Baseball

Mets' Wright Is Putting Country First, for Now
New York Times
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — One of the lasting images from the 2009 World BaseballClassic was that of David Wright being mobbed by his teammates after delivering a game-winning single against Puerto Rico to stave off elimination for the United States.
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Idaho baseball fan permitted to sue stadium over lost eye
NBCNews.com
Attorneys for the defendants, known collectively as Boise Baseball, asked the court to invoke the so-called baseball rule, a legal theory that limits the duty of stadium operators to fans hit by foul balls. In an opinion handed down last week, the ...
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Getting to know your World Baseball Classic squads: Mexico
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
The World Baseball Classic is almost here. The tournament starts March 2 and runs through March 19 with 16 teams hoping to rule the baseball world. Since international baseball brings new players and storylines, Big League Stew is helping you get ready ...
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Baseball news and notes, Feb. 28
San Francisco Chronicle
Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was scratched because of what the club called "sensitivity in his left arm" - apparently caused by a tattoo. Andrus spent nine hours the two days before Thursday's spring training game against the Indians under a needle.
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San Francisco Chronicle
In rare ruling, court says baseball fan can seek damages from foul ball injury
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
(AP)Did you know that if you go to a baseball game and get hit by a foul ball or errant bat, you have little chance of a winning a lawsuit? "TheBaseball Rule" says that by purchasing a ticket and going to a game, fans are putting themselves in danger ...
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Yahoo! Sports (blog)
2 strikes against New Trier's 'ugly' baseball net
Chicago Tribune
A proposed baseball netting system at New Trier High School has been deemed too unsightly for Winnetka, for now anyway. At a heated meeting Wednesday night, the Winnetka Plan Commission again tabled New Trier's application for a special use permit ...
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Youth baseball league draft has parents buzzing
Los Angeles Times
I'm always looking to make new friends, which is the way I approach a youth baseball draft — new coaches, new buddies. Twenty guys in a community room of the local church, in creaky chairs the preschoolers usually use. Someone jokes, "Who brought the ...
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Los Angeles Times
Consider the facts
ESPN
I'm gonna trade you "Player 1." Player 1 is an on-base machine, top 10 in baseball in walk percentage and the leader at his position in pitches per plate appearance. He improved his home run and runs totals, as well as his slugging percentage, for the ...
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Shane Larkin is a hit with Miami
ESPN
Back when Shane was 5 or 6, he was, no doubt, going to be a baseballplayer. Perez and Pete Rose made him their pet project. Perez, a Hall of Famer, would facetiously tell Barry, "You don't know anything about hitting -- I'm not letting you near the kid.
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ESPN
World Baseball Classic Preview: The Fukuoda Pool
Bleed Cubbie Blue
The World Baseball Classic gets underway tonight when Australia takes on Chinese Tapei at 10:30 p.m. Chicago time. Once again, I'll be providing as much coverage as I can of the Classic, starting today with previews of the Fukuoda and Taichung Pools.
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