Drew Rangers Baseball and Softball teams have been playing since early March, but Major League Baseball 2018 season begins on March 29…so don your favorite fan gear and get ready for Opening Day 2018!
The Set-Up Men: Race, Culture And Resistance in Black Baseball
Baseball as a societal movement? Read here about how Negro baseball helped African Americans resist and overcome Jim Crow laws in the early 20th century, while playing a vital part in defining African American culture. Also, learn how the Negro leagues helped set the stage for Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier in 1947.
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No Girls in the Clubhouse: the Exclusion of Women from Baseball
From the owner’s box all the way down to bat boys, women and girls have been (largely) excluded from participating in our nation’s pasttime. Take a look at this book by author Marilyn Cohen to learn more about the history of this phenomenon and why it (mostly) continues today.
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The Relationship Between Pitching Mechanics and Injury
Injuries and pitchers go together like bread and butter—but do they have to? Read this original research published in Sports Health to perhaps learn why your favorite ace pitcher keeps getting injured.
http://bit.ly/pitching-injuries
Baseball Cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection
Love Baseball Cards? Wanna see Ty Cobb stealing third base? Or pitcher Cy Young posing in his Cleveland uniform? Go the Library of Congress website to view over 2,000 early baseball cards dating from 1887 to 1914. Other notable players: Connie Mack, Walter Johnson, and King Kelly.
http://bit.ly/LC-bballcards
Baseball and Podcasts
Podcast fan? Stay up-to-date on all things baseball with Buster Olney, ESPN columnist and former NYTimes sports reporter, as he runs down the day’s important baseball-related events on his “Baseball Tonight” podcast, from ESPN radio.
http://bit.ly/baseball-tonight
Baseball and Social Media
Use Twitter or Instagram to get game highlights, scores…or the inside scoop on upcoming games. Follow our own Drew Rangers baseball and softball teams on Twitter using @DrewUBaseball or @DrewSoftball. For big league updates on Twitter or Instagram follow Major League Baseball at @MLB…and for news about your favorite team, try the “@” symbol followed by the team name, e.g. @yankees or @mets, etc, at either Twitter or Instagram.