Mr. President Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
Phillys vs. Yankees Baseball
The New York Public Library is pitting Philly and NYC against each other in this fantastic catalog of old baseball images they put online. They say: "The 2009 World Series brings together two cities uncommonly rich in baseball history. Some of the game's earliest years are chronicled in over 500 photographs, prints, drawings, caricatures, and printed illustrations donated in 1921 to the New York Public Library by early baseball player and sporting-goods tycoon A. G. Spalding (whose name to this day is printed across every ball used in the National League)."
Pictured: Robert Ferguson, Only player who became president of the league, 1878. Robinson -- Photographer
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Fan sues Yankees for $221 over steroids Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
A longtime baseball fan is suing the New York Yankees over some players' reported use of performance-enhancing drugs, saying he wants repayment for $221 in tickets and a public response from his once-beloved team.
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MLB Fetes Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man' Speech at 70 Posted: 9 months ago by Bingo
Major League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig*’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name.
“It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of the speech.
*greatest baseball player in history (in my opinion)
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"Parents" sue metal baseball bat maker Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat.
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It's 42 Everywhere You Look Posted: 11 months ago by suebe
In baseball, that is, today.
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson crossed the color barrier in baseball and led millions of others to break through it not only in the sport but across American society, Robinson's legacy lives on in his credo: "A life is not important, except for the impact it has on other lives".
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Red Sox Player's Dog Ate World Series Ball Posted: 2 years ago by mandolinorange
The confusion over the fate of the baseball from the final out of the 2007 World Series is apparently over, courtesy of one of the oldest excuses in the book.
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Mom sues baseball coach for bad coaching Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A New York mother is suing her son's baseball coach for not teaching him to properly slide into a base.
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Baseball's Mystery Mud Posted: 12 months ago by bingo
Before every major league baseball game, rules require that the pristine white game balls be smeared with mud. And not just any mud. Since 1938, professional baseball teams have used "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud", made from a secret concoction that originates in a New Jersey swamp, harvested six times a year from two holes, the location of which remains a mystery.
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Extreme Baseball Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt.
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Vintage Baseball Teams - playing the game 1860's style Posted: 2 years ago by RowanGrey
A growing number of baseball enthusiasts are joining "throwback" baseball leagues. Players wear the classic white long-sleeved shirt and short-brimmed hats popular in the game's early years. Another big difference? No gloves. "Only sissies wear a mitt..."
*THIS is baseball I could get into. No corporate endorsements, no steroids, no million-dollar salaries. Just guys out in the summer sun playing a game they love.
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Leyritz arrested for vehicular homicide Posted: 2 years ago by ImNotBlue
Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide, TV station Local10 reported on its Web site.
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Baseball players will swing pink bats on Mother's Day Posted: 3 years ago by sholom22
For the second consecutive year, Major League Baseball players will have the opportunity to use pink bats on Mother’s Day.The pink bats are part of Major League Baseball’s Mother’s Day promotion “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer,” which benefits the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation.
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$10 million in Arbitration!? Posted: 2 years ago by caboose09
Ryan Howard wins the largest Arbitration for a successfull baseball player ever against the Phillies
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Oldest Living Major Leaguer Has Stories to Tell Posted: 2 years ago by pvisi111
Billy Werber, a man who played with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and many other baseball greats turned 100 today.
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***BASEBALL SPOILER ALERT*** American League Wins All-Star game Posted: 2 years ago by Chamale
In the longest All-Star Game in history, Michael Young's sacrifice fly delivered the final blow, allowing the AL to defeat the NL in 15 innings, 4-3. In the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, it was a memorable finish to perhaps the final national event held on the storied Bronx stage.
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Yankees dig up Red Sox shirt at new stadium Posted: 2 years ago by ImNotBlue
A construction worker’s bid to curse the Yankees by planting a Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled Sunday when the team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot in the ballpark.
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The Best And Worst Baseball Moments In Movies Posted: 12 months ago by iamamaniac
It's easy to find America's pastime in the movies, but not every baseball moment is a winner. Here are some of our favorites, along with a few that suck no matter how many $7 beers you down before watching.
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Largest Baseball Bat In The World Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Without a doubt, this is the world's largest baseball bat, which can be found at the Louisville Slugger Museum, 800 West Main Street, Louisville, KY. It's 120 feet tall and said to be modeled after Babe Ruth's bat.
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Yankees Play Hokies Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
The New York Yankees visited the memorial of the Virginia Tech massacre today to pay homage to the 32 victims and then played the Hokies baseball team in an exhibition game. The Yankees won 11 to 0, but students were more than happy just to have the Yankees present.
A-Rod called it his proudest day wearing his striped uniform.
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Minor leaguer forgoes MLB for the Catholic priesthood. Posted: 2 months ago by zircon77777
This isn't a case of a struggling player going through an early-life crisis. Desme was ranked the A's eighth-best prospect by Baseball America after hitting .288 with 31 home runs and 89 RBIs in A ball in 2009 and he was just named MVP of the Arizona Fall League.
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Teenage Girl Drafted By Japanese Baseball Team Posted: 1 year ago by pvisi111
A Japanese baseball team drafted 16-year-old Eri Yoshida this weekend, giving her the chance to become the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan.
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