USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the fans' choice to start the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis. The first baseman was announced as the top vote-getter Sunday by Major League Baseball.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The bullet tore through Steve Palermo’s waist, from his right side to his left. It bounced off a kidney, then through the abdomen, breaking bone before pushing into the spinal cord. If the bullet had been one millimeter thicker, he would have been dead. That’s what the doctor told him. One millimeter. The head of a pin is about two millimeters wide.
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
This ought to be good for the geek love. The FAN 590's Mike Wilner announced on his blog tonight that his station is adding a daily baseball show, to run in Hockey Central 's normal noon-hour time slot. "Starting tomorrow, Monday the 6th, the Fan590 will be carrying a daily, one-hour program dedicated solely to the discussion of the greatest game there is — Baseball Today will be on Monday...
Across the Great Divide (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The Twins beat the Tigers today wearing caps that honored the five U.S. military services. We will now proceed to a new paragraph to make one thing very clear. I am all in favor of professional sports teams honoring the...
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
"Just in time for the Fourth of July, Donnellan posted to YouTube a video of himself playing the national anthem on his electric baseball-bat-violin. He didn't necessarily mean the clip for wide circulation. He put it up because a friend with contacts in the Washington Nationals front office wanted to show it to his bosses and ask about having Donnellan play the national anthem for a game."...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Emilio Bonifacio is about as polarizing a player as the Florida Marlins have had since Braden Looper strolled out to the mound to close games.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
ARLINGTON – Today's big leaguer puts his socks on one foot at a time just like every ballplayer before him. Yet, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre is a relic in today's game. He's one of the few who, with a lamentable tug at a slice of bygone baseball hosiery, still finishes the job. "I put on my stirrups," Pierre said. The stirrup, the colored sock with no foot but half-moons...
The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Cubbie blue shirts with bright red hats? Who approved this fashion fauxpas . Baseball, apple pie, rock & roll, Chevrolet ... I love America. Heck, yours truly even made a patriotic playlist for those of you who happened to be glued to your computers for whatever reason. I support everything that is Americana, but I do have an issue with Major League Baseball's efforts this year on the fashion front....
Twilight Lexicon (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Our favorite blogger, Maggie (who was on the set of Twilight), took part in the Vampire Baseball event in Portland yesterday. As usual Maggie’s blog makes you feel like you were there, and she’s promising pictures in the future. “I was rather floored at how good they were. It wasn’t just connecting with the ball, they [...]
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Here is a list of teams in the National League that are more than 5 games over .500 in their pythagorean record (mlb.com’s expected record): Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles San Francisco Giants of San Francisco That’s it. The Dodgers expected record is 49-32 and the Giants is 45-35. The Rockies are 43-38 and are the only other team in the league that is 5 or more over .500 (expected...
Sporting Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
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YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
The AP reports that Major League Baseball honored Lou Gehrig today on the 70th anniversary of his famous speech, where he called himself the luckiest man in the world. The speech was played at all 15 games today and all players, coaches and on fie...
Web News Site (Free subscription) | yesterday
We hope you're having a fabulous Independence Day weekend. To help serenade your hangover from too much fun yesterday, here's a guy playing the "Star Spangled Banner" on a baseball bat violin. Tres Americana! National Anthem [Thanks, Shawn!] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Digg this!
Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | yesterday
On July 5, 2002, Hall of Famer Ted Williams, the last major league player to hit .400 in a single season, dies at the age of 83. Williams, who had suffered a series of strokes in recent years, was taken to Citrus County Memorial Hospital in Crystal River, Florida, where he passed away. On July 5, [...]
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
(By Joe Habina, Special Correspondent) The Braves, Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox were among the pro baseball teams whose caps players wore at the start of the recent Wendy's Summer Classic youth baseball camp at Northwest Cabarrus High. But Lt. Bret Johnson was among the numerous local law enforcement officers there to extend this major league message: Make good choices in life. The fourth annual camp...
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bsalmons | 27/04/2009
As April draws to a close, what the Boston Red Sox primarily have to worry about is, well, peaking too early. The usual reasons for worry need not apply with this group. Certainly, there may be questions, issues and concerns, because the fans require something to chew on beyond the Cracker Jack. Yes, there is -- for the moment -- the inconvenience of the Toronto Blue Jays occupying first place in the
matucana | 14/04/2009
Is there a country in Europe where all this is possible in one year? * Medical staff is put under pressure to denounce illegal immigrants * Gypsy camps are set to fire and nightly raids with baseball bats cannot be prevented by the local authorities (Rome, Napels..) * A lawyer(David Mills) is convicted until 3 years because he has been bribed to commit purgery but where the briber(the premier) cannot...
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