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• Your First Look At The Proposed Changes To America’s Most Historic Sports Venue

  In Baseball / 9 April 2013 / 0 comments

  

  The most historic venue is all of American sports is about the undergo a major overhaul that will bring it up to speed with the 21st century without taking away from any of the character we’ve come to know and love. The $300 million renovation plan for Wrigley Field is still waiting for approval from the city but it would include a better clubhouse and facilities for the players, a Jumbotron video scoreboard and more night games.

• Insiders Look At MLB Opening Day 2013 [48 HQ Photos]

  In Baseball / 2 April 2013 / 0 comments

  

• Critiquing Obama’s Pitching Technique

  In Baseball, Sports / 1 April 2013 / 0 comments

  

  Today, President Barack Obama posted a picture to Facebook of him greasing up the ol’ windmill, practicing his pitching form. At first glance it looks like he has a pretty good pitching motion but we talked to a pitching expert, former pro pitcher and pitching instructor to give “Ba-Rocket” Obama a few pointers. In addition to the pointers below, our expert has offered a free lesson to the Obama (afterall he’ll have three more Opening Days as the leader of the free world) so if anyone from the Secret Service is reading this and he’d like to take us up on the offer you probably already know how to find us.

• Why 100 MPH Pitchers Are The New Normal For MLB [Infographic]

  In Baseball / 29 March 2013 / 0 comments

  

  As Major League Baseball prepares to open its season Sunday, high-octane pitching is dominating the game as never before. One day it’s the Cincinnati Reds’ Aroldis Chapman, the”Cuban Missile,” firing 103-mile-per-hour fastballs out of the bullpen. The next, starters like the Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg and the Tampa Bay Rays’ David Price are clocking triple digits deep into games when they should be tiring. In 2003, there was only one pitcher who threw at least 25 pitches 100 mph or faster. In 2012, there were seven. A growing number of fastball pitchers are throwing at speeds reached by only a handful of hurlers a decade ago. This infographic explains why the velocity revolution hit warp speed, and what it means for baseball.

• The Best Seats In The House: 10 Most Unique Places To Watch Baseball

  In Baseball / 21 March 2013 / 0 comments

  

  Baseball starts in only a few weeks and while every baseball stadium is unique in it’s own way there are a few experiences unlike anything else in the league. Last year during our Baseball Bucket List adventure which took us to 12 MLB stadiums in order to complete dozens of YOUR baseball bucket list items we got to watch baseball games from several of these amazing places. Over the last three years been to all 30 MLB stadiums so here are the best places to watch baseball in America from the guys who know.

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  Watch: An Extremely Nervous Ichiro Meets Michael Jordan in 1995

  In Baseball, Basketball, Sports / 5 March 2013 / 0 comments

  Here is grainy footage of a young 22-year-old Ichiro Suzuki getting some face time with Michael Jordan. Go ahead and drink in the combined greatness and combined awful fashion.

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  Insane Baseball Pitcher Tackles Runner Trying to Score From Third

  In Baseball, VIDEO / 4 March 2013 / 0 comments

  And I thought I’d seen it all. This pitcher from Division III Berry College has a bit of an anger management problem. After what looks like an intentional wild pitch, he breaks into a full sprint tackles a runner trying to score from third.

• 8 MLB Greats Created Out of LEGOS

  In Baseball / 26 February 2013 / 0 comments

  

  flipflopflyball has an awesome ongoing photo series featuring Major League Baseball greats created out of LEGOS. We’ve pulled together some of the best but make sure you follow their Tumblr blog to see all the latest updates.

• The 100 Most Powerful Sports Photos of 2012

  In 2012 London Olympics, HIGH QUALITY, Sports / 20 December 2012 / 0 comments

  

  2012 was an incredible year for sport. Records broken, if not shattered. Olympics fever was at an all time high. Feats of speed and strength awed crowds. The fastest man in the world left us speechless, while the reigning boxing champion of the world lay unconscious, face in the canvas. Heroes retired from their respective games, whether riding off into the sunset for a curtain call, or face in hands, hanging in shame. We’ve experienced bevy of sports controversies, as well as mountain top triumphs, and all tell their respective stories in photos. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of moments that could have been included in this list but we’ve weeded through them all and narrowed it down to the 100 most powerful sports images of 2012.

