Delivers. It’s going, going, gone. Aguirre takes a season to watch the arc disappear into the stands. Now the numbers match. A runner lopes …
Roto Pope Podcast, Ep 12: Jared Goff Apologists
Sean Burch (@seanb44) and Foul Territory’s Fantasy Expert Aaron Sauceda (@RotoPope) engage in various topics for the latest episode of the Roto Pope Podcast, including: Pick-Up Game Meltdowns Hot Names in Fantasy Baseball, including Juan Soto and Ronald Acuna Aaron’s …
Meme-O-Random: Little League Coach of the Year
This little league coach is the hero we need and the hero we deserve. He put these sports dads in their place with the high heat. Check out more funny baseball memes in Off Base. Or like our Facebook page: The …
This Week in Baseball – Acuna Hit, Jansen’s Heart, Joe West, Bonds Ceremony, Record-Setting Baseball
The Hit Man… Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena drilled rookie Ronald Acuna, the Atlanta Braves phenom, with his first pitch in Wednesday night’s game, sparking a melee. He was immediately ejected and on Thursday Major League Baseball ruled quickly to suspend him for six games. Acuna …
Top 5 Prospects that Can Help Contending Teams
The game of baseball is becoming a younger and younger activity with teams trying to maximize player values and pushing minor league prospects into action earlier than years past. With less than 50 games left in the season, all the …
Measuring Baseball: Irrelevant Statistics Take Center Stage
Listen to a baseball game on radio, or watch it on television. Prepare to be barraged by numbers. Measurements. Not batting average or on-base percentage, home runs or runs batted in or even the newest stat, OPS (on-base plus slugging). …
Sunday Night Baseball Reminds Us Why MLB is the Best
How does baseball get any better than what was displayed on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball? In my view, it can’t; at least not during the regular season. Yes, summer seems to be on its way out the door. Many kids …
Death of the Bunt: A Story of Numbers and Money
The other night, I watched Amed Rosario of the New York Mets embarrass himself. He was trying to bunt. Over the years, I’ve seen masters bunt. Winning players like Rod Carew and Pete Rose immediately come to mind. Payers who …
Baseball History 101: Henry Chadwick, Laws of Cricket and Standardized Rules
Baseball, 150 years later, still exudes an English flavor of cricket. What does this mean? That as the game changed from its open, leisurely and civilized pace to a fiercely contested battle in closed, grungy and dilapidated wooden ballparks that …
How a Little Girl Stopped My Brother From Heckling Barry Bonds
How do I shut my brother up? Every time I go to a ball game with my brother Michael, I have to sit with the biggest heckler in the stands. It’s hard for me. One of the reasons I like …
