Ron Washington, manager of the Texas Rangers, tested positive for cocaine in 2009 and got nine months of counseling for violating Major League Baseball’s substance abuse policy, according to a report released this afternoon.
Even though non-players with clubhouse access are randomly tested annually, Washington, 57, was subjected to increased testing following his positive result last [...]

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Everyone knew it.  No one could confirm it.  Mark McGwire wouldn’t admit it.
For years, baseball fans have suspected that Mcgwire used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record back in 1998.
The former slugger finally admitted it this afternoon.
McGwire said in a statement on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a [...]

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The Yankees thumped the Phillies 7-3 last night to win the 2009 World Series. The Yanks ended a nine-year drought by winning their 27th world title, winning the Series 4-2 against the defending world champs.
Hideki Matsui was voted MVP after putting together a .615 batting average with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs over [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies won Game One of the 2009 World Series by beating the New York Yankees 6-1.  Pitcher Cliff Lee made some huge contributions to the cause with some fantastic pitching and defense.
C.C. Sabathia tossed seven impressive innings of 2-run ball, but even that paled in comparison to the nearly unhittable Lee.
In the two [...]

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The Amazing Kreskin lives!
A local radio broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners predicted that a new player who had just been called up to the majors would hit his first big league home run in that day’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
But, get this, not only did he predict that the player would hit a [...]

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Yesterday, as the Phillies played the Nationals, a fan made a great catch on a foul ball.
Excited by his awesome catch and the cheers of the fans surrounding him, the man hands the ball to his little girl.
What does she do? She throws it back, of course. The father’s reaction is priceless. [...]

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good brawl in Major League Baseball. Last night, they made up for lost time as the Yankees and Blue Jays slugged it out in the 8th inning.
Jorge Posada and Jesse Carlson got into it home plate, leading to an all-out, bench-clearing brawl as the Jays defeated [...]

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It was pretty obvious what Torii Hunter thought of Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder’s walk-off home run celebration on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants even before the Angels center fielder opened his mouth.
When asked for his reaction to Fielder leaping on home plate and the shockwave knocking over his teammates, Hunter shook his head [...]

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Curt Schilling has announced that he may opt to try and fill the Senate seat in Massachusetts that was vacated when Ted Kennedy passed away.
The former Red Sox pitcher may actually make a run for the U.S. Senate.
“I’ve got a lot on my plate,” Schilling said in an interview. “Right now, I’m not even going [...]

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On Sunday, Rickey Henderson received his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Along with Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon were also inducted.
Henderson said in his speech, “My journey as a player is complete. I am now in the class of the greatest players of all time, and at this moment [...]

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