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Baseball Legend Turns Off His Filter: ‘If She’s Allowed to Get to the General Election Before She’s in Prison, I’ll … – TheBlaze.com

Thursday, March 03, 2016

Baseball legend and ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling said Tuesday that Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton should go to prison for using a private email server to conduct business — which included classified and top-secret information — during her tenure as secretary of state. Speaking with Kansas City sports-talk radio hosts Danny Parkins and Carrington Harrison, Schilling said that Clinton’s offenses are so bad that she should be “buried under a jail…

This Week In Pac-12 Baseball – Pac-12.com

Thursday, March 03, 2016

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RELEASE (PDF) WEEKLY RECAP: In the latest NCBWA poll, five Pac-12 teams are represented, including two in the top 10. No. 4 Oregon State, who swept (two games each) Kansas and Kansas State last week, is riding a six-game winning streak. No. 8 Oregon took three of four from Illinois State in Eugene. California swept Purdue while UCLA took two of three from Cal Poly. USC won two…

Are we still smuggling Cuban baseball players to the US? – The Week Magazine

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Baseball agent Bart Hernandez was arrested in February on human trafficking charges for smuggling Cuban outfielder Leonys Martin to the U.S. in 2010, according to a Yahoo Sports report. While the alleged smuggling occurred well before the unthawing of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba in 2015, the illegal and dangerous practice doesn’t appear to have an end in sight. The recent defection of Cuban ball-playing brothers Lourdes and…

Aroldis Chapman’s Stance Changed From Defiance to Acceptance – New York Times

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

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Obama will take in a baseball game during his visit to Cuba – Washington Post

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

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Baseball is back, and you can watch it! – SB Nation

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Dusty Baker’s expertise is baseball, not remembering Bryce Harper’s first name – Washington Post

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

(Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post) During an interview with The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan on Tuesday, Nationals Manager Dusty Baker was asked how he’ll rely on pitching coach Mike Maddux to decide when to go to his bullpen this season. “Just like the president, he makes the ultimate call at the end, but you have a Cabinet for a reason,” Baker said of Maddux. “We talk the whole…

Right-wing scold Phyllis Schlafly wants baseball to look like it did in 1944: ‘American players are better’ – Raw Story

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly wants to return to baseball’s good old days — which she pinpoints as 1944 — and ban foreign-born players from playing professionally in the U.S. The 91-year-old author and retired attorney established her baseball bona fides by recalling when she attended the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns during the second-to-last year of World War II, when many of the best…

Harlandale baseball searching to meet high expectations – mySanAntonio.com

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Caption Close Harlandale baseball coach Eric Forestier is confident that the on-paper Indians will resemble the on-field version soon. Loaded with 12 returning lettermen, including 10 starters, the Indians have the potential to do great things this season. All 12 of those lettermen earned starts last season. However, the Indians are struggling early in the season. Entering their District 28-5A opener against Jefferson on March 1, the Indians were 1-3….

Hank Aaron’s place in baseball and American history holds up – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Henry Aaron’s record-breaking 715th career home run, one that brought a stadium full of spectators in the Deep South to its feet in applause of an African-American man, isn’t a moment frozen in time, powerful as it was. His career and his achievements in that time created a legacy that’s omnipresent today. As Black History Month ended Monday, that point was emphasized and discussed at…

Baseball: Smokeless tobacco ban goes into effect in stadiums like AT&T Park – San Jose Mercury News

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball. Big leaguers are now getting a written reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One-page letters are being put in clubhouse stalls throughout spring training, where there is no prohibition. The notes come jointly from Major League Baseball and the…

Right-wing scold Phyllis Schlafly wants baseball to look like it did in 1944: ‘American players are better’ – Raw Story

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly wants to return to baseball’s good old days — which she pinpoints as 1944 — and ban foreign-born players from playing professionally in the U.S. The 91-year-old author and retired attorney established her baseball bona fides by recalling when she attended the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns during the second-to-last year of World War II, when many of the best…

Baseball Players Brace For San Francisco’s Chewing Tobacco Ban – CBS Local

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF and AP) — Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker was a big dipper. He’s cut back his chaw over the years, but still might pop in a pinch when games get tight. The current Washington Nationals manager won’t get that choice at some ballparks this season. Big leaguers are now getting a reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in San Francisco, Los Angeles…

Baseball Oscars: From Papelbon’s choke to Jeter’s fiancee – New York Post

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

TAMPA — It’s time for the 2016 Baseball Oscars. It’s a simple enough concept: We take the Academy Awards, minus Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short — I could never figure out a way to convert those to baseball-ese — and apply them to the Major League Baseball world of the past 365 days. In the order of Sunday night’s awards show, here we go: Original screenplay: We hadn’t seen anything quite…

LSU baseball moves up one spot to No. 7 in Baseball America poll – NOLA.com

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

The LSU baseball team moved up one spot to No. 7 in the Baseball America weekly rankings Monday despite losing twice during the week. The Tigers dropped three places from No. 7 to No. 10 in the Collegiate Baseball poll. The Tigers (5-2) lost at Lamar and dropped the middle game of the series with Sacramento State last weekend. Florida was ranked No. 1 in Baseball America, followed by TexasA&M, Florida…

Latest high school baseball Super 10: Through Feb. 27 – azcentral.com

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

azcentral sports high school baseball coverage(Photo: azcentral sports) Richard Obert ranks the preseason top 10 high school baseball teams in the state, regardless of division. The top four teams remain the same but there was plenty of movement after that with four teams entering the Super 10. FIND A GAME: Baseball schedule No. 1 Scottsdale Chaparral (1 last week), 5-0 Scored 44 runs in the Scottsdale Invitational Tournament. No. 2 Chandler…

Right-wing scold Phyllis Schlafly wants baseball to look like it did in 1944: ‘American players are better’ – Raw Story

Monday, February 29, 2016

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly wants to return to baseball’s good old days — which she pinpoints as 1944 — and ban foreign-born players from playing professionally in the U.S. The 91-year-old author and retired attorney established her baseball bona fides by recalling when she attended the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns during the second-to-last year of World War II, when many of the best…

Baseball toughens up on chew as sky darkens for big dippers – News & Observer

Monday, February 29, 2016

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball. Big leaguers are now getting a written reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One-page letters are being put in clubhouse stalls throughout spring training, where there is no prohibition. The notes come jointly from Major League Baseball and the…

High school students host clinic for youth baseball league targeted by thieves – Fox 59

Monday, February 29, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 29, 2016) – A group of teens are doing their part to help at-risk kids learn the game of baseball. They are hosting a special camp Monday night for Douglass Little League members.  The league faced a big blow last fall when thieves targeted their clubhouse. The event was organized by Brebeuf Jesuit student Hugh Pebworth. He plays baseball at the high school and recruited some of…