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Kurkjian: Only in baseball (ESPN)
The Angels' no-hit defeat to the Dodgers proves why there's no game quite like baseball.
Troy, Athens and Rochester standouts shine at East-West All-Star Baseball Classic (Detroit Free Press)
On the evening of June 17, more than three dozen of the state's top seniors suited up and played in the 27th annual East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park. It was a last hurrah for these high school players, who earned the All-Star opportunity after years of hard work and dedication.
Brimingham Brother Rice baseball wins third state title in impressive fashion (Detroit Free Press)
Quite frankly, it had no weaknesses. The baseball team at Birmingham Brother Rice had a lineup with speed, power and hitting prowess from top to bottom. Its pitching rotation went three deep with ace-quality starters. And the Warriors' defense had range, strong arms and athleticism all over the field.
Former baseball phenom turns to teaching (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Former Athena baseball phenom Dave Allen wants to teach the game to another generation.
Challenger Baseball World Series a grand slam for kids (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
A record 212 athletes came to Frontier Field for the 16th annual Challenger Baseball World Series, for children ages 6-18 with mental and developmental disabilities.Challenger Baseball World Series
Batavia baseball league names field after longtime volunteer (Daily Herald)
Officials, coaches, parents and players of Batavia Youth Baseball paused Saturday before a rookie league game to honor Norm Miller, a long-time coach who was unable to be there because of illness.
Chi-ball: Center of baseball universe (Chicago Sun-Times)
Congratulations, peeps. You are it. You are the new epicenter of baseball, the hotbed of horsehide. No? Then why is ESPN, perceived around here as the Eastern Standard Programming Network, summoning its monster trucks and Joe Morgan for successive Sunday nights of Cubs-White Sox fare?
Midwest flood ruins proof of a great baseball career (San Francisco Chronicle)
Baseball stole Art Pennington's future. The Cedar River washed away his past. His house, his car, his clothes, nearly all his pictures, even one of his two dogs - it was all lost to the Midwest floods. "Every damn thing I had just floated down the river," he...
On Baseball: Shattered bats cause concern (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The timing was almost spooky. On Tuesday, officials from Major League Baseball and the Players Association met to discuss the safety of maple bats.
Week in Review/Preview: Baseball fans love rematches, rivalries (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Baseball fans, and pretty much Americans as a whole, are nostalgic and competitive. These ingredients are what make interleague play work.