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Former Expos catcher Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who left an indelible mark on baseball in Canada during his 12 years with the Montreal Expos, died on Thursday. The man nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" for his ever-smiling face and ch [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Auburn baseball team lets lead slip away

AUBURN – With the clock ticking down on a shortened Game 2 against Missouri of a Sunday doubleheader, Auburn ostensibly had three outs to get and a two-run cushion with which to work. Instead, the home Tigers coughed up the lead whi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Gators baseball team gets back in swing tonight

GAINESVILLE — They waited all summer, fall and winter for this. The University of Florida baseball team that made it to the College World Series finals, only to lose to South Carolina, begins the season at 7 tonight in the first of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Baseball Coach Gaspard aims for Omaha bid

Alabama baseball head coach Mitch Gaspard is entering his third season with the Crimson Tide. In his first two seasons, the Tide made trips to the NCAA tournament. During our talk, Gaspard said having experienced position players will hel [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

LSU baseball's Grant Dozar gets early chance to start at fir...

BATON ROUGE -- Three of LSU's four infield spots were solidified before the week started. The only uncertainty was who those players were throwing to at first base. LSU Coach Paul Mainieri answered the mystery Tuesday by announcing se [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Baseball gets ready with lots of changes

Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball’s offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League. “I think it’s great,” San Francisco’s two-time Cy Youn [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Baseball Hall of Fame Announces PED Education Program

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced the start of a performance-enhancing drug education program Wednesday, which will teach students about the negative effects that PEDs can have on an individual's health. The program is called " [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

ASU baseball swinging for Pac-12 title

For the first time since 1985, Arizona State begins a baseball season knowing its exact ending date. ASU is ineligible for the postseason for the second time in its history due to NCAA probation, so its 56th game at Arizona on May 27 will [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Transitioning to baseball: O's show interest in Manny

Football season has sadly come to an end, but this blog hasn't. I've decided to expand to a year-round blog and write about fantasy baseball as well. So for the next seven months or so, I'll focus on what's happening in th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Definitive Guide to the Per...

Fantasy baseball drafts are just around the corner and rivalries in old leagues will be renewed while there will be a number of people who are entering new leagues. Everyone that has a draft is looking for a way to gain an edge. This [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Ryan Braun accepts MVP at BBWAA dinner

Ryan Braun accepted his National League Most Valuable Player Award at Saturday's annual dinner of the New York champter of the Baseball Writers' Association of American and made his first public comments since a report came out th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Texas formally introduces Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish leaned over and looked at his name and the No. 11 on the back of his Texas Rangers jersey. Then he looked up and smiled. “Excited, that's all I feel right now,” Darvish said through a translator. “Just exc [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

ANALYSIS: Baseball: Darvish had eyes on majors from long ago

A few years ago, Yu Darvish secretly asked Arn Tellem, now his agent, to start drawing up a player evaluation report for his future move to the major leagues. The high-profile right-hander has raised his level every year and put up the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Marty Springstead, Longtime Baseball Umpire and Supervisor, ...

Marty Springstead, who umpired games in Major League Baseball for 20 years and supervised major league umpires as an executive for more than 20 more, died on Tuesday in Sarasota, Fla. He was 74. The cause was a heart attack while swimming [...]