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US donates baseball equipment
Sunday, December 18, 2011 THE revival of the little league baseball in the Cordilleras got a needed boost from the United States Embassy this holiday season. A follow-up from the baseball clinic held last July, the baseball equipment were given to children of the Mabini Elementary School as part of the U.S. Embassy’s Sports Diplomacy Program
On Baseball — Astros’ Jeff Luhnow Took Short Walk to New Job
By TYLER KEPNER Published: December 17, 2011 It was like a trade in which the player leaves one clubhouse, crosses a stadium hallway, enters the other team’s clubhouse and starts a new life. That is what happened to Jeff Luhnow on the last night of the winter meetings this month at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas
Baseball: Barry Bonds avoids prison sentence
Eight years of being investigated for steroid allegations ended for baseball home run king Barry Bonds on Friday with a 30-day sentence to be served at home. No more – and maybe less. US District Judge Susan Illston immediately delayed imposing the sentence while Bonds appeals his obstruction of justice conviction
Top Baseball New Year’s Resolutions in 2012: A Fan’s Analysis
With the new year approaching and the latest baseball season beginning to fade away, a lot of players are starting to see next season on the horizon. Here are five ideal potential resolutions that some big stars can make so that New Year’s 2012 will be even happier: Ryan Howard: No more green lights Ryan Howard’s last two at-bats in 2011 were horrific, starting with when he flied out at a 3-0 pitch in the seventh inning of the NLDS Game 5, even though the Phillies really needed a base runner after barely getting any all night. Swinging the bat caused Howard nothing but pain in his last two at-bats—and caused literal pain in his last one.
They Said What? Baseball’s Most Unusual Interviews of 2011
While some of baseball’s greatest moments happened on the field in 2011—think Albert Pujols, Justin Verlander and the Arizona Diamondbacks—some of its strangest moments occurred away from the base paths. Since the introduction of television into the baseball mix, there’s been no shortage of strange baseball-related instances recorded by the cameras—and 2011 was no exception. From bizarre rants to uncensored moments to what-was-that-all-about press conference to make strange announcements, Major League Baseball off the field was its usual unusual self
FieldTurf Launches Innovative New DoublePlay Baseball Systems
World leader in baseball turf innovation launches new DoublePlay baseball systems aimed at providing clients with the ability to tune the pace of their playing surface.
Baseball camps to be held in coming weeks
Published 9:40am Thursday, December 15, 2011 Three area baseball clinic/camps will be held for area athletes in the coming weeks.
Baseball notes: Bosox deal Lowrie, get Astros’ closer
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed closer Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros on Wednesday for infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Kyle Weiland. The Red Sox lost closer Jonathan Papelbon, who signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies
Baseball kills off colourful tradition of roommates
Mark Zwolinski Sports Reporter Baseball’s latest contract, approved at the winter meetings earlier this month, has an obscure rule change regarding roommates. Essentially, everyone on the 40-man roster would have his own room during spring training, no longer being forced to bunk with a teammate.
Top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects According to Baseball America: Fan’s Reaction
Baseball America is one of the most popular websites for finding information and rankings on Major League Baseball prospects. They often release rankings of the top overall prospects as well as each team’s top 10 prospects. Recently Baseball America updated all their lists and these are the top 10 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization according to them