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ALCS OPENER

 Yankees Top 
 Sloppy Angels 4-1 


Oct 17, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(AP) - On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, CC Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball to win his second straight postseason start, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a rare sloppy game by the Angels to win the AL championship series opener 4-1. More »

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 Time to Ditch Umps? 
 (Or at Least 
 Some of Them) 

Machines might be able to do this job better

Oct 13, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Mauer smashed a ball to left field in the 11th inning Friday, and it landed fair, a foot inside the line. But it won’t show up on any box score, because umpire Phil Cuzzi, standing just 10 feet away, ruled it foul. It’s just one of several... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Minnesota Twins • umpire • instant replay • pitch f/x • baseball • umpires • Joe Mauer

mlb playoffs

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

With Dodgers in NLCS, only Philly-Colorado remains up in the air

Oct 11, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and... More »

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St. Louis Cardinals • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Jonathan Papelbon • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Alex Rodriguez • Jorge Posada • Colorado Rockies • Minnesota Twins • Vladimir Guerrero • Los Angeles Dodgers • baseball playoffs • Torii Hunter • baseball

 Lay Off A-Rod: 
 'Clutch' Is Just Luck 

Or, more accurately, maybe there's no such thing

Oct 7, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be one of the greatest hitters of all time, but fans have always derided him for not being “clutch” enough, for not winning it all, for not being a “real Yankee” like DiMaggio or Berra or Mantle or Jackson. But stat geeks have long argued... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • baseball • baseball history

Red Sox Fan Sprung From Jail—for Game

Judge calls furlough 'compassionate' act for man with few joys in life

Sep 25, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad... More »

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Iowa • Boston Red Sox • Kansas City Royals • jail • baseball • Randy Barker

(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor is preparing for more than her first term on the Supreme Court—she's working on her pitching, too. The Bronx native will toss out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before Saturday's game against the Red Sox, USA Today reports. The team picked her to celebrate Hispanic... More »

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OPINION

 MLB Honchos 
 Drop Ball on 
 Vid Sensation 

Refusing to share video of little girl's ball toss makes league look petty

Sep 17, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was a great baseball moment when a stunned Phillies fan watched his 3-year-old daughter toss back a foul ball he had just caught. But Major League Baseball isn't playing ball with the video, Jennifer Van Grove writes at Mashable. MLB has made a copyright claim on the video, making... More »

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YouTube • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • copyright • viral video • baseball • Citizens Bank Park

3-Year-Old Creates Viral
Buzz With Foul Ball Toss

Toss-back earns young girl offers to close for Phillies

Sep 16, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A happy Phillies fan made a sensational catch to snag a foul ball at last night’s game against the Nationals. Then he gave the ball to his 3-year-old daughter, and the result is turning into a YouTube sensation: She chucked it back over the railing. “When she first... More »

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YouTube • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • children • Washington Nationals • viral video • baseball • Citizens Bank Park • foul ball

 World's Top Shoe Misusers 

Footwear-throwing journalist al-Zaidi ranks no. 5

Sep 16, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who threw a shoe at George W. Bush, was released from jail yesterday, leading the Christian Science Monitor to reflect on other top “footwear misusers” through the years:
  1. Richard Reid: The would-be shoe bomber brought homemade explosives onto a flight from Paris to
... More »

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shoes • baseball • Nikita Khrushchev • Richard Reid • Get Smart • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Winning Teams Juice 
 Ballpark Beer Prices 

On average; there are some steals, and some outrages

Sep 11, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of winning baseball franchises pay for their bragging rights with more expensive beer, the Wall Street Journal reports. On average, a team that wins 6 out of 10 games charges $1.30 more for a 16-ounce beer than a club with a .400 winning percentage. There are, of... More »

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(AP) - Derek Jeter and Lou Gehrig are tied at the top. Jeter matched the New York Yankees record for hits with a seventh-inning single tonight against Tampa Bay. Jeter's third hit of the game gave him 2,721 in a Yankees uniform, tying a mark held by Gehrig for more than... More »

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New York Yankees • Lou Gehrig • Derek Jeter • baseball

Baseball Won't Give You Permission to Talk About It

Fan calls league's bluff on legal disclaimer

Sep 5, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve ever watched baseball, you’ve probably heard the stern warning that “Any rebroadcast, retransmission, or account of this game, without the express written consent of Major League Baseball, is prohibited.” Well, Phil Villarreal of the Consumerist wanted to tell his buddy about a recent Diamondbacks-Astros... More »

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copyright law • MLB • copyright • baseball

 Calif. Team Wins 
 Little League 
 World Series 

Chula Vista overcomes 3-0 deficit with 4th-inning single

Aug 30, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(AP) - California came up big late to win the Little League World Series. Bulla Graft's single scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and Chula Vista rallied to defeat Taoyuan, Taiwan, 6-3 today to take the Little League crown. Kiko Garcia pitched three-plus scoreless innings of relief to settle down... More »

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$23M Lawsuit: Steinbrenner Stole My Idea

Former exec claims credit for Yankees'
TV network YES

Aug 29, 09 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former president of Madison Square Garden is suing George Steinbrenner for $23 million, accusing the Yankees boss of stealing his idea for a team-owned TV network, Newsday reports. Bob Gutkowski claims he brought the idea for what would become YES to Steinbrenner in the mid-'90s and was given... More »

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Madoff-Burned Owners
Must Sell Mets: Author

Mets call remark 'completely irresponsible'

Aug 28, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wilpon family will have to sell the New York Mets after losing $700 million to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, according to an author who wrote about the money manager. “It's possible they would have to sell by next year,” says Erin Arvedlund, author of Too Good to ... More »

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 Derek Jeter 'Secretly Engaged' 

Actress denies report, but what else is new?

Aug 27, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly “are secretly engaged,” a source tells the New York Post, and telling friends to "save the date" for a fall ceremony. “The wedding is being planned and will take place after baseball season is over.” Kelly’s rep denies... More »

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entertainment • New York Yankees • celebrity • Derek Jeter • baseball • celebrity engagements • Minka Kelly

(Newser) - Baseball isn’t the national pastime only for those lucky stiffs who can see the ball. The blind have their own version of baseball, the Wall Street Journal reports, played with a beeping softball. Players use that beeping to time their swings and dive for balls. Some aspects are... More »

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(Newser) - Foreigners, willing to work for less money, are taking American jobs … on the baseball diamond, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ever since George W. Bush signed the Compete Act in 2007, which essentially gave baseball teams unlimited work visas, teams have been snapping up foreign talent at a... More »

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(Newser) - A Cubs fan suspected of dousing Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino with beer at Wrigley Field Wednesday night has turned himself in to police, the Chicago Tribune reports. The fan—who escaped detection when the wrong fan was ejected and hauled off for questioning immediately after the incident—got in touch... More »

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Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016

IOC execs reject baseball, softball; decision faces Oct. vote

Aug 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports. The IOC executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate, and roller sports. The board will submit... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • rugby • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • squash • baseball • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • softball • Jay-ZTV • karate

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