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"And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. " - Terrence Mann character in Field of Dreams

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August 2007
- Giambi Dodges Penalty for Steroid Use
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 17, 07 2:39 AM CDT
  
  Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has decided not to suspend or otherwise punish Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi for his past steroid use. "It's over and done with. I'm thrilled," said Giambi. The slugger, who has confessed to using performance enhancers, earned the pardon through his cooperation with an ongoing probe into baseball drug use. More »
- Pirates Prevail on Met Miscues
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 16, 07 11:14 PM CDT
  
  Sloppy defense cost the Mets a loss in Pittsburgh last night. With two outs and the game tied in the eighth, New York's Freddy Sanchez erred on a routine grounder, and catcher Mike DiFelice bumbled a throw at the plate to hand the Pirates the lead. Pittsburgh scored two more runs against the disheartened Mets on their way to a 10-7 victory. More »
- MLB Gives Geeks a New Toy
  
  newser | Slate | Aug 16, 07 5:02 AM CDT
  
  In this already-halcyon period for the stats nerds of the sporting world, writes Slate 's Nate DiMeo, Major League Baseball has quietly enabled a quantum advance with a new technology: Pitch f/x. It tracks the vital statistics of each pitch: initial and final velocity, initial and final location, and deviation from the straight line between those two points. More »
- Tribe Tramples Tigers to Tie Division Lead
  
  newser | MSNBC | Aug 16, 07 12:40 AM CDT
  
  After dropping the first of a two-game series, the Indians bested the Tigers last night 5-2, tying Detroit for the top spot in the American League Central division. The Indian's Fausto Carmona fanned a career-best 10 batters on the way to his 14th victory, with ace closer Joe Borowski recording his 33rd save in 37 outings. More »
- Orioles Blast Yanks as Rivera Melts Down
  
  newser | New York Times | Aug 15, 07 11:07 PM CDT
  
  The Yankees lost a heartbreaker in the Bronx yesterday. After rookie Shelley Duncan's three-run shot leveled the score in the bottom of the ninth, ace reliever Mariano Rivera faltered, handing the Orioles a 6-3 win in the tenth. "I'm a human being," admitted the normally reliable closer, whose Bombers remain five back of Boston in the American League East. More »
- Offerman Charged in Battery
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 15, 07 5:00 PM CDT
  
  Former All-Star Jose Offerman stands charged with assault after hitting an opposing pitcher and catcher with his bat during a minor-league game yesterday. The victims suffered a concussion and a broken finger at the hands of the 38-year-old, a former LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox standout who hasn't played in the majors since 2005. More »
- Martinez Aces Rehab Start
  
  newser | Newsday | Aug 14, 07 11:57 PM CDT
  
  Mets ace Pedro Martinez posted a second solid rehab start in the Gulf Coast League yesterday, throwing 60 pitches and three perfect innings. Martinez, who's recovering from a torn tendon in his calf, says he's anxious to get back into the rotation. "It's going to take a while," admitted the nine-time Cy Young winner. More »
- Yankees Legend Rizzuto Dies
  
  newser | New York Post | Aug 14, 07 2:02 PM CDT
  
  Phil Rizzuto, who filled the annals of the New York Yankees as both a shortstop and a broadcaster, is dead today at 89. The Scooter tended the infield for 13 years with the Bombers, alongside Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, and took home seven World Series titles. After being cut he became one of baseball's most iconic broadcasters, thrilling fans with his trademark "Holy Cow"-laden color for 40 years. More »
- The Ump's Not Blind (But He May Be Racist)
  
  newser | Time | Aug 14, 07 11:58 AM CDT
  
  Major League Baseball umpires call more strikes when they share a race with the pitcher, and they call more balls when they don’t. The disturbing trend mostly benefits white players, since 71% of pitchers and 87% of umps are Caucasian, Time reports. Documented race-based misjudgments only occur in 1% of pitches, but that's enough to make a ballgame. More »
- Bonds Plans to Check Out After 2008 Season
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 14, 07 12:51 AM CDT
  
