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Bud Selig Was Right
Home runs and strikeouts are exciting. They keep casual fans interested because both are dramatic. They are fun.
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The Baseball All-Star Game
Barry Bonds is in the starting lineup and every team from the Devil Rays to the Diamondbacks needs to be represented. The All-Star game isn't making much sense these days
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Barry Bonds, Steroids and Homers
Will nothing stop Barry Bonds? Fans, players and managers alike want Bonds out of the game, but commissioner Selig might be too late to stop him from breaking the record
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George Mitchell Steroid Report Due
The chief investigator in Major League Baseball's steroid investigation is an active member of the Boston Red Sox Board of Directors. Isn't that a conflict? Uh, Yeah.
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Israel Baseball League Opens
The new professional Israel Baseball League begins its season on June 24 with a sprinkling of Jewish former Major League Baseball stars at the helm.
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Pro Sports Scandals and Crimes
Barry Bonds, Michael Vick, and Tim Donaghy are all giving American sports a black eye. But the NBA will have the worst time recovering from the mess Donaghy created.
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The Trial of Pete Rose
Is Cooperstown in Pete Rose's future, or are the transgressions of his past inescapable?
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This Bud is NOT for You
Last night’s Yankees broadcast illustrates all that is wrong with the game. Simply put, the broadcast is a vehicle for advertisements and propaganda extolling the virtues of a game that has been bastardized.
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A Foreign World Champion
In the near future, there will be an international baseball tournament, and a short time after its inception, there may be a "foreign" World Champion.
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Barry Bonds Home Run King
Now that Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader for Major League Baseball, no one seems to know if the record should count.
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Congress Presses Selig on Steroids
The government took a day off from ignoring the problems of the real world with a full day hearing to question officials about performance-enhancing drug use.
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Jackie Robinson Honored
April 15, 2007 marked the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's memorable debut in the major leagues.
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Jackie Robinson's Enduring Legacy
Jackie Robinson's life after baseball was marked by great efforts and great honors. He and Babe Ruth are the most important ballplayers of all time.
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MLB NEWS, March 14, 2007
T he Texas Rangers and Sammy Sosa, Nelson Cruz, and Michael Young, The New York Yankees and Don Mattingly, Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants, and other MLB News
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The Five Best MLB General Managers
Inside Profiles and Rankings for each of the five best general managers in Major League Baseball.
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Will Baseball Blackball Bonds?
Barry Bonds needs but 23 homers to tie Hank Aaron's all-time records- yet the game, the times and his body are all telling him his day is past.
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Cable v. Satellite Baseball Battle
Baseball fans who root for out-of-area teams still don't know where they can get their baseball games on television this year. Will it be cable or satellite?
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Free Agency, Collusion, and A-Rod
This week, the Major League Baseball Players Association issued statements expressing fears that owners may again be trying to hold down player pay.
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Coming to a Ballpark Near You
The Yankee Stadium security guard scanned Peter’s wrist to confirm the results of the first scan, set up an appointment for him to be tested at work the next day, and withdrew $500 from his bank account, which was the fine for missing a drug test. His vacation was over.
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Save the Bronx Bombers
Major League Baseball Properties is attempting to modify or eliminate team websites because they claim that profits could be made from team photos, insignias, and related items by sites not directly affiliated with the team in question.
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American League v. National League
When the American League was founded in 1901 to challenge the National League's monopoly on professional baseball, a fierce rivalry was born that continues to this day.
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Why Offense Has Increased: Part 3 ---No Pitch Above the Belt is a Strike
WAR IS PEACE, IGNORANCE IS KNOWLEDGE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY and NO PITCH ABOVE THE BELT IS A STRIKE.
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Hall Hierarchy Starting to Get it
A word about the abandonment of the Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee as we knew it.
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Juan-Gone and Damon
Two big names find new teams.
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News and Notes
Major news from the diamond.
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Play Off Fever
In the final stretch, there are still two playoff spots open.
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AL Central Preview
The AL Central should be over pretty quickly, but which teams are the up-and-comers?
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Bob Costas' Fair Ball
What Bob Costas thinks should happen in Major League Baseball
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Rocker: Not a Free Speech Issue
Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker is free to say whatever he wants. That's his right. It's also Major League Baseball's right to punish him for it, John McQuiston writes.
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Spoiled Players
Should players dictate when they'll be traded?
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The Strike Zone
Maybe they should try an oval shaped strike zone.
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To strike, or not to strike
Will baseball players strike and possibly eliminate the World Series this year, or will they be able to reach an agreement with the owners?
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Before There Were Mariners
The first major-league team in Seattle was short-lived, but they helped forge the way for the today's dream team.
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Bobby Cox Breaks MLB Ejection Mark
Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox broke the Major League record for being ejected when he got tossed against the San Fancisco Giants. Cox now leads an illustrious list.
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I Demand A Re-count
Favourtism and ballot stuffing are tainting the best all-star game in professional sports.
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Instant Replay in MLB
Instant replay has been introduced into MLB to help umpires make the correct calls, but what are the possible side effects of this new technology?
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Mitchell Report Names Names
Major League Baseball's 21-month-long investigation on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by MLB players refers to 88 different players allegedly involved with PHDs.
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NHL Draft Policy the Best
Other professional sports leagues should follow the NHL's lead and let draft picks hone their skills in college.
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Pitchers Demand Trade
The Yankees' offensive production has been less than great this season. It is believed that opposing pitchers look forward to facing the Yankees lineup, and the Yankees own pitchers feel they would like the same opportunity.
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The Contraction Debate
Should MLB contract? Can Hampton continue his success? Is Rickey Henderson still playing?
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The Contraction Mess
An update and evaluation of baseball's contraction mess.
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The Quotable Don Fehr
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Will MLB Really Contract?
Selig holds the game hostage for money.
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2007 MLB Baseball Season Wrap-Up
With so many records shattered and so many tight pennant races that came down to the wire, the 2007 baseball season may have been among the best ever.
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Baseball May Adopt Instant Replay
Bud Selig has said for years that instant replay isn't good for baseball. But with 25 general managers and the public in favor of replay, things may soon change.
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Bond's Churlishness No Surprise
Barry Bonds' refusal to turn over mementoes to baseball's Hall of Fame should come as no surprise, as he's only following his own track record.
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