Monthly Archives: December 2009

Pioneers and Racism in Major League Baseball (The Republican)

I’ve been told that our most vivid memories are our first memories.

Relive 2009 with new MLB.TV package - MLB.com

Relive 2009 with new MLB.TV packageMLB.comIf you had a subscription to MLB.TV Premium in 2009, then your seat for the 2009 Major League Baseball season was better than ever. …
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Phillies fall just short of repeat in ‘09 - MLB.com

Phillies fall just short of repeat in '09MLB.comFor just the second time in franchise history, the Phillies flipped the calendar to a new year as defending World Series champions …
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Major League Baseball, umpires reach 5-year deal (Park Hills Daily Journal)

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its umpires have reached an agreement on a five-year labor contract running through December 2014.

End of Year Salary Totals for MLB Over 11 Years (1999-2009) - The Biz of Baseball

End of Year Salary Totals for MLB Over 11 Years (1999-2009)The Biz of BaseballGet all your MLB baseball seats here with OnlineSeats for a very affordable price. Look for Yankees tickets for the new championship season, Red Sox seats …
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2009 brings memorable end to decade - MLB.com

2009 brings memorable end to decadeMLB.comMark Buehrle threw a perfect game and Dewayne Wise made sure it stayed that way. Chase Utley hit five homers in a World Series, …
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MLB, umpires agree to five-year pact - MLB.com

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MLB, umpires agree to five-year pactMLB.com(Chris O'Meara/AP) By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com Major League Baseball and the World Umpires Association have tentatively agreed on a new five-year contract …Decade of labor peace for MLB as umps reach dealThe Associated PressMLB, World Umpires Association reach tentative labor dealSeattle Post IntelligencerBaseball, Umpires Association Reach Five-Year [...]

Lester Rodney, writer who fought baseball segregation - Arizona Republic

Lester Rodney, writer who fought baseball segregationArizona Republic… for the American Communist Party newspaper the Daily Worker who crusaded to end segregation in major-league baseball in the 1930s and '40s, has died. …Lester Rodney dies, helped break color barrierSan Francisco ChronicleLester Rodney, Early Voice in Fight Against Racism in Sports, Dies at 98New York TimesMore [...]

New York Yankees win Major League Baseball’s Championship title (Moldova.org)

By Richard Green The New York Yankees defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, Wednesday, to win the 2009 World Series, the championship round of North American Major League Baseball. New York’s Japanese-born designated hitter, Hideki Matsui, was the catalyst in the Yankees’ dominating victory. Matsui drove in six of the team’s seven runs in the [...]

Major League Baseball, umpires reach 5-year deal (Park Hills Daily Journal)

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its umpires have reached an agreement on a five-year labor contract running through December 2014.