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Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times
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Magazine|Can New Technology Bring Baseball’s Data Revolution to Fielding? – New York Times
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Baseball Playoffs: Thursday Update – New York Times
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Why Bo Chose Baseball – Bleacher Report
he Major League Baseball draft was scheduled for June 2. Two days earlier, John Schuerholz, the Kansas City general manager, received a call from Woods. “Bo would like to visit Kansas City,” the agent said. “He’d like to see the players, see the stadium. But he doesn’t want to work out.” Schuerholz wasn’t buying it. He suspected Jackson and his agents were merely using the Royals as a negotiating tool…
Why baseball’s over-the-top clinching celebrations are actually a good thing – CBSSports.com
With late September in Major League Baseball comes clinching season. We’ve already seen all six divisions clinched. With those clinchings (yes, we can use that as a word in sports even if it’s not technically a word) come over-the-top champagne-and-beer filled celebrations in the clubhouse. Stuff like this: Now, the Red Sox situation was actually a pretty funny one. They had just lost on a walk-off grand slam to their…
Baseball’s hiring practices remain challenging work toward progress – FOXSports.com
No one should be upset that Derek Falvey is only 33. Theo Epstein and Jon Daniels became general managers at 28, and even if the Twins give Falvey the fancier title of president of baseball operations, he essentially will act as a GM. Yet, some in the industry are bothered by the Twins’ pending hiring of Falvey, which — while not yet official — is the worst-kept secret in baseball….
A Beginner’s Guide to Pitch, Women in Baseball – Vulture
The best thing about Pitch, the new Fox drama about a female pitcher, Ginny Baker, who makes it to the major leagues, is that it’s not just for baseball fans. Sure, it’s got plenty of on-the-field action — and the fact that it’s co-produced with Major League Baseball means it looks pretty amazing, too. But Pitch has a lot to offer viewers who don’t set their clocks by opening day:…
Baseball needs the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry to heat up again – ESPN
12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment The time of the superpowers, when the Yankees and Red Sox were the greatest show in baseball, is over, and at Yankee Stadium this week the final pieces will fade into history. Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina are gone. Pedro and Gary Sheffield are in the broadcast booth, retired. Joe Torre is in the commissioner’s office, and Terry Francona in the…
Baseball’s hiring practices remain challenging work toward progress – FOXSports.com
No one should be upset that Derek Falvey is only 33. Theo Epstein and Jon Daniels became general managers at 28, and even if the Twins give Falvey the fancier title of president of baseball operations, he essentially will act as a GM. Yet, some in the industry are bothered by the Twins’ pending hiring of Falvey, which — while not yet official — is the worst-kept secret in baseball….
Baseball’s hiring practices remain challenging work toward progress – FOXSports.com
No one should be upset that Derek Falvey is only 33. Theo Epstein and Jon Daniels became general managers at 28, and even if the Twins give Falvey the fancier title of president of baseball operations, he essentially will act as a GM. Yet, some in the industry are bothered by the Twins’ pending hiring of Falvey, which — while not yet official — is the worst-kept secret in baseball….
Baseball Capsules (Sep 29, 2016) – FOXSports.com
NEW YORK (AP) Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees staved off playoff elimination at the last possible moment with a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Boston clinched the AL East title nearly 30 minutes before Teixeira connected, thanks to Toronto’s 3-2 loss against Baltimore. But a five-run comeback by New York in the…
Baseball’s hiring practices remain work in progress – FOXSports.com
No one should be upset that Derek Falvey is only 33. Theo Epstein and Jon Daniels became general managers at 28, and even if the Twins give Falvey the fancier title of president of baseball operations, he essentially will act as a GM. Yet, some in the industry are bothered by the Twins’ pending hiring of Falvey, which — while not yet official — is the worst-kept secret in baseball….
Your guide to baseball’s final-week madness – ESPN
4:20 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment So here we are, in September baseball nirvana. It’s a beautiful thing. Seven teams are scrambling for the finish line in the last week of the regular season, within two games of a playoff spot. Twelve teams are still mathematically in contention. Nine games on the schedule Wednesday night involve those teams. And here we are, trying to watch or follow…
Vin Scully, the Voice of the Dodgers, Was Game for Anything – New York Times
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‘Super Mega Baseball 2’ Is Coming In 2017 For PS4, XB1 And Steam – Forbes
Watch the baseball legend of Tim Tebow grow on very first pitch – New York Post
MIAMI — Nobody has seen Tim Tebow and Roy Hobbs in the same room together, so there is always the possibility they are one in the same. Tebow’s imitation of “The Natural” came Wednesday in Port St. Lucie, where he blasted an opposite-field home run on the first pitch he saw in a Mets instructional league game. Tebow, 29, was playing in his first competitive game since his junior year…
How Israel made major progress at World Baseball Classic qualifying – ESPN
7:08 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment NEW YORK — It has been said that baseball is religion, and this belief might be especially true after what occurred at MCU Park in Brooklyn this past weekend. Team Israel clinched its first berth in the World Baseball Classic by sweeping three games at a qualifying tournament, beating out Great Britain, Brazil and Pakistan to earn the last spot in…
Your guide to baseball’s final-week madness – ESPN
10:28 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment So here we are, in September baseball nirvana. It’s a beautiful thing. Seven teams are scrambling for the finish line in the last week of the regular season, within two games of a playoff spot. Twelve teams are still mathematically in contention. Nine games on the schedule Wednesday night involve those teams. And here we are, trying to watch or follow…
Your guide to baseball’s final-week madness – ESPN
10:28 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment So here we are, in September baseball nirvana. It’s a beautiful thing. Seven teams are scrambling for the finish line in the last week of the regular season, within two games of a playoff spot. Twelve teams are still mathematically in contention. Nine games on the schedule Wednesday night involve those teams. And here we are, trying to watch or follow…
Beyond Baseball, Vin Scully Leaves Behind an Archive of Oddities – New York Times
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