Baseball Record

QuestionSome friends and I have been researching a question with no luck.  Can you help us find the MLB records for postponed games in a season? Answ

batting -- pulling head

QuestionOur son is 9 years old and plays both Pony baseball and AAU baseball (simultaneously).  Hes played for 5 years.  Hes always been a great

Strength and Conditioning

QuestionMr. Rigsby, Im 24 and I have a 12 year old brother who plays baseball almost year round.  He is a big kid for his age, and I wanted to train

Batter Rotation

QuestionIf the last batter is at the plate for an inning and he hits a foul ball on a first or second pitch and there is a runner at third base who attempt

beginning baseball

QuestionMy son is 14 and wants to start playing baseball for the first time this fall. I want to know as a parent, where do I start, i.e. catching, hitting

Sons future in baseball...

QuestionMy 8 year old left handed son is a left hand batter, but he throwing with his right and catches with his left. How much of a advantage is this goin

First-baseman using a catchers mitt

QuestionI recently attended a little game (major division).The first-baseman was using a catchers mitt. When he fielded a ground ball and stepped on first

Infield Fly Rule and tag-ups

QuestionI have a pretty good understanding of the infield fly rule except for this:  do the runners have to tag-up if the infield fly rule is invoked?

Missed Base

QuestionHeres the situation: Two runners, Smith and Jones, are on base. The batter singles and the two runners score. Smith, the lead runner, comes in fi

Force play does the run count

QuestionRunners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs.  The batter hits a ground ball to the 2nd baseman.  The 2nd baseman elects to tag the runner from fir

Youth training

QuestionMy son is 8 and plays in the township rec league.  I help coach his team.  Hes just completed tryouts and made the travel/tournament team

Ballpark influence on career stats

QuestionWhen Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees, his home field was the Polo Grounds for a few years and then Yankee Stadium from 1923.  I note that bo

Injury Replacement during time at bat

QuestionIf a player has a 2 ball 2 strike count and is injured and the replacement hitter makes an out who is credited with the time at bat? A the original

fear of ball only by kid pitchers

QuestionMy 9 year old  has developed a fear of being hit over the past year.  When he first started kid pitch, he was a good hitter, he was hit b

Pitching & basic throwing

QuestionI am 15 and the last 2 or 3 years my throwing rotation has gotten bad.  I cant get my arm to reach back with out it feeling unnatural. Because

triple play and run scoring

QuestionBaseball situation: Bases loaded no outs. Line drive to short stop, who steps on second and throws to first to complete the triple play. The runner

Optimal Warm up

QuestionHi my name is Chris and I am currently undergoing a degree in Human Movement in Australia. Alot of research has resecently gone into the detrements

Tournament Bracketing

QuestionWhere do you place seeded teams into a 9 and a 5 team bracket? AnswerLibby, Im not sure I can answer because Im not familiar with what the bracke

Batter out for tossing the bat inadvertently

QuestionIm a scorekeeper for our Mustang League team, and we had a boy called out twice for flinging his bat (inadvertently) after getting a hit.  One

batting fear

QuestionOur boy is 10 and is playing recreational baseball.  He started out the season batting just great--hitting the ball every time.  All of t