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  15 Pro Athletes Who Played For Their Hometown Teams

  In Baseball, Sports / 30 October 2012 / 0 comments

  Brandon Crawford, the San Francisco Giants’ starting shortstop, grew up in San Francisco rooting for the team with which he just won the World Series. I doubt there is a better feeling in professional sports. What other athletes have gotten the chance to live our their childhood fantasies and play for their hometown teams? Some of the players on this list will be obvious to some, but others might surprise you. 

• Miguel Cabrera’s Triple Crown: Inside The Numbers [Infographic]

  In Baseball, infographic / 4 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

• The 26 Most Incredible Moments From The 2012 MLB Regular Season

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY, Sports / 4 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

  2012 was one of the most memorable seasons in recent MLB history. It was the year of the pitcher but there were also several incredible hitting performances as well. We went through the archives and pulled together the most impressive highlights from the regular season to gear up for playoff action. If you think we missed anything let us know about it on Twitter @RSVLTS.

• Man Creates Staggering Replica Of Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field [7 HQ Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY / 4 October 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Mark Williams, owner and head designer of Imagine That Laser Art Products, was commissioned for an unusual project to build a 1/48th scale replica of Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field. I can imagine the conversation went a little something like this: Bratty, Rich Brooklyn Dodgers Fan: I want a 1/48 scale replica of Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field. Mark Williams: Listen, a replica of Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field is going to take a lot of effort and frankly, uncle Matt is a bit tired. How about I make you something else? Bratty, Rich Brooklyn Dodgers Fan: I just want Ebbets Field! With railings that are hand soldered, hand tied screens attached to each railings, 31,000 green-coloured seat bottoms that fold up, 1,000 lights that illuminate brightly, a hot dog stand, ticket windows, even some pigeon poop running down the side walls and a bird’s nest tucked in under the roof. Mark Williams: Why… why are you yelling at me? Bratty, Rich Brooklyn Dodgers Fan: Make me the stadium, clown! Mark Williams: All right, I’m going to make you the stadium. But I don’t want to make you a stadium. Bratty, Rich Brooklyn Dodgers Fan: Shut your mouth, funny guy, and make it. Mark Williams:[later] Take that, you hyena, don’t say thank more »

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  Tom Verducci Reveals His Baseball Awards Voting Ballot

  In Baseball / 2 October 2012 / 0 comments

  Miguel Cabrera gets the nod over Mike Trout for American League MVP honors. AL Cy Young vote is for David Price but Justin Verlander has a strong case, Buster Posey, R.A. Dickey and Bryce Harper are NL player award winners.

• Minimalist Baseball Stadiums

  In Art, Baseball / 6 September 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Smell the freshly cut grass, hear the crack of the bat, feel the cool night air, and taste a hot dog and a cold beer. There’s nothing like baseball season and these designs by City Prints will bring you back to your favorite seat under the lights.

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  3 Things That Have Actually Gone Well For The Mets

  In Baseball / 24 August 2012 / 0 comments

  The Mets have had a miserable stretch of player over the last two months. But this season isn’t a total loss. Here are three things that have actually gone well for them.

• The Philadelphia Phillies Celebrate 1990′s “Retro Night” [Photos]

  In Baseball, Sports / 23 August 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Last night the Philadelphia Phillies paid homage to the terrible (or awesome depending on how you look at it) trends and style of the 1990′s with Retro Night. Each player had a special graphic when they stepped up to the plate, Waldo was in the house and apparently the walk up music included some classics too.

• Barry Zito’s Pitch Only Makes It Half Way To Home [GIF]

  In Baseball, Entertainment, Gif / 19 August 2012 / 0 comments

  

• The Unique Origin Of 5 MLB Team Names

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 26 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Red Sox, White Sox, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Who wants to hear about the boring MLB team name’s that exist either for obvious reasons, or local fan polling (see: every recent expansion franchise). The real team names that personify the ‘boys of summer’ are the ones we are most interested in. Sure we’re really only into “our” teams as why else would beat reporters exist if not to keep us interested in things like team history and overlooking HGH allegations? As we roll on with the Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List we give you five teams that can at least keep all of our attention until we go back to convincing ourselves we’ll still be in it in October.

