Baseball 247: The Dust Flys

The Sports Card and Memorabilia Collector's Pilgrimage
By: Frank James Howard

The year was 1980 when a hodge podge group of collectors assembled in Los Angeles for what later became known as the First National Sports Collectors Convention. That meeting grew into the annual gathering that it is today. Hoping to appeal to a larger group of collectors, the creators of The... Read More

Betting on MLB baseball is both fun and profitable. The purpose of this article is to explain the basics of baseball betting. We will talk about the line as well as some points to help you win more when betting on the MLB baseball. Baseball is down on the list as far as betting volume goes. For whatever reason, the bulk of sports betting is done on football and basketball.... Read More

I was really expecting a great baseball pitch when I clicked on this YouTube video, but was really surprised what kind of baseball pitch I actually saw. I love the foreign pitcher's reaction at the end of the video!

The basic layout of the MLB diamond has been little changed since the original Knickerbocker Rules of the 1840s. The distance between bases was already established as 90 feet, which was determined through trial and error is an appropriate balance between hitting and fielding. It provides frequent tests between the speed of a batter-runner and the throwing arm of a fielder.... Read More

A Short history of baseball from the Civil War to the age of steroids.

From history of baseball comes this August 1942 newsreel of Babe Ruth meeting up with Walter Johnson in a benefit baseball game. Ruth made countless appearances to support the war effort and this newsreel shows what happened when the greatest pitcher and the greatest hitter of the golden era squared off in their final showdown in the history of baseball.

The evolution of MLB baseball equipment begins with the baseball bat...

Baseball bats come in various widths, lengths and materials. A heavier bat will give more momentum to the ball, but mean less speed in the swing. A lighter bat gives the batter more control but less momentum. The restitution of a bat (the relationship with the "bounciness" of an object) also... Read More

If you want to play MLB Baseball, you probably need to land on a college team. You can’t just sit back and wait to be found. Not only do you need to be a great baseball player but you need to be pro-active and use more current strategies to promote yourself and be noticed. Examples are:

• Think about building a web page to make college coaches take notice

• Use social networking... Read More

This year, the Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series Championship in baseball. The last time the Phillies won a World Series title was in 1980. Their victory and other historical information on the who’s-who in the world of baseball are chronicled by baseball enthusiast Mark Cressnan’ in his self-published book The A-to-Z History of Baseball.

American Idol contestant, Taylor Swift performs the USA National Anthem live at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on October 25, 2008 for the World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies played all season with power, determination, and umph... and that's how Liz Seymour, local Cabaret entertainer sings. So watch as she celebrates the Philadelphia Phillies as World Series Champs!

Cy Young

1903 World Series: Boston Americans (5) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)

The Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates had had a bitter two year rivalry. To end this bitter contest the veteran National League and the recently established American League decided hold a new kind of season finale. The two top teams in the National League had participated in an experimental... Read More

Halloween is coming up. Everything is too tense ith all the economic problems. Enjoy this hilarious video of a mummy from Universal Studios Hollywood throwing out the first pitch at MLB Dodgers game on October 2, 2006.

Look at this amazing baseball catch by the ball girl! She climbs the wall!