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Times baseball writers debate defensive shifts – Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Pedro Moura (PM), who covers the Angels, and Andy McCullough (AM), who covers the Dodgers, have views on some baseball topics as different as night and day. In a season-long series, they will debate a trending topic in an email exchange. In this AM/PM installment, they discuss the merits of defensive shifts. :: Andy McCullough: Hey Pedro, how is it going? Not well, if you play on the Angels and…

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Specifics laid out to keep UND baseball alive – Grand Forks Herald

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

“We’re trying to do everything we can to help them put together a plan to operate baseball,” said interim UND President Ed Schafer, who attended the meeting. “We’re not asking them to do this just to give them some activity to make them feel good. We’re going to do what we can to try to get this accomplished. “The University of North Dakota is committed to operate baseball if a…

Fantasy Baseball: Monday’s DFS advice – CBSSports.com

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! I still think it’s kind of ridiculous that three starts into the season, the biggest question of the day is whether or not we can afford to roster Noah Syndergaard. He has been astoundingly good, but there is no shortage of aces on Monday….

Thanks to Marvin Miller, baseball is unlikely to ever have a ‘Deflategate’ – CBSSports.com

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals reinstated the four-game suspension given to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady over “Deflategate.” Our friends at Eye on Football have all the Deflategate coverage you could possibly need. A federal judge vacated Brady’s suspension in September because it was “premised upon several significant legal deficiencies.” The NFL appealed the ruling, which led to the suspension being reinstated Monday. The main reason the suspension was…

Fantasy Baseball: Monday’s DFS advice – CBSSports.com

Monday, April 25, 2016

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! I still think it’s kind of ridiculous that three starts into the season, the biggest question of the day is whether or not we can afford to roster Noah Syndergaard. He has been astoundingly good, but there is no shortage of aces on Monday….

Thanks to Marvin Miller, baseball is unlikely to ever have a ‘Deflategate’ – CBSSports.com

Monday, April 25, 2016

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals reinstated the four-game suspension given to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady over “Deflategate.” Our friends at Eye on Football have all the Deflategate coverage you could possibly need. A federal judge vacated Brady’s suspension in September because it was “premised upon several significant legal deficiencies.” The NFL appealed the ruling, which led to the suspension being reinstated Monday. The main reason the suspension was…

Blue Jays not immune to baseball trick plays – CBC.ca

Monday, April 25, 2016

There have been some crazy story lines in Major League Baseball this season. From a no-hitter to Story-book outings, baseball fans have had a lot to enjoy. But what about some good old-fashioned trickery? Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the most mischievous moves in baseball. ‘I got it!’ The Blue Jays fell victim to sabotage in 2007 when Yankees baserunner Alex Rodriguez called for the ball, causing confusion among Toronto’s fielders and royally peeving…

Live chat: fantasy baseball advice for your Week 4 lineups – USA TODAY

Monday, April 25, 2016

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Baseball’s "Magna Carta" sells for $3.3M, reveals new "father" – CBS News

Monday, April 25, 2016

LOS ANGELES – Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Baseball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted prior to the auction’s April 7 start that they could sell for more than $1 million. The…

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Top 10 Pickups for Week 4 – Bleacher Report

Monday, April 25, 2016

Mixed Leagues Javier Baez, 2B/3B/SS, Chicago Cubs Eduardo Nunez, 3B/SS, Minnesota Twins Yasmany Tomas, 3B/OF, Arizona Diamondbacks Michael Saunders, OF, Toronto Blue Jays Josh Tomlin, SP, Cleveland Indians Jon Gray, SP, Colorado Rockies Trevor Bauer, SP/RP, Cleveland Indians Caleb Cotham, RP, Cincinnati Reds    American League Only Chris Coghlan, 2B/OF, Oakland Athletics Oswaldo Arcia, OF, Minnesota Twins Coco Crisp, OF, Oakland Athletics Ezequiel Carrera, OF, Toronto Blue Jays Sean Manaea,…

Opinion: Major League Baseball has no choice but to expand to Cuba, Canada – MarketWatch

Monday, April 25, 2016

WSJ If Major League Baseball wants to expand to 32 teams, it’s going to have to get more people interested in the 30 it already has. During a meeting with sports editors from the Associated Press last week, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested that “multiples of fours just work better than multiples…

Baseball’s "Magna Carta" sells for $3.3M, reveals new "father" – CBS News

Monday, April 25, 2016

LOS ANGELES – Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Baseball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted prior to the auction’s April 7 start that they could sell for more than $1 million. The…

Opinion: Baseball has no choice but to expand outside the US – MarketWatch

Monday, April 25, 2016

WSJ If Major League Baseball wants to expand to 32 teams, it’s going to have to get more people interested in the 30 it already has. During a meeting with sports editors from the Associated Press last week, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested that “multiples of fours just work better than multiples…

Giancarlo Stanton hit a baseball straight out of AT&T Park – For The Win

Monday, April 25, 2016

By: Andrew Joseph | April 24, 2016 8:02 pm Follow @andyj0seph

Giancarlo Stanton hit a baseball straight out of AT&T Park – For The Win

Monday, April 25, 2016

By: Andrew Joseph | April 24, 2016 8:02 pm Follow @andyj0seph

Baseball’s "Magna Carta" sells for $3.3M, reveals new "father" – CBS News

Monday, April 25, 2016

LOS ANGELES – Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Baseball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted prior to the auction’s April 7 start that they could sell for more than $1 million. The…

‘Magna Carta’ of baseball sells at auction for nearly $3.3 million – Los Angeles Times

Monday, April 25, 2016

Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions of Southern California says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Base Ball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted prior to the auction’s April 7 start that they could sell for more than $1 million….

Baseball’s "Magna Carta" sells for $3.3M, reveals new "father" – CBS News

Monday, April 25, 2016

LOS ANGELES – Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Baseball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of bidding. The auction house had predicted prior to the auction’s April 7 start that they could sell for more than $1 million. The…