Softball and Pre-High School Backstops Build a backstop 20 to 30 feet directly behind home plate on a preexisting field. Place a stake in the ground in direct line with home plate and second base or, if construction has not started, where you expect home and second base to go on the ...
Braves Field also played a role in the early days of the National Football League. It was the first residence of today’s Washington Redskins, then also known as the “Boston Braves.” The pigskin club adopted its current controversial Redskins moniker after leaving the Wigwam for Fenway Park ...
Attorney Louis “Skip” Miller, representing theBrentwood School,proposed giving back about five acres of its 22-acre lease for housing. That would include three of six tennis courts, a parking lot and a softball field. It would also expand the hours when vet...
The Single Post Web (aka Cross Web) gives fielders consistency, flexibility, and visibility needed to receive the ball. Single Post Web gloves have a deep pocket, which makes securing the ball easy. The drawback, however, is that while the deep pocket makes it easier to secure the ball, ...
Tree Removal for Baseball Field Construction Anyone who grew up with “Field of Dreams” as one of their favorite movies will know the nostalgia that comes with a good old fashioned game of baseball. Whats more, the dream of having your very own field in your backyard is something that most...
Garvey’s off-field exploits – namely fathering children with two women around the same time when he wasn’t married to either – might not help his case. I will say that one of my favorite quotes from Garvey when I talked to him about this (which for whatever reason I didn’t wind...
I served a critical leadership role in securing and nurturing long-term relationships with donors who funded more than $2M worth of new construction, including the Andy Pienovi Hitting Facility and the complete renovation of Joe Etzel Field. Most rewarding, perhaps, were the invitations by faculty...
On March 17, 1911, a fire destroyed Washington D.C.’s Boundary Field, almost immediately construction began on a new ballpark on the site–what would become Griffith Stadium. The Boundary Field fire. The Hahn Shoe Company took out advertisements in all of Washington’s daily newspapers announc...
' center fielder...that is, when he's actually IN center field. If the Yankees had a durable roster around Bader, then keeping him would be justifiable. With how often other players get hurt, you simply can't afford to have another injury-prone player at a key position in the field....
The lightest and most comfortable glove for any beginner trying to get into the game is the Franklin Sports RTP Teeball Performance Gloves & Ball Combo. It doesn’t require break-in and can go straight from the shelf to the playing field due to RTP II construction. Kids will surely enjoy...