What’s The Biggest Surprise in Baseball So Far? – Sports Survey of the Day
The 2012 Major League Baseball season is a couple of weeks in and full of surprises. Which is the biggest surprise so far this season?
The 2012 Major League Baseball season is a couple of weeks in and full of surprises. Which is the biggest surprise so far this season?
The steroid era in baseball has put a black mark on America’s pastime. One of the biggest players in the steroid era is former major league pitcher Roger Clemens.
Recently, I asked you who was your favorite Texas Rangers player of all-time and why. Now, based on your comments, it's time to vote for your favorite.
Since changing their name from the Washington Senators to the Texas Rangers back in 1972, there have been plenty of great players who fans have dubbed as their favorite player. Recently, Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez retired as a Ranger and I mentioned that he was one of my favorite Rangers players ever, but now I want to know who your favorite Texas Rangers player of all-time is.
A quarter of the way through the 2012 MLB season, divisional races are starting to take shape. Meanwhile, several players are turning in incredible statistical years. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:
Two divisional leaders – one in each league – began to pull away from the pack, while several big name hitters had huge weeks. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:
There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in Major League history. This makes the instant inning killer the rarest play in all of baseball.
Although they don’t keep track of such things, it stands to reason there have been more unassisted triple plays than that on the Little League level — just given the sheer number of games played.
Josh Hamilton went on a tear recently against the Baltimore Orioles by hitting 4 home runs in one game and getting him into the record books as 1 of 16 players do so. His recent string of success has been ridiculous, but is he the best player in the majors right now? If not, then who is?
Road trips can often get boring. So what do you do when you run out of options to keep you occupied? If you are the boys from Harvard’s baseball team, you put on a Carly Rae Jepsen’s pop hit ‘Call Me Maybe’ and lip-synch to it while the camera’s rolling.
Coleman Shannon was born with a condition called Amelia — his right arm ends at elbow. It didn’t stop the Little League lefty from Johnsonville, South Carolina from pitching seven innings of no-hit ball on April 24. He led his team to a victory.
Coleman Shannon was born without a right hand and forearm, due to a medical condition called Amelia, but that hasn’t slowed him down from chasing his baseball dreams. In fact, the 14-year-old left-handed pitcher recently threw a no-hitter in a Johnsonville, SC little league game.