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Battle over baseball ‘diamond’ in Cooperstown – Albany Times Union

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Caption Close Cooperstown A California baseball equipment manufacturer called Diamond Sports is trying to get a baseball bat maker in Cooperstown to stop using the word diamond on its specialty bats. Earlier this week, Cooperstown Bat Co., which was founded in 1981 and makes high-end bats out of maple, ash and birch, filed a lawsuit against Diamond Sports in U.S. District Court in Albany. The suit is an attempt by…

New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times

Saturday, February 27, 2016

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Baseball’s First Threshold – New York Times

Saturday, February 27, 2016

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Battle over baseball ‘diamond’ in Cooperstown – Albany Times Union

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Caption Close Cooperstown A California baseball equipment manufacturer called Diamond Sports is trying to get a baseball bat maker in Cooperstown to stop using the word diamond on its specialty bats. Earlier this week, Cooperstown Bat Co., which was founded in 1981 and makes high-end bats out of maple, ash and birch, filed a lawsuit against Diamond Sports in U.S. District Court in Albany. The suit is an attempt by…

Arizona’s Goldschmidt one of baseball’s biggest bargains – Washington Times

Saturday, February 27, 2016

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Paul Goldschmidt, depending on one’s perspective, is either among baseball’s biggest bargains or one of its most underpaid players. Amazingly, the runner-up for National League MVP two of the last three seasons is just the fourth-highest paid player on the Arizona Diamondbacks roster. Goldschmidt will earn $5.85 million this season, the kind of money that goes to an average baseball player these days. And Goldschmidt is…

New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times

Friday, February 26, 2016

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The Orioles are finally the weirdest team in baseball – SB Nation

Friday, February 26, 2016

The Rockies have been the weirdest team in baseball for about 23 years. It’s not always their fault, as explained here, but they have a penchant to compound the weirdness with inanity and more weirdness. They’re the Cardinals of being weird. Every year you think they might stumble, and then, nope, they’re right back where they were, being the kings of weird. Except the Rockies have a stable of…

2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: The Over-30 All-Stars – FOXSports.com

Friday, February 26, 2016

Getting caught up in the world of young, rising stars in fantasy baseball? That’s fine, but often the prudent play is to take accomplished, reliable players instead. Here’s a look at fantasy’s top players in their thirties. (Note: ADP references are from NFBC drafts.) Catcher: Brian McCann, Yankees (age 32) McCann is our fourth-ranked catcher, and has been leaving the board near the top of the 10th round in 12-team…

Mokena baseball officials question park fees – Chicago Tribune

Friday, February 26, 2016

Members of the Mokena Baseball/Softball Association (MBSA) said their park board may be “pricing kids out of town” as it charges them more for the use of park district fields. In addressing the park board during Tuesday’s meeting, Alex Vecchiet, treasurer of MBSA, said last September the group, which has 600 to 700 youths on its teams, was “forced” to sign a contract requiring them to pay 20 percent of…

New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times

Friday, February 26, 2016

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Baseball Movies, Visualized – Hardball Times

Friday, February 26, 2016

There’s nothing like a good baseball movie. A few weeks ago, Alexandra Simon launched a retroactive review series here at The Hardball Times with a wonderful review of Sugar (2008), one of the very few baseball films I hadn’t seen. The most eye-popping line for me in Simon’s review was that Sugar registered at 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. That Rotten Tomatoes score places the film in some elite company,…

Savannah’s new baseball team: The Bananas – Savannah Morning News

Friday, February 26, 2016

The name “Bananas” apparently has a lot of appeal. And Savannah is the only town where the name fits, said Jared Orton, president of Savannah’s newest baseball team, the Savannah Bananas. “There’s no other brand,” Orton said. “It’s a perfect fit. No other city could be the Bananas.” The Bananas, the newest member of the Coastal Plain League, officially announced their name during a ceremony Thursday at Grayson Stadium. The…

Ocelots thrilled to help launch college’s baseball era – Hometownlife.com

Friday, February 26, 2016

Buy Photo Schoolcraft College baseball players meet before beginning indoor drills Wednesday at the Skillbuilder Batter’s Box in Dearborn Heights. The new squad is embarking on a weeklong Florida trip, with nine games in five days.(Photo: Bill Bresler | staff photographer)Buy Photo When rumors started circulating last spring that Schoolcraft College was about to start its first baseball program, players’ ears perked up. It made late-season games between Canton and…

New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times

Friday, February 26, 2016

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Savannah’s new baseball team: The Bananas – Savannah Morning News

Friday, February 26, 2016

The name “Bananas” apparently has a lot of appeal. And Savannah is the only town where the name fits, said Jared Orton, president of Savannah’s newest baseball team, the Savannah Bananas. “There’s no other brand,” Orton said. “It’s a perfect fit. No other city could be the Bananas.” The Bananas, the newest member of the Coastal Plain League, officially announced their name during a ceremony Thursday at Grayson Stadium. The…

New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and ‘Neighborhood Plays’ – New York Times

Friday, February 26, 2016

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New Baseball Rules Take On Rolling Slides and Neighborhood Plays – New York Times

Thursday, February 25, 2016

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