View from the bleachers this afternoon at Foro Sol, Mexico City. Diablos Rojos del México 8 Pericos de Puebla 2. Ticket price: 76 cents (U.S.)
From (who else?) The Onion:
“The Miami Marlins announced Saturday they are completely sold out of tickets for the 2012 season, ending a deluge of requests from area residents completely rabid about the long-ignored team’s new cap and uniform colors. “Until three weeks ago, I didn’t know…
Orgun-e, Afghanistan, 2002
U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Casey Grau (L) serves as the home plate umpire during an Afghan Little League baseball game between the Eagles and their rivals the Afghan club August 16, 2002 in the town of Orgun-e in Southeastern Afghanistan. U.S. Special Forces soldiers are coaching the two local teams of Afghan boys ages 10-16 through a ten game season, using equipment donated by charity groups in the United States. Despite a 6-1 victory by the Eagles today, the Afghan Club still holds a 3-1 lead in the overall standings.
Joe DiMaggio bats for the Santa Ana Army Air Base baseball team in a game versus the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League on April 13, 1943. The catcher is Billy Holm and the umpire is Ed Borski. The Angels won, 6-5.
(Sporting News photo via Mears)
Posada still needed to comment while at a fundraiser last night. Take it away, Jorge:
“I will always be a Yankee. The New York Yankees, for me, is my second family,” Posada said. “It’d be tough to put on another uniform for real and learn a new set of rules. But it’s one of those things…
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.
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Where baseball playing is outlawed, only outlaws play baseball.
Sacred Heart Church
Cincinnati, Ohio
(photo by brettdavisphotography)
