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Teaching Baseball as a Second Language in China (193 diggs) In the 1960s, Mao Zedong banned baseball in China because of its Western roots. Even after his death in 1976, the sport never caught on. And yet, because of the marketing potential of the country ’s 1.3 billion people, Major League Baseball has invested tens of millions of dollars into seeding the sport in China, league officials said.

Arizona Catcher Chris Snyder “Fractures” Left Testicle (559 diggs) When RBI heard of the terrible mishap, we asked around to find out what exactly it means to “fracture a testicle".....

Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cell (371 diggs) San Quentin, Calif.- As a baseball manager, Kent Philpott has to navigate many of the usual challenges on the diamond: player egos, varied skills at the plate, and uneven levels of motivation. But he also confronts a few unusual problems. When he benches someone or cuts them from the team, it's likely to be an armed robber, drug dealer, or murderer

Strange day ends with Bonds' 756th HR ball in Cooperstown (477 diggs) Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame.

Bonds' Record Breaking HR Ball Not Going to Hall of Fame (467 diggs) Asterisk or not, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record-breaking 756th home run won't land in the Hall of Fame.The Hall said Tuesday recent talks with fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the souvenir for more than $750,000 last September, had "unfortunately reached an impasse."

1968: A Different Era, a Lower E.R.A. (281 diggs) This season ’s top pitchers have not equaled the élan of their predecessors from 1968, but their craft seems to be on the rise.

Sports attendance up, hot dog - beer spending down (361 diggs) By Ben Klayman CHICAGO (Reuters) - A couple of times a year, David Holzhammer drives more than 200 miles from his home in Iowa City, Iowa, to see the Chicago Cubs play baseball. That is a luxury he is not giving up, despite high gas prices and other...

Fantasy Baseball Owner Rips Team Apart In Media (688 diggs) BROOKLYN, NY —Mark Mendicus, 26-year-old Staples employee and principal owner of the fantasy baseball team Beat With Uggla Stick, blasted his underperforming team in the media Monday, going so far as to single out individual players, criticize their recent play, and question their commitment to winning.

No-Hit Win by Dodgers Makes No Sense, Except in Baseball (797 diggs) Baseball is the best game in part because every night you go to the ballpark, you might see something you've never seen before. No other sport can say that like baseball can, and Saturday night at Dodger Stadium was just such a night, a night that made no sense.

The dying art of the knuckleball (586 diggs) Behind the disappearing art of the knuckleballers in MLB.

Behind the Scenes of the 'Fresno Ball-Girl' Video (490 diggs) You've probably already seen the recent "Ball Girl Makes Incredible Catch" video that is making the rounds on the internet. In the 39-second clip, a ball girl at Fresno's Chukchansi Park climbs the left-field wall to make an amazing leaping catch. Well, at least some of what appears in that video actually happened. Here's what really happened....

Lowest seed ever to win a NCAA tournament title (512 diggs) Fresno State arrived at the College World Series as the ultimate underdog. A No. 4 regional seed had never reached Omaha, let alone won the national title. The Bulldogs did both, and are now considered the lowest seeded team to ever win an NCAA tournament title

Shawn Chacon's Guide To Punching Your Boss In The Face (394 diggs) You know what baseball needs more of? Physical fistfights between general managers and players. Imagine the fisticuffs that would ensue between Jon Daniels and Milton Bradley. Jim Bowden and Elijah Dukes.

Interactive baseball cards--with pics and current stats!!! (457 diggs) Check out these cool interactive baseball cards for the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. Built in Flash w/ an XML feed to keep all of the players' stats current.

Ensuring It Still Feels Like the Old Ball Game (333 diggs) The ballpark organist Lambert Bartak is a reminder of how ballparks used to sound, and feel, and how they increasingly do not.

Can MLB Position Players Really Pitch? (468 diggs) How often does it actually happen in the MLB? You may be suprised!

Ball Girl Makes Incredible Catch (6,773 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] A minor league ball girl makes an incredible catch on a foul ball in left field. Her coach later informed her that there is no crying in Baseball.

Baseball's 8 Most Fragile Players (352 diggs) Eric Chavez, Oakland A ’s -- Threadbare shoulder tendons, bulging discs in his back - Chavez has fewer unmolested body parts than Jenna Jameson.

Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph (497 diggs) Willie Randolph will be replaced by the bench coach Jerry Manuel. Also fired were two coaches, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first-base coach Tom Nieto.

The Best-Paid Bench Warmers (443 diggs) It's every general manager's nightmare: shelling out millions for players who can't stay on the field. Whether because of chronic injuries or just poor play, some highly paid pros just don't hold up their end of the bargain.

The Best MLB Fights From Past To Present (386 diggs) MLB players have now put the glove on both hands and instead of a baseball game you get WWE smackdown as one player usually sends both teams ”cannon-balling” onto the field..

Report: Viagra May Provide Baseball Players On-Field Edge (391 diggs) Apparently, Viagra has become a popular pick-me-up for athletes looking for an edge on the field and perhaps some frisky behavior off of it, according to The Daily News in New York. You'll never look at the phrase "performance- enhancing drugs" in quite the same way again.

Ken Griffey becomes sixth member of the 600 homer club (1,256 diggs) Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run on Monday night, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone. Griffey joined Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa.

Baseball's Other Drug Problem - Ritalin & Adderall (309 diggs) Are players using an ADD diagnosis to evade the amphetamine ban?

Carlos Zambrano Goes Ballistic on a Pair of Water Coolers (432 diggs)