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Aroldis Chapman: Updating His 2010 Fantasy Baseball Potential

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:36:50 +0000

Video shows tot with beer bottle at baseball game A video snippet from a baseball game broadcast shows a little boy in the stands appearing to take a swig from a beer bottle, creating a fresh headache for a ballclub whose fans have been drawing almost as much attention as its players. The fuzzy video, which [...]

Baseball-Obama says Major Leagues should consider more replays

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:38:42 +0000

Baseball Draft-Top 10 Player Capsules A capsule look at the top 10 players selected in Monday’s first-year player baseball draft (with position, school, height, weight and college class): ^1, WASHINGTON: ^BRYCE HARPER, C-OF, J.C. of Southern Nevada, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. One of most-hyped players goes No. 1 overall to Washington, which took similarly hyped right-hander Stephen [...]

Pine View’s Marcus Littlewood has Major League talent as Mr. Baseball

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:47:53 +0000

Baseball Draft-Player Capsules Some of the top players eligible for Monday’s first-year player baseball draft (with position, school, height, weight and college class): STETSON ALLIE ^RHP, St. Edward H.S. (Ohio), 6-foot-3, 215 pounds. Ace of high school team coached by his father, Danny, has fastball that sits in mid- to upper-90s and impressive upper-80s slider. Read more [...]

Westside Little League Blanco Field Getting New Batting Cages Soon

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:47:52 +0000

Firefighters and baseball come together in Little League sponsorship The International Association of Firefighters’ Local #4303 union has been making a concerted effort to reach out to the Juneau community. Having just concluded their annual “Fill the Boot” benefit for the Alaska Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, they have elected to sponsor a team in [...]

HCHS softball starts out 2-1

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:47:50 +0000

Veteran Saints rest up for state softball championship After playing every other day for most of the spring, the Bishop Dwenger girls softball team will get a few days off in a row before playing its most important game of the season. Read more on Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Softball team ends regular season with tough week Grayling High School’s [...]

Youth baseball is fast becoming a high-stakes race

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:38:34 +0000

Rains push back Division 2 baseball district STEVENSVILLE – Heavy downpours postponed the Division 2 baseball district just one game into the tournament Saturday at Lakeshore. Read more on The Herald-Palladium Baseball: Major doings deserve a review A future Hall of Famer retires unexpectedly, an umpire makes the greatest mistake in the history of the game, and the first [...]

Reno Aces: Baseball legends open Aces homestand with visit

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:37:31 +0000

YOUTH BASEBALL REPORT: WVRC wins in 9-10s Miles Underwood tripled as the WVRC downed the FPRD 15-9 recently in the Fort Payne Parks and Recreation Department’s 9-10-year-old baseball league. Evan McPherson was the winning pitcher. Read more on The Times-Journal NCAA baseball regionals continue today The NCAA’s Auburn and Atlanta baseball regionals will continue with second-round action today. At [...]

Former LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman understands the nature of the game

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:40:31 +0000

Baseball should focus on improving future, not dwelling in past How does baseball avoid another Jim Joyce moment? Expand the use of instant replay, add an umpire rating system and focus on the future, Scott Miller says. Baseball – Jim Joyce – Sport – Instant replay – Umpire Read more on CBS Sports WORST CALL EVER Should Finally [...]

Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:40:52 +0000

ISBN13: 9780812970500 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionEvery year, hundreds of thousands of children play “Cal Ripken Baseball” in the largest division of Babe Ruth League, Inc. Play Baseball the Ripken Way is the ultimate guide to playing the game, by one of the sport’s living legends. Baseball is America’s national pastime, [...]

ASU removes interim tag from baseball coach

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:40:42 +0000

Former umpire Don Denkinger supports instant replay in baseball Retired umpire Don Denkinger told the New York Post he supports the use of instant replay in baseball to reverse blown calls such as the one Jim Joyce made Wednesday, costing Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Read more on ESPN Baseball says it won’t change disputed Galarraga [...]