Monday November 18th 2013 03:46:34 PM
Coming off the successful transition to the catcher’s position, while still putting up solid at-the-plate numbers, Tony (playing in the minors for the Mudcats in Zebulon, North Carolina) felt it was a…
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Tuesday October 29th 2013 03:26:21 PM
Wood bats and softball may seem like an unnatural fit, but the truth is that wood bats can improve any softball player’s game. Aluminum bat technology has advanced to a point where almost any player c…
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Tuesday September 17th 2013 04:11:51 PM
The pennant race in baseball is one of the exciting components of the entire season. Throughout the month of September, fans are enthralled as their favorite teams attempt to qualify for postseason pl…
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Friday August 30th 2013 04:14:27 PM
Just about everyone hates to lose, but for Little Leaguers, they often take a loss personally and beat themselves up over it. As a parent of a Little Leaguer, it’s important to use the loss as a learn…
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Wednesday August 28th 2013 06:40:59 PM
Baseball is a sport that is steeped in rituals and superstitions. Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs famously ate chicken before the start of each game. Former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra had an un…
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Monday August 12th 2013 04:44:20 PM
Alright everyone, I’ve been in Carolina for 2 ½ months with the Class A Mudcats and it’s been quite an experience! I'm getting to play catcher a lot. While nerve-racking at first, I'm having a lot of…
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Wednesday August 4th 2010 08:24:00 AM
As I mentioned in my blog entry about Kansas City, Phoenix Bats held a Billy Butler Youth Replica Bat giveaway on July 18th with the Kansas City Royals and Fox Sports Kansas City. For this giveaway, P…
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Tuesday July 27th 2010 08:25:54 AM
If I could describe to a person all of what Kansas City has to offer within the confines of one intersection, I would point to the corner of 18th and Vine Street outside downtown Kansas City. The inte…
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Tuesday July 20th 2010 08:27:00 AM
A few weeks ago, I was able to interview then Clippers catcher Chris Gimenez. As of July 10th, Chris was called up by the Cleveland Indians as a backup catcher. I spent some time with Chris in the Cli…
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Monday March 1st 2010 08:31:58 AM
As we face the coming of a new baseball season, where the love of family takes a back seat to the love of the game, I thought I would share some of the best life/baseball quotes I could find from some…
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Wednesday November 11th 2009 08:33:20 AM
On the 12th day of Christmas Phoenix Bats gave to me: 12 Pieces of Phoenix bats gear, including hats, t-shirts and batting gloves. 11 Phiten necklaces, giving baseball players more body en…
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Wednesday October 14th 2009 08:38:15 AM
America's past time is a hard one. Be it baseball or softball, it's difficult for a batter to consistently get good contact. If you succeed in getting on base just 30% of the time, you're probably on…
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