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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL  

List of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball.

The DH has more than served its purpose in Major League Baseball. It's time for the DH to go.

Lance Berkman is one of the most feared hitters in major league baseball, and in 2006 he hit 45 home runs and set a record for the Houston Astros with 136 runs batted in. He defines success not by his baseball skills, but by his faith, however.

In 1933, baseball began playing the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the greatest and most anticipated of all the pro sports All-Star affairs each year. This article summarizes those games played from 1933-1939.

It would seem as though Major League Baseball is doing its part to stop steroid use in the game, but that is not so. Creating an investigation only causes more publicity for the sport, and in this insensible society, nothing can be considered bad press.

If a salary cap is not the answer to all that ails Major League Baseball, how do small market teams remain viable? Better decision-making and value-based decisions; General Managers must maximize the talent and minimize the cost per win.

A look at the early season surprises in Major League Baseball.

The Mitchell Report came out today, giving names of many baseball players who have allegedly used steroids. What effect will it have on you and baseball?

MLB 2K5 is in my opinion one of the best baseball games I have played for the xbox system. Read on....

Check out baseball facts online. Keep updated or look up old stats on the web. Here are several sites devoted to baseball

If you are a professional baseball fan, there is no doubt that you have been looking to the baseball gods for a new savior, someone to rid the game clean of its sinful performance enhancing past.

If a family wants to have a night of enjoyment outside in the nice weather for a price that won't cost an arm and a leg, people should look at the world of minor league baseball. It is cheap and fun, and it gives people a chance to see future stars.

The Cape Cod Baseball League continues the tradition of baseball as it was meant to be seen--without high costs for fans and huge paychecks for players.

Inspired by Busk O'Neil's failure to make the Baseball Hall of Fame, Dave Winfield has convinced major league baseball to conduct the first draft of former members from the Negro League.

This years Major League Baseball tries to pick up where MVP Baseball 05 left off, but can it live up to the expectations of baseball fans?

Although reports have stated that Major League Baseball has made a deal with DirecTV for exclusive rights to MLB Extra Innings package, a representative of the Commissioner's office stated today that this decision has not been finalized. You can help them decide!

Will anyone watch the Major League Baseball playoffs without the Yankees and Red Sox? A look at the bad and possible good that could come out of just such a scenario.

Major League Baseball has little more than a sad joke since the '94 strike. This year the NFL joined them as a professional sport willing to place profits above integrity.

Join me as I fill you in on all you need to know to win your office pool in this year's Major League Baseball Playoffs.

Almost every sport uses instant replay except Major League Baseball. Should MLB begin using it?

This was written with approx. 1 week left in the Major League Baseball season. It provides examples of events that happened over the past season to help surpass the 2006 MLB attendance mark.

A Preview of the American League East division for the 2008 Major League Baseball season.

Currently there are 12 managers in Major League Baseball that played catcher in their playing days.

When you think of the 1980's Major League Baseball teams that were considered to be the best of the decade, most people automatically think of the 1988 Dodgers, or the 1984 Tigers.

A look back at the 60th Anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Dodgers in Major League Baseball.

Forget about those steroid injectin', money stealin', lollygagers called Major League Baseball, let's watch some softball.

The debate on whether or not Major League Baseball needs a salary cap.

We’ve heard every argument imaginable for the elimination of steroids in Major League Baseball. But let’s suppose for a moment that steroid usage could have good qualities or for once not actually be the reason for our displeasure with baseball’s current state

At the end of the 2006 season I could finally say that I have in fact visited all 30 of the current Major League Baseball stadiums. I'll share my thoughts on the best of the bunch.

A ranking of the five greatest major league hitters in history based on peak performance. When making this list I only considered the best five year stretch of any players career. I wanted to match the best of the best at their best.

Here is a list of Major League Baseball players who were born on Long Island

For the last several years, 750,000 households around the country were in baseball heaven. Thanks to the Major League Baseball "Extra Innings Package," baseball fans could pretty much watch any game, anywhere.

The top five influential sports figures in the history of Major League Baseball.

This is a review of the substance abuse policy in Major League Baseball.

Major League Baseball hasn't had a real Commissioner since Bart Giamatti died. It is hard to believe Barry Bonds would be the all time home run champ if Giamatti had lived.

Reaching 500 home runs used to be considered one of the most special milestones a major league baseball player could achieve. But with four players approaching the 500-homer mark this season, the milestone doesn't mean quite as much as it used to.

The 60th anniversary of the MLB debut of Jackie Robinson is coming this weekend on April 15th. To honor this, over 150 players and five teams in the Major League Baseball are going to be wearing the number 42 in Robinson's honor.

Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it has reached a deal with satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. to air its "Extra Innings" package for the next seven years.

What has happened in Major League Baseball in 1987, and the changes in the game since then.

It is no secret that the quality of umpiring has declined considerably over the past twenty years. In fact, I would have to say that umpiring in Major League Baseball has become nothing short of atrocious, and not just behind home plate, but in the field as well.

Former senator and Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell presented the results of his 20-month investigation into performance enhancing drug usage in Major League Baseball in New York on Thursday, naming names...

Edinson Volquez is off to a great start in 2008 but will he keep it up enough to be considered among one of the great rookie seasons in Major League Baseball history?

The National League began to dominate the All-Star Game in the Sixties, threatening to make the Midsummer Classic their personel playground.

I don't have an opinion on whether Major League Baseball uses Instant Replay or not. My issue is with the timing of the new rule.

