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Tag Archives: baseball
How Can Anyone Hit a 90 mph Fastball? Science Explains!
Ever wonder how a major league baseball player hits a 90-mph fastball? Ask some researchers at UC Berkeley, who have identified an area of the brain that makes it possible. Look at the numbers alone and hitting a home run … Continue reading
Watch Singer's Controversial 'God Bless America' Performance at the SF Giants' Game
If you are going to wear a model of San Francisco on your hat while singing "God Bless America" before a national TV audience, you'd better perform flawlessly. Misa Malone learned that lesson on Sunday when a moment's hesitation in … Continue reading
Cardinals Beat Giants, Take 2-1 Series Lead
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for an injured Carlos Beltran and the St. Louis Cardinals chased Matt Cain before a 3½-hour rain delay in the seventh inning of a 3-1 victory over the … Continue reading
A's rally past Tigers 4-3 to force Game 5
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by Josh Dubow, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After a season filled with dramatic comebacks and memorable endings, the Oakland Athletics now expect the unexpected. Two runs down and three outs away from their season ending, the A's … Continue reading
Giants Win 2-1 in 10 Innings to Extend Series
CINCINNATI (AP) — Hardly able to get a hit, the San Francisco Giants used a misplayed grounder to prolong their NL playoff series. Third baseman Scott Rolen's two-out error in the 10th inning gave the Giants the go-ahead run Tuesday … Continue reading
Petaluma Little Leaguers Finish 3d, Return Home
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Update at 9:40 a.m.: The (almost) conquering heroes are expected to fly into SFO today. Accompanied by bikers from the Rip City Riders, they will travel by limo to the Petaluma Fairgrounds, arriving at about 12:45 p.m. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. … Continue reading
Petaluma Little League Team Wins First World Series Game
Update at 2:15 p.m: Petaluma wins! The final score is 6-4. The team goes on to its next game Sunday Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Pacific time, against the winner of Game 4 which begins at 5 p.m. Thursday — … Continue reading
Giants Outfielder Melky Cabrera Suspended for 50 Games
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A big blow for San Francisco Giants fans: the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball just announced in a statement that All-Star Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games for using performance-enhancing drugs: … Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera … Continue reading
Athletics Two-for-One Trade: Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman for Denver Rockies' Seth Smith
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DENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies have traded outfielder Seth Smith to the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Guillermo Moscoso and left-hander Josh Outman. Monday's deal came a deal after Smith and the Rockies avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract … Continue reading
A's, Giants Managers Reflect on Lack of October Baseball
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Major League Baseball’s playoffs begin today, and for only the second time since the current eight-team format debuted in 1995, there is no California team in the hunt for the World Series. Both the Giants and the A’s managers held … Continue reading
