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Is there any hope for baseball’s basement dwellers? – ESPN

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Dec 19, 2016 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Sometimes in baseball, we need to look down, not up. We need to look south, not north. We need to turn our gaze away from the usual suspects — the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, the … aw, you know who we mean. So today, let’s stare at the basement. We know there’s hope for…

Baseball Confirms the Faber College Motto: Knowledge Is Good – Scientific American

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Let’s hear from the two Toms. “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong,” wrote Tom 1, “gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.” Almost two centuries later Tom 2 stated that his “most fundamental objective is to urge a change in…

USA Baseball, MLB Form Prep Program – Baseball America

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

The Prospect Development Pipeline aims to deepen the prep player pool for scouts (Photo by Cliff Welch) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—USA Baseball and MLB jointly announced the creation of the Prospect Development Pipeline during the Winter Meetings, establishing an official identification and player assessment process for top high school players as they approach draft eligibility. In 2017, the PDP schedule will include 17 single-day, regional workouts across the country, leading up…

Is there any hope for baseball’s basement dwellers? – ESPN.com – ESPN

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Sometimes in baseball, we need to look down, not up. We need to look south, not north. We need to turn our gaze away from the usual suspects — the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, the … aw, you know who we mean. So today, let’s stare at the basement. We know there’s hope for…

Goold: How much would ‘Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History’ make today? – STLtoday.com

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

ST. LOUIS • The cover is so iconic that Sports Illustrated did it twice with the same team. In 1968, the Cardinals fresh off a World Series championship, the leading magazine for sports writing put nine players and manager Red Schoendienst on the cover of an October issue. The headline read, “The Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History.” And alongside the picture, listed as if for tax purposes,…

Prep notebook: Glenn soccer coach steps down to focus on baseball – Winston-Salem Journal

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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Is there any hope for baseball’s basement dwellers? – ESPN.com – ESPN

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Sometimes in baseball, we need to look down, not up. We need to look south, not north. We need to turn our gaze away from the usual suspects — the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, the … aw, you know who we mean. So today, let’s stare at the basement. We know there’s hope for…

Goold: How much would Cardinals’ ‘Highest-Paid Team in Baseball … – STLtoday.com

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

ST. LOUIS • The cover is so iconic that Sports Illustrated did it twice with the same team. In 1968, the Cardinals fresh off a World Series championship, the leading magazine for sports writing put nine players and manager Red Schoendienst on the cover of an October issue. The headline read, “The Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History.” And alongside the picture, listed as if for tax purposes,…

A Jewish Player’s 1914 Baseball Card Triggers a $125000 Dispute – New York Times

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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Is there any hope for baseball’s basement dwellers? – ESPN

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Sometimes in baseball, we need to look down, not up. We need to look south, not north. We need to turn our gaze away from the usual suspects — the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, the … aw, you know who we mean. So today, let’s stare at the basement. We know there’s hope for…

Goold: How much would Cardinals’ ‘Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History’ make today? – STLtoday.com

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

ST. LOUIS • The cover is so iconic that Sports Illustrated did it twice with the same team. In 1968, the Cardinals fresh off a World Series championship, the leading magazine for sports writing put nine players and manager Red Schoendienst on the cover of an October issue. The headline read, “The Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History.” And alongside the picture, listed as if for tax purposes,…

A Jewish Player’s 1914 Baseball Card Triggers a $125000 Dispute – New York Times

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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TCU baseball earns 5 selections to preseason All-America team – Fort Worth Star Telegram

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Five TCU baseball players were selected preseason All-Americans on Monday by Collegiate Baseball, the most in the nation. Sophomore designated hitter Luken Baker and senior right-handed pitcher Brian Howard were first-team selections. Baker, the 2016 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, hit .379 with 62 RBIs and 11 home runs to lead the Horned Frogs. Howard went 10-2 with a 3.19 ERA, including 3-0 in the postseason. Junior catcher Evan…

Is there any hope for baseball’s basement dwellers? – ESPN

Monday, December 19, 2016

9:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Sometimes in baseball, we need to look down, not up. We need to look south, not north. We need to turn our gaze away from the usual suspects — the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, the … aw, you know who we mean. So today, let’s stare at the basement. We know there’s hope for…

Goold: How much would Cardinals’ ‘Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History’ make today? – STLtoday.com

Monday, December 19, 2016

ST. LOUIS • The cover is so iconic that Sports Illustrated did it twice with the same team. In 1968, the Cardinals fresh off a World Series championship, the leading magazine for sports writing put nine players and manager Red Schoendienst on the cover of an October issue. The headline read, “The Highest-Paid Team in Baseball History.” And alongside the picture, listed as if for tax purposes,…

A Jewish Player’s 1914 Baseball Card Triggers a $125000 Dispute – New York Times

Monday, December 19, 2016

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The 1914 Jewish baseball card that has two collectors in a $125000 fight – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Monday, December 19, 2016

Guy Zinn played five major league seasons between 1911 and 1915, including a stint as a New York Highlander (later the Yankees). (Wikimedia Commons) Even if you’re a baseball history buff, you’ve probably never come across the name Guy Zinn. The major league outfielder played only five seasons between 1911 and 1915 for teams in New York, Boston and Baltimore and compiled a very ordinary .269 career batting average (to be fair, it’s…

Ryan Howard training to become ‘superhuman that happens to play baseball’ – Yahoo Sports

Monday, December 19, 2016

Don’t count out Ryan Howard just yet. The former National League MVP may be 37 years old and unemployed for the first time in his major-league career, but he’s not ready to walk away either. That was evidenced in a new video posted by Whistle Sports titled ‘No Days Off.’ The video takes us behind the scenes in Howard’s rigorous offseason training, which his training partner says is aimed at…