• 25 Baseball Road Trip Tips From The Pros

  In Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 1 July 2012 / 3 comments

  

  So you’ve put team schedules side-by-side and mapped out a three stadium weekend baseball road trip. Boston to New York to Philly? Cincinnati to Cleveland to Detroit? San Francisco to Los Angeles to San Diego? What ever your route is don’t head out on the road unprepared. Take it from us, the easiest way to prevent animosity between three dudes in a small car is to make sure you have all the tools necessary for a good trip. The Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List has us on the road for three weeks so we are as close to road trip experts as there can be so check out our list below and if you think we missed anything let us know on Twitter by using the hash-tag #WPbaseball.

• The 10 Greatest No. 1 Draft Picks In MLB History

  In Baseball / 4 June 2012 / 0 comments

  

  In the 47 year history of the MLB draft only two number one overall draft pick have gone on to never play a single game in the bigs. Not a bad track record. Some players have had mediocre careers, some players are still in the league padding careers that are already memorable and others have gone on to be Hall of Famers. Right now we look at the 10 greatest overall #1 draft choices in the history of Major League Baseball. Stephen Strasburg [2009] Washington Nationals – San Diego State University Justin Upton [2005] Arizona Diamondbacks – Great Bridge High School Joe Mauer [2001] Minnesota Twins – Cretin-Derham Hall High School Adrian Gonzalez [2000] Florida Marlins – Eastlake High School Harold Baines [1977] Chicago White Sox – St. Michaels Middle/High School Josh Hamilton [1999] Tampa Bay Devil Rays – Athens Drive High School Darryl Strawberry [1980] New York Mets – Crenshaw High School Chipper Jones [1990] Atlanta Braves – Bolles High School Alex Rodriguez [1993] Seattle Mariners – Westminster Christian High School Ken Griffey, Jr. [1987] Seattle Mariners – Moeller High School

• Scenes From Mothers Day Around Major League Baseball [34 High Quality Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY / 14 May 2012 / 7 comments

  

  Major League Baseball honored Mother’s across America yesterday with the annual tradition that sees players using pink bats, pink arm bands, even the bases and line-up cards are pink. Many of this equipment is auctioned off after the game to raise money for breast cancer research. Mother’s Day seemed to produce a flair for the dramatic this year, with the Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton and the Reds’ Joey Votto both connected on walk-off grand slams Sunday, marking the first day with two walk-off slams since April 10, 1998, when Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox and the Padres’ Steve Finley accomplished the feat. The St. Louis Cardinals also made a nice gesture to Chipper Jones, which you can see below. All in all it was a great day and if you couldn’t make it to the ballpark because you were meeting up with Mom here are a few pictures from about MLB.

• Bryce Harper’s First Weekend In “The Show” [9 High Quality Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY / 30 April 2012 / 1 comment

  

  There has been much discussion on Bryce Harper, the 19-year-old phenom who make his major league debut this past weekend in Los Angeles against the Dodgers (see: 34 Bryce Harper Facts You Probably Didn’t Know). His Saturday night coming out party was spoiled by a 10th inning Matt Kemp walk-off and the Nationals were swept by the superior west coast foes. Even with the losses Washington should be excited because that have one of the best young teams in baseball led by their up-and-coming star Bryce Harper who went 2 for 6 at the plate and flashed some serious leather in the outfield. [9 photos]

• Photo Of The Day: Jamie Moyer Goes Through His Delivery

  In Baseball, Photo Of The Day / 21 April 2012 / 1 comment

  

  On Tuesday 49-year-old Jamie Moyer turned in the best pitching performance of the year for the Rockies letting up only 6 hits and 0 earned runs over 7 innings and in the process became the oldest pitcher to win a game in Major League Baseball history. On Sunday Moyer starts for the Rockies against Milwaukee with hopes of breaking his own record.  Today’s Photo of the Day features Moyer as he goes through his delivery during Tuesday night’s historic win.

• Photo of the Day: Fenway Park Celebrates It’s 100th Birthday

  In Baseball, Photo Of The Day / 20 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  On this day 100 years ago the iconic baseball cathedral Fenway Park in Boston, MA opened for business. Fenway has only gotten better with age and today to mark the occasion the New York Yankees and bBoston Red Sox showdown in a battle of the American League East rivals. In this photo taken early today the Green Monster has a special message for fans.

• Tim Hudson Throws More Than Baseballs

  In Baseball, Sports, VIDEO / 20 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Tim Hudson’s got game. Throwing more than just baseballs with incredible skill. Unfortunately MLB.com doesn’t let you embed video so watch the video here.

