the lineup card: Season 2; vol 3 Growing up in the Chicago area instills a different level of toughness in young ballplayers. They bundle up in jackets during the early spring and late fall seasons, braving the biting windchill just to stay on the field a little bit longer. Those who want to practice year-round […]
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the lineup card: Season 2; vol 2 Back in High School, Phillip Glasser stumbled across a quote from former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that stopped him in his tracks. The quote read: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” Glasser, now 23, has
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the lineup card: Season 2; vol 1 Everyone knows the story of Babe Ruth, the Red Sox ace-turned Yankees slugger who set records both on the mound and at the plate between the 1910s and the 1930s. The game changed dramatically in the decades that followed his retirement – average pitch velocity skyrocketed, breaking balls
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the lineup card: vol 10 In the age of ever-expanding online platforms, the world of baseball has witnessed a seismic shift in its next generation of players. Before appearing in a college or pro game, young athletes can accumulate thousands of followers on social media, charged by exposure at prestigious showcases that attract attention from
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the lineup card: vol 9 In the aftermath of a losing season in 2022 and back-to-back years of missing the NCAA Tournament, freshman pitchers Brayden Risedorph and Connor Foley arrived at the Indiana University campus with differing expectations of how much they could impact the Hoosiers right away. Risedorph came in with the mindset that
the lineup card: vol 8 Beginning on July 9, over 600 high school and college ballplayers will hear their names called by organizations in the 2023 MLB draft. For some, it will mark the beginning of an arduous trek to the big leagues. Others will forgo the opportunity to sign right away, betting that they
the lineup card: vol 7 For young ballplayers all over, the summer travel season represents more than just a game. It means spending countless hours with their best friends at hotels while away at tournaments. It is the sacrifice parents make to let them play, car-pooling across state borders with multiple teammates in the backseat.
the lineup card: vol 6 Just a few years ago, Bishop Letson’s vision for the future was simple – get a college degree, prepare to take over his father’s HVAC company one day, and spend the bulk of his years hunting, fishing and playing golf in the quiet, rural town of Floyds Knobs, Indiana. Letson,
the lineup card: vol 5 Prior to his senior season at Blue Mountain High School in Pennsylvania, Billy Gerlott was on top of the world. His program was fresh off one of their best runs in school history. Gerlott already received an offer and was committed to stay home and play Big Ten baseball for
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the lineup card: vol 4 Over the past decade, travel baseball has taken the world of youth sports by storm. With its rigorous schedule of games and tournaments, this competitive circuit has become the breeding ground for some of the most talented young baseball players in the country. In fact, travel baseball has become so
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