- 6 years ago Sticky: Complete MLB Schedule for 2018
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The 2015 MLB Season Preview in Data Visualization
We kick off our season preview week with some fascinating visual aids.
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How This Year’s Nationals Rotation Could Measure Up to Some of MLB’s Best Ever
What's the likelihood of Washington's starting staff matching some of baseball’s most impressive pitching accomplishments of the past 50 years?
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Washington's Nationals Park, Where the Power Elite Goes to Relax
While the Los Angeles Lakers have Jack Nicholson and the Hollywood crowd sitting courtside for their games, the Washington Nationals have attracted a set of high-profile groupies
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MLB Opening Day Moments
Opening Day is here and I've decided to post about the top moments on that day in the game's history. .
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The Marlins had a rain delay because they didn't close the roof
When baseball teams shell out hundreds of millions of dollars (or, more accurately, get taxpayers to shell out hundreds of millions of dollars) to put retractable roofs on their stadiums, the expectation is that they will be used when appropriate. Marlins Park has a roof. The team didn't close it. The game was delayed by rain.
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Boston Red Sox Win 19-Inning Game Against Yankees
After 19 innings and almost seven hours, the Red Sox beat the Yankees in a game that's still hard to believe.
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The Season’s Best Baseball Books
From pinstripes to the penitentiary (where homers took time off your sentence), from knuckleballs to Mighty Casey, these eclectic baseball titles are all winners.
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Fan Released From Hospital After Being Hit in Head by Foul Ball at Chicago Cubs-Pittsburgh Pirates Game
A fan who was struck in the head by a foul ball at PNC Park during Monday's game between the Pirates and Cubs has been released from the hospital.
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Fan behind home plate at PNC Park hit in head with foul ball
A woman walking to her seat behind home plate at PNC Park was struck in the head with a foul ball in the top of the second inning Monday night. Off the bat of Starlin Castro, the ball hit the protective backstop net and bounced back onto the field, but the woman was close enough on the grandstand side that, when the net gave from the force of the ball, she was struck on the left side of her skull, above and a little to the right of her ear.
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MLB Digging Up Decades-Old Files in Reviewing Pete Rose Case
If Pete Rose is denied in his latest bid for reinstatement, it apparently won't be for lack of exhaustive study on the part of Major League Baseball.
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MLB suspends Six Players for Involvement in Brawl
Major League Baseball came down hard on the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox in the wake of Thursday night's seventh-inning brawl at U.S. Cellular Field.
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The Numbers Behind Andrew McCutchen's Slump
McCutchen's batting average is south of .200. What's wrong?
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Latest on game with no fans: No cheers for O's in win
BALTIMORE (AP) — 4:10 p.m. The game ends, and the song "Orioles Magic" is piped over the loudspeakers as Baltimore celebrates an 8-2 victory in a game that lasted only 2 hours, 3 minutes. Hmm, maybe playing without fans…
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Bob Watson and the Story of MLB's One Millionth Run
The whole thing started with a baseball junkie counting runs on his new $80 electronic calculator.
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Man Biking His Way to All 30 MLB Stadiums
Matt Stoltz has set an ambitious goal for a good cause. The Wisconsin native is currently bicycling to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums, an 11,300 mile cross-country ride. The 22-year-old hopes to raise around $100,000 for Biking for Baseball.
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5 Entertaining Uses of MLB's New Statcast Tracking Technology
Most baseball fans will remember Alex Rodriguez's 660th home run whether they want to or not—the May 1 blast at Fenway Park tied A-Rod with Willy Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list.
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This Week's Must-Read Books
Pedro by Pedro Martinez and Michael Silverman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The new Hall of Famer’s book is as colorful and fun as his personality.
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Barry Bonds to File a Frievance Against Major League Baseball
One of baseball's favorite debates -- was Barry Bonds blackballed following the 2007 season -- may soon be the subject of an arbitration hearing.
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Major League Baseball Pumps Up Ball Security After Brady Flap
Major League Baseball pumped up security for its game balls this season in the wake of the Tom Brady flap.
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Unlikely Treasures
This Ohio man found a box of baseball cards worth a fortune while cleaning his late aunt's attic, proving that the hunt for hidden treasure doesn't always have to start with a map.