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It's Official: Baseball Is Worse Than Professional Wrestling
Well, that's if you listen to former Minnesota Governor and feather-boa'd wrestler, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who wondered why the Feds aren't going after Bud Selig like they did Vince McMahon....

Sorry, BlueClaws' 'Kids Eat Free' Promotion Does Not Include Beer
What minor league baseball team dares to feed your kids for free at every 2009 home game? The Lakewood BlueClaws. Take that, stupid economy....

It's Not Easy Being Byung-Hyun Kim
Byung-Hyun Kim lost his passport, so he won't be able to play in the World Baseball Classic. Did they try looking in the right-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium? [Korea Times]...

Watch 'Sit Down: The Baseball Card Show' With A Loved One Tonight
OK, if you haven't seen Sit Down: The Baseball Card Show with Phil Fiumano, then you're missing out on some quality local TV programming. "The smoking kills, you know?"...

What Cable TV Personality Takes Issue With Woman's 'Oldest Baseball Card' Claim?
This isn't really a blind item, because if plied with free beers, I will totally reveal the person's identity. But you may treat it as one if you wish....

Earliest Known Baseball Card Fetches 75 Grand
Bernice Gallego has sold her 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card on eBay. Her fingernails are not for sale, however. [Fresno Bee]...

Baseball Prospectus Says Your Favorite Team Stinks
BP releases its team win-loss projections for 2009 and I'm guessing the news is not good for most of you. Please direct your irrational anger toward Nate Silver. [BP, via Wicked Good Sports]...

Announcing The Third Annual Deadspin Midwest Pants Party
On Saturday, May 23, join Deadspin in Chicago for the 3rd-annual Deadspin Midwest Pants Party. It's good to get out of the house a couple times a year; make this one of those times....

Remember: A-Rod Has Never Taken Steroids, According to A-Rod
In a 2007 interview with hard-boiled gotcha journalist Katie Couric, soft-spoken Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez flat out denied taking steroids. Gotcha....

SI: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids
This just seems gratuitous. Hot on the heels of Joe Torre's "A-Fraud" revelations, Sports Illustrated has published a story claiming that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two different anabolic steroids in 2003....

Fantasy Baseball Just Got 75 Percent Nerdier
Because your child has always wanted to wear a sports coat and tie while playing video games, it's MLB Front Office Manager by 2K Sports!...

Garrett Mock Teaches With Love, Compassion, Occasional Swelling And Bruising
Washington Nationals pitcher Garrett Mock has a simple philosophy when it comes to coaching his youth baseball team in the off-season. Wear a cup....

Wistful for the Days of Unintentionally Hilarious PSAs?
Then how about some videos of past baseball greats trying to keep you off the crack and the coke?...

I See No Possible Way This Can Fail
Steve Phillips added to Sunday Night Baseball broadcasting team of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. So it turns out America does support torture. [Salon]...

Hook 'em, Danno: Texas Baseball Coach Charged With DWI, Suspended
It's a damn shame that this will be the first time many people hear the name of Augie Garrido. Garrido has won more games than anyone (1,629) and five national championships, but took a big one in the loss column this morning when he was pulled over for DWI. The stop happened around 1 am when one of...

Who Said Rickey Was Retired? It Wasn't Rickey!
Thanks for the plaque, Baseball Hall of Fame. But just for the record, Rickey isn't through yet. Anyone need a 50-year-old outfielder?...

Rickey Would Like To Thank Everyone Who Made This Possible (Especially Rickey)
Rickey Henderson was swept into the Baseball Hall of Fame today with a landslide majority of 511 votes, while others received a few less....

Everyone Can Finally Shut Up About Jim Rice Now
The long, strange Cooperstown journey of James Edward Rice came to a conclusion today, as the former Red Sox slugger/malcontent finally made the HOF in his final year of eligibility....

Ancient Journalist Apologizes For Chasing Rickey Henderson Off Of His Lawn
Retired Tucson Citizen columnist Corky Simpson says he's very sorry for leaving Rickey Henderson off of his Hall of Fame ballot, and also that they've apparently canceled Murder, She Wrote....