• This Just In, Chipper Jones Is Pretty Good At Baseball

  In Baseball, Screen / 15 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  As we witnessed again last week, Chipper Jones is the proverbial dude who could fall out of bed and hit .300. Almost literally.

  How else to explain how a guy, without playing in a game in three weeks or even facing live pitching in that time (save for 15 swings against Randall Delgado), walk a bit gingerly to the plate – the walk of a 40-year-old ballplayer with a lot of mileage — with a small, still-fresh scar from his sixth knee surgery, and hit a single his first time up and a two-run homer an inning later?

  Many of the accepted rules and restrictions just don’t apply to Chipper, who had only 25 at-bats in spring training and eschewed a minor-league rehab assignment as a “waste of time,” preferring instead to, as he put it, just get back in there and get after it.

  Chipper homered in his first game and second plate appearance of the season, hours after being activated from the DL without going on a rehab assignment. (AP photo)

  Then the oldest guy on the team had the best performance of any Brave through the first five games of what, until Tuesday, had been a dispiriting first week for the Bravos from ATL.

  Read The Full Article: This Just In, Chipper Jones Is Pretty Good At Baseball

• MLB Week 1 (50 HQ Photos)

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY / 12 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  The 2012 MLB season kicked off this week with opening day pageantry and a few walk offs. MVP candidates are beginning to emerge while some stars have yet to hit their stride. At 49, Jamie Moyer got into a pitchers duel with 22-year-old Madison Bumgarner, the largest age gap between pitchers since ’65. Tim Lincecum struggled at Coors Field in the shortest outing of his career. Nick Swisher’s extra innings homer helped seal the sweep of the O’s. It was an exciting week in baseball and here are the top high quality photos of the week.

• How Tall Is Fenway Park’s Green Monster? [Infographic]

  In Baseball, infographic / 23 March 2012 / 1 comment

  

• Top 10 Viral Sports Advertisements (Videos)

  In Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lebron James, Nike, Shoes, Sports, Television, Winter / 19 March 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Over the past few years, big brands have been featuring viral videos of professional sports figures accomplishing astounding feats during “down time” on a commercial set or just practicing their trade. While everyone knows the authenticity of these viral ads, it’s fun to imagine these athletes as the larger than life figures we once thought they were as children. Kobe Jumps Over Speeding Aston Martin- Nike Evan Longoria Saves Reporters Life- Gillette Micheal Vick Practice Field- Powerade LeBron’s Full Court Show- Powerade Hardest Hockey Shot- Samsung The Black Mamba Jumps a Pool of Snakes- Nike Van Persie Does The Ricochet Trick- Adidas Ball Girl- Gatorade Roger “William Tell” Federer- Gillette David Beckham Hits 3 Beach Bins- Pepsi

• Scenes From Week Four of MLB Spring Training 2012 [53 Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY / 14 March 2012 / 3 comments

  

  Last week’s Insiders Look at Week 3 of MLB Spring Training 2012 [53 High Quality PHOTOS] showed each team’s race to be prepare for the start of competitive spring training action as players worked harder than ever to compete for a starting position. This week marks the unofficial start of baseball season as teams have been playing inter-squad games and limited inning games against local rivals. We saw big name players rebound from injuries, coaches get throw out of games, incredible plays and even saw a few tie games this week as coaches try not to push players to hard in the beginning of the season. As you prep for your upcoming fantasy draft enjoy this behind the scenes look at spring training 2012.

• An Insiders Look at Week 3 of MLB Spring Training 2012 [53 High Quality PHOTOS]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY, Sports / 7 March 2012 / 5 comments

  

    Last week’s Scenes From Week Two of MLB Spring Training 2012 [52 Photos] marked the first week the full squad practice at camp where players worked on fundamentals, caught up with their co-workers, spoke to the media, signed autographs and shot a surprising amount of video so it can be ready in time for opening day in early April. Now as the initial training phase winds down and full games start it is all business. Teams are in a race to be prepared for opening day and players are working harder than ever to compete for a starting position. As you prep for your upcoming fantasy draft enjoy this behind the scenes look at spring training 2012.

• MLB Spring Training 2012 By The Numbers (Infographic)

  In Baseball, infographic, Sports / 21 February 2012 / 3 comments