  Baseball's controversial new home run king will likely pack it in after the 2008 season. Barry Bonds, who passed Hank Aaron's mark of 755 career home runs last week, said he hopes to keep slugging only one more year and try to reach his remaining goals--3,000 hits and a World Series ring. "I don't think two years I can take," he confessed. More »
- Millar Blast Leads Birds Past Red Sox
  
  newser | Baltimore Sun | Aug 13, 07 2:15 AM CDT
  
  Orioles infielder Kevin Millar handed his former squad a crushing loss last night, blasting a three-run homer in the 10th inning that lifted Baltimore over the Red Sox, 6-3. Millar's dinger gave the Birds their first series sweep of Boston in two seasons and dropped the Sox to four games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East. More »
- Webb Throws Shutout, Again
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 12, 07 12:58 PM CDT
  
  Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb threw his second complete-game shutout in a row Saturday night, a 1-0 beauty against the Nationals. Webb broke his own team record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings and catapuled the D'Backs to their 17th victory in 20 games. More »
- Beckett, Lackey Grab 15 Wins
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 12, 07 12:14 PM CDT
  
  Red Sox righty Josh Beckett became the first pitcher with 15 wins last night against Baltimore, and led the major leagues until Angels ace John Lackey joined him a few hours later. Beckett nearly endured the entire contest at Camden Yards, replaced only for the final out after he gave up his first two runs 2/3 through the 9th. Beckett left the 6-2 win with 8 hits and as many strikeouts, and Jonathan Papelbon got the easy save. More »
- Bonds Breaks Record Again
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 9, 07 7:00 AM CDT
  
  Barry Bonds broke the home run record again last night -- and this time it was his. Bonds hit #757 in last night's 5-0 win over the Nationals to a notable lack of pomp, though it could have been that the celebration was reserved for manager Bruce Bochy's 1,000th win. More »
- Colorado Rocks Milwaukee, 19-4
  
  newser | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Aug 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT
  
  Rookie Brewer Yovani Gallardo had a string of quality starts disrupted by a 2.2-inning, 11-run massacre in Colorado, the most runs given up by a Brewers pitcher in almost five years. Despite a miserable two-out walk-double-triple-double-single-homer sequence in the second, Gallardo was sent out to start the third to protect a weary bullpen. More »
- Wells Cut by Padres; May Hang It Up
  
  newser | Associated Press | Aug 9, 07 5:00 AM CDT
  
  David Wells may have pitched his last game. The Padres released the 44-year-old left-hander yesterday to make room for Chris Young, who's coming off the disabled list. It's up to Wells now whether he'll retire or stay available and try to land a spot with another team. The boisterous Boomer hasn't shown any signs of mellowing; just last week commish Bud Selg fined him $5,000 for an argument with an ump More »
- Rookie Upton Dazzles in AZ Loss
  
  newser | Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Aug 8, 07 5:49 AM CDT
  
  In his first home game, soon-to-be-20 Justin Upton tripled, homered, and doubled, before narrowly grounding out in the 9th to miss the cycle. All told, he had three of the four hits against a resurgent Tom Gorzelanny, the young Pirates ace who had stumbled in his last three outings but easily got the 8-3 win. More »
- 756*
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 7, 07 11:23 PM CDT
  
  Barry Bonds became Major League Baseball's all-time leading home run hitter last night, brushing aside Hank Aaron's vaunted record with a 435-foot solo shot to right center in the bottom of the 5th. Bonds 756th came off a 3-2 pitch from Nats starter Mike Bacsik—whose father denied Aaron his 756th home run in 1976. More »
- Hits Keep Coming for St. Louis
  
  newser | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  The Cardinals bested the Padres 10 runs to 5 last night at Busch Stadium—and all 10 of those runs were in the 5th. St. Louis tied a major league record with 10 straight hits in the inning, beginning with a single from pitcher Braden Looper, forcing an early trip to the dugout for San Diego starter David Wells, and not ending until reliever Yadier Molina threw the first out. More »
- Umps Call Foul on Background Check Plan
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  Major League Baseball is planning a series of detailed background checks for all umpires, spurred by the NBA's referee gambling scandal. But the umps aren't pleased: Discussions with their new union drifted foul when the league balked at their compromise request to add a 7th ump to postseason games. More »

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Chicago Cubs closer Ryan Dempster delivers a pitch against Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. The Cubs won 10-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Associated Press)

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Sean Marshall throws a pitch against Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. The Cubs won 10-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Associated Press)

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