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Where's the Cloverfield monster when you really need him?I know they've been up for a while, but I just took a close look at some of these All-Star Game statues and threw up in my mouth a little.In theory, I can appreciate the marketing strategy. Forty-two Statue of Liberty replicas put up throughout NYC, painted in the colors of a Major League team. It's a good way to publicize the All-Star gam

Our former Big League heroes don’t always leave this mortal coil with the dignity they deserve. Cory Lidle crashed his plane into a high rise building in Manhattan, Bo Diaz fell off his roof while installing a satellite dish, and poor Ray Chapman faded to black after being hit by a pitch. As bad as [...]

USA A family screening of Field of Dreams will turn everyone into baseball believers, as even those who eschew the mythic power of the game will be won over by Kevin Costner's magical performance. The film, which hearkens back to a simpler time without being corny, portrays one dreamer's persistence -- a message that translates to every generation. When farmer Ray Kinsella (Costner) hears a gentl

Seemingly as far away from Wii Fit as you can get, Mastiff-Games are bringing their iteration of the world famous Major League Eating exclusively to WiiWare. Major League Eating: The Game sees you competing to become the world’s greatest food guzzler, with over 10 playable characters to choose from, can you eat, burp and belch [...]

CARACAS (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball player Geremi Gonzalez was struck by lightning and killed over the weekend at a lake in his native Venezuela, authorities said on Monday.Gonzalez, 33, a pitcher who was signed to Japan's Yomiuri Giants in 2007, had previously played for the Chicago Cubs, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.There we

I was thinking a little about the craziness of Major League Baseball.Last night, the New York Mets played the Los Angeles Dodgers at Shea Stadium. The game began after 8 p.m. and ended after 11 p.m. Eastern Time.Tonight, the Mets play the San Francisco Giants at 10 p.m. Eastern Time — all of this after a cross-country flight that probably didn't take off until well after midnight early this morn

My name is Dana Cavalea. I am the Director of Strength and Conditioning of the New York Yankees, as well as the CEO of Major League Strength, a training company designed to enhance the athletic ability and lifestyle of youth baseball and softball players. I am extremely excited to bring you the most cutting-edge information in the field of Performance Training for Baseball and Softball! Wor

Major League Gaming Works with HP and Blizzard Entertainment(R) to …Consumer Electronics Net, CA - 14 minutes agoThe kick-off event will be held alongside MLG's Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s World of Warcraft(R): … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional videogame league, today announced the launch of the MLG PC Circuit played on HP Blackbird 002. The kick-off event will be held alongside MLG’s Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature Blizzard Entertainment®’s World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade® and over $20,000 in prizes. “We’ve just come off our Meadowlands season ope

Major League Gaming Works with HP and Blizzard Entertainment® to …Business Wire (press release), CA - 23 minutes agoThe kick-off event will be held alongside MLG’s Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature Blizzard Entertainment®’s World of Warcraft®: The … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Major League Baseball continues an annual tradition this weekend as it celebrates Mother's Day. Once again, the league will use the day to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money to combat the disease. Special game programs will be sold wherever there is a home game on Sunday, and players from each team will use pink bats when they head to the plate. As in past years, the league will auction off the game-used bats, as well as team-autographed bats, on its website. Proceeds from the sales will go to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help fight breast cancer. Fans will also be able to buy personalized pink Louisville Sluggers online with 10-dollars from each sale going to Komen for the Cure. Players will also wear pink items such as wristbands and necklaces for the day

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What is Major League Gaming? If you love to play video games and have ever thought about playing competitively than you have probably heard of the Major League Gaming or MLG. In fact, if you have any experience with the professional video gaming industry, you probably know who the MLG is. This is the largest [...]

MLB 2K8 - Launch TrailerMajor League Baseball 2K8From 2K SportsIt's 2008 and it's time to hit home runs as 2KG Major League Baseball 2K8 brings you your best season ever. Thrilling features have been added to make this season more exciting. Are you out or in? Joe Morgan is announcing 2K8! Play ball!Team play is more expansive as there are 90 minor-league teams added to the game, including authentic uniforms, many authentic minor-league stadiums, and a few generic ones as well. 2K8 also features a new baseball-card system, in which you can earn players' cards by completing certain tasks. You can then sell duplicate cards for credits to buy new card packs, which consist of 10 cards and may include a stadium or special team. But by far the coolest part of the card system is the onlin

