Opening Day

Santana Lifts Mets In Return

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 04.05.2012

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NEW YORK -- Johan Santana pitched five innings of two-hit ball in his long-awaited return from shoulder surgery and David Wright hit an RBI single to ...

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Strasburg Dominates Cubs

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 04.05.2012

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CHICAGO — Stephen Strasburg could hardly wait for this one. His first opener, at Wrigley Field for the first time....

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Baseball Is Life

Tim Siedell | Posted 04.05.2012

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Tim Siedell

Understand, I love baseball. Most Americans do. But the reason it resonates so deeply inside all of us has nothing to do with diving catches or late-inning heroics. It's because the game so elegantly captures the essence of human existence.

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Meet The 2012 Marlins

Posted 04.04.2012

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By Scott Fendley, Bugs And Cranks It’s Opening Day 1.01 – The Night-Time Edition! Tonight, the ‘new look’ Miami Marlins face off against th...

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MLB's Opening Night

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 04.04.2012

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Stephen Strasburg on the mound at Wrigley Field, pink flamingos in center field at Miami. Vin Scully at the microphone, Prince Fielder in Motown. ...

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Mets: Addressing Doubts Concerning Johan Santana

Steven Hirsch | Posted 04.02.2012

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Steven Hirsch

Not having pitched a game since September 2, 2010 due to shoulder surgery, the beginning of the 2012 season will clearly be transition time for Santana as he adjusts to pitching in Major League situations again.

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Ichiro Stars As MLB Season Opens In Japan

AP | JIM ARMSTRONG | Posted 05.28.2012

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TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki looked perfectly at home, putting on the kind of show that made him so popular in Japan. Too bad most fans across America...

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When It Comes to Ethical Conduct, Supreme Court Justices Should Act Like Real Umpires

Jamin Raskin | Posted 06.01.2011

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Jamin Raskin

Opening Day of Major League Baseball and the start of the new season this week provide an ideal opportunity for the Supreme Court to ask what it can learn from the ethical rules that govern umpires in professional athletics.

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Padres Win In Extra Innings

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM | Posted 05.31.2011

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ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols cut off contract negotiations at the start of spring training. His bat was equally silent on opening day. The three-t...

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Braves Blank Nats In Season Opener

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — Coming off major knee surgery, and coming up on his 39th birthday, Chipper Jones came back to baseball in a big way. At the plate ...

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Yankees Win

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 05.31.2011

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NEW YORK — A healthy Curtis Granderson helped give the storied New York Yankees their earliest home win ever. Granderson hit a go-ahead homer l...

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"Glory Days": A Playlist for The Opening of Baseball Season

David Wild | Posted 05.31.2011

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David Wild

True confession: baseball was my first love. Soon, like the American male I am, I cheated and fell hard for music. But on this shiny opening day, here's a playlist that puts my first two passions together.

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Play Ball! MLB Opening Day Is Here

Posted 05.31.2011

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Opening Day is finally here. There are six MLB match-ups scheduled for today, March 31, 2011, four in the National League and two in the American L...

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.31.2011

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Holly Cara Price

Whether or not the weather in the New York area tells us otherwise as we look into the maw of yet another possible nor'easter, today marks the officia...

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Study: One In Three Cubs Fans From Out Of State

Posted 05.28.2011

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Major League Baseball is getting ready to begin its season this Thursday, March 31, although Chicago teams won't see action until Friday. The White So...

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Does the Tea Party Take the Constitution Seriously?

John Paul Rollert | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Paul Rollert

The Supreme Court building is the Yankee Stadium of constitutional interpretation, and Tea Party members have been waving our founding document for a while now.

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Baseball...And Other Stuff: This Week In Pictures

Posted 05.25.2011

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Opening day! Mark Buehrle's play of the decade! Sox! Cubs! Even a win or two! Oh yeah, and there was some other news this week, too. State politics l...

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To Honor Baseball's Return, Here's as Great an Opening Day Piece as You Will Find

Steve Kettmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Kettmann

No, I'm not talking about something I've written. Below is an article originally published in the old San Francisco Examiner ten years ago this week. ...

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RIP Chan Ho Park's Beard

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Disgrasian

Opening Day of baseball began with a moment of silence for the death of... ...Chan Ho Park's Beard. Oh, Chan Ho Park's Beard. We hardly knew you....

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Baseball Has Lost Some of Its Soul

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Astore

I despair at the way money and media and mercenary players have invaded the game and changed its character from a pastime to a business.

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House of Cards

Glenn C. Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn C. Altschuler

I'm talking about baseball cards. In 1962, from Opening Day through the World Series, the twelve-year-old kids in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn used them as currency.

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Why We Love Baseball

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eugene Michael Santiago

It still is the American past-time

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Sporting Grace: The Zen of Spectatorship

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Goldberg

If you bring to sports a spiritual intention and a fully attentive mind, a game is more than a game; it's a step on the soul's ladder of progress, win or lose. Play ball!

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Mixing the Old and the New: Twackle, "Strat" and Sandlot Day

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Favorito

With all the stuff out there for sports and entertainment, how do we figure out what we need to follow our favorite athletes and brands, and talk intelligently around the water cooler?

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Major League Baseball Strikes Out -- On Just One Pitch

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

On Opening Day of the 2009 baseball season, MLB put in a brand-new media player. Untested with the broadcast feeds. And... it didn't work.

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