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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

Tigers claw back into Major League Baseball series

The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back into the American League championship series with a 5-2 win over Texas thanks to strong pitching from Doug Fister and a Miguel Cabrera home run. Fister pitched effectively into the eighth inning an [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 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

Major League Baseball rescinds appointment of assistant to D...

During a Monday morning radio appearance in New York, Commissioner Bud Selig announced that he had appointed former San Diego Padres president Dick Freeman as an assistant to Dodgers trustee Tom Schieffer. Within hours, Major League Baseb [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Major League Baseball Goes Down Under

The sweet sound of a zooming fastball cracking against the powered-up stroke of a home-run hitter defines summer in America. These days, it’s being replicated in Australia — as long as you don’t mind meat pies instead o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Pedro Martinez rejects offers to return to majors

Pedro Martinez's phone has been ringing during the last two weeks. Several major league teams - the three-time Cy Young Award winner won't say which ones - called with offers to pitch. He was flattered by the invitations but turn [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Major League Baseball - Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Watch Boston Red Sox vs New Year Yankees Live Stream Online for free. As the battle for supremacy in baseball progresses, who will covet the championship this time around? This is the match that all of us have been waiting for. [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Australia to lure Major League stars

Derek Jeter has played 15 seasons for the New York Yankees and earns more than $A25 million a year but would he fancy playing short-stop for a summer in Sydney? Probably not, but the new Australian Baseball League to launch in Novemb [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadian major leaguers aim for healthy 2010

Jeff Francis is back in his customary spot in the front part of the Colorado Rockies starting rotation, ready to resume a career interrupted by shoulder problems. Whether or not the left-hander from North Delta, B.C., can pick up where h [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Major League Baseball 2K10 Review (Xbox 360)

PS3 owners go positively gaga every year over Sony’s highly praised MLB: The Show. PlayStation 2 and original Xbox maniacs adored EA Sports’ MVP Baseball 2005, a game that’s still applauded as one of the best baseball e [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Hicks trying to keep majority ownership of Rangers

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team. Proposals to buy the Rangers are due Fr [...]