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It looks like business is about to pick up -- real soon. According to the New York Daily News, Major League Baseball has the Mitchell Report...Major League Baseball officials are reviewing George Mitchell's long-anticipated steroid report at the former Senate majority leader's law offices, 21 months after commissioner Bud Selig asked Mitchell to investigate the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.Officials arrived at Mitchell's Manhattan office Tuesday, according to sources familiar with the investigation who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic, and began what is believed to be a 48-hour review period before Mitchell releases the report on Thursday. The report is believed to contain the names of 60-80 former and current players, according to sources, and is based in large part on information provided to Mitchell by former clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski."We cannot comment on anything," MLB spokesman Rich Levin said.MLB officials were revie

As the Boston Red Sox look set to win the World Series, if not sweep the Colorado Rockies in four straight, it’s time for a look at the roles played by major league pitchers in comparison to NHL goaltenders. Success at both positions relies on controlling a small hard missile that the opposing team is trying to drive forward with sticks or bats. While pitchers are hurling 100 mile per-hour plus fastballs past, and sometimes towards, hitters, goalies are the ones facing the onslaught of rockets in hockey. Yet both represent the defensive linchpins in their respective sports. Individual pitchers play a far bigger role in terms of their impact on specific games. This is a fact demonstrated by the odds offered by book-makers on a team, which will vary a great deal depending on the starting pitcher. No doubt a goaltender can be the difference in many a game and outstanding performance at that position is often the key to a team winning the top prize. At the very least, solid play i

Sources familiar with the latest developments in the George Mitchell steroids investigation said Friday that the report will name many players, including some big names and some names that have not surfaced to date. Reveal these cheaters and then ban every one of them.read more | digg story

Check this out if your a big baseball fan or want to keep up with the MLB playoffs.  Go to http://wap.mlb.com/blackberryon your blackberry browser to download the icon which will link you directly to the MLB mobile page so you can keep up with scores and stats of the MLB playoffs and your favorite team. Share This Technorati Tags: MLB, blackberry

I'll keep mine short and sweet:NLDS:Cubs over D'Backs in 4Phillies over Rockies in 5ALDS:Indians over Yankees in 5Red Sox over Angels in 4NLCS:Cubs over Phillies in 6ALCS:Indians over Red Sox in 7World Series:Indians over Cubs in 6

Lets take a brief time-out from my football domination to take a look at this year's MLB playoffs. There's some fresh faces in the NL, and the same old teams in the AL. Here's how I see things going down.NLDSDIAMONDBACKS vs. CUBS:This is the toughest series to call. As a die-hard White Sox fan, I need the Cubs to lose, and lose quickly. But except for a hiccup in Florida, the Cubs have looked pretty good down the stretch. Of course, that was against cellar-dwellers, not the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cubs see a steep drop-off in their pitching after Zambrano and Lilly, but the Diamondbacks don't even go that deep. Brandon Wedd is as dominant a pitcher as their is in the National League, but after him its Doug Davis and Livan Hernandez. The D-backs are a young, scrappy, grind-it-out sort of team, featuring the likes of Chris Young and Eric Byrnes. Still, I think the pitching carries the Cubs in this one. CUBS in 5.PHILLIES vs. ROCKIES:You probably didn't know this, but the

Major League Gaming (MLG) is the largest organized league and international sanctioning body for the world’s fastest growing competitive sport: professional video gaming. Recognized as the global governing authority for millions of competitive gamers worldwide, MLG’s ongoing professional video gaming tournaments have attracted competitors from over 28 countries. Check It Out

“If you can’t beat them, join them” seems to be the new motto for Major League Baseball. Ticket scalping or brokering (depending on how softly you want to put it) has been a huge underground business for years.  With the internet, it became even easier to buy/sell tickets on the secondary market. Major League Baseball is now getting in on the act with StubHub. New York Time Story 

The Major League Lacrosse (MLL) database is the newest addition to Stadium Hunt. Founded by Jake Steinfeld (yes, that Jake Steinfeld), Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson in 1999, the league’s first season began in June 2001. The MLL is made up of ten teams divided in to two conferences (Eastern and Western). Notable fields include: Harvard Stadium (Boston Cannons) INVESCO Field (Denver Outlaws) Harbin Field (Washington Bayhawks) The MLL plans to add two more teams in 2008 to two of the following cites: Columbus, Cincinnati, Dallas, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis. In recent years, lacrosse has rapidly grown so it will be interesting to see how successful the MLL turns out to be. Share This

Imagine my excitement to get an email with the subject line: Personal Message from Jeter, Ortiz, and Ripken. Wow! Why am I so special?Open it up and here's what I see:Uh, yeah, thanks, but my Dad passed away in December. You planning on having Big Papi call the cemetary, you idiots? Man, I love Major League Baseball, they always think things through.

