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Clubhouse Managers Take Care Before the Bubbly Chaos

The Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays are each one victory from reaching the World Series. But postseason baseball has only one certainty: If and when those victories come there will be bubbles. And a mess.

Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:38 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series, Branch, John

Tv Sports: A Network to Satisfy the Appetite of Baseball-Hungry Fans

Major League Baseball wants ubiquity, a 24/7 home, so it is building its own cable channel, the MLB Network, in Secaucus, N.J., with opening day scheduled for Jan. 1.

Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Television

Rehearing Is Ordered in a Steroid-Test Dispute

A federal appeals court ordered a rehearing in a dispute between the baseball players’ union and prosecutors over seized 104 positive steroid test results.

Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Major League Baseball, Steroids, Suits and Litigation, Tests and Testing

Drug Testers Gave Advance Notice to Minor League Teams

Even though Commissioner Bud Selig said Major League Baseball would stop giving teams 24-hour notice before drug testers showed up, minor league teams still received advance notice.

Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mitchell, George J, Selig, Bud, Minor Leagues, Staten Island Yankees, Dominican Summer League, New York Times, Doping (Sports)

Pirates and Top Pick Close In on Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Pedro Alvarez appear to have resolved their contract dispute in an agreement that would give Alvarez a major league contract.

Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Alvarez, Pedro

Gibson Left His Mark: A Lower Mound

Bob Gibson can still project an aura of menace, even 40 years after he intimidated batters en route to an astonishingly low 1.12 earned run average.

Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, St Louis Cardinals, Gibson, Bob

Dispute Puts Obstacle In Path Of Prospect

At a hearing in New York on Wednesday, an arbitrator heard arguments in a heated contract dispute involving Pedro Alvarez and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Alvarez, Pedro, Major League Baseball Players Assn

Bats Studied, But No Changes Are Imminent

Despite the study of more than 1,500 broken bats, no changes will be made in how bats are approved for major league use until the 2009 season.

Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 10:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball

Advertising: Major League Baseball Is Blogging Its Way Through the Playoffs

Baseball’s playoff advertising push gets under way Thursday, when the first spots of the league’s largest ever campaign are broadcast.

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Advertising and Marketing, Blogs and Blogging (Internet), Online Advertising, Engvall, Bill, Jackson, Randy, Hutton, Timothy, Caliendo, Frank, Foxworthy, Jeff

Taking Look at Replay and How It Will Work

If Major League Baseball’s new instant replay system had been in place this season, it would have been used about 18 times so far to determine if a home run had been hit.

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Selig, Bud, Television

Baseball to Use Replay Review on Homers

Commissioner Bud Selig said that the replay system would start with the three series that open Thursday and be used in all games throughout the rest of the season.

Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:08 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Selig, Bud, instant replay

$6.2 Million for Catcher Is Signing-Bonus Record

The San Francisco Giants gave Buster Posey, the fifth overall pick in the amateur draft, a $6.2 million bonus, which is the highest in the draft’s history.

Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Bonuses

Yankees Said to Have Fired 2 Scouts

The Yankee’s director of Latin American scouting and the Dominican Republic scouting director were dismissed amid an investigation into misappropriated bonuses.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bonuses

Failed Tests Are Down, With One Exception

The number of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has gone down, except for the Dominican league, in which some players are 16 and 17.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 12:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic, Steroids, Tests and Testing

Instant Replay for Home Runs Is Imminent, Selig Indicates

Monitors will be installed near the field at every ballpark, enabling officials in New York to instantly replay home runs and review disputed calls.

Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Selig, Bud

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