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LaGrange and Huntingdon Colleges Find Unique Way to Kill Time During a Baseball Rain Delay

Shay Hill — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:52 +0000

Rain delays during a baseball game can last a few minutes to eternity and a forced canceling of the game. You never really know how long that might be so you try to just wait it out. However, what do you do to kill time while you're waiting for the rain to pass? Well if you are the teams from LaGrange College and Huntingdon College the possibilities are limited only by your own creativity.

Reporter Almost Gets Her Head Taken Off By Baseball While Taking Selfie

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:41 +0000

Having your picture taken and taking a picture both require a certain degree of concentration. So when you’re taking a “selfie” (and performing both of these tasks at once) you tend to be pretty oblivious to anything else going on around you. Baseball reporter Kelly Nash almost learned this lesson the hard way while she [...]

See the Cast of 'Rookie of the Year' Then And Now

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:42:58 +0000

In the ’90s baseball classic ‘Rookie of the Year,’ 12-year old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) really wants to be a major leaguer. The only problem is he’s more of klutz than a diamond king. That all changes when Henry injuries his arm trying to make a play. The tendons in his shoulder heal “too [...]

Dodgers Outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr Has Hilarious Way of Dealing With Heckling Fans

Shay Hill — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:53:21 +0000

It’s baseball season and that means hecklers have had some time to work on their skills of trying to distract the players on the field. Sometimes that hard work backfires though as it did when the tables were turned by Dodgers outfielder, Tony Gywnn Jr. Playing outfield means you have a bunch of “cheap seats” [...]

MLB Baseball Preview 2013: American League Central

Paul Sporer — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:38:17 +0000

The MLB Baseball preview 2013 continues with the AL Central. Tabbed as baseballâ€™s weakest division yet again, the AL Central could turn some heads by seasonâ€™s end. No, itâ€™s not likely to produce a wildcard entrant nor is it likely that 60 percent of the division finishes above .500. But this division does have one [...]

Fantasy Baseball 2013– Top 20 Starting Pitchers

Ian Riley — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:29:12 +0000

Fantasy baseball is in full swing, but for this article, we’re more interested in the misses. Those misses are strikeouts. These are the 20 best starting pitchers in fantasy baseball this season. Since we have plenty to squeeze in here and not much room to do it, let me just leave you with one thing [...]

Brewers Ticket Plan Improves Seats Each Time Milwaukee Wins

Joe Student — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:29:28 +0000

As the Milwaukee Brewers win baseball games this season, their fans can win, too. Marking the coolest thing the team has done for its fans since the Sausage Race, the Brewers are giving fans who buy the Chance 2 Advance ticket plan a seat upgrade each time the Brewers win one of the nine games included in the package.

Fantasy Baseball Rookies: 10 Best Picks for 2013

David Gonos — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:19:06 +0000

Ah, the fantasy baseball rookie — his siren song is a sweet one that many listen to. Baseball rookies hold so much promise, like a gift under the Christmas tree, next to several ones you already unwrapped. â€œThis gift,â€ you think, â€œstill has a chance to be better than any of these other gifts weâ€™ve [...]

MLB 'Actively Going After' Players Linked to Miami Clinic Named In PED Investigation

Joe Student — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:25:46 +0000

Major League Baseball is "actively going after" players who were named in a newspaper report on Miami-based clinic Biogenesis, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun. The warning came a day after Detroit Tigers minor league pitcher Cesar Carrillo was suspended 100 games for violating the minors' drug prevention and tre

Mariano Rivera to Retire After 2013 Season

Joe Student — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:17:49 +0000

Mariano Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher in major league history, intends to retire at the end of the 2013 season. The New York Yankees' closer is supposed to make the announcement official at a press conference at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on Saturday

Pitcher Will Ohman Cut By Nationals — In the Middle of a Game!

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:53:06 +0000

Relief pitcher Will Ohman made his first — and last — appearance for the Washington Nationals this spring against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Ohman allowed two hits and two walks in one inning pitched, and he was promptly cut from the

Watch Pitcher Body Check Runner to Stop Him from Scoring

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:44:15 +0000

You didnâ€™t have to see â€˜BASEketball’ to know mixing sports is a horrible, horrible idea. That movie is almost 15 years old, so you can forgive one pitcher for Division III Berry College for perhaps being too young to have seen it and not realizing thereâ€™s no point in trying to bring a little bit [...]

Red Sox Trainer Allegedly Gave Painkiller Injections Possibly In Violation Of State Laws

Joe Student — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:24:07 +0000

A former trainer for the Boston Red Sox administered frequent injections of a painkilling drug, a practice in violation of Massachusetts’ law, Yahoo! Sports reported. Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling and other sources claim Mike Reinold, a trainer and physical therapist for the Red Sox who was fired after the 2012 season, injected players [...]

MLB Preview 2013: Los Angeles Angels Have Three of the Top Hitters in AL…But Then What?

Paul Sporer — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:31:41 +0000

When a baseball teamâ€™s lineup has three potential first round fantasy picks in it, including one of the contenders for #1 overall, you tend not to worry about the offense. Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia will, in fact, have to put down six other names on a nightly basis and find the right half [...]

Prince Fielder Is Larger Than Ever on World's Biggest Baseball Card

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:56:20 +0000

Prince Fielder, who just might be the worldâ€™s largest baseball player, is now on the worldâ€™s largest baseball card. Earlier this week, Topps â€“ you know, the company whose cards your mother threw away while cleaning out the attic â€“ unveiled a card featuring the Detroit Tigers first baseman that measures almost 90 feet tall [...]

Game On! Sports Schedule for February 14, 2013

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:33:09 +0000

It may be Valentineâ€™s Day, but there is no love lost in tonight’s two NBA matchups. The association wraps up its first half of the season with two compelling games â€“ the Heat visit the Thunder in a rematch of last yearâ€™s NBA Finals and the Lakers host the Clippers in a battle for the [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Kentucky Star Tears ACL, LeBron/Jordan Talks Heat Up, and the NBA Has PEDs Too

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:37:29 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: University of Kentucky star freshman Nerlens Noel is out for the season with a torn ACL. Noel suffered the injury in the Wildcats’ loss to the Florida Gators on Tuesday. [ESPN] LeBron James has been on an absolute tear lately, a record-setting one. Once again, the Michael Jordan comparisons are flying about, [...]

Buzzer Beaters: King Felix's Contract Finally Done, Alabama Players Suspended, Wrestling Out of Olymics

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:50:09 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: After some issues arose about the condition of Felix Hernandez’s elbow (a valuable body part for a pitcher), he and the Mariners have finally agreed on that seven-year $175 million dollar contract. [MLB] Four freshman players on the University of Alabama football team were suspended Tuesday. Eddie Williams, D.J. Pettway and [...]

MLB 2K13 Perfect Game Challenge is Back With New Rules

Luke Brown — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:29:50 +0000

2K Sports is bringing the Perfect Game Challenge back this year, though the contest is seeing a bit of a new format in light of last year’s troubles. At first it wasn’t clear 2K Sports would be releasing another MLB game, as the exclusive license had expired. Fortunately for everyone, MLB 2K13 is coming out [...]

Francisco Liriano Somehow Hurt Himself Scaring His Kids

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:22:24 +0000

The Pittsburgh Pirates havenâ€™t had a winning season since a young pre-rumored-to-be-usin’-PED-homer-swingin’ Barry Bonds was roaming the outfield. The injury to newly-signed pitcher Francisco Liriano may prove thereâ€™s a karmic reason for that. Liriano, best known for being a brilliant pitcher with the Minnesota Twins before injuries got to him, injured himself yet again on [...]