David Price, LHP - Vanderbilt University Mike Moustakas, SS/3B - Chatsworth High School (Calif.) Josh Vitters, 3B - Cypress High School (Calif.) Daniel Moskos, LHP - Clemson University Phillipe Aumont, RHP - École secondaire du Versant (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) Ross Detwiler, LHP - Missouri State University Jarrod Parker, RHP - Norwell High School (Indiana) Casey Weathers, RHP - Vanderbilt University Nick Schmidt, LHP - University of ArkansasMatt Wieters, C - Georgia Institute of Technology Sean Doolittle, 1B - University of Virginia Julio Borbon, Centerfielder - University of Tennessee Blake Beavan, RHP - Irving High School (Irving, Texas) Michael Main, RHP - DeLand High School (Fla.) Devin Mesoraco, C - Punxsatawney High School (Pa.)Beau Mills, 3B - Lewis-Clark State CollegeMatt Harvey, RHP - Fitch High School (Groton, Conn.)Kevin Ahrens, SS/3B - Houston Memorial High School (Texas) Jason Heyward, OF/1B - Henry County High School (Ga.) Matt Dominguez, 3B - Chatsworth High School (C

Major League Baseball is finally pressing forward with an all out attack on the one thing that threatens to destroy the very core of the game—the Slingbox. The league is now publicly saying that the Slingbox is in violation of MLB’s broadcast contract because it illegally allows people to view out of market games on their computers. MLB.com is supposed to have exclusive online rights for out of market baseball games, but if somebody with a slingbox goes on vacation or leaves it with somebody in a different city, they will be able to watch out of market games over the internet. Sling Media, the owner of the Slingbox, believe they are doing nothing wrong. The company’s view is that the Slingbox is just an extension of one’s home television service. Since that service has already been paid for, customers shouldn’t also have to pay another fee at MLB.com to watch the games. At its core, the dispute is about money. Major League Baseball feels it’s l

StadiumHunt is proud to announce the addition of Major League Soccer to its database of professional sport stadiums. After beginning with 10 clubs in 1996, MLS has grown to include 13 teams including one in Canada. MLS added Toronto FC for the 2007 season with the plan to have three more expansion clubs by 2010. Other current possibilities include the planned 2008 return to San Jose, or expansion to Las Vegas, San Diego, Cleveland, St. Louis, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Detroit, Portland, Seattle or another team in New York or Chicago. My favorite MLS stadium, you ask? That would have to be the Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Update: seating charts are not yet available for MLS. Share This

Chelsea and Ukrainian soccerstar Andriy Shevchenko show his interest to move to US Major League Soccer. “I’d like to play there, actually”, Shevchenko said “Soccer is growing in the US and I’d like to be a part of that. I played there last summer against the MLS All-Stars and I saw myself that it’s definitely improving.” Shevchenko revealed he would be interested in a move to Major League Soccer before hanging up his boots. If Shevchenko decided to move to US MLS he will join other European soccerstar such as English soccerstar David Beckham who will move to US Major League club LA Galaxy. Shevchenko struggling to find his best form this season on Premiership after transfer from AC Milan. Shevchenko believes he failed to deliver in front of goal because Jose Mourinho did not play him as an out-and-out striker. “I didn’t play in my position this year, I was playing further behind, away from goal, which is different from how I played

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So, I came downstairs and flipped on the TV just in time to catch second-base umpire Gerry Davis call Willie Bloomquist safe while stealing 2nd base on Monday night. Replays (along with the naked eye) confirmed that he was tagged right on the ass while his hands were still almost 3 feet away from the bag. It was honestly one of the worst missed calls/bad calls you will see in the majors."With all we've been through, it was a well-deserved break, and it came at a good time. I'll take it. On the play itself, I thought it was actually pretty close. But when I got a chance to see the replay ... well, he called me safe, so I was safe. It's a good thing there's no instant replay in baseball." -Willie Bloomsquist-But is it really? Something as little as that, just a bad angle that lead to a bad call by the 2nd base ump can change the outcome of a game. So I was thinking, Maybe Willie's wrong. Maybe instant replay is something that baseball needs to seriously think about.I'm buying insta