http://www.affsphere.com/ Recently Published Articles Under Category: Baseball http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Batting-Cages-Fun-and-Effective-But-Very-Dangerous-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Batting-Cages-Fun-and-Effective-But-Very-Dangerous-1.html Teaching sports safety is the number one responsibility of any good coach or parent. Children need to learn to practice good safety in every sport. The great sport of baseball is no different. Baseball and softball is among the most popular sport in the United States. In the United States there are over 6 million kids from the ages under 14 playing organized baseball and softball. There are three times that playing the game recreationally. In 2005 there were an estimate of 175,000 kids treated in hospital emergency rooms for baseball and softball related injuries. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:49:17 EST http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Card-Grading-How-Worth-Is-Determined-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Card-Grading-How-Worth-Is-Determined-1.html If you've got a collection of old baseball cards you'd like to sell, you'll save some frustration and disappointment if you understand baseball card grading. Card grading is a standard, although sometimes admittedly subjective, means to determine a card or collection's value. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:26:41 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Card-Values-5-Key-Factors-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Card-Values-5-Key-Factors-1.html The story has been told hundreds of times. Mom and Dad finally sell the old house, and all the childhood memories are unearthed from the basement and attic. And lo and behold, here's that box of baseball cards from the 1960's! After a few minutes of reminiscing about all your old favorite players, thoughts immediately turn to, "I wonder what these cards are worth?". Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:22:22 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Buyers-And-Getting-The-Best-Price-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Buyers-And-Getting-The-Best-Price-1.html Did you just dig up that shoebox full of your old baseball cards from the 1960's and 1970's? If so, consider yourself lucky, and get ready for a quick crash course in baseball card values. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:48:00 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Appraisals-And-How-They-Work-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Appraisals-And-How-They-Work-1.html OK, you've just rediscovered that long lost box of baseball cards from the 1960's. If your days of collecting for fun have long passed, it's time to start the process of turning your baseball cards into cash. So the question arises, what to do next? Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:36:29 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Book-Value-And-What-It-Means-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Baseball-Cards-Book-Value-And-What-It-Means-1.html Baseball card collecting is one of the most revered hobbies in America. And every day, people are unearthing their old collections from dusty boxes in the attic, anxious to turn their lost treasure into cash. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:06:14 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Arizona-Diamondbacks-getting-it-Dunn.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Arizona-Diamondbacks-getting-it-Dunn.html A "new thought" statistical way of looking at the acquisition of Adam Dunn by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:05:09 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Paint-Your-Way-to-a-400-Batting-Avg-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Paint-Your-Way-to-a-400-Batting-Avg-1.html Great hitting drill to improve hand-eye coordination and batting averages. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:28:36 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Video-Games-The-Demise-of-Backyard-Ballgames-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Video-Games-The-Demise-of-Backyard-Ballgames-1.html This is my opinion on how today's technology, especially video games, have decreased and almost wiped out all adolescent sandlot games from the past. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:48:09 EDT http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Need-Help-Coaching-and-Communicating-To-Your-Players-and-Their-Parents-1.html http://www.affsphere.com/Sports/Baseball/Need-Help-Coaching-and-Communicating-To-Your-Players-and-Their-Parents-1.html This is my 7 step approach to successful communication as a coach. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:36:04 EDT