Major League Baseball is trying something a little new this year and they try to stay on the leading edge of social media innovations. Major League Baseball clubs have started using their own Twitter Hashtags that fans can all use and get in on the fun. Some of the hashtags are rather predicatable, for example, […]
With the free agent market for power hitters at a virtual standstill, there is great uncertainty about where last year’s home run king, Mark Trumbo, will end up signing. The lack of clarity to Trumbo’s situation and his perceived drop in value appears to have brought more teams into the mix to sign him. Jon […]
Yankee Stadium New York Yankees About Stadium An open-air ballpark located in the Bronx of New York City, Yankee Stadium primarily elves as the home field to Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees. The stadium was opened in 2009 to replace the original Yankee Stadium. The Yankees had played most of their 85 years in […]
Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs About Stadium One of the cornerstone stadiums in baseball, Wrigley Field is located on the North side of Chicago, Illinois and is the home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs. Originally built in 1914 for the Chicago Whales who played in the Federal League, the stadium was called Weeghman Park. The […]
U.S. Cellular Field Chicago White Sox About Stadium An open-air baseball park located on the South side of downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Cellular Field is home to Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox. The stadium is operated by the White Sox franchise, but owned by the Sports Facilities Authority in Illinois. The Chicago White Sox […]
Turner Field Atlanta Braves About Stadium An open-air ballpark located in downtown Atlanta, George and serves primarily as home field for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves from the National League East. The stadium was originally named Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 for the ’96 Summer Olympic Games before being named to Turner Field. The Braves […]
Tropicana Field Tampa Bay Rays About Stadium An indoor domed stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida, Tropicana Field serves primarily as the home field for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays of the American league East division. Tropicana Field, also commonly referred to as “The Trop,” has been the home of the Tampa Bay Rays […]
Target Field Minnesota Twins About Stadium An open-air baseball stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target Field is primarily the home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins from the American League Central Division. The Twins moved into the stadium for the start of the 2010 MLB season after playing 28 seasons at their former home, […]
Safeco Field Seattle Mariners About Stadium A retractable roof stadium located in downtown Seattle, Washington, Safeco Field is primarily the home of Major League baseball’s Seattle Mariners of the American League West Division. The Mariners’ old home, the Kingdome, was worried to be unsuitable for a major league franchise during the early to mid-90s, as […]
Rogers Centre Toronto Blue Jays About Stadium A closed dome stadium located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Rogers Centre is home to Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays. Originally named the SkyDome when it opened back in 1989, the stadium used to be the home field for the Toronto Argonauts from the Canadian Football league, as […]
Progressive Field Cleveland Indians About Stadium An open-air baseball stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio, Progressive Field is the home field of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians. The stadium is part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex which also holds the home of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, Quicken Loans Arena. The park was designed by […]
PNC Park Pittsburgh Pirates About Stadium An open-air baseball stadium built on the North Shore of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PNC Park primarily serves as home to Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s the fifth stadium that the Pittsburgh Pirates have called home in Pittsburgh since arriving in the city. The stadium was designed in a […]
Petco Park San Diego Padres About Stadium A multi=purpose venue located in downtown San Diego, Petco Park serves as the home field for Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres. The venue is equally busy hosting other events outside of baseball, such as concerts, football games, golf, and even some rugby matches. The Padres previously played […]
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore Orioles About Stadium Commonly referred to as Camden Yards or simply, Oriole Park, it’s a ballpark located in downtown Baltimore, maryland and serves as the home field for Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles. Often considered to be the first retro-style ballpark of the modern era, Oriole Park at Camden […]
Oakland Alameda Coliseum Oakland Athletics About Stadium A multi-purpose facility built in the Oakland area of California, the Oakland Alameda Coliseum serves as home to Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics. In addition to serving as the home field for MLB’s Oakland Athletics, the field also serves as home for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders football team. […]
Nationals Park Washington Nationals About Stadium An open-air ballpark built in Washington, D.C. Nationals Park is the home field of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals. After relocating to Washington in 2005, the Nationals played their first few seasons at the NFL’s Washington Redskins’ former home, RFK Stadium. The park was designed by Washington D.C.’s own […]
Minute Maid Park Houston Astros About Stadium An open-air ballpark located in downtown Houston, Texas, Minute Maid Park is the home of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros franchise. The park was originally named The Ballpark at Union Station and then changed to Enron Field, and again to Astros Field, before settling on its current name. […]
Miller Park Milwaukee Brewers About Stadium A multi-purpose stadium located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Miller Park primarily serves as the home field for Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers. The field has a retractable roof that can open and close within 10 minutes, as well as a number of other modern amenities to give a contemporary feel […]
Marlins Park Miami Marlins About Stadium Located in downtown Miami, Florida, Marlins Park is a ballpark with a retractable roof and serves as home to Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins. The park is the third smallest out of all the major league ballparks by both official capacity as well as actual capacity. The construction of […]
