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Baseball Card Generations: The Trivia Challenge PART 1

Matthew Orso, May 21, 2013

Howard, Victoria and Grandpa John are staying in Cooperstown, NY for a vacation. While in Cooperstown, they stumbled upon a baseball trivia contest open to anyone 20 and younger. Howard and Victoria decide to compete while Grandpa John supports them from the bleachers. In this three part series, Grandpa John will go face to face with his past. Howard and Victoria will face their greatest challen...

Thoughts and Prayers to Moore, Oklahoma

Matthew Orso, May 20, 2013

New Jersey Baseball Magazine would like to send our thoughts and prayers to the those suffering with the tornado storms in Moore Oklahoma. Please everyone take a minute to think about those suffering in this tragedy. Schools and Hospitals have been destroyed during this awful tragedy. If you are in the Moore, Oklahoma area; please stay safe and listen to the news and tornado warnings. ...

Miguel Cabrera is the Joe DiMaggio of this Generation

Matthew Orso, May 20, 2013

Joe DiMaggio is widely considered to be the greatest right handed hitter in the history of Major League Baseball. To say anything in the New York area is considered blasphemous and punishable by banishment. My grandfather once told me that it was a privilege and honor to watch Joe DiMaggio swing the bat. It's been a long time since I've heard a baseball fan remark those words about any individual ...

Knowledge is Adorable: An 18 month old girl recites Baseball History

Matthew Orso, May 15, 2013

I'm nineteen years old. My colleague Matt Nadel is fourteen years old. Without bragging, I consider us to be up and coming baseball historians. However while Matt and I show youthful exuberance in the work force, I feel we may have met out match. Matt Nadel tweeted out a video from mashable.com. The video is of an 18 month year old baby girl named CC. Now CC isn't your normal 18 month y...

CK'S Baseball 4 U With winter now officially upon us and spring hopefully around the corner, CK's class schedule is now available to start preparing for the upcoming spring season for both BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. We have many different classes to offer from pitching, hitting and overall skills classes as well as individual instruction. You can give us a call at 732-617-8117 or click the following links: www.cksbaseball4u.com/baseball-classes-clinics or www.cksbaseball4u.com/softball-classes-clinics. Craig ...

Baseball Card Generations: Phil Rizzuto Edition

Matthew Orso, May 14, 2013

Baseball Card Generations is a series of fictional stories that chronicle Grandpa John and his grandchildren Howard and Victoria. John was a security guard for the Yankees in the 1960's and shares his love of baseball with his grand kids through baseball cards. We join Grandpa John along with his grandchildren Howard and Victoria in Land High Lakes for another edition of Baseball Card Generatio...

Baseball with Matt: Sam McDowell

Matt Nadel, May 14, 2013

Hey baseball fans! Matt Nadel here of Baseball with Matt with some more baseball history. I know that the Indians don’t have the greatest history of producing winning pitchers, except for Bob Feller and Satchel Paige. However, there was a certain pitcher on Cleveland that was pretty good, and if he had been on a better team, he would’ve been a 200+ game winner and a possible Hall ...

Baseball with Matt: Sandy Alderson Interview

Matt Nadel, May 13, 2013

Hey baseball fans! I have another interview for you! It is with Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson! I actually got to interview him live at his office in Citi Field and the video of the interview is on YouTube! However, I'm not sure that you all know about Sandy's history, so read the following paragraph in order to learn a few things about the mentor to Billy Beane. Sandy was t...

What could have been.... The Anthony Orso Story

Matthew Orso, May 10, 2013

I played one summer of high school level baseball for the PBI summer league. My crowning achievement was probably being the biggest player to ever steal home. My passion for baseball is endless, but I know my destiny isn't going to be in Major League Baseball (as a player anyway.) However I've learned through out the years that I was not the only member of my family to play high school baseba...

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Ask The Ump

Ask the Ump – Play 27 Play: With a runner on 2nd and one out, the batter hits a soft liner over the shortstops' head into short left field for a single. The runner on 2nd does not run, thinking that the...

Ask the Ump – Play 26 Play: As a pitcher, how can I lengthen my stride to the plate? Do you know any drills that I can do to work on this? Ruling: One way that ‘Ask The Ump’ has seen hard thrower...

Ask the Ump – Play 25 Play: Runner on third one out. batter hits ball to left field which is caught. Runner stays at third. Ball thrown in to third baseman. The Batter who is out continues to round firs...

Ask the Ump – Play 24 Play: The catcher, seeing that the runner from 3rd is attempting to steal home, reaches out over the plate to catch the pitch and then tag the runner. Is this a balk? Ruling: Th...

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Baseball Card Generations: Satchel Paige Edition

Matthew Orso, May 7, 2013

Baseball Card Generations is a series of fictional stories that chronicle Grandpa John and his grandchildren Howard and Victoria. John was a security guard for the Yankees in the 1960's and shares his love of baseball with his grand kids through baseball cards. We join Grandpa John along with...

Baseball Card Generations: Mickey Mantle Edition

Matthew Orso, May 4, 2013

Baseball Card Generations is a series of fictional stories that chronicle Grandpa John and his grandchildren Howard and Victoria. John was a security guard for the Yankees in the 1960's and shares his love of baseball with his grand kids through baseball cards. We join Grandpa John along with his...

Respect the Game: This Manager should never coach again!

Matthew Orso, May 3, 2013

I was reading some sports articles today wondering if there was any exciting news about baseball. Well I found an article and quite frankly the content of the piece sickened me to no end. Apparently in Ocean County (according to NJ.com), a little league manager (10-12 year old players) hi...

Baseball Card Generations: Jim “Catfish” Hunter Edition

Matthew Orso, April 30, 2013

Baseball Card Generations is a series of fictional stories that chronicle Grandpa John and his grandchildren Howard and Victoria. John was a security guard for the Yankees in the 1960's and shares his love of baseball with his grand kids through baseball cards. We join Grandpa John along with h...

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