This summer Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty, was coaching his son's little league game. He wasn't sure how to make a call on a play. He tried to consult the Rules Book, but found no one had one. The Rules Book was considered TopSecret and wasn't available that is was only for those with-a-need-to-know. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

For the second consecutive year, Major League Baseball players will have the opportunity to use pink bats on Mother’s Day.The pink bats are part of Major League Baseball’s Mother’s Day promotion “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer,” which benefits the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Major League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig*’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name.
“It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of the speech.

*greatest baseball player in history (in my opinion) picked by Bingo 5 months ago

What happens when a group shows up at a little league game and turns it into a major league event?

Good times, thats what. God I love these guys. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

An outback farmer is on a mission to identify a strange ball of twisted metal - purported to be fallen space junk - which mysteriously turned up on his remote property. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A New York mother is suing her son's baseball coach for not teaching him to properly slide into a base. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A second baseman said the coach told the team last week that they were "snake-bitten" and needed to stop their losing streak. So, the team bought and killed a snake, then buried it on the field during the school's spring break.

The coach wasn't present. picked by suebe 8 months ago

I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Before every major league baseball game, rules require that the pristine white game balls be smeared with mud. And not just any mud. Since 1938, professional baseball teams have used "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud", made from a secret concoction that originates in a New Jersey swamp, harvested six times a year from two holes, the location of which remains a mystery. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Despite the name, Metal Rubber “contains just parts per million of metal yet conducts electricity nearly as well as a solid metal.” Its secret? chemical bonds that stretch apart but don’t break. picked by gertt 3 years ago

A judge in the state of Washington has sentenced a mother to three months in jail for hitting a convicted sex offender with an aluminum baseball bat.

* Because he moved into her neighborhood picked by bingo 9 months ago

I am impressed, This little kid can name 750 major league baseball players, and their positions. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

In the longest All-Star Game in history, Michael Young's sacrifice fly delivered the final blow, allowing the AL to defeat the NL in 15 innings, 4-3. In the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, it was a memorable finish to perhaps the final national event held on the storied Bronx stage. picked by Chamale 1 year ago

Cemeteries have new problem: metal theft
Police say the scrap metal is being melted down and sold for quick cash picked by MeMe 1 year ago

Without a doubt, this is the world's largest baseball bat, which can be found at the Louisville Slugger Museum, 800 West Main Street, Louisville, KY. It's 120 feet tall and said to be modeled after Babe Ruth's bat. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Here's a rundown of positive, without-a-doubt signs you're definitely at a metal show. I've included thirteen, because of its unlucky, bad-ass reputation among numerals. With photos. picked by NickL 1 year ago

The Americans would have you believe that baseball was invented by Civil War hero Abner Doubleday in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York. Sadly for Abner, that’s just not true. The first record of baseball (actually base ball) comes from the English book A Little Pretty Pocket Book in 1744. picked by zzz 2 years ago

New York City’s ban on metal bats for high school teams went into effect Sept. 1. North Dakota also has banned non-wood bats. During a hearing on the bill Thursday afternoon, none of the lawmakers serving on the state House Children and Youth Committee showed support for taking aluminum and other non-wood bats out of the hands of players under 18. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Brazilian Heavy Metal parody. According to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, Massacration sold 12 billion copies of their hit single "Metal Milk Shake" and they were awarded the Nobel Prize of Music. Aru-eeeee Aru-ooo-o-ooo! picked by makri 3 years ago