| Tickets available for celebrity baseball game | | Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:10:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | Tickets are on sale for the 15th annual Molina Celebrity Baseball Game, to be played Feb. 11 at Scottsdale Stadium. The honorary captains for the game, which is a fundraiser for Arizona Baseball Charities, are Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry and Harmon Killebrew. Tickets are $8, but children 16 and under and adults 65 and over are admitted free. Gates open at 11 a.m. Visit www.arizonabase ballcharities.com for more information. Football Arizona State received a second commitment from a Florida linebacker, Oliver Aaron of Gainesville High School. He is ranked 24th nationally among outside linebackers by Scouts Inc. Aaron, who is 6-1 and 190 pounds, was Class 5A all-state first team by the Florida Sports Writers Association. ASU also has a linebacker commitment from Derrall Anderson of Armwood High in Seffner, Fla.... | |
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| | | Baseball Owners Get Warning on Steroids | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:16:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | PHOENIX - Baseball owners heard a clear warning from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell on Thursday. Mitchell, who is investigating steroid use in the sport, said the chances of government involvement will "significantly increase" if they don't cooperate with him.Speaking to owners on the final day of baseball's quarterly meetings, Mitchell said he intends to interview active players and raised the possibility that Congress or other government authorities could compel testimony."I believe it will be in your best interests, and the best interests of baseball, if I can report that I have received full cooperation from your organizations, and from others, in conducting this investigation," Mitchell said in remarks that were released to reporters.Mitchell cited last week's Hall of Fame vote to underscore the importance of his investigation.... | |
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| | | NW Briefs | UW baseball team signs 11 players to letters of intent | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:48:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | The University of Washington baseball team has received national letters of intent from 11 high-school seniors who will join the Huskies for the 2008 season. The 11 signees, all from the state of Washington, are: IF David Bentrott (Tahoma High), LHP Geoff Brown (Jackson), LHP Nate Burgher (Brewster), RHP Ricky Denham (Meadowdale), LHP Joey Dettrich (Arlington), OF Brendan Gardner-Young (Highline), OF/RHP Sean Meehan (Centralia), IF Julien Pollard (Washington High in Tacoma), IF Pierce Rankin (Shorecrest), RHP Julian Sampson (Skyline) and IF Troy Scott (Auburn). "This is one of those special classes that would rival any class we've ever brought in, at least on paper," coach Ken Knutson said. "Overall, it's a really excellent group academically, as well. The key will be getting as many as possible to come to college rather than signing with the pros." Notes - The Pac-10 Conference and FSN have selected the Washington volleyball match at Stanford on Nov.... | |
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| | | The Baseball Column: Five Lessons From 2006 | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 11:40:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | An exciting regular season was followed up by a hectic postseason that turned conventional logic upside down. Before I depart for my annual winter hibernation, I thought I'd share a few things the 2006 baseball season taught me: Don't Believe The Hype Entering the postseason, the Twins and Yankees were getting all of the hype in the American League. The Twins magical turnaround and unlikely Central Division title had many tabbing them for postseason greatness. Getting by Oakland was thought to be a given. King George's Evil Empire meanwhile, appeared to be in full stride of another championship march. Losing to Detroit wasn't even mentioned. Both teams, however, laid an egg and really went down without much of a fight. Rest Can Be Bad By the time the World Series rolled around, it was the Tigers that were carrying the mantle of the prohibited favorite.... | |
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| | | Baseball bat cabbie puts man in hospital | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 1:35:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | A 23-year-old man suffered a broken jaw, broken nose and a fractured cheekbone after a taxi driver armed with a baseball bat whacked the man attempting to run from a taxi early Wednesday morning. Police are seeking public assistance to find a taxi driver they wish to speak to regarding the alleged assault on a passenger in Hobsons Bay Parade on Wednesday. The passenger hailed the cab from The Motel Nightclub about 3.00am. Police say that once the passenger arrived at his destination he asked the driver to wait while he went inside the house to get some money. An argument broke out between the driver and passenger and it is alleged that the driver punched the passenger in the face. As the passenger attempted to run from the taxi, he fell over and the driver produced a baseball bat, striking him several times.... | |
