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View gallery . (AP Photo) If you enjoy the comedic stylings of Will Ferrell, and the game of baseball, you’re going to enjoy HBO’s “Ferrell Takes the Field.” That’s incredibly obvious, perhaps, but it’s true. Even if you only like one of those things, it’s worth checking out. The flim is a culmination of all the hype and excitement surrounding Ferrell’s adventure In March. The tweets, highlights and attention given…

Fourteen years ago today, the world changed forever as a result of the September 11 attacks. That day has affected us all somehow. I’ll never forget the humanity here in New York in the days and weeks following the attacks. Like many of you, I use sports as an outlet to help escape the stresses of the real world. They’re a way to cope, and after September 11, we were…

EATON — Accustomed to celebrating Colorado’s most successful high school baseball program, this small town now finds itself divided over the drama entangling its beloved coach. Jim Danley has spent the past 45 years raising young men on Eaton’s ballfields while building a dynasty. But recent complaints from parents about his leadership and his Eaton High staff have led the school district to demand change or the 69-year-old icon’s removal….

View gallery . (AP Photo) If you enjoy the comedic stylings of Will Ferrell, and the game of baseball, you’re going to enjoy HBO’s “Ferrell Takes the Field.” That’s incredibly obvious, perhaps, but it’s true. Even if you only like one of those things, it’s worth checking out. The flim is a culmination of all the hype and excitement surrounding Ferrell’s adventure In March. The tweets, highlights and attention given…

Gallery ›› Chihuahuas take on Fresno in best 3-of-5 series They came. They came streaming up the Durango Street hill. They came in droves across Santa Fe. They came by the thousands. Little boys and girls, wide-eyed and excited. Young couples. Middle-aged couples. Older fans … even some in wheelchairs. They came to see their El Paso Chihuahuas in September baseball … playoff baseball. Many wore red. Almost all wore…

Credit: Pat Sullivan/Associated Press Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero (now with the Boston Red Sox) grabs his leg after a collision at home plate with another player during the seventh inning of a baseball game on May 27, 2011 in Houston. In baseball, violent collisions at home plate seem to be a major issue — so much so that Major League Baseball and the league’s Players Association enacted a rule…

Credit: Pat Sullivan/Associated Press Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero (now with the Boston Red Sox) grabs his leg after a collision at home plate with another player during the seventh inning of a baseball game on May 27, 2011 in Houston. In baseball, violent collisions at home plate seem to be a major issue — so much so that Major League Baseball and the league’s Players Association enacted a rule…

Credit: Pat Sullivan/Associated Press Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero (now with the Boston Red Sox) grabs his leg after a collision at home plate with another player during the seventh inning of a baseball game on May 27, 2011 in Houston. In baseball, violent collisions at home plate seem to be a major issue — so much so that Major League Baseball and the league’s Players Association enacted a rule…

Although the NFL will now start taking away a lot of our attention, there is still money to be made in daily fantasy baseball.  Friday’s contests feature some players to avoid, such as Dallas Keuchel ($13,400 is too much for a pitcher who often struggles on the road), as well as red-hot superstars to pounce on, such as Yoenis Cespedes ($5,100). Beyond that, here is a look at a few options…

The Royals squandered a completely winnable game last night, a refrain that has been repeated over and over again in a series of listless performances. The team has lost seven of their past ten games, including tying a season-high four game losing streak. From a high-level, simple analysis, the Royals haven’t been able to score runs lately. In their seven losses, the offense has averaged 2.6 runs per game. It…

The Mets and Braves are scheduled for a Thursday night game of baseball in Atlanta. However, if the following image from @AdamRubinESPN is any guide, baseball won’t be happening there, at least on this night … Hmm. Looks watery out there. But wait: That’s not all! Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki noticed a small breach near the visitor’s clubhouse … What are we waiting for? Let’s play ball. pic.twitter.com/Pvw5ig76ZW — Kevin…

In her very first week in the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast booth, ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza showcased her skills to a massive audience as Cubs starter Jake Arrieta approached and then achieved a no-hit game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Mendoza’s performance earned nearly as much praise as Arrieta’s did that night, and the network soon announced that Mendoza would replace the suspended Curt Schilling on the Sunday…

by Ed Sherman Published Sep. 10, 2015 7:20 am Orioles-Mets box score from Aug. 20, 2015 (Flickr Photo Mike Fitzpatrick) Forget “Dick and Jane.” I learned to read by studying the baseball box scores in the newspaper. Many of you probably did the same if sports dominated your early years. Once you deciphered the code, the box score provided almost everything you needed to know about a game. It told…

Red Sox Notes: Dave Dombrowski Announces Moves In Baseball Operations BOSTON — The Red Sox are firing on all cylinders right now. Unfortunately, they appear a bit too far behind for a photo finish. Boston has been on a pretty impressive run of late, going 6-3 over a 10-day homestand that culminated Wednesday night in a 10-4 bashing of the Toronto Blue Jays, one of the hottest teams in baseball. After taking…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning moments after pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson connected for a tying shot, and the New York Mets rallied past the Washington Nationals 5-3 Wednesday night for a pivotal three-game sweep. Jacob deGrom (13-7) pitched seven strong innings in a tight duel with Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg, who struck out a season-high 13. Johnson’s leadoff drive against Strasburg (8-7) tied…

Dave Dombrowski said at his opening news conference that he did not arrive in Boston to “blow things up.” And the Red Sox’ president of baseball operations hasn’t. Continue reading below While Dombrowski said there will be changes, he kept some continuity Wednesday by naming Gus Quattlebaum the team’s director of pro scouting, and he hired former major league pitcher Brian Bannister to the newly developed role of director of…

Buy Photo Bob Oldis, Iowa City resident and 1960 World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates, poses in his kitchen with his World Series trophy on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.(Photo: David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen)Buy Photo When Steve Bratkovich of St. Paul, Minn., learned that World Series champion baseball player Bob Oldis lived in Iowa City, he knew he had to meet him. Bratkovich was growing up in western…

The Chicago Cubs had no trouble scoring runs to secure a series win in St. Louis, and they could have a key bat back as they try for the sweep. Kyle Schwarber may return to the starting lineup from a six-game absence Wednesday as the streaking Cubs try to put up big numbers for Jon Lester in a second straight start. Schwarber has been sidelined with a sore rib cage,…

0 Shares Print This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s September 14 New Orleans Issue. Subscribe today! HE DOESN’T HAVE time for this. On a patch of dirt 50 miles north of Houston, Ron Wolforth’s baseball students are taking turns hurling a blue medicine ball at a green wall as hard as they can, which isn’t hard enough, and Wolforth doesn’t have time to keep pushing them, to “ride you…

The Chicago Cubs had no trouble scoring runs to secure a series win in St. Louis, and they could have a key bat back as they try for the sweep. Kyle Schwarber may return to the starting lineup from a six-game absence Wednesday as the streaking Cubs try to put up big numbers for Jon Lester in a second straight start. Schwarber has been sidelined with a sore rib cage,…