MLB Fetes Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man' Speech at 70 Posted: 5 months ago by Bingo
Major League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig*’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name.
“It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of the speech.
*greatest baseball player in history (in my opinion)
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"Parents" sue metal baseball bat maker Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat.
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Baseball players will swing pink bats on Mother's Day Posted: 3 years ago by sholom22
For the second consecutive year, Major League Baseball players will have the opportunity to use pink bats on Mother’s Day.The pink bats are part of Major League Baseball’s Mother’s Day promotion “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer,” which benefits the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation.
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***BASEBALL SPOILER ALERT*** American League Wins All-Star game Posted: 1 year ago by Chamale
In the longest All-Star Game in history, Michael Young's sacrifice fly delivered the final blow, allowing the AL to defeat the NL in 15 innings, 4-3. In the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, it was a memorable finish to perhaps the final national event held on the storied Bronx stage.
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Baseball's Mystery Mud Posted: 8 months ago by bingo
Before every major league baseball game, rules require that the pristine white game balls be smeared with mud. And not just any mud. Since 1938, professional baseball teams have used "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud", made from a secret concoction that originates in a New Jersey swamp, harvested six times a year from two holes, the location of which remains a mystery.
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All Star Prostitutes Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
More than 140 pimps, prostitutes and their customers were arrested in the Bay Area during "Operation Strikeout," which was scheduled to coincide with the crowd-drawing festivities of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in San Francisco.
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There's no cursing in baseball! Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
An auction of what just might be the most offensive Major League document ever produced. This is a 1898 letter to major league baseballs players explaining in explicit detail what sort of words would no longer be accepted.
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Extreme Baseball Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt.
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Mom sues baseball coach for bad coaching Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A New York mother is suing her son's baseball coach for not teaching him to properly slide into a base.
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LSD and The Strangest Player in Major League History Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Dock Ellis was baseball's first true king of performance enhancing drugs. Dock Ellis is probably the only player that intentionally tried to injure his opponents during an All-Star game. He's one of the few (the only?) to be pepper sprayed by stadium security upon arrival. How many other major leaguers spent their off-season cruising through the ghettos of Haiti in order to find zombies?
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8yr old Know it All Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
I am impressed, This little kid can name 750 major league baseball players, and their positions.
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Leyritz arrested for vehicular homicide Posted: 2 years ago by ImNotBlue
Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide, TV station Local10 reported on its Web site.
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Ex Major League Baseball Player killed by a line drive Posted: 2 years ago by sholom22
Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday night after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game with the Arkansas Travelers, police said.
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It's 42 Everywhere You Look Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
In baseball, that is, today.
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson crossed the color barrier in baseball and led millions of others to break through it not only in the sport but across American society, Robinson's legacy lives on in his credo: "A life is not important, except for the impact it has on other lives".
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Teenage Girl Drafted By Japanese Baseball Team Posted: 1 year ago by pvisi111
A Japanese baseball team drafted 16-year-old Eri Yoshida this weekend, giving her the chance to become the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan.
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Major League Baseball to launch instant replay Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
Instant replay will apply only to home run calls.
I think this disses the umpires...who are blind anyway.(just joking)
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Little League Coach Learns Rules of the Game are Top Secret Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
This summer Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty, was coaching his son's little league game. He wasn't sure how to make a call on a play. He tried to consult the Rules Book, but found no one had one. The Rules Book was considered TopSecret and wasn't available that is was only for those with-a-need-to-know.
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The Best And Worst Baseball Moments In Movies Posted: 8 months ago by iamamaniac
It's easy to find America's pastime in the movies, but not every baseball moment is a winner. Here are some of our favorites, along with a few that suck no matter how many $7 beers you down before watching.
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Vintage Baseball Teams - playing the game 1860's style Posted: 2 years ago by RowanGrey
A growing number of baseball enthusiasts are joining "throwback" baseball leagues. Players wear the classic white long-sleeved shirt and short-brimmed hats popular in the game's early years. Another big difference? No gloves. "Only sissies wear a mitt..."
*THIS is baseball I could get into. No corporate endorsements, no steroids, no million-dollar salaries. Just guys out in the summer sun playing a game they love.
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Improv Everywhere: The Best Game Ever Posted: 2 years ago by muppetmaker
What happens when a group shows up at a little league game and turns it into a major league event?
Good times, thats what. God I love these guys.
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Major League Baseball to allow team logos on coffins and urns Posted: 3 years ago by Wingnut
And really, what better way to let God know you're a Yankees fan?
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