Atlanta Braves' Batting Champ? The Unlikely Success of Omar Infante - Bleacher Report


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Atlanta Braves' Batting Champ? The Unlikely Success of Omar Infante
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If Infante finishes with say, 490 appearances, Major League Baseball will add 12 at-bats to his total and recalculate his batting average. ...

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David 'Satch' Davidson, Major League Baseball umpire, dies at 75 - Washington Post

David 'Satch' Davidson, Major League Baseball umpire, dies at 75
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He was on the field for five no-hitters, plus a pair of World Series, three National League Championship Series and the 1976 All-Star game. ...

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For Ellis, a Long, Strange Trip to a No-Hitter - New York Times

For Ellis, a Long, Strange Trip to a No-Hitter
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And that in 1971, Ellis dared National League Manager Sparky Anderson to start “two brothers” in the All-Star Game after Vida Blue, another African-American ...

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Fireballer Strasburg Sidelined Until 2012 - Huffington Post (blog)


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Fireballer Strasburg Sidelined Until 2012
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In a showcase of power arms, Jimenez squared off against Tampa Bay's David Price in the 2010 All-Star Game. From the starting rotation to deep into the ...
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Babe Waxpak: Jury out on star's hobby value - Record-Searchlight

Babe Waxpak: Jury out on star's hobby value
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He fanned 32 batters in his first three starts — a major league record. With just a couple of starts under his belt, many were lobbying for an All-Star ...

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Chin Up, Stephen Strasburg: If These Players Came Back, So Can You - Bleacher Report


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Chin Up, Stephen Strasburg: If These Players Came Back, So Can You
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This season Soriano made his first All-Star game appearance, and is currently leading the American League with 39 saves for the Rays, who happen to boast ...

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2010 Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame Class Selected - BaylorBears.com

2010 Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame Class Selected
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Wells earned first-team coaches All-Big 12 and second-team All-America honors from Baseball America as a junior in 1998, while also garnering third-team ...

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Jim Ingraham's around the horn - News-Herald.com

Jim Ingraham's around the horn
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Fehr, the former head of the MLB players' union, would become the first person to lead two different professional sports unions. ...

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This Day In History

Brazil: the largest country in South America declared its independence from Portugal (1822)

Quote of the day

"Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace."

by Paul Theroux