13 hours ago by Jagadish

During the first over after lunch on day two of the Perth test in the Frank Worrell Trophy featuring Australia v West Indies, Suleiman Benn, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson got into a fracas. The sequence of events, which you can see in the video on YouTube, was approximately this: Haddin plays a b ...

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2 days ago by Akshay Puli

Into my 2nd season of cricket at Arizona, people might feel I am too inexperienced to write an article on Arizona cricket. Sure, I might not know the history, but I sure have my own personal experiences to talk about. This is just my take on Arizona Cricket. I came to this alien land of America almo ...

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3 days ago by ronkaplan

Including: ◊ Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime, by Mark Frost. Unabridged (13:56), narrated by Andrew Garman. Hear a sample: ◊ Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher and a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game Is Played , by Bob G ...

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7 days ago by ANI

Sydney, Dec.11 (ANI): There is no doubt that the umpires review system dominated the Adelaide Test between Australia and the West Indies, but noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck is of the view that it was just a revolutionary experiment, and therefore, there was no need to consider a rolling of he ...

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8 days ago by achettup

This Mark Benson saga got me thinking. Umpires are a mistreated and misunderstood lot. Nobody appreciates them, and thats sad because they play such an important role on the cricket field. Every single decision they make is scrutinized until someone, somewhere can find fault with it, and then sudden ...

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10 days ago by Michael Biolsi

We are currently recruiting for 2010 volunteer Little League Umpires. If you are interested contact Tom Steiner, Umpire-in-Chief at 493-2235.

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10 days ago by Dwight Jaynes

At the age of 13 I got a great job — ballboy for the Portland Beavers in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. As part of that job, I used to have to bring a few dozen new baseballs, still in the box, to the umpires’ room a couple of hours before the games. In the old days, the team clubhouses and umpi ...

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13 days ago by ronkaplan

This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, December 4. Title Rank General Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress (565) 1 The Yankee Years, by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci (731) 2 The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Hear ...

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16 days ago by sean

Chris Grisham asked: When you are a sports betting enthusiast, you will know that placing wagers on MLB Vegas odds takes a great deal of research. The Las Vegas MLB sports lines are based on a different kind of approach altogether, and you will need to go behind the scenes to understand what factors ...

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18 days ago by Coach

OK, I hate basketball, but I found this article about the possibly-not-to-be-published book by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy (you remember, the gambler?). I think it’s not just the stories about the betting that are shocking, it’s also the idea (unthinkable!) that human beings could play favorites ...

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