Sports & Recreation > Baseball Coaching & Skills Why tall baseball pitchers are better than short pitchers

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Pitchers can be both too tall and too short. Based on the pitchers elected to the Hall of Fame the ratio of tall pitchers versus short pitchers is the same. I have split pitchers into three categories. There are those less than 6' tall, a middle range between 6'0" and 6'2" and those taller than 6'2". I used the 71 pitchers cu... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Should NBA coaches be allowed to scout student athletes prior to high school graduation?

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There is no way NBA coaches should be allowed to go anywhere near high school athletes. Fortunately the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) prevents high school athletes from being drafted by the NBA. A player must be out of high school for at least one year before he is eligible for the draft. Therefore NBA coaches... More..

Sports & Recreation > Baseball History What is major league baseball's hardest record to break

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The hardest record to break in major league baseball is a pitching record. Complete games. This record is not in any jeopardy and since it is a career record it can be accurately projected that no one will break this record in this century. Cy Young pitched for 22 years and completed 749 of the 815 games he started; both are ... More..

Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) The Pittsburgh Pirates all star squad from the past 25 years

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Choosing the Pittsburgh Pirates All Star squad from the past 25 years was not as hard as I originally thought it would be. The Pirates have not been a very successful team since their 3 NL East Division titles in 1990, '91, and '92. They have had only a handful of All Stars over the last 25 years and only one future Hall of F... More..

Sports & Recreation > Baseball Statistics A look at the best strikeout pitchers in baseball

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Who are the best strikeout pitchers in baseball? There is the current group of pitchers active today and then there is the best all time strikeout pitchers. There are a lot of pitchers today who have not proved themselves yet. Therefore I will discuss only the best all time strikeout pitchers because it is a far more fascinat... More..

Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Who were the most dangerous pitcher's in baseball history

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A few names come to mind when I think of who the most dangerous pitchers in baseball history are. Carl Mays, Walter Johnson, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, and Rich Gossage are just a few. Each can be considered dangerous for slightly different reasons. Dangerous is when a batter is worried about getting hit. Anyone on... More..

Sports & Recreation > Baseball Coaching & Skills How to define the most valuable player in baseball

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I define the most valuable player in baseball as the player that means most to his team. The criteria seem to change from time to time. And new questions arise but many are revisited each year. Does a player from a last place team deserve the award? Can a defensive whiz win it or is a pitcher not entitled because they have th... More..

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