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How Will Rising Temperatures Change Baseball? – The Atlantic

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

In other words, all conditions being equal, a long fly ball that reaches the warning track in April might be a home run on a scorching day in July. Which brings us to Arlington, a neighbor of Dallas, and home of the Texas Rangers. There, temperatures routinely reach the 90s throughout the summer. This past August alone, the thermometer topped 100 on 12 different days. Former Rangers head trainer Danny…

With a Single Baseball, Seeking to Connect All 312 Hall of Famers – New York Times

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

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The biggest myths of October baseball — debunked! – ESPN

Monday, October 03, 2016

8:54 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment People say a lot of things about the postseason. Here’s one thing that I completely agree with: Anything can happen. Everyone has tried to find a Holy Grail for predicting the playoffs. In recent years, popular explanations have focused on contact rate for offense and bullpen dominance on defense. If those are trends that continue to translate, then it’s worth noting…

One Season Ends and Another Begins: Baseball Playoff Matchups Are Set – New York Times

Monday, October 03, 2016

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Sunday scoreboard watching: Updates from baseball’s wild final day – ESPN

Monday, October 03, 2016

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment With five teams playing for the final three postseason spots and all the action unfolding at the same time, we know you couldn’t possibly watch every minute of baseball’s Sunday sprint to the finish. There’s no need to worry, though: We’ve got it all covered for you. Blue Jays hold on, and the playoff field is complete The Blue Jays held on for a…

Today’s Baseball Games Could Turn Into Postseason Chaos – Deadspin

Monday, October 03, 2016

Photo Credit: Getty Images / Jim McIsaac It’s the last day of baseball’s regular season, and all division titles have been clinched for the better part of a week now, but the wild cards leave plenty of meaningful matchups today. Three spots are open, with some home-field advantage up for grabs in the American League, so six of today’s 15 games have postseason implications on the line. And they’re all…

Sunday scoreboard watching: Updates from baseball’s wild final day – ESPN

Sunday, October 02, 2016

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment With five teams playing for the final three postseason spots and all of the action unfolding at the same time, we know you can’t possibly watch every minute of baseball’s Sunday sprint to the finish. There’s no need to worry, though: We’ve got it all covered for you. Follow along as every thrilling moment of the regular season’s final day unfolds. So about that…

There will never be another Vin Scully, the last link to baseball’s glorious past – FOXSports.com

Sunday, October 02, 2016

When Derek Jeter retired two years ago, it was the “end of an era” in baseball. David Ortiz will call it quits whenever the Red Sox finish their season and you’ll hear those same four words used. It’s the same when Peyton Manning or Tom Brady retires or when a league changes television networks (like when Fox grabbed the NFC from CBS in the mid-’90s), its playoff format or major…

How to spend the perfect Sunday watching ‘playoff’ baseball – ESPN (blog)

Sunday, October 02, 2016

8:34 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment If you’re a careful reader, you’ll note the headline above reads “playoff baseball.” It’s not really playoff baseball yet, but it feels like it. Saturday’s games in St. Louis and San Francisco and Philadelphia and Seattle and New York and Boston were certainly filled with tension and drama. Four of those six games were decided in the eighth inning or later….

Today’s Baseball Games Could Turn Into Postseason Chaos – Deadspin

Sunday, October 02, 2016

Photo Credit: Getty Images / Jim McIsaac It’s the last day of baseball’s regular season, and all division titles have been clinched for the better part of a week now, but the wild cards leave plenty of meaningful matchups today. Three spots are open, with some home-field advantage up for grabs in the American League, so six of today’s 15 games have postseason implications on the line. And they’re all…

How to spend the perfect Sunday watching ‘playoff’ baseball – ESPN (blog)

Sunday, October 02, 2016

8:34 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment If you’re a careful reader, you’ll note the headline above reads “playoff baseball.” It’s not really playoff baseball yet, but it feels like it. Saturday’s games in St. Louis and San Francisco and Philadelphia and Seattle and New York and Boston were certainly filled with tension and drama. Four of those six games were decided in the eighth inning or later….

On Baseball: David Ortiz is the most valuable player in Red Sox history – Press Herald

Sunday, October 02, 2016

BOSTON – The retired numbers on display at Fenway Park invoke memories of Pedro Martinez (45), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Ted Williams (9) and other Boston Red Sox greats. Williams may have been the best of them all. But he was not the most valuable player ever to wear a Boston uniform. That man will play his final regular season game Sunday afternoon at Fenway. No one has meant more to…

How to spend the perfect Sunday watching playoff baseball – ESPN (blog)

Sunday, October 02, 2016

2:19 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment If you’re a careful reader, you’ll note the headline above reads “playoff baseball.” It’s not really playoff baseball yet, but it feels like it. Saturday’s games in St. Louis and San Francisco and Philadelphia and Seattle and New York and Boston were certainly filled with tension and drama. Four of those six games were decided in the eighth inning or later….

On Baseball: Most Valuable Papi – Press Herald

Sunday, October 02, 2016

BOSTON – The retired numbers on display at Fenway Park invoke memories of Pedro Martinez (45), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Ted Williams (9) and other Boston Red Sox greats. Williams may have been the best of them all. But he was not the most valuable player ever to wear a Boston uniform. That man will play his final regular season game Sunday afternoon at Fenway. No one has meant more to…

Baseball Takes Root in Cricket-Crazy Pakistan – NBCNews.com

Saturday, October 01, 2016

Play Facebook Twitter Google Plus Embed autoplay autoplay NEW YORK — Chants of “Allahu Akbar” are not what you’d expect to hear at a Brooklyn baseball diamond directly after “The Star-Spangled Banner.” But a 29-member all-Pakistan squad that last week visited the U.S. seeking a berth at the World Baseball Classic brought a new flavor to America’s pastime. As a former British colony, the world’s oldest Islamic republic is cricket…

Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times

Saturday, October 01, 2016

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Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times

Saturday, October 01, 2016

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Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times

Saturday, October 01, 2016

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Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times

Friday, September 30, 2016

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Pitch: A radio caller thought Ginny Baker was a real baseball player – Entertainment Weekly

Friday, September 30, 2016

For one Canadian woman, the line between reality and television briefly blurred. A woman who called into Luke Banack’s show on Canada’s 98.1FM CAM-FM thought Ginny Baker, the main character in Fox’s new show, Pitch, about the first woman to pitch in major league baseball, was a real person.  “On the sports this morning, you didn’t mention how the female pitcher did in major league baseball. She pitched last night, I thought,” complained the woman.  “No, that’s a…