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As a self-described “athletic nerd” at O’Farrell Middle School, eighth-grader Malaika Underwood was determined enough to write letters to specific coaches at San Diego high schools she could attend the following year. With those letters, effectively, she already was playing hardball. Underwood was an up-and-coming talent in both volleyball and basketball, but her letters had to do with a third sport, and it wasn’t a ball pitched underhanded. “I wrote,…

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Jake Stiles contends he was on a pathway out of coaching when he took over Rutledge Middle School’s baseball program last season. Chad Tate’s recent resignation at Grainger High School forced him to change course. Stiles, 40, was hired on July 10 to replace Tate, who stepped down after 11 seasons to focus on his roles as an assistant principal and football coach at the school. “I left Grainger hoping…

As a self-described “athletic nerd” at O’Farrell Middle School, eighth-grader Malaika Underwood was determined enough to write letters to specific coaches at San Diego high schools she could attend the following year. With those letters, effectively, she already was playing hardball. Underwood was an up-and-coming talent in both volleyball and basketball, but her letters had to do with a third sport, and it wasn’t a ball pitched underhanded. “I wrote,…

Skeptics will say Major League Baseball is struggling in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Oakland, and Cleveland, so why would it think it could expand? “Maybe one of the reasons I got this job is I’m bullish on this game,” commissioner Rob Manfred said last week. “I think we are a growth business, broadly defined. And over an extended period of time, growth businesses look to get bigger. So yeah, I’m open to…

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 OK, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

NEW YORK – It’s not quite a state of the game address and it’s far from an inquisition, but each year at the All-Star Game, the commissioner of Major League Baseball meets with the assembled members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to discuss the issues of the game and answer questions. It was Rob Manfred’s first year handling this annual rite as commissioner after replacing Bud Selig….

On The Rox blog Boxscores of Rox games Rockies photos Rockies Mailbag archive Ask Mailbag questions Rox stats, roster Live scores in MLB Ben Paulsen stepped to the plate in Phoenix and into a puzzle factory. Everything was jumbled. The left-handed batter looked to the left at a lonely third baseman, Jake Lamb, with 90 feet of dirt real estate all to himself. Paulsen turned to the right and saw…

Skeptics will say Major League Baseball is struggling in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Oakland, and Cleveland, so why would it think it could expand? “Maybe one of the reasons I got this job is I’m bullish on this game,” commissioner Rob Manfred said last week. “I think we are a growth business, broadly defined. And over an extended period of time, growth businesses look to get bigger. So yeah, I’m open to…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Fans transported back in time to enjoy a game of baseball, like it was played in the post civil war days. The vintage festivities kicked off with a game between the White River Baseball Club of Indianapolis and the Vermillion Voles Vintage Baseball Club of Danville. Players recreated the 1886 baseball game from uniforms, to the rule book. Afterwards, fans enjoyed the REX game. Organizers…

COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Davenport Field rendering Proposed improvements to Virginia baseball’s Davenport Field include an additional 1,200 to 1,500 seats. The stadium’s present capacity is 5,000. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Golf rendering A new support facility for men’s and women’s golf gained approval by the Albemarle Planning Commission last week. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Tennis rendering The new outdoor tennis facility, which would be the home…

  (Richard Mackson, USA TODAY Sports) Back last January, I had one of those fantasy baseball epiphanies — you know, the kind you get when you are driving or in the shower or mowing the lawn and “bingo” — regarding my strategy in the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR), the National League version. I did some research on Pedro Martinez during his peak years, and compared those numbers to…

Javier Herrera and Dan Blanchard thought an old-fashioned baseball game would be a fun way to celebrate Independence Day in the neighborhood. Eight years later, Springfield Throwback Baseball is synonymous with the holiday, drawing local food trucks and up to 500 people both in and out of Springfield. Residents on the east and west side of the neighborhood, divided by Main Street, play against each other on Klutho Park’s baseball…

Randall Smith(Photo: Courtesy of family) The shocking attack on military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, claimed another life early Saturday morning: a 24-year old petty officer and father who loved baseball and had just re-enlisted on shore duty after three years on a big deck amphib. Logistics Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Randall Smith joined the Navy on November 8, 2010, and left for recruit training at Great Lakes, Illinois, the same day….

Isaac Alverez, 6, concentrates on hitting the ball at Swing-A-Thon 2015, billed as “America’s Greatest Youth Baseball Event.” The event was held Friday, July 17, 2015 at El Cariso Park in Sylmar. Kids participated in skills clinics and then watched a baseball game between the LAPD Centurions and the LASD Hooks. John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News When Los Angeles…

It’s hard to say that someone who hit 18 home runs struggled in the first half, but in comparison to other first basemen, Encarnacion did just that. Those 18 taters rank him seventh among the position, so in roto leagues he has at least provided pop. But his .233 average and just 71 hits are killing his overall value. The 71 hits place him 23rd among all first base-eligible players….

Pre-All-Star Break MLB TV Ratings 2014 and 2015 UPDATED: 12:30pm ET Prime time television ratings for each of the Major League Baseball up to a week before the All-Star break show an increase over the same period last year, according to data from Nielsen. Using data for each of the 29 domestic U.S. clubs (Nielsen does not track ratings in Canada so the Toronto Blue Jays are excluded), 13 clubs…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest Having neglected to solicit questions for an #AskSpector tweetbag at the end of a busy week, and low on mental energy, I asked readers to tell me what to write on Friday. The answers generated were good, with a lot of fun discussion topics, but as those answers were coming in, I was at Rite Aid, and at the end of an aisle, there was…

If you watched the All-Star Game on Tuesday night, then you are aware that FOX, which knows a thing or two about overwhelming with a talking point, was heavily pushing the “face of baseball.” It appeared in ads, pre-game, and was littered throughout the commentary. To wit: What does it take to be the new face of baseball? Watch the #ASG on FOX at 7pET to see the stars https://t.co/4bGdQ8kSCo…

Pedro Martinez has been consistent in his disapproval of those who used PEDs during his career. But he is under no illusions that the ones we talk about the most — Manny Ramirez and other All-Stars and would-be Hall of Famers — were unique in this regard. Martinez: “It wasn’t just Manny,” Martinez said of the use of performance-enhancing drugs. “Probably 60 percent of baseball was doing that.” The numbers…