We’ve used the sabermetric statistic WAR (Wins Above Replacement) to determine the twenty best baseball players of all-time. We chose WAR to do the ranking because it attempts to account for all of a players contributions and adjusts for what era they played in. Number
Number 10: Greg Swindell, University of Texas When you think of great Texas Longhorn pitchers of the ‘80s, Roger Clemens is going to be the first name that comes to mind. While The Rocket certainly did some dominating during his time in Austin, it was
Baseball truly is an international sport. And as such, there has always been a demand for a World Cup-style tournament that would pit the best players from the different baseball playing nations against each other in order to determine a world champion. Before the
Every once in awhile a baseball game ends with a football score. Learn more about the highest scoring games in baseball history below. Most runs scored in a game, one team. Chicago Colts 36 Louisville Colonels 7 June 29, 1897 On a summer’s day in
Little League baseball began in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. However its early development was hampered by World War 2 and the lack of fathers around to form new leagues. But by 1947 the war was over, and Little League’s board of directors decided to stage
The big difference between college baseball and professional baseball, besides the level of competition, is the use of aluminum bats vs. wood bats. One way college players who hope to make the jump to paid baseball bridge the bat gap is by playing in a
All of the baseballs used in a Major League game are made in a single factory in the Costa Rican town of Turrialba. It’s been that way since the the late ‘80s when Rawlings, the official ball maker of Major League Baseball, moved production to
Who said camp is just for the kids? Twenty four major league baseball teams offer annual fantasy camps that are not only geared towards adults, but actually require attendees to be a minimum age, usually 25 or 30. The structure of these camps is basically
It used to be if you wanted to buy a ticket to a Major League game you’d have to go over to the box office at the stadium and buy one, or pre-order the ticket and have it delivered in the mail, or buy it
Baseball parks come in all different styles and shapes. Especially since teams started to ditch the cookie cutter multi-use stadiums built in 60s and 70s for more intimate baseball only ballparks designed in retro-classic and retro-modern styles. Learn more about all 30 current major league