Japanese phenom, Masahiro Tanaka, has seemed to make the transition to the MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball quite seamlessly. In his first fifteen starts, Tanaka has gone 11-3 on the mound with 127 strikeouts. This is very reassuring for the Yankees and many Major League scouts who know it can be hard to judge how well a player from a foreign league will do when they make the transition to the Majors. The talent level and style of play across the world are quite different compared to that played in the states. Many of the factors that could have made Tanaka’s transition rough have not been an issue, including the ball.
Parking Panda, a three-year-old, third-party parking solution company, is building its sports cliental. Their service allows customers to find and reserve guaranteed parking online, or through the iOS & Android app, for upcoming sporting events.
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The Big Apple. New York City, the home of the Yankees and Mets baseball franchises, also happens to be the home of hundreds of new startups. Not traditionally known as a tech hub, the city is sprawling with young companies looking to make a name for themselves. And what better way to do that then […]
There are 9540 posts tagged #foulball on Instagram. Make that 9541. Crowdsourcing fan engagement is rapidly on the rise in major league sports. And the data collection possibilities are nearly infinite. But for every big data solution created, there are just as many big data hurdles. Or at least this is what a small […]
After twenty seasons in the nation’s pastime, the captain has announced he will be walking away from the sport at the end of the 2014 season. Derek Jeter has been a leader on and off the field and a role model for many. His retirement will certainly leave a hole in the Yankees organization and […]
