Baseball Confidential talks about pitchers, catchers, players, coaches and managers so I thought this historical tid-bit would be of interest: On the day, November 19 in baseball history: 1884 - The National League agrees to allow overhand pitching, but rules that pitchers must keep both feet on the ground throughout
A lot of unwritten rules in baseball are there out of respect. Respect for the game, the field, the players, the opponents, coaches, and managers. We are talking mostly about respect between pitchers and coaches as it relates to mound visits. Respect for the game takes the form of things
Baseball Confidential is a revealing look at behind the scenes communication between players, coaches, and managers at all levels of baseball. The book consists of stories and interviews with former players, coaches, and managers mostly at the Major League Baseball level. This book is written for the baseball fan. More
Peanut Jim was a Cincinnati fixture, with true Midwestern, all American values: hard working with a sense of belief, tradition, and tremendous pride. History tells that Peanut Jim was raised on his father’s peanut farm in Union, South Carolina. With a traveling and entrepreneurial spirit Peanut Jim visited Cincinnati
On a hot summer Friday night in Cincinnati, they were facing division foes, the St. Louis Cardinals. Pitching for St. Louis was rookie pitcher Genesis Cabrera. Cabrera entered the game in the eighth inning and successfully retired the side. He returned to pitch the ninth inning for the Cardinals, with