Seth Poho, Author at Baseball Essential

What Aspiring Broadcasters Can Learn From Vin Scully

Oct 7, 2016

Baseball History, Opinions & Predictions

With Vin Scully's last broadcast on Sunday, baseball loses a great voice and personality. His dulcet tone will live on via Youtube clips or old grainy VHS copies of Dodger games. The man who ingrained himself t...

Could Tim Tebow Sell Tickets in Binghamton?

Seth Poho

Sep 8, 2016

Features, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Tim Tebow is now a baseball player. Despite the interest from the Atlanta Braves, it was the New York Mets who finalized a deal with the legendary Florida Gators quarterback. The former NFL QB will start off wi...

The Silent Farewell Tour of Dick Enberg

Seth Poho

Aug 29, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, San Diego Padres

With the San Diego Padres needing a miracle of biblical proportions to make the postseason, Dick Enberg will end his broadcasting career on a bittersweet note. Enberg has accomplished so much in his long and pr...

The Unbeatable Legacy of The Bad News Bears

Seth Poho

Aug 1, 2016

Baseball History, Features

This post features spoilers for The Bad News Bears. If, somehow, you are a baseball fan in 2016 who has not seen this movie in its entirety, stop reading this post now and watch this movie immediately. As th...

J.R. Richard’s Uniform Number Should Be Retired

Seth Poho

Jul 29, 2016

Baseball History, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

This morning, while checking up on the late baseball scores and trade news on Twitter, I happened to find a peculiar tweet from Super 70s Sports. The account known for posting tons of vintage sports photos and ...

Mike Piazza is the American Dream

Seth Poho

Jul 20, 2016

Baseball History, History, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets

Allen Kee / WireImage With the Baseball Hall of Fame induction this weekend, it is easy for baseball fans to associate with Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza with the 1990s. But as both players began their ca...

1976: The Year “The Bird” Took Over Baseball

Seth Poho

Jul 5, 2016

Baseball History, Detroit Tigers

For Detroit Tigers fans entering the 1976 season, they knew there was little chance of the team being a contender for the American League pennant. Even in the AL East, the reigning champion Boston Red Sox had t...

Baseball’s Newest Trend: Matte Batting Helmets

Seth Poho

May 31, 2016

Baseball History, College, Major League Baseball

After writing last week about MLB's new sock deal, one new piece of equipment that has been trending this season is the matte batting helmet. While many younger fans will look at the matte helmet as a fresh tak...

Matt Harvey vs. the New York Media

Seth Poho

May 25, 2016

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

As the New York Mets try to rebound from another weak performance from staff ace Matt Harvey, the tension may be building to a climax in the clubhouse. In a city where sports media expects greatness on the fiel...

Stance Socks and How Baseball Plans to Benefit

Seth Poho

May 24, 2016

Baseball History, Breaking News, Major League Baseball

The announcement earlier this week that Major League Baseball has teamed up with noted sock maker Stance on a multi-year deal as the league's official sock supplier is an interesting development. On the surface...

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