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Baseball’s Hottest Ticket: The Minor League Team with an 18-Year Sellout Streak – Bleacher Report

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Dayton Dragons set an all-time U.S. pro sports record when they recorded their 815th consecutive sellout. The streak has now passed 1,200 games.John Grieshop/Getty Images There was a time, not all that long ago, that coming to downtown Dayton, Ohio, meant settling for ballpark food without a ballpark to eat it in. “I came back here in 1985 to run the family business, and the area was not in…

Grand Tour V: Baseball Lives! – Hardball Times

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Hall of Fame was one of the stops on this year’s Grand Tour. (via Shane Tourtellotte) I needed this trip. I needed some time away from Asheville, N.C., for reasons not connected to baseball. I needed some time with Paul Golba, my friend in northern New Jersey whom I could see only occasionally after my move eight years ago. I just wasn’t sure I needed another Grand Tour. “Grand…

What’s Up Those Baseball Sleeves? Lots Of Data, And Privacy Concerns – NPR

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Ben Hansen, left, watches data on a hand-held device as Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Matt Benedict throws a ball. Benedict is wearing sensors that recorded 39 sets of measurements. Tamara Lush/AP hide caption toggle caption Tamara Lush/AP Ben Hansen, left, watches data on a hand-held device as Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Matt Benedict throws a ball. Benedict is wearing sensors that recorded 39 sets of measurements. Tamara Lush/AP In a stats-driven sport…

Jones: Major League Baseball strikes out by forcing Houston to play – Tampabay.com

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG — The rains continue to pour. The flood waters continue to rise. People have died. Many are missing, almost certain to be found drowned in the days to come. Related News/Archive Tampa Bay: A major-league baseball breeding ground 2 Months Ago Could juiced balls be behind Major League Baseball’s home-run surge? 2 Months Ago Major League Baseball is ‘failing’ in its attempt to increase front-office diversity 2 Months…

Wichita could announce new baseball team by end of year | The … – Wichita Eagle

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Wichitans can hope for an announcement on a new affiliated baseball team coming to Wichita by the end of 2017, Mayor Jeff Longwell says. “By the end of this calendar year, we feel confident that we will be able to announce a team, who the team is, all of the above,” Longwell told The Eagle Tuesday afternoon. “We hope that we can complete all of those conversations by the end…

What’s Up Those Baseball Sleeves? Lots Of Data, And Privacy Concerns – NPR

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Ben Hansen, chief technology officer of Motus Global, left, watches data on a hand held device as Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Matt Benedict throws a ball. Benedict is wearing sensors that recorded 39 sets of measurements ranging from shoulder rotation to hip speed to stride. Tamara Lush/AP hide caption toggle caption Tamara Lush/AP Ben Hansen, chief technology officer of Motus Global, left, watches data on a hand held device as Pittsburgh…

World University Games: Iowa, USA Team snare silver medal in baseball – NCAA.com

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States had to settle for a silver medal after falling 10-0 to Japan in the World University Games gold medal contest Tuesday night at Tianmu Baseball Stadium. Despite the finals loss, the University of Iowa is the first American representative to advance to the gold medal baseball game and the Hawkeyes are the first United States team to win a medal in Universiade…

It’s only baseball: Backlash over Rangers/Astros flap is totally misguided – USA TODAY

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: The Texas Rangers are being scrutinized for agreeing to accommodate the Houston Astros who are dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey. USA TODAY Sports Tropicana Field will host the Rangers and Astros series.(Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports) The rain won’t stop, people are dying in Houston, and thousands more are missing in one of the largest natural disasters America has ever…

Iowa falls in gold medal baseball game – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The University of Iowa baseball team will return home with a silver medal from the World University Games after losing to Japan, 10-0, in the title game. Team Japan, an All-Star team made up of the best university players in the country, was simply the better team Tuesday and wasted no time showing it. Japan loaded the bases in the first and scored one run off Hawkeyes…

Baseball is fun, but not as fun as doing Rubik’s Cube time trials in the stands – SB Nation

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Baseball is really focused on getting kids more involved these days. Fancy stadium additions, more and more racing produce/meat products/guys in monotone masks, mascot shenanigans, etc. It’s the sport with the most difficult fight against technology and the short attention spans of people of all ages, seeing as there’s lots of downtime and not every inning is an offensive jamboree that keeps people paying attention from minute to minute. But…

