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How Baseball Is Rigged For Lefties
livescience.com — In the general public, about 10 percent of people are left-handed. In Major League Baseball, about 25 percent of players are lefties. Any serious fan knows some of the reasons why certain positions favor lefties, but David Peters has come up with a laundry list of reasons to explain this anomaly.More… (Baseball)
optimusprime01Cubs Look to 1988 Dodgers for Help with Playoff Run
stonecipher.typepad.com — Everyone has a bad century, and the Cubs are looking to end theirs on a positive note. Word on the street in Wrigleyville is that the Cubbies are thinking a little outside the box this year in an effort to solidify their pitching staff for the second half of the season.More… (Baseball)
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2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Lineups Announced
sports.espn.go.com — The American League's All-Star starters have a distinct Red Sox-flavor. And the National League starting lineup includes three Chicago Cubs.More… (Baseball)
jaybolAL CY Young Winner C.C. Sabathia Dealt To Brewers
sports.yahoo.com — The Milwaukee Brewers, mired in last place six weeks ago, are now banking on the reigning American League Cy Young winner to lead them to their first playoff appearance in more than a quarter century. More… (Baseball)
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'The Freak' -- How Tiny Tim Became a Pitching Giant
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — The mechanics of diminutive Tim Lincecum -- looks 18, throws 98 -- are more than an act of violence, they're a marvel of modern science. Unconventionally honed by his father, that delivery has produced the most fascinating ace of his generation...More… (Baseball)
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Teaching Baseball as a Second Language in China
nytimes.com — In the 1960s, Mao Zedong banned baseball in China because of its Western roots. Even after his death in 1976, the sport never caught on. And yet, because of the marketing potential of the country’s 1.3 billion people, Major League Baseball has invested tens of millions of dollars into seeding the sport in China, league officials said.More… (Baseball)
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Arizona Catcher Chris Snyder “Fractures” Left Testicle
rbimagazine.com — When RBI heard of the terrible mishap, we asked around to find out what exactly it means to “fracture a testicle".....More… (Baseball)
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Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cell
csmonitor.com — San Quentin, Calif.- As a baseball manager, Kent Philpott has to navigate many of the usual challenges on the diamond: player egos, varied skills at the plate, and uneven levels of motivation. But he also confronts a few unusual problems. When he benches someone or cuts them from the team, it's likely to be an armed robber, drug dealer, or murdererMore… (Baseball)
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Strange day ends with Bonds' 756th HR ball in Cooperstown
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame.More… (Baseball)
louiebaurBonds' Record Breaking HR Ball Not Going to Hall of Fame
sports.espn.go.com — Asterisk or not, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record-breaking 756th home run won't land in the Hall of Fame.The Hall said Tuesday recent talks with fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the souvenir for more than $750,000 last September, had "unfortunately reached an impasse."More… (Baseball)
1968: A Different Era, a Lower E.R.A.
nytimes.com — This season’s top pitchers have not equaled the élan of their predecessors from 1968, but their craft seems to be on the rise.More… (Baseball)
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Sports attendance up, hot dog - beer spending down
reuters.com — By Ben Klayman CHICAGO (Reuters) - A couple of times a year, David Holzhammer drives more than 200 miles from his home in Iowa City, Iowa, to see the Chicago Cubs play baseball. That is a luxury he is not giving up, despite high gas prices and other...More… (Baseball)
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Fantasy Baseball Owner Rips Team Apart In Media
theonion.com — BROOKLYN, NY—Mark Mendicus, 26-year-old Staples employee and principal owner of the fantasy baseball team Beat With Uggla Stick, blasted his underperforming team in the media Monday, going so far as to single out individual players, criticize their recent play, and question their commitment to winning. More… (Baseball)
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No-Hit Win by Dodgers Makes No Sense, Except in Baseball
sports.espn.go.com — Baseball is the best game in part because every night you go to the ballpark, you might see something you've never seen before. No other sport can say that like baseball can, and Saturday night at Dodger Stadium was just such a night, a night that made no sense. More… (Baseball)
The dying art of the knuckleball
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Behind the disappearing art of the knuckleballers in MLB.More… (Baseball)
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