The bat flip has become commonplace in the modern game. It has been popular in Asia dating back to the early 1990s, but the bat flip goes back further with some of the best bat flips to show off after hitting the long ball occurring as far back as 60 years ago. Only done after […]
We often get asked questions such as “How tight should baseball pants be?”, “How should baseball pants fit?”, “Are baseball pants supposed to be tight?”, and even the occasional “Why do baseball players wear tight pants?” The pants you choose can either make or break your game. Overly baggy or loose pants can affect your […]
As you shop for the perfect baseball or softball bat online, you’ve likely come across the term “drop” or a negative number (-8, -10, etc.) printed on your bat’s barrel. But what does bat drop mean? Bat drop and the negative number that denotes it represents and is calculated as your bat’s length to weight […]
With the increased use of analytics and sabermetrics, numerous new baseball statistics seem to appear daily. One of which you may have heard is QAB. A large number of fans have been following baseball for years and have no clue what it means. What exactly does QAB mean in baseball? QAB stands for Quality At-Bats. […]
A clock determines the duration of a game in most team sports. In NBA basketball, there are four 12-minute quarters. NFL games have four 15-minute quarters. There are three 20-minute periods in NHL, while most soccer leagues have standard 45-minute halves. The list goes on and on. What makes baseball different and intriguing is that […]
When thinking about the most critical positions in baseball, the pitcher ranks among the most important, if not the most important. Teams that win the championship have among the best pitching staff in the league. There have been a significant number of fantastic individual and team accomplishments on the pitching mound. Arguably the most memorable […]
Baseball’s box score has all kinds of shorthand, which came from a need to keep things concise, since box scores were only printed in newspapers for the first 100 years after box scores started being used. While baseball fans are familiar with other box score abbreviations such as HR for Home Run, E for Error, […]
Years ago, most players used ash bats. That soon changed, owing to Barry Bond’s triumphant display courtesy of a maple bat. Barry Bonds set a single-season home run record in 2001, and since then, the perception that maple hits farther owing to its harder, denser structure has stuck. Last year, for instance, about 70% of […]
Baseball fans generally love the statistics behind the game. One statistic that has become a popular way to measure the overall effectiveness of batters is the OPS stat. Lets define OPS in baseball – What does OPS stand for? OPS in baseball stands for On-base plus slugging. This is a stat that sums a player’s […]
New baseball fans just getting into the game often wonder, “How Long Is a Baseball Game?” The short answer is: baseball does not depend on a ticking clock, unlike most team sports that use quarters, periods, or halves to measure time. There is no specific time length for a baseball game – teams at the […]