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Baseball tabbed as favorite to advance to World Series

Arizona Daily Wildcat - Jan 25, 2012
By GINNY POLIN Things are already looking bright for the Arizona baseball team and it hasn't even recorded an out yet. After a solid 2011 campaign and ushering in a skilled freshmen class, the Wildcats are ranked No. 5 in the nation, according to ...

Detroit Tigers get Prince Fielder for 9 years, $214 million | Baseball

The Seattle Times - Jan 25, 2012
The Detroit Tigers are giving ex-Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder a nine-year contract reportedly worth $214 million. By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. The longer first baseman ...

Rich, famous bidders line up to buy Dodgers

USA TODAY - Jan 25, 2012
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY The Los Angeles Dodgers, one of baseball's most storied franchises, drew such scant interest when last on the sales block that Frank McCourt bought the team in exchange for only a Boston parking lot.

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Baseball books

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by: Michael Lewis

"One of the best baseball—and management—books out....Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—Forbes

Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business" (.
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The Art of Fielding: A Novel

by: Chad Harbach
At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended.

Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne, Henry's gay roommate and teammate, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz, the Harpooners' team captain and Henry's best friend, realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own.
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THE CARD

by: Jim Devitt
Van Stone has it all, the perfect family, great friends and the best job in the world. Then, his life falls apart. Thrust into a deadly plot masterminded by unknown enemies, Van is in a race against time to save those closest to him.

As The Card barrels forward, Van, armed with only his best friends, draws on his deductive powers and inner strength, to battle the corrupt forces. Set in Seattle, Washington, this fast paced mystery takes you behind-the-scenes in professional baseball. Full of unexpected twists and high stakes drama, this first in a series adventure will keep you guessing until the final scene.
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Broken Laces

by: Rodney Walther
Everyone deserves a second chance.

Jack "The Cannon" Kennedy thinks he's living the American Dream. A fancy house in the Houston suburbs. A promising career. And a loving wife who tolerates his long hours and selfish ways.

In one horrific instant, he loses his wife. Then his job. Then his hope. And that just leaves Kellen, the young son Jack hardly knows or understands.

Jack realizes he must reconnect with Kellen or they'll never get past their shared grief. But Jack's biggest obstacle is staring back from the mirror.
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Goofy "How To Play Baseball"

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Barry Larkin Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Barry Larkin is headed to the Hall of Fame. The shortstop received 86 percent of the vote in balloting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, well above the necessary 75 percent. (Jan. 9)

 

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Novinger Baseball Team sells Ice Melt

 

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Baseball's dirty little secret

Every Major League baseball put into play for the last 3/4 century has a secret connection to the Delaware River. More info: www.newsworks.org

 

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"Meaux Vs." LSU Baseball

Calling all Tiger Fans! Mo is back for a second season of "Meaux Vs!" Watch this week as senior LSU Goalkeeper, Mo Isom, takes on Grant Dozar, Kevin Gausman, and Austin Nola, in a three part competition. Who is going to win this one? Make sure to come on out Thursday, October 20th at 7 pm to LSU Soccer's Fan Appreciation and Senior Night! The first 250 fans to arrive to the Stadium will receive a FREE LSU License Plate Frame! GEAUX TIGERS!