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Twins owner Pohlad dies at 93 USA Today - 7 hours ago When Pohlad paid Calvin Griffith $38 million for the Twins in 1984, he was widely credited for saving baseball in Minnesota. With the purchase, he inherited Pohlad missed by friends in the game Twinsbaseball.com PASSINGS Los Angeles Times Report: Twins owner Carl Pohlad dies Bizjournals.com Minnesota Public Radio - MLB.com all 425 news articles

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Baseball strikes out in Beijing Los Angeles Times, CA - 6 hours ago There was great fanfare in Beijing before the 2008 Summer Olympics regarding Major League Baseball's first games in China. The Dodgers and San Diego Padres Asian Baseball Power Rankings, January 2009: The Eve of a Classic Bleacher Report Beijing Games venue struck out by shopping mall guardian.co.uk Still dreaming of Phelps and Beijing? Here's 10 questions to ESPN Examiner.com - Canada.com all 30 news articles

Houston Chronicle

Astros' Oswalt to pitch in World Baseball Classic Houston Chronicle, United States - 5 hours ago Astros ace righthander Roy Oswalt will play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in March. "If I only play three more years this would be a good Astros counting down days to camp MLB.com Oswalt may be No. 1 starter for USA MLB.com all 6 news articles

Bleacher Report

Phils’ Romero facing 50-game ban Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 2 hours ago By Phil Sheridan An anguished JC Romero wanted to tell his side of the story before Major League Baseball announces his 50-game suspension on Tuesday. JC Romero Banned 50 Games Because He Can't Read Minds FanHouse Phillies Romero suspended 50 games Blast Phillies' Romero suspended 50 games 6abc.com The Good Phight - Rotowire all 17 news articles

List Price: $29.95

1. Records how fast you throw with built in speed sensor
2. Begins to record speed the moment the ball is released
3. Upon impact the LCD indicator displays the speed of up to 120 MPH
4. Official size and weight balls that look and feel like the real thing
5. For pitching only - do not hig with a bat or on hard surfaces

List Price: $179.99 Price: $161.99 You Save: $18.00 (10%)

1. Officially Licensed
2. Highest Quality Recording

List Price: $14.99

1. Every time your baby swats the spinning ball, sound effects bring the game to life
2. Sing along to the music of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as bright lights flash with every hit
3. Perfect for building large motor skills and refining depth perception
4. The swinging arm is height-adjustable to grow with your little slugger
5. A unique baseball toy just for toddlers!

List Price: $29.99 Price: $27.99 You Save: $2.00 (7%)

1. Broadcast booth with Jon Miller and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan
2. Point and flick pitching
3. Swing the Wii remote like a bat
4. "Smart Throw" technology helps players to field easily and throw to the best base
5. Control the speed of their baserunning by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk simultaneously

List Price: $29.95 Price: $19.77 You Save: $10.18 (34%)

List Price: $24.95

1. Patented speed-sensing technology registers the ball's speed immediately upon impact
2. Simply enter the distance and give it your best pitch
3. Clocks speeds up to 100 mph
4. Regulation-size baseball
5. A great practice tool for players in any league, from youth to professiona

List Price: $38.98 Price: $24.99 You Save: $13.99 (36%)

1. Officially Licensed
2. Highest Quality Recording

List Price: $46.99 Price: $41.15 You Save: $5.84 (12%)

1. Innovative tee-free design helps kids keep their eye where it should be when they're learning to bat-on the ball, not the tee!
2. This batting trainer makes learning to hit the ball fun and easy.
3. Just tap the plate and the mechanical arm automatically loads a ball!
4. Sound effects, baseball "chatter," and ESPN music add to the fun.
5. Height adjustable for peewees to preschool pros.

List Price: $9.99 Price: $9.99

1. NEW Baseball Mogul Encyclopedia - Outputs over 30,000 interlinked HTML pages. Historical leaders tracked in over 70 stats by team and season; hitting, pitching and fielding stats at every level; annual financial records; everything you need to analyze and enjoy your baseball universe.
2. NEW Database Engine - Records every stat for every player, even after they're dead. Also automatically loads every historical player so you can easily compare your promising rookies to the best players of all time.
3. NEW User Interface - Improves the visual appeal of each screen while also putting more stats at your fingertips. The new 'Status Bar' lets you know about top stories without interrupting your game, and keeps key info at your fingertips. Plus improved support for customized logos and skins.
4. NEW Financial Model

List Price: $15.00 Price: $12.29 You Save: $2.71 (18%)

1. Made of a wool blend
2. Officially licensed by Major League Baseball
3. Features official MLB team logo on front and team name embroidered on the back
4. Adjustable with a Velcro back strap

News

Most of the time, my job is simple enough: Write about baseball players and games, with an occasional needle-moving issue sprinkled in to keep things lively.

But every now and then, a story emerges that is so riveting, so wrought with irony, crazy characters and/or delicious subplots, that I find myself laughing as it unfolds. These are my favorites. Some, I covered more than others. But they all have occurred since I began covering baseball:

5) The Rafael Palmeiro-steroids debacle. On March 17, 2005, while Mark McGwire saw his life go down the toilet, Palmeiro wagged his finger at the House Government Reform Committee and swore that Jose Canseco was wrong to have accused him of steroids usage in "Juiced." It was a convincing performance; Palmeiro scored major PR points.

And when he failed a test for illegal PEDs later that year, he went from Capitol Hill big shot to the subject of a Congressional investigation. And he became persona non grata on the Orioles. He never hit another homer after his test result became public.

And to add another layer of intrigue, Palmeiro blamed his positive test on a substance he received from teammate Miguel Tejada. When Tejada told Congressional investigators that he didn't use illegal PEDs, and when George Mitchell reported that Tejada did violate baseball law, Tejada became the subject in another Congressional investigation...

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