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Baseball’s Quirkiest Corners Make Life Interesting for Third-Base Coaches – New York Times

Monday, August 31, 2015

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How MLB walk-up music became a designated hit – ESPN

Monday, August 31, 2015

0 Shares Print Walk-up music — the unofficial soundtrack of the baseball season — didn’t begin with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1994. But longtime Philadelphia publicity director John Brazer’s “Lenny Dykstra” moment is an interesting marker on MLB’s musical timeline. Brazer was responsible for the music played during games at Veterans Stadium. He simply played the music he liked, such as the Allman Brothers, Warren Zevon, the Rolling Stones and…

Cuban baseball player sleeps outside Dodger Stadium in hopes of making his … – WLS-TV

Monday, August 31, 2015

It’s a lesson in sheer determination. A baseball player from Cuba has been sleeping on the sidewalk outside Dodger Stadium for 17 days, waiting and dreaming about one thing: baseball. Loah Linares wants to follow in the footsteps of other Major League Baseball players from Cuba and just wants a chance to show the Los Angeles Dodgers what he’s got. “If I didn’t know how great a baseball player I…

Baseball’s Quirkiest Corners Make Life Interesting for Third-Base Coaches – New York Times

Monday, August 31, 2015

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Baseball Fan Falls to Death at Atlanta Braves Game – Voice of America

Sunday, August 30, 2015

ATLANTA— A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Lt. Charles Hampton of the Atlanta Police Department homicide unit confirmed the death hours after the man fell in the seventh inning. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital. Mary Beth Hauptle, an…

In Sharing Baseball’s Joys, Mourning Something Lost – New York Times

Sunday, August 30, 2015

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Cuban baseball player sleeps outside Dodger Stadium in hopes of making his … – KABC-TV

Sunday, August 30, 2015

It’s a lesson in sheer determination. A baseball player from Cuba has been sleeping on the sidewalk outside Dodger Stadium for 17 days, waiting and dreaming about one thing: baseball. Loah Linares wants to follow in the footsteps of other Major League Baseball players from Cuba and just wants a chance to show the Los Angeles Dodgers what he’s got. “If I didn’t know how great a baseball player I…

Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Strategy, Primer for August 30 – Bleacher Report

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Does anyone else feel like this was the fantasy football draft weekend of the summer? I’m in three leagues, and all three of my drafts were this weekend. What’s the deal? Football is still 11 days away. I don’t want to have to shift my focus from baseball to football yet. Hopefully you don’t either. Let’s jump right into today’s baseball primer.    Nathan Eovaldi ($7,400) at Braves …

Watch This Adorable Wiener Dog Run Wild at a Baseball Game – TIME

Sunday, August 30, 2015

One adorable Dachshund — better known as a wiener dog — won the hearts of minor league baseball fans on Saturday night when the canine escaped from its handlers and ran wild around the field. The wiener dog, whom owners eventually got ahold of, was just one of several wiener dogs on the field for a dog race hosted by the El Paso Chihuahuas (that’s the name of the baseball…

Fan dies after fall from upper deck at Turner field during baseball game – KABC-TV

Sunday, August 30, 2015

A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Lt. Charles Hampton of the Atlanta Police Department homicide unit confirmed the death hours after the fall in the seventh inning. Hampton said the man was in his early 60s and was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital. There was…

In Sharing Baseball’s Joys, Mourning Something Lost – New York Times

Sunday, August 30, 2015

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In Sharing Baseball’s Joys, Mourning Something Lost – New York Times

Sunday, August 30, 2015

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Inattention creates need for baseball netting – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Sez Me … If Cole Porter wasn’t our greatest songwriter/lyricist, he was leaning at the treble clef. But being somewhat of an elitist snob and café society denizen, he probably didn’t have baseball in mind when he came up with “Don’t Fence Me In.” If he were writing it today, it would be something like “Please Fence Me Out.” I always have marveled how more fans sitting close to the…

Fresno City baseball player, former Edison star Deondre Howard killed in shooting – Fresno Bee

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Fresno City College baseball player Deondre Howard was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning in northwest Fresno. Howard, 21, was outside the home of a family member in the 4600 block of North Charles Avenue around 1:26 a.m. when he and his 16-year-old brother were approached by a black male who began shooting at them, Fresno police said. Howard and his brother were shot at the scene. Both were…

Those at WaynesboroFest learn about the town and baseball in 19th century – Herald-Mail Media

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Kevin G. Gilbert/Chief Photographer Waynesborofest Spectators watch action on the basepaths Saturday in an 1860s-style baseball game. The event was a part of Waynesborofest. Kevin G. Gilbert/Chief Photographer Waynesborofest Shirley Ketrow of Hagerstown traveled to Waynesboro to observe an 1860s-style baseball game Saturday. The event was a part of Waynesborofest. Kevin G. Gilbert/Chief Photographer Waynesborofest Ben Pauwels of the Potomac Nine of Washington fields a bouncing groundball Saturday in an…

In Sharing Baseball’s Joys, Mourning Something Lost – New York Times

Saturday, August 29, 2015

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Inside Baseball: Keys to Cubs’ success, plus more MLB news and notes – CBSSports.com

Saturday, August 29, 2015

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Inside Baseball: Keys to Cubs’ success, plus more MLB news and notes – CBSSports.com

Saturday, August 29, 2015

MORE HEYMAN >>> RANKING THE TOP 30 MLB DEALS OF 2015 With all their great young position stars, reasonable payroll and sky-high revenue, perhaps no one is more well-positioned for the future than the Cubs. But guess what? They are doing a lot better now than anyone could have imagined, very likely including them. The Cubs are 73-53, and while that’s the fourth-best record in baseball, it’s only the third-best…

Six months in jail for leader of failed youth baseball league – TheNewsTribune.com

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Ryan Rhoads, who drove a Tacoma youth baseball league into a financial swamp, apologized in court Friday to those he’d harmed — but it wasn’t enough to keep him out of jail. Pierce County Superior Court Judge Jack Nevin sentenced Rhoads, 43, to six months in jail. The sentence came after Rhoads pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree theft and three counts of issuing bad checks. “I want to…