Why instant replay for Major League Baseball is a bad idea.

I think it's time that Major League Baseball owners do something that really shakes things up while appealing to the purists and modernists alike.

A preview of Major League Baseball's American League Central division for the 2008 season.

Baseball's Midsummer Classic, the All-Star Game -- where opposing teams made up of National League and American League baseball stars democratically elected by baseball fans -- will be played Tuesday night, July 15 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

A preview and predictions for Major League Baseball's American League West division for the 2008 season.

Since the Frederick Keys were established as the Baltimore Orioles' minor league high-level A team, 24 position players and 40 pitchers have made it from Frederick to the major leagues.

There is no interest among Major League Clubs in signing Barry Bonds

NL domination in the All-Star Game was a fact of life, until the AL began to make progress during the 80s. A grand slam in 1983 got them on the right track.

Ken Griffey, Jr. will be the starting right fielder for the National League

I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting all 30 major league ballparks. Sadly, as I discovered on my journey, not all stadiums are created equal. Now it's time to get down to some dirty work and let you in on the worst ballparks MLB has to offer.

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game needs some changes. Here are three that I've come up with.

Here is a list of 5 Major Leaguers who have caught my eye, roughly 1/3 of the way through the 2006 Major League campaign.

The National League enetered the decade of the Fifities facing a 12-4 disadvantage in the All-Star Game results. By the time the Fifities gave way to the turbulent Sixties, the National League had made up significant ground.

The American League won 8 of the 10 All-Star games played during the decade of the Forties, to give then a 12-4 overall advanatge in the series. This article details the key plays of these 9 contests, as the 1945 game was cancelled due to W W II.

The US Senate attempted to influence Major League Baseball's decision to give DirecTV exclusive rights to the MLB Extra Innings package. MLB President Bob DuPuy is standing firm.

Baseball, to some is a slow, monotonous game. But to others baseball is the real "stuff" of life. Being able to connect with baseball at your teams fan site every day, all day is a real luxury especially on these three of the best major league fan sites.

Despite the steroid controversy, the national pastime is thriving. In New York alone, more than seven million people will attend major league games this season.

Understanding the differences between football and baseball gambling.

The men running the show have messed up the game of baseball. Time to clean it up.

This piece takes a closer look at betting baseball totals, advice and handicapping resources.

This was my argumentative essay for my English 201 class.

I took a long shot and rented PS2's "MLB 2K6". I went through a lot with this game, and here is what I discovered.

Every NFL and NBA fan can name the number one pick and last year's draft but most baseball fans can't. These are the first pick in the MLB draft each of the past 20 years and how they have fared.

There have been very few native Americans to reach the ranks of professional baseball. Among those who have becomes pros a good percentage have been standouts. Enter Jacoby Ellsbury and Joba Chamberlain.

Who will be the American League MVP, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year and Cy Young in 2008?

The American League began to head in the right direction during the 80s, and continued thier good work at the All-Star Game in the 90s, taking 7 of 10 from the National League.

In the NFL Wild Card teams have to win an extra round to beat the first place team but in baseball a Wild Card team is treated equally to the first place team.

Baseball games can become a long drawn out affair. You are outside getting fresh air and having a good time with your family and kids.

The 1921 baseball season came ever so close to being suspended. If it had, it's debatable whether or not it could ever have recovered. It was wasn't labor strikes and steroids that nearly killed baseball, but intentional strikes and balls.

Many fans across the country love enjoying baseball games and enjoy every single pitch and the strategies involved. Others get bored with the lack of action in the game but go anyways. Here is a way for that second group to spice up the game a little.

Baseball used to be the pride and joy of American sports. Over the past 15 years, baseball has been on strike and battled steroids, while the NFL has flourished like no other period in its existence. Baseball needs to catch up.

The top 5 reasons why baseball has lost popularity among it's young black fans.

Baseball's financial situation is not helping the sport increase its fan base. Some teams enter each season with a high chance of success, others have essentially no chance. Lack of a salary cap is the most visible cause for this problem.

This is a brief history and discussion of the famous Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse. The article describes how the curse came about and some strange happenings that have occurred since then.

The AL went 5-0 during the first six years of the new century, but a 2002 tie with the NL would bring about great changes.

Since 1965 the players that have bounced back from down years have received this honor.

Professional athletes know that enhanced performance gets bigger and better endorsements and makes the difference between a regular career and that of a Star.

Last week the most over-hyped weekend in sports came and went as it does every summer with the usual whimper and not the roar that the sports network promote.

Probably the most popular choices for gifts are the team jerseys.

The midsummer classic may determine home field advantage, but in the '70s Pete Rose and others played with passion simply for the love of the game.

This dozen hit well over a hundred home runs combined in the Fall Classic, led by the great Mickey mantle.

The leaders in single season and career doubles, all-time and currently active.

The honor has been given to future Hall of Famers and absolute busts.

The article is about the drop in the percentage of African Americans in major league baseball.

A handful of ballplayers have recorded songs. Some did it for fun. But for these players, music progressed from a hobby to a second career.

ESPN2 will carry the first round of the draft, and allow fans everywhere the chance to see what takes place.

Get an inside look on one of the biggest sports forums on the internet today.

The game we cherished as kids is being steadily pushed to the sidelines of American society. Baseball's slow downfall can be attributed to a perceived loss of the innocence the game commanded in its glory years.

Gives a player under the age of 25 for each major league baseball position and gives a synopsis of why they are the choice for that position.