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posted by acro
on Aug 6, 2009 -
18 comments
Pitcher Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox
has thrown a
perfect game. A tremendous sporting achievement; this has happened only 19 times in the history of major league baseball. Buehrle is the 17th pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) and the first since Randy Johnson in 2004.
posted by uaudio
on Jul 23, 2009 -
176 comments
Where have you gone, Delino DeShields? Seven years ago,
Delino DeShields was released by the Chicago Cubs, ending a 13-year, 5-team journey through Major League Baseball during which he earned almost $29 million. He's now the hitting coach for the Billings Mustangs in the rookie-level Pioneer League, making as much money for the season as he used to make per game. The Washington Post goes to Montana to find out why.
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posted by escabeche
on Jul 13, 2009 -
17 comments
At least one of these things is true, and possibly both: (a)
This was the most tense game of baseball ever played; or (b) relations between Jews and the Klan have deteriorated dramatically since 1926. Bill Francis, a research librarian at the Baseball Hall of Fame, unearths a tantalizing newspaper clipping.
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posted by kosem
on May 11, 2009 -
44 comments
In 2003, Major League Baseball ran a testing survey to see if they had a steroid problem.
They did, but the names of the 104 players testing positive were kept secret. Today, one of the names was revealed:
Alex Rodriguez.
posted by Stylus Happenstance
on Feb 7, 2009 -
115 comments
Flash Halloween Friday Fun:
Zombie Baseball. John and Sam are the only remaining humans left on Earth due to a horrible virus gone wrong. Sam drops baseballs and you (playing John) hit them into zombies...Rinse and Repeat! The obligatory upgrades and special bats as you increase levels.
posted by schyler523
on Oct 31, 2008 -
15 comments
One hundred years ago today, September 23, 1908, the Chicago Cubs played the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. In one of the best seasons in baseball history, the two teams were in a hot pennant race - separated by one game with two weeks left in the season. What happened next is one of
the most famous blunders (
if it even was a blunder) in baseball history.
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posted by AgentRocket
on Sep 23, 2008 -
30 comments
Baseball behind barbed wire. Japanese-Americans brought baseball with them when they emigrated to America. The game had been introduced to Japan,
so the story goes, by American Professor Horace Wilson in the 1870s. When Japanese nationals and Japanese-Americans were relocated to internment camps during World War II, playing baseball was one of the few freedoms allowed them by camp directors.
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posted by nanojath
on Aug 19, 2008 -
4 comments
"The pervasive narcissism and cartoon chest-thumping of young black culture no longer jibes with what's essentially a sacrificial game. Basketball hawks the individual star. Football offers glamour jobs like quarterback, running back, receiver. For baseball, meanwhile, sacrifice is an actual statistic: The best fail in 70 percent of their at-bats. 'The thing about baseball is that it's such a team sport,' Philadelphia's Rollins told Sports Illustrated. 'And when you're in the inner city, it's all about being the man, about establishing your strength as an individual. So how can you be the man? You want that ball in your hands with three seconds on the clock to take the shot, or you want the football under your arm. That's how.'
Race, class, families, fathers, and baseball:
Where Have All the Black Guys Gone?
posted by mudpuppie
on Jun 13, 2008 -
61 comments
