CLEVELAND -- A company that uses computer imaging claims baseballs had a larger rubberized core and a synthetic rubber ring in 1998, including the ball Mark...
I can't believe with all of the scutiny that Rawlings made any change. Plus, it would seem quite easy to unravel balls from that period and PHYSICALLY take a...
... Hash: SHA1 "I don't know clearer I can say it... I have never used steriods... period." Mediocre pitching and a bunch of guys blimped up like the 'michelen...
One could make the case of mediocre pitching as an excuse for why Babe Ruth hit so many as well, that and a 214 foot right field porch... hell if I was drunk I...
I wouldn't use mediocre pitching as an excuse. If that were the case then why weren't there more players hitting HRs? Ruth hit more HRs than entire teams....
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I have to chime in that I hate the current major league strike zone. open it up! Grit, nice to hear from you. Welcome back from the winter break. I suppose...
As long as we're all throwing our two cents in, I've got to throw mine in, again: If we're going to talk about one man to change the game more than any other...
... Hash: SHA1 ... very fun game to watch anymore. ... I can agree with that. - -- Billy Pollifrone billy AT silverbaseball DOT com Registered Linux User...
You're wrong about Babe Ruth. Babe came around when baseball needed a better image. He was larger than life and a role model to kids. Not only was he larger...
This year we are going to try a new catcher's glove. Our first year, we have 3 sprains, 1 dislocation, and 1 fracture using standard fielder's gloves from...
Hello all, As we all start to think about baseball, both vintage and current, just a reminder that this forum is for the discussion of any baseball topic, but...
Hello Bay Area, 70 degrees here in New England and the ground and lakes are not frozen!...Spring has got to be around the corner...Huzzah! A suggestion for you...
I can definitely understand your loyalty to the Babe. He was a great athlete, but to go as far as to call him the greatest influence on baseball ever I have to...
... Hash: SHA1 ... I usually find those features of a web site quick, but I seemed to had missed the patents feature of google. Thanks for the tip. That's a...
I have to agree with you, Jackie Robinson was a huge influence on the game of baseball but more so on the social structure of sports and society itself. He was...
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I think the catcher's glove is really something the catcher needs to choose based on the way he catches or prefers to receive the pitch. I like a glove that...
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Amazing Cappy! And I've already got the perfect Cyldsdale to haul this bad boy around: my catcher! Thanks for volunteering Matt! ... From: Steve Gazay...
Once again, we're going to look at catcher positioning this year. I want to get my guys to stop squatting down behind the plate, and instead play back 6 feet...
As far as I've seen, there were no rules against the catcher squatting behind the plate. It seems that the position was one that progressed towards squatting...
There also was no rule against the umpire squatting right behind him, but that doesn't mean it was done that way. We try to mimic what we can document. I can...
HI Cappy, My only hesistation not to drop back is that on some of the fields it's hard to get back that distance since the backstops are right there and you...
the backstops do get in the way of this. there was talk of using open space and building backstops, but this is more for the 1860-1870's style of play. We need...
I'm just throwing this out there because I've had some wine to think about this, but what about a catcher's box? We've got one for the pitcher, and I know the...
... Hash: SHA1 ... I thought one club I saw playing 1884 extended the base lines 8 or so feet past home coming from 1st and 3rd. It formed a triangle behind...
The catcher's area was formed in 1878 when the foul ball lines were extended behind Home Base and past third and first to the limits of the grounds. From 1861...
There's historical accuracy for you Cappy. Another issue I've come across are the balls and strike count, according to some of the info I've read, in 1886, a...
