Chipper Jones, though not as famous for his fielding as for his hitting, has still been a solid third basemen (and for a short time, left fielder) for 19 seasons. He’s been a top five third basemen (by Fielding %) in the National League six times, though the Gold Glove […]
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What is baseball without Chipper Jones? Will the Braves still field a ballclub without number 10 at the hot corner? Will the city of Atlanta fall in on itself when he retires? I shudder when pondering these questions. Chipper Jones is baseball. Just as the sun rises in the east, […]
Since I’ve done a few teams and been, for the most part, underwhelmed at MLB players’ musical tastes, I decided to look around the league and find the absolute BEST of the BEST for you. This way, you can get those wheels spinning for next year’s choice. I tried to […]
Update: 9.7.2012 Bat – Chandler DTM7 (unchanged, available by calling Chandler) The DTM7 is, according to Chandler, modeled after the Marucci JR7, offering “balance with a slightly longer than average barrel size.” Chandler Bats phone number is (877) 497-2287 x 100. Bat #2 – Louisville Slugger M9 S318 (recently added, […]
Update: 9.4.12 Glove – Rawlings PROS991BCBR (changed from tan version, unavailable in black) You can see from the photo below that Lincecum’s glove is not exactly like the one in the feature, as the laces are not white. The reason why is I photoshopped it so it would be black, […]
I got a Twitter request tonight to do more What Pros Blare posts. I had originally planned to do Billy Hamilton, but wouldn’t you know it, the dude is an Under Armour guy—and I’m just tired of having to tell you guys you can’t find pro UA stuff online, which […]
Talk all you want about Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, but when you get right down to it, there is no question that Ryan Zimmerman is the anchor of the Washington Nationals franchise. When big league baseball returned to the capital, Nationals brass was smart to appoint Mr. Zimmerman as […]
We all know by now how difficult Under Armour can be when it comes to pinpointing what their pros are wearing. No exception here, Machado’s cleats and batting gloves are both exclusives. On his feet, Machado has worn mostly the Under Armour Natural III exclusives you see him wearing in […]
Update – 8.21.2012 Bat – Marucci AP5 Low Density Maple (unchanged, available) The photo above is of a bat from Pujols’ 2010 season, but he’s still swinging the AP5. The version he swings now is a low density maple, and the only difference we saw from an March 2012 bat […]
The decision of what song one would choose to enter a game in a save situation is quite possibly the most important decision of one’s life. A careless choice can make the crowd flat, a popular choice might sound too cliche, an obscure choice might just be awkward. But the […]