http://baseball.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T23:41:04Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:41:04 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/23/pujols-doesnt-want-to-be-the-man-not-even-in-spanish.htm <p>Many St. Louis Cardinals fans might disagree, but <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/od/profiles/p/albertpujols.htm">Albert Pujols</a> still has plenty of class. He isn't going to change his stance on a nickname that he felt was disrespectful to the greatest Cardinal of all.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/23/pujols-doesnt-want-to-be-the-man-not-even-in-spanish.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/23/pujols-doesnt-want-to-be-the-man-not-even-in-spanish.htm Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:21:56 +0000 2012-02-23T01:21:56Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/21/this-offseason-old-guys-need-not-apply.htm <p>Baseball is being cruel to its elders. So many players this offseason who have had great careers seem to be going out in less than heroic fashion.</p> <p>Free agents Vladimir Guerrero and Johnny Damon are still waiting for a call that might not come. Roy Oswalt is just 34 and certainly will end up somewhere, but he's waiting for the right opportunity. Mike Cameron <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/happy-trails-mike-cameron/">decided to retire</a> instead of trying to make the Nationals roster. Jason Varitek <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7592340/source-boston-red-sox-c-jason-varitek-decide-soon-future">will probably retire</a> any day now as well. And Ivan Rodriguez, 40, a Hall of Fame catcher for sure, doesn't really want to be a part of the Class of 2017 in Cooperstown.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/21/this-offseason-old-guys-need-not-apply.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/21/this-offseason-old-guys-need-not-apply.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:41:04 +0000 2012-02-21T23:41:04Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/18/dwindling-knuckleball-fraternity-loses-a-great-one-with-wakefields-retirement.htm <p>The art of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/od/typesofpitches/ss/knuckleball.htm">throwing a knuckleball</a> has been passed down from the earliest days of the game, its uniqueness due to the fact that it's so hard to master. When a knuckleball isn't fluttering, it's batting practice.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/18/dwindling-knuckleball-fraternity-loses-a-great-one-with-wakefields-retirement.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/18/dwindling-knuckleball-fraternity-loses-a-great-one-with-wakefields-retirement.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:27:35 +0000 2012-02-18T02:27:35Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dead-of-brain-cancer-at-age-57.htm <p>One of the key figures in baseball in the 1980s <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120120&#038;content_id=26406620&#038;vkey=news_mlb&#038;c_id=mlb">lost in his battle with brain cancer</a> on Thursday.</p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/od/halloffamemembers/p/garycarter.htm">Gary Carter</a> was the first player to wear a Montreal Expos hat on his Hall of Fame plaque and a key member of the memorable 1986 New York Mets championship team. He was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2003.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dead-of-brain-cancer-at-age-57.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/gary-carter-dead-of-brain-cancer-at-age-57.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:48:53 +0000 2012-02-16T17:48:53Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tony-gwynn-in-good-spirits-after-second-cancer-surgery.htm <p>Baseball has taken many steps to try to curb players' appetite for chewing tobacco, which at one point was as ubiquitous in the game as pickoff moves and pinch hitters.</p> <p>Use has fallen dramatically as it's become known to cause some of the most deadly cancers. The risk of oral cancer is greater than it is for cigarette smokers. Major League Baseball successfully has rid the minors of the stuff through new rules, and language in the new collective bargaining agreement prohibits players, managers and coaches from using smokeless tobacco during televised interviews and team appearances.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tony-gwynn-in-good-spirits-after-second-cancer-surgery.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/tony-gwynn-in-good-spirits-after-second-cancer-surgery.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:15:54 +0000 2012-02-16T01:15:54Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/hall-of-fame-broadcaster-milo-hamilton-to-retire-after-season.htm <p>Baseball announcers have some of the longest careers of any profession, mostly because nobody ever wants to see them leave.</p> <p>Perhaps the day that Dodgers fans are dreading the most is the day that Vin Scully won't be calling the action. They got a reprieve last summer when Scully, 84, said he'd back back for an incredible 63rd season broadcasting the team.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/hall-of-fame-broadcaster-milo-hamilton-to-retire-after-season.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/16/hall-of-fame-broadcaster-milo-hamilton-to-retire-after-season.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:55:09 +0000 2012-02-16T00:55:09Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/15/searching-for-baseballs-answer-to-linsanity.htm <p>The sports world is abuzz with Linsanity, named for New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, who out of virtually nowhere has taken the NBA by storm the last two weeks.</p> <p>Who could be that way in baseball this spring? It's easy to pick Yu Darvish of the Rangers, Jesus Montero of the Mariners or Bryce Harper of the Nationals (whom some people <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/bryce-harper-needs-to-grow-up/2012/02/13/gIQAzS5KDR_story.html">think needs to grow up a bit</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/15/searching-for-baseballs-answer-to-linsanity.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/15/searching-for-baseballs-answer-to-linsanity.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:35:09 +0000 2012-02-15T11:35:09Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/12/pirates-finally-going-to-get-a-pitcher-whose-name-you-recognize.htm <p>The Pittsburgh Pirates, going for an even 20 on their consecutive losing seasons streak in 2012, are close to a deal to pick up a pitcher after striking out as often as Adam Dunn in free agency.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/12/pirates-finally-going-to-get-a-pitcher-whose-name-you-recognize.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/12/pirates-finally-going-to-get-a-pitcher-whose-name-you-recognize.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:21 +0000 2012-02-12T14:15:21Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/09/veterans-left-hanging-oswalt-heads-best-remaining-free-agents.htm <p>It's February already, with pitchers and catchers set to report next week.</p> <p>So why haven't these guys signed yet? If Russell Branyan can find a taker, so should these guys. The seven best remaining free agents:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/09/veterans-left-hanging-oswalt-heads-best-remaining-free-agents.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/09/veterans-left-hanging-oswalt-heads-best-remaining-free-agents.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:22:38 +0000 2012-02-09T01:22:38Z http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/06/rockies-keep-stockpiling-veterans.htm <p>Perhaps no team has had a more radical reconstruction this offseason as the Colorado Rockies.</p> <p>It started when they <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2011/07/31/indians-give-up-far-too-much-for-ubaldo-jimenez.htm">dealt ace Ubaldo Jimenez to the Cleveland Indians last summer</a>, and continued Monday when they traded for <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120206&#038;content_id=26583822&#038;vkey=news_mlb&#038;c_id=mlb">the Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie</a>, who fits as an innings-eater in a rotation that is very young. Except for the pitching staff, the Rockies aren't going younger, though.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/06/rockies-keep-stockpiling-veterans.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baseball.about.com/b/2012/02/06/rockies-keep-stockpiling-veterans.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:28 +0000 2012-02-06T11:03:28Z