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Rangers Rout Twins in Baseball's Biggest Outburst

The Texas Rangers put on an offensive display — scoring early and often in baseball's biggest outburst this season. They hit line drives over the fence. Lazy fly balls fell where outfielders weren't. They beat out infield hi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball HOF: HOF Induction Weekend kicks off

There's nothing quite like Induction Weekend in Cooperstown. It brings together the greatest players in baseball history, to welcome a new class to the Hall of Fame. "It's the icing on the cake, it's the finale,&quo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

African baseball team to make history at Little League World...

For the first time, a team from Africa will compete in the annual Little League World Series after a squad from Kampala, Uganda called the Rev. John Foundation Little League team took the Middle East-Africa region. They beat out Saudi Ara [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Taiwan wins under-12 world baseball championship

Taiwan edged out Cuba 3-2 for first place in the inaugural under-12 Baseball World Championship July 17 at Tianmu Stadium, Taipei, according to the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Taiwan scored first in the top of the secon [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Major League Baseball All-Star Week 2011

The sluggers and superstars of Major League Baseball roll into the Valley for a week-long celebration of all-star athleticism. Oh yeah, and there will be plenty of partying taking place, as well. In addition to the midsummer classic itsel [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball’s All-Star game can be classic again

The square peg that is the All-Star game and the black hole that is Bud Selig’s idea to make it count for something are back for their ninth year of nonsensical commingling. There is no worse rule in baseball. It rivals the BCS for [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

South Carolina wins second baseball national title

A year ago, Michael Roth was an unexpected hero in South Carolina's march to its first College World Series title. This season, as a proven star in the Gamecock lineup, the senior southpaw delivered again on the biggest stage. Ro [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Golden era for Phila. baseball?

This weekend, as they visit their ancient homeland for an interleague series with the Phillies, the Oakland Athletics will enter a baseball atmosphere that has been as rare in Philadelphia as inspired civic leadership. Once a sports af [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Punch Shots: Cal baseball is back from the dead

These days money is tight. So are people’s grips on their wallets. That makes the University of California’s resurrection — from a nearly vanquished baseball program to one that qualified for the College World Series &md [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Fair or Foul? Baseball Considers Realignment

ESPN’s Buster Olney recently reported that Major League Baseball is toying around with the idea of switching a National League team over to the American League. But why would baseball make such a move? It’s easy to forget that [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Sleepy baseball players take a hit in batting average, study...

What makes baseball players like Jose Reyes of the New York Mets and Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox such good hitters? It might have something to do with the time of day (or night) when the umpire yells, “Play ball!” [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Anteaters, Wahoos play similar styles of baseball

Virginia scored 29 runs in its three regional games last weekend, and UC Irvine had 20 in its three, offensive explosions that any pitching staff would love to have. For these squads, though, it also works the other way. They boast pitche [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball Still Looking at Rodriguez’s Care by Indicted Docto...

Just days before the Yankees headed north from Florida to begin the 2010 season, third baseman Alex Rodriguez sat down for an interview with investigators for Major League Baseball near the team’s spring training complex in Tampa. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

NZ invited to World Baseball Classic

New Zealand will try to qualify for baseball's equivalent of the rugby and soccer World Cups for the first time next year. Baseball New Zealand has been invited to participate for the first time in the World Baseball Classic, a four-y [...]