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Mike Trout and the Changing Face of "The Face of Baseball" – The Big Lead
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: “Probably 60 percent of baseball” was using PEDs – NBCSports.com
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…
Inside Baseball: Dodgers aim for Cueto, Hamels; Rangers in on Cole, too – CBSSports.com
The Dodgers, baseball’s financial powerhouse, look like a major player this trading season, maybe the major player among the buyers. They’ve quietly continued having dialogue with the Phillies about ace left-hander Cole Hamels, and are also looking seriously into the rental market, with Reds ace Johnny Cueto their top target there. The Dodgers appear determined to land one top pitcher to join with three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and…
Say hey, baseball: Rob Manfred is in favor of MLB expansion – SB Nation
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…
First true glove can mean the world to a player – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Behold the baseball glove: Talisman and totem, tactile symbol and wearable nostalgia, proof of the human race’s occasional bursts of genius. There is nothing in the world like a baseball glove, nothing so dear and perpetually near. Take it from the 12-year-old me. As a child, I read and saved every article on sports I could find, watched every game we could pull in with the antennae on our small,…
Mike Trout’s Back-to-Back All-Star MVP Awards Are a Baseball First – New York Times
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Angels’ Mike Trout leaves no doubt he’s best player in baseball with 2nd All … – NJ.com
CINCINNATI — There is no doubt. Not after another All-Star game MVP. Not when player after player and manager after manager rained down compliments on him. Not after he took Zack Greinke deep on the fourth pitch of the game — the pitcher who hadn’t allowed a run in over a month. Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. He is the reigning American League Most Valuable Player. He has…
Nightengale: Baseball could benefit from shorter regular season – The Journal News | LoHud.com
From USA Today, here’s Bob Nightengale’s latest column on the possibility — and the logic — of baseball reverting to a shorter regular season schedule: CINCINNATI — It could be baseball’s most drastic scheduling change in more than half a century. It likely would assure that no one will ever break Barry Bonds’ single-season home run record of 73 homers. The record 262 hits by Ichiro Suzuki in 2004 likely…
Baseball parents need to pay attention to pitch counts – KTRK-TV
Baseball is full of numbers and stats, but there’s one in particular that doctors say parents of young pitchers need to pay attention to – pitch count. It’s the number of throws a pitcher can make before he has to leave a game to protect his arm. Professional baseball players live by pitch counts to prevent injury, but chances are that when a child is on the mound, no one…
Mike Trout’s Back-to-Back All-Star M.V.P. Awards Are a Baseball First – The … – New York Times
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Baseball parents need to pay attention to pitch counts | abc13.com – KTRK-TV
Baseball is full of numbers and stats, but there’s one in particular that doctors say parents of young pitchers need to pay attention to – pitch count. It’s the number of throws a pitcher can make before he has to leave a game to protect his arm. Professional baseball players live by pitch counts to prevent injury, but chances are that when a child is on the mound, no one…
Baseball waits to act on Cardinals hacking case : Sports – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – STLtoday.com
CINCINNATI • Major League Baseball does not intend to conduct its own inquiry into the allegations that at least one member of the Cardinals’ front office illegally hacked Houston’s database until the federal investigation has completed. And MLB’s commissioner doesn’t expect that to be resolved swiftly. During a meeting with members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred said the FBI and Justice Department have…
Nightengale: Baseball could benefit from shorter regular season – The LoHud … – Lohud Yankees Blog (blog)
From USA Today, here’s Bob Nightengale’s latest column on the possibility — and the logic — of baseball reverting to a shorter regular season schedule: CINCINNATI — It could be baseball’s most drastic scheduling change in more than half a century. It likely would assure that no one will ever break Barry Bonds’ single-season home run record of 73 homers. The record 262 hits by Ichiro Suzuki in 2004 likely…
LAKE ELSINORE: Storm baseball club gets sweet revenge on pop star Ariana … – Press-Enterprise
LAKE ELSINORE: Storm baseball club gets sweet revenge on pop star Ariana Grande Share Pin It More Galleries Storm promotions May 2011 – Charlie “Sheen-co de Mayo.” It shined the spotlight on the actor’s erratic behavior and unhinged rants, which got him fired from hit sitcom, “Two and a Half Men” June 2006 – “Tom Cruise Bobblecouch Night.” It poked fun at the movie star who professed his love…
Mike Trout’s Back-to-Back All-Star MVP Awards Are a Baseball First – New York Times
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All-Star Game proves baseball is a young man’s sport – Boston Globe
CINCINNATI — The late Johnny Pesky used to say, “I have one thing to say to the youth of America: Grow up!” Well if he could see major league baseball, 2015, with 20 players 25 and under playing for the All-Star teams on Tuesday, he would be proud of the youth of America, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Japan, Cuba, Canada, Aruba and other countries. Continue reading below Baseball feels young…
Baseball waits to act on Cardinals hacking case – STLtoday.com
CINCINNATI • Major League Baseball does not intend to conduct its own inquiry into the allegations that at least one member of the Cardinals’ front office illegally hacked Houston’s database until the federal investigation has completed. And MLB’s commissioner doesn’t expect that to be resolved swiftly. During a meeting with members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred said the FBI and Justice Department have…
Pete Rose Drama Plays Out on Baseball’s Biggest Stage – New York Times
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