Comprehensive list of all baseball-related posts published by Coachingkidz.com.
For many years, baseball fans of the National League have seen the scene play out time and time again. Late in the game, an inning ends, a new pitcher enters the game, and the manager emerges from the dugout, lineup card and pen in hand ready to make a mess of the lineup card, and … Read more
As a baseball fan, it can be frustrating to see your team get a leadoff double or load the bases, only for the team to not record another hit, getting stuck with a goose egg for the inning. What you have witnessed is the scourge of fans – left on base or ‘lob’. So what … Read more
Nearly every time you watch a baseball game these days, you will see this scene at least once: A pitcher is on the mound, struggling, and clearly on his last leg for the night. The manager emerges from the dugout and gestures somewhere off in the distance towards the outfield. A new pitcher emerges from … Read more
Baseball is a bit different from other sports in the sense that baseball doesn’t use a clock to dictate the length of baseball games. Sure, baseball has innings but they’re not a predetermined length of time such as football or basketball quarters. Because of this, there are a ton of things that factor into the … Read more
It is commonly said that baseball is a sport of failure. In fact, one of the greatest to ever play, Ted Williams, even said that baseball may be the only endeavor where someone can succeed three out of ten times and still be considered successful. What happens the other seven times? Well, the batter is … Read more
One of the defining features of baseball is that it requires players to be solid on both offense and defense. However, there is one exception to that rule, which has existed for quite some time—the DH. So, what is a DH in baseball? The DH (or designated hitter) bats in place of the pitcher in … Read more
If you’re watching a baseball game, it can be one of the most frustrating sights to see. Your team has runners on base with less than two outs, about to embark on a big rally. Instead, the batter at the plate sends a sky-high pop-up over the infield, the epitome of an unproductive out. Usually, … Read more
When you watch a baseball game on TV and a new pitcher comes into the game, you’ll see “WHIP” pop up as a statistic. Whip? What does a whip have to do with baseball? Well, it’s not that kind of whip, it’s an acronym of something else. So what is WHIP in baseball? WHIP is … Read more
Many of the most exciting plays in baseball are the result of big hits. A batter slicing a double into the corner, lining a triple into the alley, or crushing home runs over the wall. These are the types of plays that get fans out of their seats and on their feet and these plays … Read more
Throughout the history of baseball, the age-old debate has existed over whether Player A was better than Player B. Was Ted Williams better than Joe DiMaggio? Willie Mays or Hank Aaron? Ken Griffey Jr. or Barry Bonds? Or today, Mookie Betts or Mike Trout? Since people first began playing baseball seriously over 150 years ago, … Read more