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Can An Above Average Youth Rec Baseball Player Make It Up The Baseball Ladder Without Travel Baseball?

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Happy October Saturday Morning everyone. I wanted to pose a question to the Rhode Island Baseball Community this morning and start a dialogue about a topic I am very curious about. In today’s youth baseball world, can an above average baseball player, who plays only recreation (Little League, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken) baseball make it to and through high school and into a collegiate program, possibly professional baseball organization without the benefit of ever playing AAU, travel, showcase baseball growing up? Wow, that was a long winded question so let’s break it down so we can analyze and discuss it … Continue reading Can An Above Average Youth Rec Baseball Player Make It Up The Baseball Ladder Without Travel Baseball?

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Rhode Island Baseball Has Strong Ties To 2022 Major League Baseball Division Series Teams

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The 2022 Major League Baseball Divisional Series got underway yesterday with 4 games on the schedule. The 8 teams remaining will play a best of 5 series for the opportunity to move on to the American or National League Championship … Continue reading Rhode Island Baseball Has Strong Ties To 2022 Major League Baseball Division Series Teams

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My Top Five Innovative Ideas For MLB’s Next Rules Committee Meeting

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In a recent article on http://www.mlb.com, it was written that “a pitch timer, limits on defensive shifts and bigger bases are coming to Major League Baseball in 2023.” The article explains in full detail the discussions and decisions made by the Joint Competition Committee which are “aimed at improving pace of play, action and safety at the MLB level.” The pitch timer is already being used in the minor leagues and to some success, according to some experts. The defensive shift, which aimed to use technology and software analysis of hitter’s strengths, will be replaced by a 3rd basemen and … Continue reading My Top Five Innovative Ideas For MLB’s Next Rules Committee Meeting

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Innovation, Home Field Advantage, Humorous Creativity, Or Cheating – You Decide After Reading “Intentional Balk”

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Sometime in early August, I received an email from Jane Reilly, a senior publicist with Smith Publicity, Inc. introducing me to a soon to be published baseball book titled “Intentional Balk – Baseball’s Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating.” Reading … Continue reading Innovation, Home Field Advantage, Humorous Creativity, Or Cheating – You Decide After Reading “Intentional Balk”

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Let’s Debate Who Is The Best Rhode Island High School Baseball Team Since 1972

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A few mornings ago, I was throwing batting practice to an old baseball friend and current Mens Senior Baseball Circuit Free Agent, Jay Sutton. Jay and I meet regularly to play catch and I pitch gopher balls to Jay, who puts charge after charge into the baseball still to this day. It is a fun 45 minutes to an hour of BP, what’s happening in Rhode Island baseball, MLB, local sports today and in years past. This past BP session, Jay and I were discussing who we felt were some of the great Rhode Island High School teams of our … Continue reading Let’s Debate Who Is The Best Rhode Island High School Baseball Team Since 1972

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The “Thanks A Million, Buck” Campaign To Enrich Baseball History And Honor A Baseball Legend

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On most nights during the week, I listen to the radio broadcast of Boston Red Sox Baseball at work or on the car ride home or sitting on my deck. Every game features a pre-game show which offers a variety of things – pitching matchups, injury reports, playoff trending reports, and so on. When the Red Sox are on the road, the team of broadcasters typically get into the communities and culture of the visiting city and report on these events on the pre-game as well. This week, the Red Sox traveled to Kansas City to face the KC Royals. … Continue reading The “Thanks A Million, Buck” Campaign To Enrich Baseball History And Honor A Baseball Legend

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For The Love Of Family, Community, Baseball – A Father’s Day Tribute

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Happy Father’s Day to everyone in the Rhode Island Baseball Community. If you attend as many games on as many levels as I have been lucky enough to attend, you tend to notice things like the “Umpire Dad” and the … Continue reading For The Love Of Family, Community, Baseball – A Father’s Day Tribute

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June 23rd, 2022 Presents The Possibility of A Pretty Rare Rhode Island Baseball Occurrence

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On June 23rd through June 26th, the Houston Astros will travel to New York to face the Yankees in a 4 game series at Yankee Stadium. The Houston Astros, barring injury, will most likely feature Classical High School’s Jeremy Peña … Continue reading June 23rd, 2022 Presents The Possibility of A Pretty Rare Rhode Island Baseball Occurrence

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For Immediate Release – The Jackie Robinson 75th Anniversary Symposium

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Each day and night, from about December 2, 2021 to the end of the lockout on March 10, 2022 I watched and waited for news on the 2022 Major League Baseball Season. I am an active baseball social media fan … Continue reading For Immediate Release – The Jackie Robinson 75th Anniversary Symposium

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Reading Through “The Mad Dog 100” I Found An Interesting Argument or Two

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Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is a popular sports commentator, best selling author, radio and TV personality, and extremely excitable individual. His rants and raves and interjections and tirades about sports like baseball and sports towns like New York City have … Continue reading Reading Through “The Mad Dog 100” I Found An Interesting Argument or Two