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| | | Baseball: Oh receives 4th Matsutaro Shoriki award for WBC title | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:23:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | _ Sadaharu Oh, who led Japan to victory as manager at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March this year, was named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award Tuesday for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. Oh, who currently skippers the Softbank Hawks, claimed the accolade for the fourth time in his career and first since receiving the award after piloting the Daiei Hawks to a Japan Series championship in 2003. The 66-year-old was unanimously chosen by the selection committee to receive the award. The five-member selection committee, including former Yomiuri Giants manager Tetsuharu Kawakami, had also recommended Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman for the award for leading the Sapporo-based team to its first Japan Series crown in 44 years.... | |
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| | | Baseball Owners Unanimously Approve Five-Year Labor Contract | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:43:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved a five-year labor contract with its players union that extends the sport's strengthened drug-testing policy and surcharge on the highest-spending clubs. The teams voted 30-0 on a conference call for the contract, baseball said in a statement. It's the second time in 34 years the sport reached a new agreement without a work stoppage. The current deal, set to expire Dec. 19, was reached hours before a 2002 deadline. Baseball and the union announced the deal Oct. 24 during the World Series to ensure 16 years of labor peace at a time when business is booming. Baseball will generate $5.2 billion in revenue and a record 76 million fans attended games this year, MLB has said. The last work stoppage, a 1994 strike by the players that lasted 232 days, resulted in the cancellation of the World Series.... | |
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| | | Valpo man badly beaten with baseball bat | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:13:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | VALPARAISO | A 23-year-old Valparaiso man suffered five fractures to his skull, a lacerated liver and a broken rib when he was beaten with a baseball bat at 11 p.m. Sunday at Will Park, 354 Morgan Blvd.The victim, Daniel Graf, was in and out of consciousness after the attack and was taken to Porter Valparaiso Hospital Campus for treatment. He remained in stable condition Monday.Police said Graf was able to tell them who had the bat. They used that information to arrest the suspect, a 17-year-old Valparaiso boy, on a felony battery charge. The boy, who police say admitted striking Graf with a bat, was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center.Police said the boy stated he hit Graf because Graf owed him money and because he suspected Graf was the one who battered him in his sleep recently.A person who knows Graf stated Graf and the suspect were friends, and he stated Graf went to see the suspect shortly before the attack, then returned bloody.... | |
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| | | Former baseball mascot pleads guilty to disorderly conduct | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:24:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | A former minor league baseball mascot charged with fondling a female fan at a game has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Police had originally charged 37-year-old Cecil M. Amick the third with molesting or disturbing a person. Lieutenant Mike Gambrell with the Greenville Police Department says Amick pleaded guilty to the lesser charge Wednesday. Amick was ordered to pay a $200 and court costs. Amick of Boiling Springs was dressed as Reedy Rip'it when the incident occurred during an April 27 game. He originally disputed the charge. Posted 8:24pm by Chantelle Janelle .... | |
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| | | Cowley baseball reunion a success | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:16:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | Sharing old stories, laughs, and good times, over 100 former Cowley College baseball players got together for the program's first ever baseball alumni reunion held Saturday at the Arkansas City Country Club. The reunion began with an 18-hole golf tournament and finished with a dinner catered by Ponca City's Head Country Barbecue, and social hour. "I thought it went really well, especially for the first one," Event organizer and former Cowley College baseball player Jason O'Toole said. "All of the guys seemed really excited about it and want to do it again." Former Tiger baseball coach Rick Holman joined current Cowley coaches Dave Burroughs and Darren Burroughs for the reunion, while players from each of the program's four decades were represented.... | |
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