Tag: BASEBALL

It's hard to take Jose Canseco seriously these days. If all that steroid drama, or his recent attempt to become a mixed-martial artist, didn't convince you that he's, let's say, unstable, then take a look at some of his most recent tweets. Nobody knows exactly why, but Canseco unleashed some ultra-explicit rants on the Twitterverse Monday afternoon. Yes, his account is verified, and yes, he's ...

Pitching injuries can cripple a baseball team's roster and its bank account, too. That's why three Northeastern engineering students created a compression shirt that monitors a pitcher's mechanics. When a pitcher becomes tired, his mechanics often worsen. This can lead to a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), which -- when healthy -- prevents stress on the elbow. The students found ...

Baseball season, believe it or not, is upon us once again, which means that the hunt is officially on for the perfect set of stadium seats -- those mythical perches where you can post up, pop open a beverage and get a great view of the game. While most of us rely on online bird's-eye view maps to help decide which tickets to buy, it's virtually impossible to tell what the actual view will be ...

Share A reader writes: So baseball season is just about upon us, and for the first time in years, I'm itching to play some baseball video games. In the past, the choice was easy: Just get the latest from EA and be done with it. But these days, I'm a bit confused by all the choices. What's the best baseball video game these days? You know what, reader? You're right; the choice used to be ...

Baseball season is upon us, and iPhone owners around the country have started plunking down $14.99 for the new 'MLB at Bat 2010' app so they can stay abreast of their favorite teams and listen to live streams of games. Purchasers of the app found a pleasant surprise when they booted up the new version to listened to the first batch of spring training games... streaming in the background. Yes, ...

The go-to-player -- every sports gamer has one. It doesn't matter if you're a fan of the athlete in real life or not. When it comes time to fire-up that console, allegiances are set aside in order to win bragging rights over your buddy. For us, that guy was University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker in 'Bill Walsh College Football.' We're sure you have your own choices, too. So do the ...

Every die-hard sports fan knows that games, heck, even entire seasons, are often defined by a single play. How do we know this? Well, it's been bashed into our heads via dramatic, slow-motion montages more times than we can count. Plus, the creation of 24-hour sports channels and the explosion of YouTube have made it easier than ever for us to relive these great moments, thus making it harder for ...

Tuesday night's Philadelphia Phillies game featured fan Steve Monforto making an amazing catch of a foul ball. Even better, his adorable little daughter was along for the game, and it was all caught on video. Being a good dad and all, Monforto handed his daughter what was probably her first foul ball, and she promptly tossed it over the upper-deck railing (typical Philadelphia sports fan). ...

Since its inception, the sport of baseball has remained largely unchanged on the field, a fact that's played a large part in endearing the game to generations of Americans. Yet, there's no doubt that things have changed in the stands. Scorecards disappeared long ago, giant video screens replaced binoculars, and cell phones now light up the stands instead of glowing cigars. It's a fact; technology ...

St. Louis Cardinals' manager Tony La Russa has called, "You're out!" to Twitter. According to FOX News, the future hall-of-fame baseball manager filed suit last month against the microblogging site. La Russa, who is seeking an unspecified amount in damages, claims a fake Twitter account set up in his name featured "derogatory and demeaning" comments that caused him emotional distress and ...

Hot dogs, peanuts, beer, air conditioning, and HD games on a Saturday afternoon. Ahh, baseball for the geek chic. As old and classic as our national pastime is, baseball is often enjoyed even more with the help of gadgets. Whether we're playing the latest video game simulation, or getting our scores and standings on a mobile device, we need our baseball, and we need it now. Gone are the days ...

Hot dogs, peanuts, beer, air conditioning, and HD games on a Saturday afternoon. Ahh, baseball for the geek chic. As old and classic as our national pastime is, baseball is often enjoyed even more with the help of gadgets. Whether we're playing the latest video game simulation, or getting our scores and standings on a mobile device, we need our baseball, and we need it now. Gone are the days of ...

With spring training now in full gear and the regular season just around the corner, baseball fans have plenty of reasons to look forward to the 2009 season, 3D-enhanced baseball cards being among them. Although New York Yankees fans had to say goodbye to the historic Yankee Stadium last year, they'll be pleased to find one of the largest TV screens in the world installed next door at the new ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/baseball/Topps_baseball_cards_now_interactive_3D'; Put aside those Pokeman or Bakugan cards kids, Topps is back with a vengeance in an attempt to woo Internet bred sophisti-tots back into collecting baseball cards. Right, Topps, the company that pre-dates Human Growth Hormone abuse and packs a nostalgic smack of dusty pink sticks of chewing gum is back in the ...

If your father is anything like every other red-blooded American male, then chances are that he likes Baseball. Chances are also that he finds himself reading the sports-section anytime he misses the game on TV. The Ambient Device's Baseball Scorecast pulls in scores, standings, and schedules (including likely pitchers) over the air for those times when turning on the radio just isn't an ...