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Mark Buehrle Obtaines Perfection
Against the Rays Mark Buehrle obtained perfection, the second no-hitter of his baseball career, now bringing him recognition with just 18 other perfect games in MLB history. As well as on of only 5 pitchers to throw two no hitters, one of them being a perfect game.
Center fielder Dewayne Wise came through with a center field grab off the all that looked to be a Gabe Kapler home run, which solidified the first perfect major league game in five years.
“I was hoping it was staying in there, give him enough room to catch it,” Buehrle said. “I know the guys were doing everything they could to save the no-hitter, the perfect game, whatever it might be.”
“I was just hoping it didn’t have enough distance to get out of here.”
Infringing upon MLB prospects
With the advent of rampant identity and age falsification among Latin American baseball prospects the league had taken an extreme course of action to prevent the occurences but have since raised the issue of violating personal privacy.
Because a number of Latin American prospects have been caught reporting a younger age in order to make themselves more enticing to MLB teams.
Major League Baseball stated that it used DNA test in the Dominican Republic “In very rare instances, and only on a consensual basis to deal with the identity fraud problem that the league faces in that country.”
Also of concern is the potential for an emplyer such as Major League Baseball being able to try and predict a players future medical issues, adding more to teh complexity of emplyer descriminaton.
Hall of Fame Unbiased Eye
As the steroid-tainted era draws near to becoming Hall of Fame eligible where do we even begin to find resolution? For one the Baseball Writers Association of America would in essence have to throw out statistics accrued during their MLB career. Or should those only know to have tested positively for banned substances be left out of consideration?
The debate becomes harder as the scandal grows larger and all questions associated with the Hall of Fame induction are largely becoming tougher to solidify an answer.
Sam Donnellon reported on this issue and brought to light some interesting points about the current Hall of fame election process as it is and should be left in the hands of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The players and coaches of ball clubs certainly could shed more light on the day to day dealings of a given candidate throughout their career as a player. But too much of the game is at stake when a player does well and catapults a team into nationwide spotlight. Managers and office personnel certainly have a tainted view.
The MLB Hall of Fame election process must agreeable remain in the eyes of an outside party. And such players should remain more then just the statistics they produced, as players add to the game and make the game a story behind the competition.
San Francisco Giants Sue Burns Dies
Sue Burns passing came quickly for the San Francisco Giants organization and will undoubtedly affect the Giants ownership structure but it is too early to know just how.
“All of baseball mourns the passing of Sue Burns,” commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. “She and her late husband, Harmon, along with Peter Magowan and the other Giants’ investors, saved baseball in San Francisco in 1992.”
Bringing the much needed motherly touch to the game of baseball she died at the age of 58 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. The club’s largest shareholder but oh so much more to many whom gravitated towards her in her MLB career.
“Sue was such a beautiful lady who gave us her unwavering support all the time,” Giants Manager Bruce Bochy told reporters before the Giants’ game in Pittsburgh. “These (players) were her kids.”
She will be sorely missed by both the Giants organization and everyone whos life she touched including home run king Barry Bonds.
Jim Rice
Jim Rice set to be inducted into the Cooperstown Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26th, set the stage for steroid users in the Hall of Fame. Having been elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January Rice utilized a recent conference as a podium to voice a much needed change in the MLB.
“You can almost look at the same thing as Pete Rose,” Rice said on a conference call arranged by the Hall of Fame. “I think if they did something wrong to enhance the game of baseball or go against the game of baseball, they shouldn’t be in. That’s just me.”
Too many players, fans and members of the game of baseball view steroids as a direct form of cheating. A stand has to be made in avoidance of undermining the integrity of the game of baseball- and that stand seems to be Hall of Fame consideration.
A Strike for No-Drama Obama
President Obama kicked off the MLB All-Star game with more then just a simple pitch from the mound of Busch Stadium. It is obvious president Obama was there to make a statement about whom his favorite MLB team is, how grand.
Adorning a White Sox jacket Obama delivered a slick little throw right down the pipe. No-Drama Obama was all love on the field. Note the homeboy style handshaking.
Bud Selig’s Proposed Drug Suspension Change
With the advent of the recent events including Manny Ramirez suspension turned MLB minors training camp shed some light on MLB commissioner Bud Selig’s feeling on the current drug suspension rulings.