‘Greedy’ baseball feud erupts over Tropical Storm Harvey – New York Post

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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Baseball is fun, but not as fun as doing Rubik’s Cube time trials in the stands – SB Nation

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Baseball is really focused on getting kids more involved these days. Fancy stadium additions, more and more racing produce/meat products/guys in monotone masks, mascot shenanigans, etc. It’s the sport with the most difficult fight against technology and the short attention spans of people of all ages, seeing as there’s lots of downtime and not every inning is an offensive jamboree that keeps people paying attention from minute to minute. But…

Baseball is fun, but not as fun as doing Rubik’s Cube time trials in the stands – SB Nation

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Baseball is really focused on getting kids more involved these days. Fancy stadium additions, more and more racing produce/meat products/guys in monotone masks, mascot shenanigans, etc. It’s the sport with the most difficult fight against technology and the short attention spans of people of all ages, seeing as there’s lots of downtime and not every inning is an offensive jamboree that keeps people paying attention from minute to minute. But…

Baseball is fun, but not as fun as doing Rubik’s Cube time trials in the stands – SB Nation

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Baseball is really focused on getting kids more involved these days. Fancy stadium additions, more and more racing produce/meat products/guys in monotone masks, mascot shenanigans, etc. It’s the sport with the most difficult fight against technology and the short attention spans of people of all ages, seeing as there’s lots of downtime and not every inning is an offensive jamboree that keeps people paying attention from minute to minute. But…

Baseball is fun, but not as fun as doing Rubik’s Cube time trials in the stands – SB Nation

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Baseball is really focused on getting kids more involved these days. Fancy stadium additions, more and more racing produce/meat products/guys in monotone masks, mascot shenanigans, etc. It’s the sport with the most difficult fight against technology and the short attention spans of people of all ages, seeing as there’s lots of downtime and not every inning is an offensive jamboree that keeps people paying attention from minute to minute. But…

How The Dodgers Are Using Baseball’s New DL Rules To Get An Edge – FiveThirtyEight

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

In a season when the Los Angeles Dodgers are dominating everything in sight, they also lead the majors in a less praiseworthy category: trips to the disabled list. Two weeks ago, prized trade-deadline acquisition Yu Darvish was sent to the 10-day DL; last week, dark-horse Cy Young candidate Alex Wood was. Those are just some of the latest moves in what has become essentially a weekly ritual for the Dodgers,…

Iowa baseball: USA to play for gold medal at World University Games – NCAA.com

Monday, August 28, 2017

TAIPEI, Taiwan – USA Team erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to rally for an 8-4 victory over the Czech Republic in the super round semifinals to advance to Tuesday’s gold medal game of the World University Games. The University of Iowa is the first American representative to advance to the gold medal baseball game and the Hawkeyes will be the first United States team to win…

The Wonder of Williamsport – ESPN

Monday, August 28, 2017

Every August, Williamsport, Pa., becomes the center of the baseball universe, thanks to an army of volunteers. We peeked behind the scenes to see how the city comes together to host the Little League World Series, a festival of competition and goodwill. The Little League World Series fields in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, are a place of joy and civic pride for the townspeople and a shrine to youth baseball for the…

Baseball secondary as Harvey hits Texas – MLB.com

Monday, August 28, 2017

These challenges bring out the best in people. But there has never been anything like the terrifying floodwaters and churning bayous that have brought Houston to a standstill as Hurricane Harvey rumbles inland. •  Astros thoughts with Houston Homes have been ripped apart, hospitals flooded and emergency services overwhelmed as a great American city flirts with its breaking point. “It’s catastrophic, unprecedented, epic — whatever adjective you want to use,”…

‘Baseball is secondary right now’ for distracted, distraught Astros, who can’t return home – Yahoo Sports

Monday, August 28, 2017

ANAHEIM, Calif. – There are people filling and hoisting sandbags and paddling dinghies and breathing against their fears and wondering what’s next in Houston, and some are their wives and children and neighbors, and in a clubhouse 1,500 miles away the Houston Astros are watching on their phones. The city that is their baseball home is under water and taking on more, and people are dying, and people are being…