‘We’re not guaranteed 3,000 at-bats.’ What it’s like to have a one-game MLB career
There are 1,519 players whose big-league career lasted just one game, according to the Baseball Reference website. Here are ...
Wall Street Journal18d
Baseball Has a Pitching Velocity Problem—and It’s Not Slowing Down
It has become an annual rite of spring in baseball: Every year, some team has its aspirations shattered because a pitcher shredded his elbow to pieces. The latest victims are the New York Yankees ...
Firstpost19d
Why are old rumours about Marco Rubio's sexuality making headlines again?
Darren Beattie, the acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, was found to have posted a series of offensive social media comments targeting Rubio. The posts, which have since been deleted, ...
Newsday19d
Charles Lauer, of Southold, retired educator and WWII veteran, dies at 98
Jennifer Beattie, of Manorville. "He loved American history, specifically the Civil War era." "Education was very important to him and in our lives," said Lauer's son, Jim Lauer, of Sound Beach.
Manchester United F.C.19d
Everything Sir Jim said about new stadium
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has explained why the club has decided to pursue a new-build stadium, rather than redeveloping Old Trafford. The decision was announced on Tuesday ...
The Boston Globe19d
Red Sox staffer’s disrespect of Hall of Famer Jim Rice is unacceptable … yet accepted in today’s MLB
I was reminded of all this when I read Sunday’s Globe and learned that one of the Sox army corps of baseball engineers interrupted a casual batting cage conversation between Jim Rice and a ...
Sports Illustrated20d
Jim Schlossnagle Shares Thoughts On Future of Two-Sport Athlete Jonah Williams
Although he has yet to see any action at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, baseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle has been impressed with Williams' development as the season gets underway. Recruit Jonah ...
Austin American-Statesman20d
Jim Schlossnagle makes big call as Texas baseball beats UT Arlington: Recap
When Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle spoke to second baseman Ethan Mendoza with two runners on base in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game between the Longhorns and UT Arlington ...
FanSided20d
Baseball Insiders Interview: Jim Callis gives update on top prospects at spring training
After a whirlwind tour of spring training out in Arizona, MLB Pipeline's own Jim Callis stopped by the Baseball Insiders podcast to talk about what he saw and heard on the ground as well as the ...
Indiatimes20d
Why Jim Walker, man who foresaw 2008 market crash, wants investors to ‘absolutely double down’ on Indian equities
Jim Walker forecasts a 10% decline in the U.S. dollar by 2025 and expects an economic slowdown, though manageable. He is optimistic about copper's long-term prospects due to green energy demand ...
The New York Times20d
Paul Skenes is baseball’s next big thing. That’s a blessing and a burden
Three years ago, he was an Air Force Academy cadet. Now, he is the most exciting pitcher in baseball. After winning NL Rookie of the Year, posting a 1.96 ERA and dominating through his first 23 ...
The Independent20d
State Department official boosted fake rumor about Rubio’s sexuality and called him ‘low IQ’ in since-deleted tweets
Conservative Darren Beattie, who was fired in 2018 as a speechwriter during the first Trump administration, was appointed by Rubio last month to be the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy ...