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Fred Hofstetter on September 3, 2017
Madison Bumgarner hit a very long home run, and Mike Krukow offered a curious throwaway comment to explain its distance.
Yadier Molina pretending to not notice Madison Bumgarner’s flexing glutes.
Madison Bumgarner, pitcher, hit a very long home run against the St. Louis Cardinals.
To which Giants’ color man Mike Krukow commented:
“Well, you talk about getting both cheeks into a swing…”
This raises a question – do baseball players squeeze their butt cheeks to increase their power? Charts and graphs coming.
Fred Hofstetter on February 11, 2023
There's good reason why The Glory of Their Times appears on every "best baseball book of all time" list you'll find anywhere.
Fred Hofstetter on January 8, 2023
Discover how amateur and pro baseball scouting is done, how departments are built, and how organizations find talent in Future Value.
Fred Hofstetter on April 9, 2022
Practicality explains why baseball players may want to wear a billed cap. But why does every player always wear a hat? Because it’s the right thing to do.
Fred Hofstetter on March 19, 2022
Roam the hallways of baseball history and observe baseball's greatest characters and practitioners in Joe Posnanski's The Baseball 100.