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Dream of young Cuban baseball prospects to play in U.S. still just that – Chicago Tribune
HAVANA — Chic sunglasses propped on his head, Lourdes Gourriel Jr. projected the stylish air Wednesday of someone who belongs either on the cover of GQ or inside a major-league clubhouse. He looks ready for both. At 22 and one of Cuba’s top young prospects, the thin, 6-foot-3 Gourriel confidently strutted around El Estadio Latinoamericano for the youth baseball clinic wearing designer jeans and a shirt that hardly screamed working…
Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball must extend to the Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Times
The event took place in front of a gaudy giant chair constructed with real baseball bats surrounding an actual home plate, yet Pete Rose never actually sat in it, and the emptiness was palpable. “Throne of ‘Hit King’ #4256,” read the plaque. Rose showed up wearing a cap of the Cincinnati Reds, yet the cap was bright white and the Reds wear, well, red, making it seem like he bought…
Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball must extend to the Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Times
The event took place in front of a gaudy giant chair constructed with real baseball bats surrounding an actual home plate, yet Pete Rose never actually sat in it, and the emptiness was palpable. “Throne of ‘Hit King’ #4256,” read the plaque. Rose showed up wearing a cap of the Cincinnati Reds, yet the cap was bright white and the Reds wear, well, red, making it seem like he bought…
Cuban baseball defectors made triumphant return (Dec 16, 2015) – FOXSports.com
HAVANA (AP) A lineup of Cuban-born baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, have made a triumphant return to the island as part of the first Major League Baseball trip here since 1999. Once the object of official disdain in Cuba for leaving the country illegally, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena and first baseman Jose Abreu of the…
The Todd Frazier trade illustrates what’s wrong with baseball – WCPO
At least we had the Home Run Derby. What a perfect, amazing July night that was. I wrote the next day: Last night was a night this entire city will remember for a generation. My son and I sat together in our living room, watching Frazier battle his way to the Derby championship. In a season of letdowns, it was the moment of glory. And Frazier was the man who…
The Best Eleven Minutes in Sports in 2015 – The New Yorker
Toronto Blue Jays slugger José Bautista’s defiant gesture during the seventh inning of Game 5 of the American League Division Series was one of 2015’s most memorable moments in sports. Credit Photograph by Tom Szczerbowski / Getty An average American football game takes about three and a half hours, but after you cut out all the referee huddles, official reviews, timeouts, injury stoppages, commercials, booth chatter, and endless shots of…
Soccer Star Abby Wambach Prepares For Her Final Game – NPR
i U.S. forward Abby Wambach waves to fans at the end of a practice session Tuesday in New Orleans for Wednesday’s final U.S. victory tour match, against China. Wambach will be playing in her final match with the team. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP U.S. forward Abby Wambach waves to fans at the end of a practice session Tuesday in New Orleans for Wednesday’s final U.S. victory…
Tax deal doles out year-end goodies for NASCAR tracks, racehorses, college … – Washington Times
Congressional leaders agreed to a budget-busting set of tax cuts late Tuesday as part of a year-end, clear-the-decks deal that marks a major reversal from the last four years’ focus on deficits and streamlining the tax code. While the total cost of the package had not been publicly estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, it was expected to total in the hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade…
Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball must extend to the Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Times
The event took place in front of a gaudy giant chair constructed with real baseball bats surrounding an actual home plate, yet Pete Rose never actually sat in it, and the emptiness was palpable. “Throne of ‘Hit King’ #4256,” read the plaque. Rose showed up wearing a cap of the Cincinnati Reds, yet the cap was bright white and the Reds wear, well, red, making it seem like he bought…
Cuban baseball defectors return amid warming with US – Allentown Morning Call
HAVANA (AP) — A group of Cuban-born baseball stars once disdained by the island’s government for defecting to the United States triumphantly returned home and on Wednesday were teaching their craft to some of their youngest fans. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena and first baseman Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox were swarmed by fans and members of the state media Tuesday…
Baseball Riot swings bats, balls, and explosions onto Windows 10 PC and Mobile – Windows Central
Baseball Riot is the latest from 10Tons gaming and available from the Xbox One, Windows 10, and Windows Phone Stores. It is a puzzle game of sorts where you are tasked with taking out enemy baseball players and corrupt energy drink reps. The game puts you in the shoes of baseball legend Gabe Carpaccio, who is seeking vengeance on his team and the corrupt energy drink manufacturer Explodz, both of…
How good was Pete Rose the baseball player? – ESPN (blog)
1:33 PM ET 0 Shares print So, Pete Rose has been in the news the past couple of days. Rather than discuss that topic again, let’s discuss Pete Rose the baseball player. Obviously, Rose would have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer as the all-time hits leader and one of the most famous players in the game’s long history. I’ve had readers tell me he’s the greatest player ever and…
Gallery: Baseball’s all-time hits leaders – Sacramento Bee
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Sport quiz of the year 2015 – live! – The Guardian
Lewis Hamilton dominated Formula One, Tyson Fury became a world champion and Barcelona cleaned up, but were you paying attention to the details?
Star Wars and sports is a match made in a galaxy far, far away – ESPN
11:57 AM ET 0 Shares print A long time ago in a media galaxy far, far away from Netflix streaming, a young R.A. Dickey would come home from school and pop the same VHS tape into the video player. He would hear John Williams’ stirring soundtrack and watch in wonder as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi battled Darth Vader and the most evil empire this…
Abby Wambach Prepares for Final Game and Future of Women’s Soccer – New York Times
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Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball must extend to the Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Times
The event took place in front of a gaudy giant chair constructed with real baseball bats surrounding an actual home plate, yet Pete Rose never actually sat in it, and the emptiness was palpable. “Throne of ‘Hit King’ #4256,” read the plaque. Rose showed up wearing a cap of the Cincinnati Reds, yet the cap was bright white and the Reds wear, well, red, making it seem like he bought…
MLB, Cuba building a bridge with baseball – STLtoday.com
HAVANA • At the beginning of a historic press conference in the venerable Hotel Nacional de Cuba, the chief for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Tony Clark, asked the gathered group of more than 100 a question, in Spanish. “La pelota es vida,” he said, smiling. “Si or no?” The crowd, filled with local media and officials, shouted back: “Si.” Baseball is life. Of course. Now we’ll see if it’s a…
Pete Rose’s banishment from baseball must extend to the Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Times
The event took place in front of a gaudy giant chair constructed with real baseball bats surrounding an actual home plate, yet Pete Rose never actually sat in it, and the emptiness was palpable. “Throne of ‘Hit King’ #4256,” read the plaque. Rose showed up wearing a cap of the Cincinnati Reds, yet the cap was bright white and the Reds wear, well, red, making it seem like he bought…
Gallery: Baseball’s all-time hits leaders – Sacramento Bee
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