Visual Imagination Blog: March 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Bob's Baseball Museum

http://www.bobsbaseballmuseum.com/

This website shows Bob's Baseball Museum and his collection of rare autographs of Hall of Fame baseball players.

Ted Williams Museum

http://www.hofmag.com/content/category/17/126/207/

This website shows the museum of Ted Williams and it goes throught the entire life of the Hall of Baseball player Ted Williams.

Louisville Slugger Museum

http://www.sluggermuseum.org/

This website shows the museum of the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bats and the history of baseball.

Negro League Museum

http://www.nlbm.com/

This website shows the museum of the history of the Negro League and the players that played in the league.

Cooperstown

http://community.baseballhall.org/Page.aspx?pid=329

This website shows the museum of the history of baseball and all the Hall of Famers from baseball.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Psychology of Baseball

http://www.physorg.com/news94554127.html

This website shows how the state of mind of baseball players affects the game and the way people play it.

Physics of Everything Baseball

http://webusers.npl.illinois.edu/~a-nathan/pob/

This website shows the science and physics behind everything related to the sport of baseball and how it affects the game itself.

International Baseball Players being Drafted but are They Too Young?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUE/is_13_134/ai_n18613616/

This website talks about how baseball players are being drafted from all over the world but are only 16 years old while basketball does not let players get drafted until they have 1 year of college.

Language of Baseball

http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/terms.php

This website shows the hidden language that all baseball players are familiar with and the way they use it during their games.

The History of Fenway Park

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/history.jsp

This website shows the history of Fenway Park and how the stadium was almost destroyed and how it has changed over the years.

The History of Baseball

http://www.rpi.edu/~fiscap/history_files/history1.htm

This website shows how baseball was strated and the people who are considered to have created the game.

The Psyche Behind Slumps and Streaks

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_11_60/ai_78786841/

This website shows the psychological reasons of why people get in slumps and can never seem to have anything go right and why people go on hot streaks where they can't do anything wrong.

English Idioms Derived from Baseball

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_idioms_derived_from_baseball

This website shows all the daily phrases that we use in everyday life that have been derived from baseball.

World Baseball Classic

http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp

This website shows how popular baseball is around the world and all the countries and players that participate and represent their countries in the tournament.

The Science of Trying to Throw Over 100 MPH

http://www.scientificblogging.com/science_20/science_baseball_what_fastest_pitcher_can_throw

This website shows how people are able to throw over 100 MPH and why there arms are able to handle the force when they should snap under the pressure.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Ellsbury Steals Home

Title: Ellsbury Steals Home
Artist: Damian Strohmeyer
Medium: Photograph
Location: Unknown

Biographical Info: John Robertson

John Robertson earned a BA degree in English Literature from California State University, Northridge. He was a senior executive with a large retail cooperation for over 23 years. In 1991 John left the world of business in order to pursue his interest in art on a full time basis. His work has been used in various movie and television shows and commercials and he has exhibited in numerous one-man and group art shows.