Recently added articles from Baseball Digest:
The fans speak out.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2009 ... After 28 years, we finally celebrated a World Series championship here in the great city of Philadelphia last October. The team provided us with lots of great moments during the season. That being said, I was wondering if two pitchers in the World Series had also ever been ...
Memorable moments and personalities since 1969 recalled.(Warm Up Tosses)
Mar 01, 2009; Kuenster, John ... THIS COLUMN CLOSES OUT A 40-YEAR CYCLE THAT BEGAN WITH THE LAUNCHING of Warm Up Tosses in the May 1969 issue of Baseball Digest. Since that long ago time when the "Miracle Mets" had yet to gather steam in moving toward their first National League pennant, I've used this venue to ...
National League 2009 division previews: it'll be the Mets in the East, Cubs in the Central and Dodgers in the West with the Phillies getting wild card invitation.
Mar 01, 2009; Haudricourt, Tom ... NOTHING HELPS SOOTHE A LEAGUE'S INFERIORITY complex like a World Series championship. Accordingly, the Philadelphia Phillies allowed the National League to thump its chest a bit after dispatching the upstart Tampa Bay Rays last fall to claim their first title in 28 years. It was ...
American League 2009 division previews: the Red Sox, Twins and Angels are favored to win division titles with the Yankees on top among wild card contenders.
Mar 01, 2009; Hoynes, Paul ... COMMISSIONER BUD SELIG CAUTIONED baseball owners as they approached the 2009 season to pinch their pennies because it was unclear just how tightly the recession may squeeze baseball. Most clubs listened even though agent Scott Boras spent the offseason saying that the game was recession ...
Some top-rated Rookies will be heard from in 2009: Rays' pitcher David Price, Orioles' catcher Matt Wieters, Rockies' outfielder Dexter Fowler and Brewers' third baseman Mat Gamel are ready to make an impact in the major leagues.
Mar 01, 2009; Vass, George ... ANY EVALUATION OF THIS YEAR'S rookie crop has to start with David Price, whose "electric" left arm helped the Tampa Bay Rays repel the resurgent Boston Red Sox and claw their way into the 2008 World Series. Price, 23, an imposing 6-6, not only won Game 2 of the American League ...
Baseball quick quiz.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. (If you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert; 70 or better, superior; between 60 and 70, good, and between 40 and 60, average. 1. With 295 victories entering the 2009 season, Giants pitcher Randy ...
Henderson, Rice await Hall of Fame induction.( Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice)
Mar 01, 2009; Bloom, Barry M. ... THE DOORS TO COOPERSTOWN swung open last January for Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice. Henderson is the all-time leader with 1,406 steals and 2,295 runs scored. Widely considered to be the greatest leadoff hitter ever, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first time on ...
The game I'll never forget: Ryne Duren: former Yankee reliever recalls his work in the 1958 World Series against the Milwaukee Braves as his most memorable as a big leaguer.(Interview)
Mar 01, 2009; Billson, Marky ... I AM MOST REMEMBERED FOR MY feats in the 1958 World Series when as a rookie for the New York Yankees, I helped us rebound from a three-games-to-one deficit to beat the Milwaukee Braves. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But even before my official "rookie" season, I had two ...
Aramis Ramirez--Chicago Cubs.(Baseball profile)(Brief biography)
Mar 01, 2009; Sorci, Rick ... FULL NAME: Aramis Nin Ramirez AGE, Hr., WT: 30, 6-1, 215 THROWS: Right BATS: Right BORN: June 25, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic HOME: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic STATUS/FAMILY: Married with two children NICKNAME: Ram ...
Some interesting plays from the 2008 season.(Baseball Rules Corner)
Mar 01, 2009; Marazzi, Rich ... I'M ALWAYS INTRIGUED BY THE ODDITIES that occur each season in relation to the rules. The 2008 campaign was no different as we had a disappearing baseball, a player getting ejected in the middle of a home run trot, a player striking out on a 4-2 count, two balls in play and more. ...
Necrology: deaths of former major league personnel including broadcasters and writers--from January 24, 2008 to January 25, 2009.(Obituary)(List)
Mar 01, 2009; Carle, Bill ... ARTHUR FRANTZ, 86, American League umpire from 1969-1977, on January 24, 2008 at St. Andrews Life Center in Niles, Ill. after suffering from congestive heart trouble. He umpired the 1974 All-Star game, was crew chief of the 1975 World Series and called Nolan Ryan's third no-hitter on ...
Transactions: major trades and free-agent signings for each club from end of 2008 season through January 25, 2009.
Mar 01, 2009 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES Signed free-agent pitcher Mark Hendrickson of the Marlins to a one-year contract. Signed free-agent shortstop Cesar Izturis of the Cardinals to a two-year contract. Acquired outfielder Ryan Freel and infielders ...
2009 American League pre-season rosters.
Mar 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Baltimore Orioles No. Pitchers B/T Ht Wt Born 34 Matt Albers L/R 6-0 205 01/20/83 28 Danys Baez R/R 6-1 235 09/10/17 59 Brian Bass R/R 6-2 215 01/06/82 ...
2009 National League pre-season rosters.
Mar 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Arizona Diamondbacks No. Pitchers B/T Ht Wt Born 37 Travis Blackley L/L 6-3 200 11/04/82 33 Billy Buckner R/R 6-2 215 08/27/83 40 Jonathan Coutlangus L/L 6-1 185 10/21/80 49 ...
