The Art of the Save

The Art of the Save: In 1959, journalist Jerome Holtzman created a new statistic to measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers in Major League Baseball: the save. A save is earned by pitching at least one inning without surrendering a lead of three runs or fewer, or by pitching the final three innings while […]
The Season Will End

The Season Will End: Baseball has a rhythm to it. There are walk-off wins that send everyone pouring out of the dugout. There are tough losses where the ride home is quiet. There are long practices under a hot sun, rain delays that test your patience, and off-seasons when no one is cheering, but […]
Steady Through Every Season

Steady Through Every Season: Baseball will expose you. One week you can’t miss a pitch. The next week you can’t buy a hit. You make a great play on Monday and boot a routine ground ball on Thursday. The game is built on inconsistency. That’s why every player, every team, every family needs something […]
Loved Before The First Pitch

Loved Before the First Pitch: If you love baseball, you know the feeling. You love the sound of the ball hitting the sweet spot. You love the dirt on your cleats. You love the grind of practice, the brotherhood of the dugout, the battle between the lines. Baseball isn’t casual for you. It costs […]
The Real Deal

The Real Deal A Christmas Devotional for Ballplayers, Coaches, Fans & Baseball Parents “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” — Isaiah 7:14 “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” — Psalm 118:22 Baseball people respect authenticity. Over a long season, the truth always […]