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April 2003
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Sports Central
July 28, 2006
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Rethinking the Fundamentals Each of the three U.S major sports has its share of conventional strategy that needs to start being questioned. |
Sports Central
May 11, 2005
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Will Adam Gilchrist Be the Future Jason Varitek? Can Australian cricket star Adam Gilchrist be the next big slugger in American baseball? He has the power, the precision, and the timing -- traits that mold a slugger's career. The Boston Red Sox reportedly think so. |
AskMen.com
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Top 10: Classic Baseball Plays Here are 10 classic baseball plays that will remind us why baseball in October is great. |
Sports Central
August 4, 2009
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Drawing Parallels Eliminating extra innings in baseball would not lead to drastically different results, and pitching staffs could be saved from the possibility of an indefinite end and the need to find extra arms. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
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Baseball Physics: Anatomy of a Home Run In less time than it takes to blink an eye, pro hitters routinely achieve the extraordinary. Here's how home runs happen. |
Sports Illustrated
May 2, 2000
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Pitchers using their one last weapon ...There's no reason to charge the mound... |
Finance & Development
March 2010
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A Lucky Start If life is like cricket, then chance matters a lot in a successful career. |
AskMen.com
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PC Magazine
March 3, 2009
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MLB 09: The Show Whatever level of baseball realism you want and whether you want to work your way up, just play the Big One, manage -- you name it, this PS3, PSP, and PS2 game lets you do it. |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
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What Barry Bonds did wrong He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game... |
Sports Central
May 4, 2010
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The Letter of the Law, Written and Otherwise Baseball, for all its controversies and crises, remains as invigorating a game in discourse as it is in play. |
Sports Central
February 27, 2014
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Bring Instant Replay to Balls and Strikes MIT has produced a study looking at how umpires call balls and strikes depending on the count. |
Science News
April 9, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Sosa's Corked Bat How does a corked bat help a hitter? Actually, there's little scientific evidence that corking a bat actually makes much of a difference. But that didn't stop the rousing controversy that surrounded Major League Baseball's Sammy Sosa in June, 2003. |
Salon.com
July 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
Sports Central
January 13, 2010
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The British Underdog If England's Laura Robson doesn't make Australian Open tennis tournament by qualifying, she deserves a wild card simply because of her left-handed serve. |
CRM
July 2013
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Sports Central
April 5, 2007
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The Motley Fool
April 8, 2005
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AskMen.com
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The Business of Cricket While not a powerhouse big-money sport, cricket does have tens of millions of dollars changing hand -- even China is getting into the act. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2007
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AskMen.com
May 15, 2002
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How To: Play Soccer While it's true that most twenty-year-olds probably have more gray hair than the added score of the average soccer match, the game is nevertheless a blast to play. The size of players doesn't matter and you don't need a smorgasbord of equipment... |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
EA's Last MVP Electronic Arts hits a homer with what will likely be its baseball finale. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2012
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Defending America's Pastime Now that San Francisco has swept Detroit, and this year's World Series is over, I'll watch some good pro and college football and basketball. But I'm already counting down the days until spring training starts another season. Hurry back, baseball! |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2007
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Baseball Beans the Cable Guys Cable's iN Demand group cries foul after striking out with a choice baseball offering. |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2001
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Twilight Zone Umpires decide to follow the rules regarding strike zone... |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2001
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Going the Other Way The dead pull hitter is dying out as batters crush the ball to the opposite field... |
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November 19, 2001
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An easy offseason Baseball pitching vs. tennis serving, continued... |
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July 10, 2004
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PC Magazine
June 1, 2005
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Hardball Software If you can't get enough of the Great American Pastime at your local stadium or on TV, these baseball video games will make you happier than a hot dog and a soda: Baseball Mogul 2006... Diamond Mind Baseball 9... etc. |
Sports Central
August 17, 2005
Josh Frank |
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Sports Illustrated
April 4, 2002
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That other anthem The story behind a classic American tune, Take Me Out to the Ball Game... |
Sports Central
May 23, 2006
Bob Ekstrom |
A Long Overdue Date With a Lady She is baseball's Mecca -- Camden Yards. Home of the Baltimore Orioles. A celebration of baseball's storied history and its modern comforts -- and much more. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
EA's NCAA MVP EA makes something out of nothing with the first-ever college baseball game. The shame is that this will probably be the best baseball game on the market this year, but it's likely that only the most die-hard video-game baseball fans will play it. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
EA's New MVP MVP Baseball 2004 should hit a home run for the video game developer. |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
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