/baseball/index.htm Sports / Baseball zh-cn Copyright 2007 <a href='http://www.t-xu.com' target='_blank'>T-XU.com</a> - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. admin@youremail.com /baseball/the-411-on-nike-baseball-gloves-aid138636.htm <p>Nike baseball gloves are just the latest product put out by the sporting goods and clothing giant. Nike has long been known for its sneakers, its specialty sport cleats, it workout gear, its hats, and its sports equipment. Only recently, however, 2007-07-27 Baseball Mike Long T-XU Articles /baseball/hitting-it-to-the-pole-with-northern-white-ash-baseball-bats-aid138637.htm <p>Bat selections vary from player to player. It does not always depend on your strength or individual muscle mass to figure which type of bat is going to enhance your performance at the plate.</p><p>Northern white ash baseball bats are the most popu 2007-07-27 Baseball Mike Long T-XU Articles /baseball/pitching-machines-for-all-baseball-and-softball-skill-levels-aid138639.htm <p>Any hitter knows the only way to get great is to practice more than any other position.</p><p>The dynamics behind the pitch are the subject of extensive and complicated concepts of physics where calculations of range and velocity and diameter and 2007-07-27 Baseball Mike Long T-XU Articles /baseball/getting-the-most-for-your-money-with-nike-air-baseball-cleats-aid138371.htm <p>In this day and age, the most sought after baseball footwear is a pair of Nike air baseball cleats. 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He also fooled the American public into thinking that he was one guy who abstained from it's use.</p><p>What are we to bel 2007-07-18 Baseball Bill Bathe T-XU Articles /baseball/tips-on-running-a-baseball-tryout-aid125122.htm <p>If you need a tryout format for your league, All-Stars, or for an individual team, here are some good guidelines that are flexible and give coaches a good idea of the players' abilities.</p><p>Make sure you run them. Whatever distances your bases 2007-07-18 Baseball John Peter Pero T-XU Articles /baseball/fall-baseball-_-a-great-time-to-really-coach-aid125132.htm <p>A few random thoughts on making Fall Ball a bit better experience!\r*You may want to read the note at the end of this article</p><p>I believe that your ability to communicate will always make your life and your team a better experience. Nothing ne 2007-07-18 Baseball John Peter T-XU Articles /baseball/baseball-in-shanghai-another-american-sport-exported-to-china-aid120535.htm <p>As an athlete (or at least having been an athlete in the past) and a sports fan, one of the difficult things about finding myself on an extended stay in Shanghai, China (setting up sporting goods manufacturing and other business contacts) is the n 2007-07-18 Baseball Richard Robbins T-XU Articles /baseball/baseball-s-first-world-series-aid118379.htm <p>Baseball's first World Series was played in 1903. The contest to decide the World Champions of baseball resulted from player raids by the fledgling American League. This brand new league had declared itself to be a major league and contested with 2007-07-18 Baseball Chip Westley T-XU Articles /baseball/four-little-known-baseball-softball-training-secrets-part-3-aid110833.htm <p>Train Your Trunk and Your Upper Body Equally</p><p>Everyone knows that you use more of your body than just your arm to throw a baseball or softball. Yet, when I walk through a gym I always see ball players spending most of their time "working" th 2007-07-18 Baseball Steve Zawrotny T-XU Articles /baseball/four-little-known-baseball-softball-training-secrets-part-4-aid110835.htm <p>**************************************************************************************************************************</p><p>When performing RESISTANCE TRAINING, strive for STRENGTH BALANCE ACROSS JOINTS AND MUSCLE GROUPS, as opposed to merely 2007-07-18 Baseball Steve Zawrotny T-XU Articles /baseball/four-little-known-baseball-softball-training-secrets-part-2-aid110679.htm <p>Train for SPEED Development</p><p>Face it, on any given day there are a multitude of factors that can adversely affect your game. The biggest dynamic I see in the game is SPEED - pure running speed. It seems that no matter what else may be going 2007-07-18 Baseball Steve Zawrotny T-XU Articles /baseball/four-little-known-baseball-softball-training-secrets-part-1-aid108911.htm <p>*************</p><p>Train for POWER</p><p>*************</p><p>Baseball and softball are not games of strength, but of EXPLOSIVE POWER. Just how strong do you have to be to pick up a 5 oz baseball, or a 30 oz bat? On the other hand, propelling th 2007-07-18 Baseball Steve Zawrotny T-XU Articles /baseball/bonds-deals-baseball-yet-another-black-eye-aid54360.htm <p>As the steroid talk swirls around baseball like the juice surging into Jason Giambi¡¯s veins, America¡¯s favorite pastime continues to be bruised, right when spring training is getting started. First, it was Giambi¡¯s admission of taking the muscle- 2007-07-10 Baseball Mark Barnes T-XU Articles /baseball/baseball-is-tarnished-by-giambi-and-other-steroid-users-aid54252.htm <p>I heard an ESPN analyst on the radio defending Jason Giambi. He wasn't excusing Giambi for using steroids, but he was certainly not condemning him, either. "He wasn't the only one doing it," the analyst said. Wow! I said to myself. Unbelievabl 2007-07-10 Baseball Mark Barnes T-XU Articles /baseball/the-right-mental-approach-to-the-game-of-baseball-aid54100.htm <p>What is a mental approach and what is the right frame of mind? You often hear about the mental approach to the game. But some people don't understand what this means. It simply means how you think about the game before actually playing the game. L 2007-07-10 Baseball Bill Bathe T-XU Articles /baseball/baseball-and-the-game-of-life-aid52042.htm <p>Baseball and life have a lot of similarities. I know what you are thinking, yea right, it's simply a game involving a bat and a ball. What can that possibly teach us? I am here to tell you what it can teach you. 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Here are some of the quotes that I have enjoyed and have inspired me.</p><p>Bob Gibson <br>\r¡° I owe the public one thing - a 2007-07-10 Baseball Aron Wallad T-XU Articles /baseball/mlb-baseball-history-aid45890.htm <p>No one knows for sure where baseball exacted originated. However, most baseball buffs will concur that the sport is based on the English game of rounders. In the United States, baseball became popular in the early 1800¡¯s, originally known as townb 2007-07-10 Baseball Catherine Kenyeres T-XU Articles /baseball/do-our-baseball-heroes-have-feet-of-clay-aid44734.htm <p>¡°Do our baseball heroes have feet of clay?¡±</p><p>Ok, we have suspected the sudden rash of home run hitters and stupendous long balls were the result of something fishy. We wanted to believe the home run magic¡¯s time had come. We had a lot of rat 2007-07-10 Baseball Aron Wallad T-XU Articles /baseball/unusual-baseball-statistics-aid44745.htm <p>The ezine for baseball lovers...<br>\rStatistics - I love ¡®em</p><p>I have been fascinated by some of the statistics that have been amassed by some of the major leaguers. Viewing some players numbers has amazed me.</p><p>Here are a few achievement 2007-07-10 Baseball Aron Wallad T-XU Articles