“It’s a negotiated solution, but to be candid, I believe that should be changed,’’ Selig said. “Their logic was OK — look, guys get hurt, they can go out on rehab, and so and so forth. But I think that’s something we need to really change in the next labor negotiation.”
Manny Ramírez, who recently served a 50-game suspension for having a prescription for a banned female fertility drug that hides the effects of steroids.
Ramirez hCG Prescription Scapegoat denies
Dr. Pedro P. Bosch had been linked to the Manny Ramirez investigation, and was being looked into the DEA. How did he fit into the picture exactly? It was said that he was the source of the prescribed drug Manny Ramirez was caught taking to hide his use of steroids.
Manny Ramirez had stated after the accidental uncovering, “Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I’ve taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I’m sorry about this whole situation.”
The investigation has become complex, yet it only looks to get harder for both the MLB and the DEA as they seek the truth in this matter, despite Bosch breaking his silence the facts remain to be uncovered. Ramirez whom is looking to focus on the future in completion of his 50 game suspension may not be able to shake the fact that he is now part of a bigger investigation that will only continue to carry his name.
“ESPN even ran a clip showing me as I was leaving my office and getting into my car,” Bosch said in a statement issued through a Miami publicist. “I consider the allegations of ESPN outrageous and slanderous, and issue this statement to correct the misrepresentations made by ESPN.”
XM MLB All-Star Coverage
Tuesday July 14th opens the door for live coverage of the exclusive radio broadcast of the XM All-Star Gam, XM channel 175. Broadcast coverage includes exclusive one-on-one interviews, pre-game chatter by Seth Everett and Jim Duquette, as well as play-by-play game coverage.
SIRIUS XM Radio Announcement – From MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 (”Best of XM”)):
Saturday, July 11 (11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET) – Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and his brother and fellow major league veteran
Billy Ripken will host their weekly show, Ripken Baseball, live from the SIRIUS XM broadcast booth at All-Star FanFest.
- Saturday, July 11 (1:00 – 4:00 pm ET) – Former MLB general manager
Jim Duquette will host Talking Baseball live from the SIRIUS XM broadcast booth at All-Star FanFest. - Saturday, July 11 (4:00 – 7:00 pm ET) – Former major league pitcher and longtime broadcaster
Jim Kaat and SIRIUS XM’s Scott Graham will host a special edition of Baseball This Morning Xtra live from All-Star FanFest. - Sunday, July 12 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET), prior to the XM All-Star Futures Game, SIRIUS XM’s
Seth Everett and Jim Duquette will host a special edition of their MLB Home Plate show, Power Alley, live from All-Star Fanfest.
From Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM’s all-sports talk channel (SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144):
- Monday, July 13 (2:00 – 7:00 pm ET) Gary Williams, Mad Dog Radio’s morning show host, will host a special All-Star preview show live at FanFest. Williams will be joined live on set by
Jim Kaat and
Jim Duquette.
From SIRIUS XM Stars Too, SIRIUS XM’s talk radio channel for guys (SIRIUS channel 108 and XM channel 139):
- Monday, July 13 (11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET) and Tuesday, July 14 (noon – 3:00 pm ET), SIRIUS XM personalities Steve Covino and Rich Davis will host their daily talk show live from FanFest. Maxim Radio with Covino and Rich airs weekdays on SIRIUS XM Stars Too.
Michael Weiner Heading UP to the MLBPA
Michael Weiner has been named the head of the MLBPA executive board, successor to Donald Fehr, with a unanimous decision by way of players, managers, coaches and trainers alike.
“I am honored to have the confidence and backing of the executive board, and I look forward to talking to the full membership to discuss the future of the union and answer any questions they may have,” Weiner said.
This has been an official vote but wil not officially take office until after the executive board meets again after the current MLB season to formally announce him into the position.
As a 20 year veteran of teh union, Weiner has already been accustomed to the ins and outs that the position woud entail with his role in salary arbitration, collective bargaining negotiations, and the implementation of baseball’s drug-testing program.
Fehr himself predicts a “pretty seamless transition. The people on the other side know him well, have known him for a long time, know he’s very smart and very thorough, and know he’ll be very professional to deal with,” Fehr said. “But they also know he understands the interests of the players, and he’ll do his damndest to make sure those interests are served.”
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