Kauffman Stadium Kansas City Royals About Stadium Commonly referred to by locals as “The K”, Kauffma Stadium is an open-air ballpark located in Kansas City, Missouri and serves as home to Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals. Kauffman stadium is one of two stadiums that make up the Truman Sports Complex downtown, the other stadium […]
Great American Ballpark Cincinnati Reds About Stadium Located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Great American Ball Park serves as the home field for Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds. The stadium was built as a replacement for the Reds’ old home field at Cinergy Field, also formerly known as Riverfront Stadium, which they played in from 1970 […]
Globe Life Park in Arlington Texas Rangers About Stadium Built in downtown Arlington, Texas, Globe of Life Park in Arlington serves as home to Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers franchise. Constructed as a replacement for the Texas Rangers’ old home field, Arlington Stadium, their new home was originally known as The Ballpark in Arlington till […]
Fenway Park Boston Red Sox About Stadium Located in downtown Boston, Fenway park is the historic home field to Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox have played at the field since 1912, making it the oldest professional baseball field currently in use by a Major League Baseball franchise. Due to its age, […]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers About Stadium Located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Dodger Stadium is the long time home of Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers. The stadium originally opened on April 10, 1962, making it over 50 years old and one of the oldest ballparks still in use by […]
Coors Field Colorado Rockies About Stadium An open-air ballpark located in downtown Denver, COlorado, Coors Field is the home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies. The naming rights to the park are owned by local brewery Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado which has owned the rights since the field’s completion in 1995. It’s by […]
Comerica Park Detroit Tigers About Stadium A ballpark located in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Comerica Park serves as the home field for Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers. The new stadium was built in 2000 to replace the Detroit Tigers’ old home stadium, known as Tiger Stadium, where they played for 88 years. Similar to the Tigers’ […]
Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia Phillies About Stadium Constructed on the south side of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Citziens Bank Park is the home field of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies team. The stadium is apart of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex which also includes the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagle’s home field, Lincoln Financial Stadium. It’s commonly referred to […]
Citi Field New York Mets About Stadium Located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the Queens borough of New york City, Citi Field is home to Major League Baseball’s New York Mets. The stadium replaced the Mets’ old home field, Shea Stadium which is located a crossed from the new stadium and was in use since […]
Busch Stadium St. Louis Cardinals About Stadium Commonly referred to as “Busch Stadium III” or “New Busch Stadium”, Busch Stadium is a ballpark located in St. Louis, Missourri and serves as the home field for MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals. The stadium replaced the previous home park for the Cardinals back during the start of the […]
AT&T Park San Francisco Giants About Stadium A ballpark located on the south side of San Francisco, California, AT&T Park is the home field of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. The park originally opened as Pacific Bell Park, and then later changed the name to SBC Park in 2003, before again changing the name […]
Angel Stadium Anaheim Angels About Stadium A ballpark constructed in downtown Anaheim, California, Angel Stadium serves primarily as the home to Major League Baseball’s Anaheim Angels. Originally named Anaheim Stadium and then changed to Edison International Field of Anaheim, the ballpark opened back in 1966 and has underwent multiple renovations since then. In addition to […]
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MLB Power Rankings In a sport with as many games on a daily and weekly basis such as major league baseball, power rankings are a good reflection of the ever-changing landscape and also help provide bettors with the insight of who’s hot and who’s not. Baseball is routinely one of the hardest sports to handicap […]
Four betting assumptions that will get handicappers in trouble When wagering on any sport, it is important that bettors make their decisions based on facts and statistics, not on hunches and assumptions. If they do, they will likely find themselves losing more bets than they win. To help sports handicappers avoid that pitfall whether […]
There are lots of dynamics to the game of baseball, and successful handicapping requires baseball bettors to know and analyze a lot of information. With pitching being such an significant part of the game, it is especially important for handicappers to know how to spot strengths and weaknesses in a team’s rotation. And one […]
There are a lot of options when it comes to baseball betting and one the best places for MLB handicappers to find value is by betting on a team’s win totals. However, if handicappers aren’t careful, they can easily fall into traps that can eliminate all of the value from these types of bets. […]
Betting April baseball games There is nothing perhaps more exciting than an early spring baseball game in April, but for sports bettors it can be a real challenge. Baseball games played in the month of April are different than baseball games in any other month of the season, as players and coaches make adjustments […]
How To Make Money When Betting on baseball’s underdogs This MLB Season If there is one thing a baseball handicapper really loves, it’s an attractive underdog. However, the challenge associated with betting on underdogs is dicey, and being able to tell the difference between one that’s worth taking a chance on, and one […]
Baseball betting for rookies And while baseball can be a great sport to bet on, handicappers that don’t regularly bet on it, can find it very daunting. The main reason is that baseball requires bettors to wager on the moneyline or runline, rather than a points spread, which is what most sports handicappers are […]
What to look out for when betting on baseball’s opening day For baseball fans there’s nothing better than opening day at the ballpark. And the same is true for players and baseball bettors. Opening day is the birth of a new season and a fresh perspective. It’s the one day when every team in Major […]