The Super Trades of 1960s Baseball
Before there was free agency, trades were the path that teams followed to improve their rosters over the winter. From mid-October until spring training, shrewd general managers swapped talent to improve their competitive positions … and do so without having to spend millions of dollars on banjo hitters or torn rotator cuffs.
Today’s biggest trades are pulled off just before July’s trading deadline, when pennant-contenders stock up on players on the verge of free agency, renting for two months the players who can get them to October competition. Read more
Hunting
As the scorching hot summer oozes into fall with the breath of cool air, you can think of only one thing it not so much of a pursuit as it is an obsession. And it one that occupies your every free thought every year at this time, forcing you to put away the golf clubs for your favorite shot gun, Rifle or Bow and arrow. It is the start of another hunting season.
Yes! Fall is approaching and hunting season is just around the corner. All over America from coast to coast, north to south hunters will be hitting the woods, fields and wetlands in that great pursuit for that one of a kind trophy. Yes in every state, there is opportunity for everyone young or old. Some will be hunting white tail deer, mule deer, elk, pronghorn, bear, bighorn sheep and others will be hunting small game such as turkey, javelina, squirrels and a whole host of migratory game birds. Read more
Baseball First Basemen – Who Were the Best of the 1960s?
The 1960s were a decade highlighting great pitching and power hitting. The 10 first basemen listed here accounted for more than 3,000 home runs and 10,000 RBIs during their careers. How many ulcers they caused in opposing pitchers have never been fully determined.
Here’s my rundown of the top 10 first basemen of the 1960s. Read more
Are some baseball players victims of Hall of Fame prejudice?
Is prejudice within the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee blocking great players from enshrinement among the game’s legends?
Here’s one theory why Ron Santo, Jim Kaat, Vada Pinson and Bobby Richardson — four great players from the 1960s — have been kept out of the Hall of Fame, and are likely to be denied that honor again. It seems that Hall of Fame voters may have a prejudice against 1960s players. Read more
Take Me Out to The Ballgame?
Over the course of the past 2009 Major League Baseball season, Major League franchises have seen a tremendous decrease in the number of attendance to their games. According to officials from Major League Baseball, attendance all around the country has decreased a total of 6.9% which is a lowest decrease in attendance since the year of 2003. According to statistical data given by baseball-reference.com as of October 6th, 2009 the average number of people in attendance for a baseball game in the year of 2009 was 30,218. This is a significant decrease from the record setting attendance in which occurred during the year of 2007 with an attendance average of 32,785. The decrease in the average number of attendance to a game over the past season can be traced to many factors.
The most likely factor in which has lead to a total decrease in the average number of attendance during the current season is the economy. With the current state of the economy it is difficult for a family of four to attend a baseball game. Many families cannot keep up with the rising prices of the food, soda, and beer located at the stadium concession stands. In order to help draw more attendance to their games many teams have began to cut back their prices on tickets for the games. According to Ronald Blum, the Washington Nationals are cutting back on the prices of some 3,300 seats. While teams like the Oakland Athletics has decreased ticket prices by an average of 10% and San Diego Padres is cutting back all individual tickets by 60%. Along with teams like the Nationals, Athletics and Padres a perennial powerhouse like the New York Yankees had to cut their best-field level tickets down from $325 to $250 due to a lack of attendance. When questioning Commissioner Bud Selig on the topic, he feels as though the teams did significantly well this season especially due to state of the economy. The most known factor a decrease in attendance is the economy but how well a team performs also affects the attendance of a team. Read more
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