Growing up, I remember wanting to be a fireman, a pro baseball player, an actor and even a superhero or two. There are a very limited number of jobs available in those positions (especially the "superhero" one) and, good or bad, life takes us down many paths we never dreamed of. Most of us end up in careers we never even knew existed when we were young. Others, know exactly where they are going from a very young age ...

A couple of decades ago, private baseball instruction was practically unheard of. The only kids who got it were already performing well and their parents - undoubtedly ones with plenty of extra money - hoped the specialized instruction would propel their sons to the Major Leagues. These days, things have changed ...

When Steve Delabar struck out potential tying run Buster Posey in the 7th inning of the All-Star game last year, it was the perfect ending to a story so improbable, it would seem like something invented by Hallmark for a made for TV movie ...

An interview posted last year on the BostonHerald.com website with a former Yankees manager begins by saying that Joe Torre thinks that baseball should be back in the Olympics. Torre, now a Major League Baseball executive vice president, was the manager of Team USA in the World Baseball Classic last month.

Imagine sitting at home watching a baseball game and being able to feel the impact of the ball and bat as your favorite slugger connects with the game winning homer. How about feeling the pop in the catcher's mitt from a 102 MPH Aroldis Chapman fastball? That and more is possible utilizing something called the "Internet of Things."