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Lawmaker wants Cardinals to be Missouri’s official baseball team – Yahoo Sports (blog)
The Kansas City Royals may be the reigning World Series champions, but at least one Missouri state legislator believes the St. Louis Cardinals should always receive top billing in the state. [Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] Courtney Allen Curtis, the Missouri State Representative from District 73, which covers part of St. Louis County, has introduced a bill in the…
FANTASY BASEBALL: The top 100 players ranked according to the experts – Business Insider
Elsa/Getty Images Baseball is back! With the regular season now less than three weeks away, it is time to start researching players and drafting fantasy teams. We pulled together the fantasy baseball rankings of 25 experts from 16 different sites, to put together a consensus ranking of the top 100 players for standard, season-long fantasy baseball. The experts represent ESPN, Yahoo Sports, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, Sporting…
Baseball|Joe Garagiola, a Catcher Who Called a Better Game on TV, Is Dead at 90 – New York Times
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Lawmaker wants Cardinals to be Missouri’s official baseball team – Yahoo Sports (blog)
The Kansas City Royals may be the reigning World Series champions, but at least one Missouri state legislator believes the St. Louis Cardinals should always receive top billing in the state. [Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] Courtney Allen Curtis, the Missouri State Representative from District 73, which covers part of St. Louis County, has introduced a bill in the…
‘Born to play’: Cuba sees exodus of baseball talent as MLB comes knocking – The Guardian
Fidel Castro once famously extolled Cuban baseball players to be the standards bearers of the revolution, “playing for the love of people, not money”. But when Barack Obama winds up his trip to Havana by attending a game between the Cuban national team and Tampa Bay Rays, he will see sport on the island all but ready to be engulfed by a tsunami of Major League dollars. Related: Obama’s visit…
High school baseball: Plum’s Alex Kirilloff is a first-round pick in the making – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It’s not that Alex Kirilloff and his family flipped their house in Plum. But it did turn into a veritable testing center this past winter and fall. Kirilloff’s home was a must stop for representatives from Major League Baseball teams. “I’d say two or three came a week. Sometimes even five,” said Kirilloff. “I think just about every…
Joe Garagiola, Baseball Player Who Became a Broadcasting Star, Dies at 90 – New York Times
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Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams – Forbes
‘Born to play’: Cuba sees exodus of baseball talent as MLB comes knocking – The Guardian
Fidel Castro once famously extolled Cuban baseball players to be the standards bearers of the revolution, “playing for the love of people, not money”. But when Barack Obama winds up his trip to Havana by attending a game between the Cuban national team and Tampa Bay Rays, he will see sport on the island all but ready to be engulfed by a tsunami of Major League dollars. Related: Obama’s visit…
Alex Rodriguez to retire after 2017 baseball season – CBS News
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez says he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season. The New York Yankees slugger revealed his intentions Wednesday during an interview with ESPN. His plans were confirmed by spokesman Ron Berkowitz. Rodriguez, who returned last season from a one-year drug suspension, has 687 home runs, 75 shy of Barry Bonds’ career record. His 10-year contract with the Yankees runs through 2017. Rodriguez came…
Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams – Forbes
Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago – The Nation.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer shakes hands with Barack Obama before the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team in Havana, Cuba on March 22, 2016. (Will Vragovic / The Tampa Bay Times via AP) A historic baseball game. A Havana backdrop. Sports media members role-playing—like kids flopping around in their daddy’s suits—as fulminating Cold Warriors. Yet amidst the bloviations from a bunch of wannabe…
‘Born to play’: Cuba sees exodus of baseball talent as MLB comes knocking – The Guardian
Fidel Castro once famously extolled Cuban baseball players to be the standards bearers of the revolution, “playing for the love of people, not money”. But when Barack Obama winds up his trip to Havana by attending a game between the Cuban national team and Tampa Bay Rays, he will see sport on the island all but ready to be engulfed by a tsunami of Major League dollars. Related: Obama’s visit…
Here’s the perfect fantasy baseball draft – Washington Post
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images) Opening day is almost here, which means your fantasy baseball draft is close at hand. But fear not! Here is what a perfect fantasy baseball snake draft looks like in a 12-team, standard, 5×5 mixed, roto league with the following categories for batters: runs scored, home runs, RBI, stolen bases and batting average. For pitchers the categories are wins, saves, strikeouts,…
‘Born to play’: Cuba sees exodus of baseball talent as MLB comes knocking – The Guardian
Fidel Castro once famously extolled Cuban baseball players to be the standards bearers of the revolution, “playing for the love of people, not money”. But when Barack Obama winds up his trip to Havana by attending a game between the Cuban national team and Tampa Bay Rays, he will see sport on the island all but ready to be engulfed by a tsunami of Major League dollars. Related: Obama’s visit…
Live baseball updates recap: No. 3 Oregon State beats Portland 13-6 – OregonLive.com
Oregon State tallied 14 hits and five walks in a 13-6 victory over Portland at Joe Etzel Field on Tuesday. The win moved the Beavers to 16-2 heading into their three-game series in Berkeley against California from Thursday to Saturday. Left fielder Christian Donahue went 3 for 6 with the team’s lone triple and centerfielder Kyle Nobach went 2 for 4 with a team-high three runs batted in. Freshman second baseman…
The President of the United States is at a baseball game in Cuba, and that might make people’s lives better – SB Nation
It’s the championship series of the 2010-11 Cuban baseball season, and beside the Industriales — the Havana-based team everybody compares to the Yankees — I might be the only person in Santa Clara’s stadium not wearing orange. Our government-mandated tour guide lied to get us in here. He told the security guards we were Canadian baseball tourists and that we’d only stay an inning. To be fair, we lied…
The President of the United States is at a baseball game in Cuba, and that might make people’s lives better – SB Nation
It’s the championship series of the 2010-11 Cuban baseball season, and beside the Industriales — the Havana-based team everybody compares to the Yankees — I might be the only person in Santa Clara’s stadium not wearing orange. Our government-mandated tour guide lied to get us in here. He told the security guards we were Canadian baseball tourists and that we’d only stay an inning. To be fair, we lied…
Obama brings baseball diplomacy to Havana – USA TODAY
Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro enjoyed the much-anticipated exhibition baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball and the Cuban national team in Havana Tuesday afternoon. (March 22) AP President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attend a baseball game in Havana, Cuba, on March 22, 2016.(Photo: Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency) HAVANA — ¡Pleibol! President Obama capped off his 48-hour visit to Cuba…