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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Carpenter, Ichiro, Bullpens, Bucs – MLB Trade Rumors
Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere: Chin Music Baseball heaps praise on Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter, a potential National League MVP candidate. SaberBallBlog breaks down which teams are the best at using their bullpens. Big Three Sports regards Ichiro Suzuki, not Pete Rose, as baseball’s true hit king. Baseball Hot Corner submits a few Red Sox trade ideas. The Point Of Pittsburgh (1, 2) runs down some trade…
Plano baseball player, 17, arrested on child sex charges – WFAA.com
Amid the Iowa Corn, Faithful Fertilization of Baseball’s Future – New York Times
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Amid the Iowa Corn, Faithful Fertilization of Baseball’s Future – New York Times
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2 women make baseball history in debut with Sonoma Stompers – SFGate
The first pitch of Friday night’s Sonoma Stompers baseball game was a breaking ball that went over the plate and into professional baseball history. The pitch itself wasn’t that special, but the called strike was thrown by a woman, one of two who started the game for the Stompers against the San Rafael Pacifics at Arnold Field in Sonoma. It is believed to be the first time in more than…
Sea Dogs teach kids more than baseball at clinic – WCSH6.com
A young boy winds up before throwing a practice pitch at the Portland Sea Dogs baseball clinic. (Photo: WCSH) PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER)– More than 80 children took over the baseball diamond at Hadlock Field Saturday to learn fundamentals of the game from the players themselves. The Sea Dogs Baseball Clinic for kids gives young baseball lovers a chance to pick up tips straight from the guys who play the…
Holiday baseball tournament in north Columbus helps grant wishes – 10TV
A Fourth of July weekend tradition in north Columbus is not just bringing sports families to the baseball diamond, it is helping grant wishes. 36 Ohio youth baseball teams faced off Saturday afternoon on day 1 of the North Columbus Sports Raiders Firecracker Baseball Tournament. The three-day long competition at Ridgewood Middle School brings teams, ages 9-14, to play baseball and help make someone’s special wish come true. Before the…
Local 12-year-old who loves baseball reaches goal – playing in Cooperstown – Hickory Daily Record
Picasa Baseball 1.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins has pitched since he was 8 years old. He throws 69 mph. Picasa Baseball 2.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins hit two homeruns for his pap for Father’s Day. Picasa Baseball 3.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: The Catawba Valley Storm with Coach Mike Harwell. Posted: Saturday, July 2, 2016 11:40 pm Local 12-year-old who loves baseball reaches…
Amid the Iowa Corn, Faithful Fertilization of Baseball’s Future – New York Times
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2 women make history for Sonoma pro baseball team – SFGate
The first pitch of Friday night’s Sonoma Stompers baseball game was a breaking ball that went over the plate and into professional baseball history. The pitch itself wasn’t that special, but the called strike was thrown by a woman, one of two who started the game for the Stompers against the San Rafael Pacifics at Arnold Field in Sonoma. It is believed to be the first time in more than…
Two Women Play For Sonoma Stompers Baseball Team – NPR
i Kelsie Witmore signs with the Sonoma Stompers. Sonoma Stompers hide caption toggle caption Sonoma Stompers Kelsie Witmore signs with the Sonoma Stompers. Sonoma Stompers The Sonoma Stompers say they are making sports history Friday. Stacy Piagno and Kelsie Whitmore are in the starting lineup, adding their names to a very short list of women who have played for a professional baseball team. In fact, with Piagno on the mound…
Female baseball players to start for men’s independent team – Washington Post
Kelsie Whitmore only ever wanted to play baseball, so why pass up just about any opportunity to continue doing so at this point? That was the thinking behind the 17-year-old Californian’s decision to be one of two women to try their hand at the professional version of the national pastime. Both Whitmore and Team USA baseball teammate Stacy Piagno, 25, signed with the independent Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association…
Coastal Carolina fans welcome back baseball heroes – Charleston Post Courier
CONWAY — When Coastal Carolina pitcher Andrew Beckwith stepped off the plane late Thursday night at the Myrtle Beach airport, he expected a few dozen people to welcome home the new NCAA national baseball champions. Beckwith, who was voted the most outstanding player at this week’s College World Series, got a whole lot more. The celebration lasted throughout the night and into Friday afternoon as more than…
Doc: Baseball minor-leaguers’ salaries unacceptable – Cincinnati.com
Louisville Bats catcher Chris Berset (14) sits in the stands as he waits for the team’s morning workouts to begin at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Kentucky. April 8, 2015(Photo: John Sommers II/Special to the CJ) The first thing to note is, the salaries of minor-league baseball players are a joke. If McDonald’s paid its people what Major League Baseball pays its low minor-leaguers, nobody would ever get fries with…
‘Go Army’ more than a motto for Sylmar High baseball players – Los Angeles Times
When Mario Xavier Cruz and Robert Jaime, baseball teammates at Sylmar High, look up into the sky on the Fourth of July and see fireworks bursting in the air, their thoughts may turn emotional. Jaime leaves July 11 for Army boot camp at Fort Jackson, S.C. Cruz leaves the same day for Fort Sill, Okla. Another Sylmar teammate, Erick Aleman, left June 20 for boot camp at Fort Benning, Ga….
Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice for July 1 – FOXSports.com
For those who are unfamiliar with my thought process, I aim to add as many home run hitters as possible to my daily fantasy baseball lineups. One way of doing that is to look at a player’s isolated power numbers (ISO). The ISO statistic removes singles and provides a larger weight for each extra-base hit. I also use the weighted on-base average (wOBA) metric. This stat takes every positive outcome…
‘Go Army’ more than a motto for Sylmar High baseball players – Los Angeles Times
When Mario Xavier Cruz and Robert Jaime, baseball teammates at Sylmar High, look up into the sky on the Fourth of July and see fireworks bursting in the air, their thoughts may turn emotional. Jaime leaves July 11 for Army boot camp at Fort Jackson, S.C. Cruz leaves the same day for Fort Sill, Okla. Another Sylmar teammate, Erick Aleman, left June 20 for boot camp at Fort Benning, Ga….
In historic move, two female players signed by minor league baseball team – Washington Post
According to the Sonoma Stompers, there hasn’t been a co-ed professional baseball team since three women played in the 1950’s Negro Leagues. The northern California-based independent squad recently made note of this when announcing that it would become the first team since then to include female players in its lineup. When the Stompers take the field on Friday, Kelsie Whitmore, a 17-year-old outfielder/pitcher, and Stacy Piagno, a 25-year-old pitcher/infielder, will be in their starting lineup. Whitmore…
Sonoma Stompers make history by signing 2 women to professional baseball team – SB Nation
A United States professional baseball team will carry women on its roster for just the third time since the 1950s. In this instance, not one, but two women have signed with the Sonoma Stompers, who are in the independent Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Kelsie Whitmore and Stacy Piagno will make their debut on July 1 and will be in the starting lineup against the San Rafael Pacifics. …
With Thaw in US Relations, Cuban Baseball Fears Its Uncertain Future – New York Times
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