Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Hot Corner: Baseball Business As Usual - MSNBC

Boston Globe

The Hot Corner: Baseball Business As UsualMSNBC - Dec 28, 2008The usual suspects are at it again in the free-wheeling, high-spending free-for-all that is Major League Baseball's offseason. The New York Yankees – public …Holiday haul for Yankees Berkshire EagleAre Yankees good or evil? CharlotteObserver.comYankees can’t buy title . . . and they’ve proven it [...]

WBC isn’t every big-leaguer’s cup of tea (USA Today)

The second World Baseball Classic, set for March 5-23, will feature many of the biggest names in Major League Baseball. But not every star will participate.

Sports briefs (Austin American-Statesman)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2 top baseball players escape from Cuba (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

NEW YORK — Cuban pitcher Yadel Marti and outfielder Yasser Gomez have departed their Communist island homeland in a bid to launch Major League Baseball careers, ESPN reported on Monday on its website.

Baseball’s Hot Stove League is most entertaining part of holiday sports season (Waynesville Daily Guide)

Beginning on Thanksgiving weekend and running until Christmas, the major sports calendar starts getting a bit boring. This is the point where most college football teams shut down and await their bowl bids.

Sports medicine institute drops Clemens’ name (Sports Illustrated)

HOUSTON (AP) — Roger Clemens’ name is being removed from a sports medicine institute at a Houston hospital in another dent to the legacy of the major league baseball pitcher since he was linked to steroid use.

Baseball league player registration to be held (Florham Park Eagle)

FLORHAM PARK - The Florham Park Baseball Club will hold registration for the 2009 season from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Florham Park Community Center, Emmett Field.

Pro Ball Baseball Clinic coming to Peoria complex (The Arizona Republic)

Coaches working in major league baseball will be at the Peoria Sports Complex on Jan. 8-11 for the Pro Ball Baseball Clinic. The clinic offers four days of intensive baseball instruction.

Baseball clinic targets fundamentals (FOX 28 South Bend)

Major league baseball hopefuls got a few pointers from South Bend Silverhawks Manager Mark Haley Sunday.

The Hot Corner: Baseball Business As Usual (The Tampa Tribune)

Surprise, surprise people. The usual suspects are at it again in the free-wheeling, high-spending free-for-all that is Major League Baseball’s offseason.