Baseball 247: The Dust Flys

Give MLB Team Clothing to the Fans on Your List

4/24/2008 8:03:07 AM

Getting the 2008 season's MLB team clothing for gift giving this summer is a good idea for those baseball lovers. Adding a fresh baseball jersey to someone's collection makes a great present and will be more than appreciated by the person who gets it. MLB team clothing comes in jerseys, baseball hats, T shirts, and jackets. Since baseball season run from early spring to... Read More

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What Facts Do You Know About Major League Baseball?

4/19/2008 3:30:57 AM

Randy Johnson and Eddie Gaedel at the Baseball Wax Museum in Cooperstown, NY

How many of these facts do you know about Major League Baseball?

Fastest recorded pitch?

100.9 mph by Nolan Ryan, California Angels, against the Chicago White Sox in 1974. Active pitchers to eclipse this record include Joel Zumaya, Bobby Jenks, Randy Johnson, Justin Verlander and Billy Wagner.

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Fans love to wear MLB team clothing.

4/17/2008 12:20:56 PM

Remember the funny commercial where the guy is in the locker room hiding in the dirty clothes hamper just so he can make off with his favorite players jerseys? No need to go to that extreme if you want to wear a jersey or hat of your favorite MLB team. Many sites online sell authentic MLB team clothing. In fact I know of one of the best. Try baseball-hatsforsale.com for... Read More

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My Nephew Loves To Wear MLB Team Clothing Hats

4/11/2008 9:53:42 AM

I have a little nephew that can hardly wait for the baseball season to begin. He is filled with anticipation as he waits for the snow to disappear and the green grass to start to grow. To him this is the beginning of his favorite sports time of year. His parents have already started to buy the MLB team clothing that is now starting to be displayed on store shelves. My... Read More

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George Mitchell's Steroids in Baseball Report Appears to be Making Changes for the Good

4/11/2008 3:37:54 AM

Major League Baseball and the players union have agreed to a deal which allows an administrator to oversee the league's drug-testing program. According to a New York Times' report the administrator will be appointed to a fixed term and will have protection from being dismissed. The current drug-testing program has overseall by four appointed representatives, 2 from the... Read More

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Does Padres Pitcher Peavy Have Sticky Fingers?

4/8/2008 12:14:22 PM

This photo of Jake Peavy's throwing hand from Saturday reveals a dark, mud-like mixture on two fingers and upper thumb.

Did San Diego Padres pitcher, Jake Peavy, use pine tar? Dodgers pitching coach, Rick Honeycutt was presented a picture of Peavy, taken from Fox’s national broadcast where the Padres won 4-1 on Saturday. The picture appeared on the message board of the Dodgers fan site with an enlargement of one of Peavy’s hands. The image did not appear to be doctored in photoshop because it... Read More

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Stories of Steroid Abuse Continue to Dominate Major League Baseball News

4/5/2008 11:10:08 AM

Jose Canseco and Friend. Think he's ever seen a streoid needle?

Even with all of the excitement attending the beginning of Spring Training, and fans looking forward to the upcoming season and all the MLB rumors, one word continues to dominate Major League Baseball News, and that word, of course, is steroids. And while talk of pervasive steroid use among the top players like... Read More

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Hawk Attacks Girl at Red Sox Stadium

4/4/2008 2:59:23 AM

A red-tailed hawk injured a student (left) visiting Fenway Park Thursday. It sat perched above the student moments before it attacked.

A red tailed hawk sat perched above these innocent bystanders at Fenway park on Thursday. Alexa Rodriguez, 13 a Memorial Boulevard Middle School student from Bristol, Connecticut was touring the Boston Red Sox Stadium when out of the blue (literally) the hawk flew down and attacked the female visitor. The hawk swooped down off it s nest and drew blood from the girl's... Read More

A hawk swooped down on a student touring Fenway Park today. The girl was not seriously hurt, according to the Red Sox.

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Not a Dry Eye for the Dodgers Emotional Opening Day

4/1/2008 1:15:18 PM

Carl Erskine, Sandy Kofax, Don Newcombe, Joe Torre and Tom Lasorda

The Los Angeles Dodgers had an emotional 50th anniversary Pre-Opening Day ceremony yesterday where they paraded out some of the greatest names in baseball with style. They wore their old faded uniforms and took their original positions bringing a flood of memories for everyone there. Carl Erskine...Don... Read More

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