Fanspeak: MLB

It would appear that the New York Yankees woes grow greater than ever before as Gary Sanchez will be the twelfth MLB baseball player to be added to the official list of injuries the team have suffered since the beginning of 2019. Rounding the total number of injuries to an even amount of 12, and … More »

The Major League Baseball season is finally here, after a long winter of waiting for more home runs and hustle plays. And with the 2019 season comes a new list of favorites who are looking to claim a championship. While there aren’t many things separating the teams at the top of Major League Baseball in … More »

Let’s be clear about it: This hasn’t been a vintage offseason for exciting baseball trades and acquisitions. Sure, the likes of Manny Machado and Bryce Harper have still to make high-profile moves and there have been some really interesting moves, but we are on the eve of Spring Training, so time is running out for … More »

Over the years, baseball trading cards, featuring the likes of Nolan Ryan, Derek Jeter, Ken Griffey, Jr. and other world-class stars, have become one of the most popular pieces of sports memorabilia a sports fan can own. But, like anything you buy and come to own over the years, tastes and priorities change. So, if … More »

Hitting the ball and creating speed are some of the factors that help tell us the difference between a good and a poor golf player. For this reason, for you to increase your golf playing skills, you need to know how to increase your swing speed. However, like any other task, it needs time and … More »

  Ichiro Suzuki has become a well-known face in baseball, mostly for his outstanding achievements on the field. After retiring at 44 from playing for the Seattle Mariners, he moved into the front office to continue is illustrious baseball career.   However, Ichiro surprised both the fans and the Rangers mascot on Sunday when he … More »

Numerous baseball fans are thinking about betting on MLB at least once in their lives. Also, there are many bettors that are not really interested in baseball and they still place MLB bets. That is because, in terms of placing wagers, baseball is really easy to understand and be profitable in. However, we should understand … More »

With the announcement that Major League Baseball is coming to London in 2019, today we are asking, are American sports finally breaking on to the international scene and in the UK in particular? American sports are uniquely “American” in the fact that they largely have a domestic following, with little support outside of the US. … More »

Baseball used to analyze hitting by batting average, runs scored, runs batted in, and possibly on base percentage.  The new science of baseball analytics is called sabermetrics and it goes far beyond these four statistics – into many many statistics gathered on each game, player, manager, play, pitch, hit, walk, run, weather, day of the … More »

Of all the major sports played around the world, none has generated the volume of books that baseball has generated.  This is the case despite the fact that baseball is popular in only a handful of countries.  Football or soccer is by far the most popular sport but generates far fewer books, not to mention … More »