Baseball book roundup
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:31:28 -0700

Da Capo Press; 288 pages; $25 Trading Manny: How a Father and Son Learned to Love Baseball Again. ; by Jim Gullo Da Capo Press; 272 pages; $23 The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames From Your Couch: A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed by Hart Seely.

Baseball : Seminole's Doyle pitches no-hitter, shuts out Cambridge, 9-0
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:59:53 -0700

The Seminole Warhawk baseball team poses with their new Steve Georgiadis Championship trophy Friday night. (Courtesy: Bill Pejack/BHSN) By Bill Pejack, BHSN Contributor The Seminole Warhawks (16-3-1, 4-0) came up big against their Steve Georgiadis ...

Baseball : Domestic battery charge against Manny Ramirez dropped
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:14:50 -0700

... a high-ranking role with the commissioner's office. La Russa referred questions about his responsibilities to an office yet to formally announce his hire. He will work in conjunction with baseball's vice president of on-field operations, Joe Torre.

Baseball preview: Quality of teams, players on upswing around region
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:42:18 -0700

Local high school baseball teams once created few memorable victories and little excitement. Cape-Atlantic League baseball teams have been as good as they have ever been the past four years. That success seems poised to continue when 2012 season starts ...

Baseball Drops Second Straight Heartbreaker To KSU
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:38:24 -0700

by Ball State Athletics MUNCIE, Ind. - For the second straight day the Ball State baseball team suffered an extra-inning defeat as the Cardinals dropped a 4-2 contest in 11 innings to perennial Mid-American Conference power Kent State at Ball Diamond.

2012 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Robinson Cano and More Infield Studs
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:54:26 -0700

Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees is one of baseball's best players, but he doesn't get the respect he deserves. Cano is one of several infielders who you should consider with your first-round pick in your fantasy baseball draft.

For 40-ish baseball stars, these are goo
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:55:18 -0700

Writhing for about 10 minutes, he looked more like a contortionist than the greatest reliever in baseball history. After 18718 career pitches for the New York Yankees - plus 2015 more in the postseason and 106 in the All-Star game - that's what it ...

Utah baseball : No. 6 UCLA pounds Utes 16-0
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:16:44 -0700

By Martin Renzhofer UCLA came into its game against Utah among the hottest college baseball teams in the nation, having won 15 of 17 games. Friday's performance at Spring Mobile Ballpark only added to the UCLA's impressive statistical totals.

CBC baseball finally hits road
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:29:05 -0700

By Kevin Anthony, Tri-City Herald PASCO -- It has taken nearly a month -- and 18 games -- but the Columbia Basin College baseball team is hitting the road, going all the way to Pendleton (70 miles) today to take on Blue Mountain for a pair of NWAACC ...

Isles baseball silenced at Nicholls
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:55:14 -0700

The Texas A&M Corpus Christi baseball team was unable to find its offensive stroke at the plate, falling 6-1 against Nicholls on Saturday. The Colonels picked up a complete game from their starter for the second time in as many games.

Baseball Snaps Skid With 3-2 Win Over Evansville
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:18:03 -0700

The Creighton baseball team used a total team effort in a 3-2 win over Evansville on Saturday afternoon. The Bluejays fell behind 2-0, but scored the final three runs of the ballgame, including the winning run in the 10th, to improve to 12-12 on the ...

Fantasy baseball : Expert draft analysis
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:05:18 -0700

11 pick in our final experts' fantasy baseball draft of the spring, I knew two things: 1. I'd occasionally need to do a little reaching to get the players I wanted, and 2. I had a shot at getting a bounce-back season from Hanley Ramirez.

Baseball : Vento helps Glassboro end skid
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:55:22 -0700

When the final out was secured on this cool, breezy and damp afternoon, the Glassboro High School baseball team finally got the chance to experience what winning was all about. Paul Vento delivered a key two-run single in the top of the sixth inning ...

Baseball : Neuqua pitchers shut out Central
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:54:04 -0700

By blake baumgartner for Sun-Times Media March 31, 2012 5:48PM Neuqua Valley's Brett Marsalli slides in safely under the tag of Naperville Central's Ian Lewandowsk. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media Returning home after going 1-3 against a pair of ...

Baseball season means reading about everyone from Yogi Berra to Bill Veeck
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:01:32 -0700

By Chris Foran of the Journal Sentinel Like the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers, this spring's lineup of new baseball books is a mix of veteran names in new roles, familiar faces hoping for a fresh start, players from distant places with a potentially vital ...

Blue Jays partner up with Baseball Canada
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:32:27 -0700

The Blue Jays have partnered with Baseball Canada on a sponsorship package for all National Programs across the country. The new deal is an extension off a previous agreement reached last week with Little League Baseball Canada.

Baseball Notes: Moyer wins roster spot
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:43:43 -0700

A Florida prosecutor has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic battery charge against baseball star Manny Ramirez because his wife won't cooperate in the investigation. Ramirez had pleaded not guilty to slapping his wife, Juliana Ramirez, in the Sept.

baseball 2012: Expanded playoffs, plus new-look Pujols, Fielder and Marlins ...
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:06:28 -0700

No such worries in Baseball 2012. Heck, Albert Pujols and his new teammates on the Los Angeles Angels could finish in third place in a four-team division, mind you and sweep the World Series. The major leagues are now a major free-for-all, ...

San Fernando baseball Vegas bound
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:22:23 -0700

By Tim Haddock The San Fernando baseball team is off to Las Vegas next week for the annual Durango Classic. Awaiting the reigning CIF City Section champions will be Sierra Vista, a team many consider the second best in the state of Nevada behind Bishop ...

Greenwich baseball preview: Cardinals armed for big season
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:54:08 -0700

Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg / Stamford Advocate | Buy This Photo During most FCIAC baseball seasons having a staff ace can carry a team a long way. However, as teams adjust to hitting with new bats this year, pitching will be at even more of a premium.