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Sports handicapping services is one of the most indemand services on the internet nowadays together with the online betting popularity. Try to do a search online and you’ll surely get hundreds of websites that offers sports handicapping services. But only a few of these websites offers the necessary capacity and expertise. Some of them cannot give flawless predictions and analytical details.

Many of this free sports picks websites doesn’t give you much required details. So, it is really important to look for professional sports handicappers in order for you not to waste any single penny.

If you are a new bettor, before you indulge into betting start asking your relatives or friends if they fo have some sites to recommended. To best way to find a professional handicapper is through a word of mouth publicity. Looking into the handicapper’s track of record is also necessary. It is important that the handicapper has a good proven track record.

There are a lot of people that offers sports handicapping services online. Look for the expertise of the handicappers if you don’t want to fall into scams. It is a great choice if you choose a professional handicapper with five to ten years or even twenty years expertise. Looking for this professional handicappers experts is not that difficult. It also pays to look for the type of sports and the kind of services being offered. A good handicapper offers services such as play after you win. They will also train you and educate you with important aspects of online sports betting and handicapping.

Make sure to invest you money right. Don’t be easily fooled if you don’t want to gain stress and headaches instead of consistent profits.

The year was 1989, the event…the World Series. No-one could predict what was to happen on one of the biggest events of the year.

At the start of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, the Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area on October 17th at 5.04pm.

It was the year the Oakland Athletics played against the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 Major League Baseball World Series. Coincidentally, it featured both of the Bay Area’s Major League Baseball teams, the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.

The epicenter of the 1989 World Series Earthquake was in an unpopulated area in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The earthquake was named after the Loma Prieta Peak which lies 5 miles to the northeast in Santa Clara County.

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault, lasting approximately 15 seconds and measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale. It directly killed 63 people, and indirectly killed 6 throughout northern California, injured 3,757 people and left between 8,000 and 12,000 people homeless.

Because of the huge attendance at the 1989 World Series, traffic on the freeways that collapsed in the earthquake was light…a lot of people’s lives were saved.

The Oakland Athletics weren’t allowed to celebrate their World Series victory with champagne. This was out of respect for the Loma Prieta Earthquake victims.

The quake caused an estimated $6 billion to $13 billion in property damage. It was the largest earthquake to occur on the San Andreas Fault since the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. On October 26, President George H.W. Bush signed a $3.45 billion earthquake relief package for California.

The 1989 World Series earthquake was the first major earthquake to be broadcast by live television in the United States.

In 1990, a television movie documenting the 1989 World Series earthquake was made. It was called “After The Shock”. The Goodyear Blimp which was already aloft for the game, provided video of damage and fires within the city for ABC broadcasting.

The delay caused by the 1989 World Series quake was the longest delay in World Series history, it lasted ten days! The was supposed to resume after five days, but was delayed a further five due to unconnected transmission links.

Thoughts go out to the victims of the 1989 World Series earthquake. May they rest in peace.

Women in baseball history begins in the 1900’s, barnstorming teams known as Bloomer Girls were formed in parts of the United States.

An attempt to profit from the participation of women in baseball was thought to have caused the rapid increase in its popularity.

In 1931, Jackie Mitchell signed a contract with the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts. Mitchell pitched against the New York Yankees and struck out their two star players, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig!!! Since then, in 1952, organized baseball formally banned women from signing professional contracts with mens teams. This is still in effect today!

Women in baseball were about to increase, as World War II arose, many men were sent out to fight. This ment that the women had to step in to keep the game of baseball alive until the return of the men. It when then that the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was founded with four teams; the Rockford Peaches, the Racine Belles, the Kenosha Comets and the South Bend Blue Sox. The amount of women in baseball soared!

A banning of wearing trousers off the field took effect. Also rules encouraged the wearing of lipstick and long hair.

At first, the women baseball players played fast pitched softball, with a larger ball with no overhand pitching. In 1948 overhand was introduced. Women’s baseball’s rules evolved from the men’s baseball rules, with a few small changes.

In 1954 the AAGPBL folded, mainly due to the introduction of televised baseball games. On November 5, 1988, the All American Girls Professional Baseball League enshrined memorabilia in the Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York. Over 550 names are on a plaque in the exhibit named “Women In Baseball”.

Today, there are around 40 youth and women’s baseball teams throughout the U.S. They play in around nine leagues and independent tournaments throughout the year.

Steroids in baseball…many have done it, many have thought about doing it.

Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of testosterone, a muscle growth hormone. When it is supplemented with steroids, the effects are an increase of muscle mass and endurance.

Some athletes use steroids to enhance their performance and have that extra edge over their competition. The side effects include depression, “roid-rage”, mood swings, aggression, acne, liver damage, hair loss, hair growth and the most frightening of all, cancer.

Steroids cause a decrease in mental and physical health. But this doesn’t put some athletes off, increase in muscle mass and endurance seem worth the side effects.

The fact remains that steroid use in baseball is illegal and against the Major League Baseball’s rules. Some athletes still resort to steroids despite this, and some do it for the quick gain to fame. Some believe that steroid use in baseball will lead you down the path of fame and fortune…not the right attitude in my opinion!

Steroids provide an increase in running and hitting performance. This is due to the increase in strength and endurance steroids offer.

But the side effects of steroid use in are clear…STEROIDS WILL CAUSE YOU HARM!

There have been many suspicions on steroid use in baseball, but there has been no proof of them to enhance abilities to break records in the baseball record book.

It is not hard to see why some players may have been tempted to the dark side of steroid use in baseball. The pressure of having to keep up your game must be quite immense…But it is clear…STEROIDS CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD!

The short-term effects of the use of steroids in baseball might seem tempting for some, but the long term effects say it all…

THE USE OF STEROIDS IN BASEBALL IS DAMAGING, DISHONEST AND SHAMEFUL!