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'Roid Rage May Be Misplaced

J.C. Bradbury says it's expansion, not drugs, that's damaged baseball

Apr 2, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - As opening day dawns, expect another season of home-run antics in lieu of your dad's short-ball game. But J.C. Bradbury argues in the New York Times that it's talent dilution, not steroids, that's changed the game: When the league expanded in the 90s, so did the number of hittable... More »

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Urbina Gets
14 Years

Former MLB pitcher Ugueth Urbina guilty
of attempted murder
in Venezuela

Mar 28, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - All-star pitcher Ugueth Urbina, who's been in a Venezuelan jail for a year and a half awaiting trial for attempted murder,  has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years. He was also found guilty of illegal deprivation of liberty and unlawfully taking justice into his own hands in a... More »

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Ugueth Urbina • MLB • Venezuela • Philadelphia Phillies • murder • Caracas • baseball

Cable Strikes Out With MLB

A war is brewing over out-of-market games. Will the dispute go
into "Extra Innings"?

Mar 22, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cable subscribers looking to catch out-of-market games next year may be stuck in the outfield: Major League Baseball has rejected a deal with cable company In Demand to carry the popular "Extra Innings" series. In Demand, a major cable conglomerate, says it has matched the $700 million, seven-year DirecTV... More »

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television • Madrid bombings • In Demand • Robert Jacobsen • DirecTV • Time Warner • Comcast • Cox • MLB • John Kerry • Commerce Committee • baseball

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