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Divisions in baseball need to be benched – Yahoo Sports

Friday, August 14, 2015

Were the postseason to begin today, the National League’s second- and third-best teams would play each other in a single winner-takes-all game for the honor of going on the road and playing a series against the best team in baseball. In the meantime, the teams with the fourth- and fifth-best records in the league would face off for a ticket to the NLCS. If this seems screwed up, it’s because…

Marin’s minor-league baseball team has historic night with their first woman … – San Jose Mercury News

Friday, August 14, 2015

Click photo to enlarge For Bella Bowler, Oz Sailors is as big of a role model as they come. Bowler, 12, a bat girl for the San Rafael Pacifics independent minor-league baseball team, has been the only girl on her baseball team since she was 5 years old. “My brother’s been a big inspiration for me, and my mom and my dad,” Bowler said between innings Wednesday. “Softball is not…

Baseball retains search firm to help prepare candidates – FOXSports.com

Friday, August 14, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) Major League Baseball wants to help the top contenders for openings in baseball operations, especially women and minorities. MLB announced Thursday it had retained a search firm to assist candidates who reach the interview process. It also said it had instructed Korn Ferry to provide special emphasis to help for some of the most underrepresented groups in the baseball hierarchy. There has never been a female general manager…

Cat video festival takes over baseball stadium – SB Nation

Thursday, August 13, 2015

What do you like to do at baseball stadiums? Do you like to watch baseball? Do you like to sink low in your seat and blink at fireworks after watching baseball? Do you like to sing baseball songs, and eat baseball foods? Do you like to play baseball? Just a giant cat puppet. A photo posted by Karen Larson (@kelarson1976) on Aug…

Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Studs and Duds for August 13 – Bleacher Report

Thursday, August 13, 2015

The 2015 MLB season continues to roll along with less than two months before October. Most daily fantasy owners have likely gotten into a groove at this point, but the names at the top of lists are constantly changing. Some players have risen to the task in August, while others have fallen off under the pressure of a playoff push. Ahead of Thursday’s slate of games, here’s a look at…

Baseball owners meet in Chicago – Washington Times

Thursday, August 13, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) – No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. “I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple years, and if the…

Baseball owners meet in Chicago – USA TODAY

Thursday, August 13, 2015

(Photo: The Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. “I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple…

Milligan Baseball adds former Giants pitcher Drew Bowlin to staff – WJHL

Thursday, August 13, 2015

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (August 12, 2015) – Drew Bowlin, a former minor league pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization, has been named the newest assistant coach for the Milligan College baseball team. The addition was announced by Head Baseball Coach Nathan Meade. “I am excited about what Drew will bring to our program,” said Coach Meade. “He’s very knowledgeable and obviously has a background that has provided him with…

George RR Martin hosts Starks vs. Lannisters baseball game for charity – Entertainment Weekly

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Close (Twitter.com/GRRMspeaking) Posted August 12 2015 — 5:32 PM EDT Related Lil Wayne gets mad at ref during charity basketball game Baseball, as everyone knows, is the national pastime of … Westeros? On Saturday, George R.R. Martin threw a fundraiser in the form of a Game of Thrones-themed minor league baseball game. It was a Starks-versus-Lannisters showdown as the home team, the Staten Island Yankees, played as the Direwolves against the Hudson…

Family of Parkview baseball player sues in alleged hazing, assault – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Attorneys for one of the alleged victims in a reported hazing incident involving Parkview High School baseball players have filed a lawsuit against the South Carolina hotel where the team was staying, claiming the front desk improperly gave the accused upperclassmen players access to younger teammate’s room. The family is seeking “in excess of $500,000” in damages against Hyatt Place Airport/Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., and its parent companies,…

Baseball owners meet in Chicago – FOXSports.com

Thursday, August 13, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) No panic for Hal Steinbrenner. No overt level of concern, either. The managing general partner of the New York Yankees remains confident in his team while it wrestles for control of the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. ”I said in the offseason several times that if we stayed healthy, which is something we haven’t been able to do the last couple years, and if the middle…

Daily fantasy baseball tips: Jake Odorizzi smells like a bargain – USA TODAY

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

(Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports) Leading off Five afternoon games grace the 15-game Wednesday schedule. They start at 3:40 p.m. with the Baltimore Orioles at the Seattle Mariners. Clayton Kershaw draws Jordan Zimmermann. Gerrit Cole faces Michael Wacha. These matchups of aces jeopardize the four-point win bonus for each of these usual lockdown arms, so their high-end FantasyScore prices could disappoint. Jacob deGrom is a potential go-to at home against…

9 couples. 9 innings. 9 reasons to love the baseball-game date. – Washington Post

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

(Lisa Bonos/The Washington Post) If there’s any sport that’s made for love, baseball might be it. The season overlaps with prime time for outdoor dates; the bases stand for things. The game’s theme song even sounds like a date request: “Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd.” Last week, I took myself out to Nats Park to scour for couples on dates. (This is the reporter equivalent of being that creepy…

Saul Goodman has an idea for a baseball show – SportingNews.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Before “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” Bob Odenkirk wrote about breaking bats and better call the bullpen. Odenkirk, the actor who plays sly lawyer Saul Goodman, assembled a script a few years ago for a TV show about a minor league baseball team. “I had a friend who was very much into baseball and minor league baseball,” Odenkirk said before a recent Triple-A game in…

Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB DraftKings Picks, Advice for August 12 – Bleacher Report

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Wednesday is getaway day for a number of MLB teams, which means most daily fantasy baseball contests are divided into day and night games. On the plus side, there are a number of quality options regardless of when you sign up. Here is a breakdown of the best overall picks in each set of games.   Afternoon Contests Chris Heston, SP, San Francisco Giants ($9,000) LM Otero/Associated Press A lack…

Brazil’s baseball players feel like foreigners in their own country – OCRegister

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Gaijin! Gaijin! Gaijin was Paulo Orlando’s nickname growing up. His teammates called him gaijin; he called his coaches sensei. Gaijin is the Japanese word for foreigner. Orlando, a ballplayer and sprinter as a teenager in Brazil and now an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, was a foreigner in his own land. For the most part, he didn’t feel inferior; he just…

Players implicated in Parkview baseball hazing case handed hefty penalties – USA TODAY High School Sports

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Coach of the Year Chan Brown of Parkview in Liliburn, Ga. (Photo: Christie Johnson) When Parkview’s nationally-celebrated baseball program was implicated in a disturbing and traditional hazing case in June, some hoped that the school would avoid the dint of negative affiliation because the program the players were representing is not officially affiliated with the school. That’s not going to happen now, after six members of the Parkview program were…

Baseball-playing Harrisburg side to open Senior RBI World Series Wednesday in … – PennLive.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Back in the RBI World Series for the first time since it captured the Senior championship two years ago, 14 youngsters from all over the Harrisburg area will open play in the 2015 Series Wednesday afternoon in suburban Dallas, Texas. Up first for Rob Martin’s bunch will be a pool-play scrap with Arizona (12:30 p.m.) at Colleyville (Texas) High School. Harrisburg will play a second game on Wednesday at Colleyville,…

Gallery: Baseball heats up in August – Sacramento Bee

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

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Is it time to give baseball fans greater protection? – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The back of all tickets for Rochester Red Wings games come with this warning.(Photo: .) On the front of every ticket to every major- and minor-league baseball game, fans will find their section, row and seat number. On the back of every ticket is printed something that may be far more important: A warning about the risks and dangers fans should expect to encounter if they happen to be sitting…