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  • July 2008

    • Yankees Float Possibility of Bonds in Pinstripes

      Associated Press  |  Jul 24, 08 9:28 PM CDT

      Yankees Float Possibility of Bonds in Pinstripes

      (AP) - Barry Bonds in pinstripes? Hank Steinbrenner confirmed today that team officials are at least talking about acquiring baseball's home-run king, though he wouldn't say just how serious those talks are. Given how late it is in the season, the prospects are unlikely, the AP reports. The slugger, who turned 44 today, became a free agent when the San Francisco Giants did not bring him back this season. More »

    • New Stadium Strikes Fear in Mets Foes

      Philadelphia Daily News  |  Jul 24, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      New Stadium Strikes Fear in Mets Foes

      (Newser) - National League teams visiting Shea Stadium this summer can’t help looking past the outfield with fear at the New York Mets’ new home, Citi Field, which opens next year. “It is the ballpark that could make the Mets financially untouchable,” Rich Hofmann writes in the Philadelphia Daily News , urging his hometown Phillies and others to get their swings in now. More »

    • Spoiler Cubs Fan Offered $25K for Autograph

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Jul 23, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Spoiler Cubs Fan Offered $25K for Autograph

      (Newser) - Will Steve Bartman—the fan blamed for costing the long-suffering Chicago Cubs a trip to the 2003 World Series—come out of hiding for $25,000? A pair of sports memorabilia outfits are offering the bounty, the Orlando Sentinel reports, if Bartman shows up at a July 31 convention in suburban Chicago and autographs a single copy of a photo showing him reaching for a key foul ball. More »

    • Burning Fans Revolt as Yanks Ban Sunscreen

      New York Post  |  Jul 22, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Burning Fans Revolt as Yanks Ban Sunscreen

      (Newser) - Yankee Stadium’s upper deck has been burning with resentment, the New York Post reports, over a newly expanded ban on sunscreen. Stadium security has taken to confiscating bottles of all shapes and sizes recently, a crackdown that came into focus during the weekend heat wave. “I need my sunblock,” one fan complained. “After they saw me dousing myself with it, it should have been obvious that it was sunblock and not some explosive.” More »