Your Glove of Choice-(Part 4)

When buying a youth glove, there are some really cheap ones and some really good ones- and a whole lot in between. All of the major manufacturers obviously make good youth gloves and mitts and there is a wide range of prices. If your youngster is just starting out, you might want to spend a [...]

Your Glove of Choice-(Part 3)

…So, let’s talk about some of the brands and types of baseball gloves, and softball gloves that are offered today. First of all, $50.00 is no longer a “high end” glove or mitt; not in today’s world. Although, you can still get a pretty decent youth glove for $50.00 or slightly under, anything less is [...]

200 Orioles Still Rebuilding

January 2, 2010 by BattersUp  
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The Baltimore Orioles had a pretty tough year in 2009, finishing with the worst record in the American League at 64-98. The last half of the season was especially bad when they dropped 50 out of their last 74 games, including a stretch of 13-losses in a row. Manager Dave Trembley was called into GM [...]

Is 200 World Series Dodgers Future?

December 13, 2009 by BattersUp  
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With a record of 95-67, the Los Angeles Dodgers finished in first place in the National League West, and had the best record in the league. Still, they didn’t make it to the World Series. You have to wonder if there were any distractions with the split of owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife [...]

Will 200 be Better For Reds?

December 8, 2009 by BattersUp  
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The Cincinnati Reds finished the 2009 season in fourth place in the National League Central with a record of 78-84. But that’s not the whole story. They had the best record in the National League for the last six-weeks of the season going 27-13. The young players on the team are playing better baseball.
 
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200 is Cubs “Next Year”…

December 6, 2009 by BattersUp  
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The Chicago Cubs, what can you say? They had a bad century and are working on their second. Maybe they’ll snap out of it and maybe we are not really in a recession, either! At any rate, the Cubs had a so-so year in 2009, finishing in second place behind St. Louis in the National [...]