Thursday, April 10, 2025

Best & Worst Baseball Brands 2025


Not every Baseball Brand is worth your money. Baseball should be fun but also offer high quality affordable products for players. What Baseball brand do you think is the most underrated?

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Monday, April 7, 2025

"Baseball Trivia You’ll Love!"

Baseball is full of fun facts! Here are some of the best trivia you may not know:

1. The First MLB Team Was the Cincinnati Reds
The Reds, founded in 1869, were the first professional baseball team.

2. Barry Bonds Holds the Single-Season Home Run Record
Barry Bonds set the MLB record for most home runs in a season with 73 in 2001.

3. The Longest Game Lasted 8 Hours and 25 Minutes
A 33-inning game in 1981 between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings set the record for the longest professional game.

4. Hot Dogs and Baseball Are a Classic Combo
While it’s unclear exactly when hot dogs became synonymous with baseball, they’ve been a staple at ballparks for decades.

5. The "Curse of the Bambino" Lasted 86 Years
After trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919, the Boston Red Sox went 86 years without winning a World Series.

6. The Hall of Fame Is in Cooperstown
The Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Cooperstown, NY, celebrates the best players and moments in the sport’s history.

7. No One Knows How the "Seventh Inning Stretch" Started
President Taft’s stretch in 1910 is credited with popularizing the tradition, but its origin is still debated.

8. Baseball Was Played Before It Was Official
Although baseball evolved over centuries, the first official game was in 1846!

9. The Fastest Pitch Ever Thrown Was 105 MPH
In 2010, Aroldis Chapman set the record with a pitch clocked at 105.1 mph.

10. Baseball’s Diamond Isn’t Really a Diamond
It’s a square rotated to look like a diamond, not a true geometric shape!

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777-D Elmira Road
Vacaville, CA 95687

Saturday, April 5, 2025

"10 Fun Baseball Facts You Didn’t Know!"

Baseball is a sport full of surprises. Here are 10 fun facts that will blow your mind:

1. Baseball’s Origins Are Mysterious
The game we know today evolved from various bat-and-ball games in the 17th century. The first official baseball game was in 1846 in Hoboken, NJ.

2. The Longest Game Ever Was 33 Innings
In 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings played a marathon 33-inning game that lasted 8 hours and 25 minutes!

3. The "Seventh Inning Stretch" Was Inspired by a President
President Taft stood up during the seventh inning of a game in 1910, and fans followed his lead, making it a tradition.

4. Babe Ruth Was a Pitcher First
Before hitting home runs, Babe Ruth was a star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before joining the Yankees.

5. The Fastest Pitch Ever Was 105 MPH
Aroldis Chapman threw a pitch at 105.1 mph in 2010, setting the record for the fastest pitch ever.

6. Perfect Games Are Extremely Rare
A perfect game, where no batter reaches base, has only happened 23 times in MLB history.

7. Baseball Players Wore Corsets
Early baseball players wore corsets under their uniforms to help support their backs during games.

8. A Baseball Game Can Be Played Without a Hit
In 1968, pitcher Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game without allowing a single hit!

9. Baseball's Diamond Isn’t Really a Diamond
The "diamond" is a square that’s rotated, not a true diamond shape.

10. Baseball Was Played Before It Had Official Rules
The first recorded baseball game, played in 1744, had no rules!

707-564-5010
777-D Elmira Road
Vacaville, CA 95687