Category Archives: Baseball

Cubs Promote Kyle Schwarber

The period baseball prospects spend in the minor leagues can last anywhere from a few years to even half a decade. International prospects—who are usually signed at age 16 or 17—spend a significant period in the minors honing their skills and maturing into major leaguers. High school and college players, who usually have a more […]

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A Shot at History: Scherzer Flirts with the Record Books

The difference between a one-hit game and a perfect game is night and day in baseball. Although impressive, one-hitters occur every year, usually multiple times, while a decade can pass between perfect games. Max Scherzer’s effort Sunday night almost saw him etched into baseball immortality. His 16-strikeous, 1 hit effort was one of the best […]

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Masahiro Tanaka Gives New York Life.

The New York Yankees have endured more ups and downs this season than a really avid YoYo fan. Sitting at 33-25, New York has climbed their way back atop an AL East that doesn’t want to be won by anybody. Coming into the season the Yankees were on the backburner, considered second fiddle to teams […]

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ROOKIE PITCHES NO-HITTER

Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants baseball team pitched a no-hitter last night against the New York Mets. For Heston, a 27-year-old rookie, this was his 13th career start and he made it a memorable one. According to Sergio Cortes, Heston has an interesting story to tell about his baseball career to this point. […]

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Schalke Begin Midfield Clearout

Schalke have released midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng and winger Sidney Sam, as well as suspending Marco Hoeger. The reason for the releases and suspensions has equally as much to do with performances on the pitch, as it does off-field comportment. Boateng in particular, the club’s top earner no less, has been a toxic character, always […]

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Orioles Back in Baltimore

Win for Orioles After Coming Back Home Baseball season is in full swing and there are many stories around the league. The Baltimore Orioles were featured as a prominent one this past Monday. It was on Monday that the Orioles returned home to Oriole Park at Camden Yards after being out of state for several […]

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