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Bobby Valentine Plans Blending Sabermetrics With Baseball Ex...

When news broke of Bobby Valentine earning the Red Sox managerial job, one of the first perceived conflicts was how a team that heavily relies upon advanced statistics and sabermetrics would select a man believed to be more from a traditi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball notes: Red Sox announce Valentine as manager

he Red Sox announced Bobby Valentine as its new manager Wednesday, and he will be introduced at a Fenway Park news conference tonight. The 61-year-old replaces Terry Francona, who left after eight years in which he guided the Red Sox to t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

If Bobby Valentine bolts ESPN for Red Sox manager's job, cou...

if Bobby Valentine winds up manager of the Red Sox, is there a chance he would also be swapping jobs with Terry Francona? Yes, that’s what we think. And so do other TV/baseball sources who believe ESPN would not hesitate to bri [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Common Sense Prevails in New Baseball Agreement

Read through the new collective bargaining agreement between the Major League Baseball players and owners, and you will find one overriding theme: common sense. Lots of little rules that seemed silly or archaic have been eliminated or imp [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball History: Braun first Milwaukee National League MVP ...

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun made Milwaukee baseball history by becoming the first player from the city to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award since Henry Aaron in 1957 did it with the Milwaukee Braves. The cit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball Strides Forth on H.G.H., but Carefully

When testing for human growth hormone begins in Major League Baseball next spring, the sport will be moving cautiously into uncharted territory. Each player will have a blood test for the substance in spring training. But during the seaso [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball star stabbed to death after argument with brother o...

Baseball star Gregory Halman has been stabbed to death after an argument with his brother over loud music, Dutch police say. "We received a report at 5.40am [on Monday] that there had been a stabbing incident," Rotterdam police [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Code clash: Softball's Black Sox sacking likely over basebal...

Three Black Sox, including vice captain Brad Rona, face the sack when they meet with coach Eddie Kohlhase in Auckland tonight after they ignored a directive not to play baseball. The likely decision to drop the experienced Rona, along wit [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball to add layer of wild-card playoffs

Baseball closed its meetings of general managers and owners in Milwaukee on Thursday with a pair of historic announcements. Baseball will add a second wild-card team in each league as soon as next year, or in 2013 at the latest. And in 20 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

London baseball team under fire for nickname

A new professional baseball team is trying to create some buzz in London, Ont., but not all of it is turning out to be positive. The minor league London Rippers introduced their logo this week — a nefarious-looking man in a black to [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball Notes: Verlander unanimous Cy Young winner

There was little question that Detroit's Justin Verlander would unanimously win the American League Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the Most Valuable Player trophy, too? "Do I think it' [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

BASEBALL: St. Louis Cardinals hire Mike Matheny as manager

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals are replacing a manager who’s third on the career victory list with a man who’ll be writing his first lineup card on opening day. Mike Matheny, a former catcher with the Cardinals w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Kidnapped baseball catcher Ramos rescued in Venezuela

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, whose kidnapping in his native Venezuela has anguished baseball fans around the world, has been rescued alive, government officials said. "Baseball player Ramos was found alive by security f [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Three American Jewish baseball players to help Israeli team

Three Jewish former major leaguers will help Israel field a competitive team in next year’s World Baseball Classic. Shawn Green, Brad Ausmus and Gabe Kapler met this week in Los Angeles with Israeli baseball officials and promised t [...]