Reaching the Breaking Point

It seems like every time I watch a baseball game lately I witness infielders diving and ducking out of the way…of the bat. 
It’s not the batters fault that making contact has more risk involved these days.  Blame the wood.  Actually, let’s not blame all wood, that wouldn’t be fair.  Blame maple.
Maple bats came onto the [...]

The Name Game: Part 1

 
A classmate mentioned how Chipper Jones named his kid Shea, because Shea Stadium in New York is where Jones has had the most success in his lengthy baseball career.  This made me think of all the unusual names that athletes give to their offspring.
 
Roger Clemens has four sons: Koby, Kory, Kacy, and Kody  – all given [...]