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Fantasy Baseball: Major Leaguer Has To Reenact Home Run To Make It Official
October 1, 2012 It wasn't clear whether the Nationals' Michael Morse had hit a grand slam. When the umps decided he had, they made him go back to home plate and pretend he'd done it again. See the video.
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Seven Years Later, Adam Greenberg To Get 2nd At Bat
September 27, 2012 On July 9, 2005, Adam Greenberg of the Chicago Cubs went to the plate for his first major league at bat. One pitch later, his major league career was over. Until now.
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Change Comes To Washington (For Baseball Fans, At Least)
September 21, 2012 For the first time since 1933, there will be major league playoff baseball in Washington. Who said you couldn't change things in the nation's capital?
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VIDEO: After Trade, Ichiro Says Sayonara To Seattle With Hit As A Yankee
July 24, 2012 Ichiro Suzuki was the face of the Seattle franchise since coming to the team from Japan in 2001. Monday, he was traded to the Yankees — who were in Seattle to play the Mariners. After a bow to the crowd, Ichiro stroked a hit for his new team.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
The Problem With Sports On TV
July 8, 2012 TV gives you the best seat in the house. Yet televised sports are no substitute for actually being there Why? The answer has to do with the nature of human perception.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
No-Hitters, Perfect Games And The Meaning Of Life
June 16, 2012 Baseball is less about what happened than it is about who did it and why. Baseball, says commentator Alva Noë, really is a kind of study of responsibility. Johan Santana's and Matt Cain's recent pitching gems give us food for thought.
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Fandemonium! Pitcher Cain Tosses Perfect Game And Giants Fans Go Nuts
June 14, 2012 VIDEO: When the last out was made and Matt Cain's perfect game was in the record books, San Francisco fans went nuts. See what it was like in the stands.
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Josh Hamilton's Remarkable Story Continues: Four Home Runs In One Game
May 9, 2012 He joined an elite group of Major League players — and came very close to becoming the first ever to hit five home runs in a single game.
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Updated: Yankees Mariano Rivera Says Injury Won't End His Career
May 4, 2012 The greatest "closer" in Major League Baseball was chasing a fly ball during batting practice when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
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Baseball's Spring Training Begins; Opening Day Is April 4
February 20, 2012 Major League Baseball's spring training has begun, as catchers and pitchers have made their way to Florida and Arizona to prepare for the 2012 season. Stories so far include young stars Buster Posey and Stephen Strasburg returning to the Giants and Nationals, respectively.
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Gary Carter, Hall Of Famer And Mets Hero, Dies Of Brain Cancer At 57
February 16, 2012 Gary Carter, the former Major League Baseball catcher who helped the New York Mets win the 1986 World Series, has died of brain cancer at 57. In a career split between the Mets and the Montreal Expos, Carter was chosen for 11 All Star teams.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Steroids, Baseball And Climate Change
February 13, 2012 Why some people call carbon dioxide (and the other greenhouse gases) the steroids of the climate system.
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Baseball's Josh Hamilton Reportedly Suffers Relapse; Seen Drinking At Bar
February 3, 2012 Hamilton, one of baseball's biggest stars, has been battling addiction demons for the last decade. The outfielder was the American League MVP in 2010.
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Reports: Albert Pujols Has Signed To Play For The Angels
December 8, 2011 Considered by most experts to be the best active player, Pujols has 445 career home runs and a .328 career batting average. He would be leaving the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Baseball's Houston Astros To Switch Leagues In 2013
November 17, 2011 The team will move from the National League to the American. Also, Major League Baseball is adding one "wild card" team to each league's playoffs.
