Baseball

If you follow baseball, you know that some players are better at batting than others. Then, there are batters who struggle mightily at the plate. Struggle too much, and you might find yourself below the “Mendoza line.” So, what is the Mendoza line in baseball? The Mendoza line is a batting average of .200 or … Read more

Have you ever browsed your local sports channels and thought “Wow, it seems like this baseball game has been on forever – what inning is it?” We’ve all been there. So, how many innings are in a baseball game? Nine innings is the standard regulation length for professional, semi-professional, and collegiate baseball games. Standard regulation … Read more

The world of sports is full of strange terms and rules that are unknown to casual viewers of the game. Even avid followers sometimes don’t know the complete letter of the law when it comes to some rules. One of these rules has to do with a dropped third strike. So, what is a dropped … Read more

There are an endless amount of stats in baseball when it comes to batting, fielding, and pitching. One of the most commonly talked about is the “RBI”. So, what is an RBI in baseball? An RBI, or run batted in, is awarded to a batter when a runner on base or the batter themselves scores … Read more

In baseball, it’s not unusual to be afraid of being hit by an incoming pitch. When you consider that most professional pitchers are throwing a baseball toward home plate at nearly 100 miles per hour, you can understand why. So… What does a hit by pitch entail in baseball? A hit by a pitch occurs … Read more

Have you ever been to a baseball game to see a particular player, but that player doesn’t get to swing the bat each time he comes to the plate? Instead, the player finds himself trotting down to first base without even seeing a pitch from the opposing pitcher. If that’s the case, you’ve witnessed an … Read more

There are many statistics used to measure the success of baseball players, and some of them are specific to hitting. One of the most common hitting statistics is on-base percentage or OBP. So what is OBP in baseball? On-base percentage or OBP defines how successful a hitter is at reaching base in baseball. OBP is … Read more

When watching baseball games, you may wonder why pitchers don’t try to sneak in surprise pitches past the batters. Well, it’s not a new idea. It’s called a ‘quick pitch’. So, what exactly is a quick pitch in baseball? A quick pitch in baseball is when a pitcher delivers a pitch from a set position … Read more

If you keep up with baseball, you know that pine tar has been in the news. Umpires are checking pitchers for pine tar, as well as other foreign substances, what seems like every inning now to give batters a fighting chance at the plate. But before we get too ahead of ourselves… What is pine … Read more

If you don’t watch a lot of baseball, keeping up with all the different rules can prove exhausting. Luckily for you, many rules won’t pop up during a nine-inning game. One of these being a ‘ground rule double’. So, what is a ground rule double in baseball? A ground rule double is a play in … Read more