Though guys like Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Derek Jeter make it look easy, hitting a baseball is just about the most challenging task in the world of professional sports. While not requiring the brute strength of football or the athletic endurance of basketball, laying a bat on a 95 mph pitch on the [...] [...more]
Do you smell that? Breathe deep, and you can just catch it – a glimpse of leather, dirt, and green grass tickling your nostrils.
Yes, Spring Training 2010 is upon us, my WannaBe Brethren. Baseball is less than a month and a half away. With the approach of each club’s mandatory workouts, we’re getting closer and [...] [...more]
Since 1995 Derek Jeter has been the face of the New York Yankees and near the end of the season he improved his “Yankee Value” by passing Lou Gerigh on the Yankees all-time hit list with career hit number 2,722.
Jeter grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and would frequently visit his sister, Sharlee in New [...] [...more]