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Halladay feasts on Marlins with perfect baseball game
MIAMI -Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay threw just the 20th perfect game in American baseball history, by striking out 11 batters as the Phillies edged the Florida Marlins 1-0. Read more…

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It’s not the baseball ending that Paly wanted
It was not supposed to end this way, not after the sensational season compiled by the Palo Alto baseball team. Everything pointed to so much more than a disappointing and frustrating loss in the finals of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Saturday in San Jose. by PaloAltoOnline.com

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Pro baseball back; Colonials open home season Monday
Pittsfield Colonials manager Brian Daubach says he’s sure of one thing: His team will play a professional brand of baseball this summer. “People have their ideas that independent ball is beer league [baseball],” Daubach said.

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Elbert baseball makes state bracket
In the Class 1A high school baseball state championship tournament, the Elbert Bulldogs entered the dance and faced Eads in the first round. The Eagles ended the Dogs’ season May 15 at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver on a 4-3 final.

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Diamond Dogs land 7th seed in baseball playoffs
The varsity baseball Greyhounds received the ultimate prize for a strong spring campaign on Sunday, landing the seventh seed in this week’s North Coast Section, Division-four playoffs.

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• ISBN13: 9781592280834
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell–”organized baseball’s first girl pitcher.” On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax made baseball history by pitching his fourth perfect game. In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in THE GREATEST BASEBALL STORIES EVER TOLD. Here also are profiles of such legendary figures as Joe DiMaggio, Pete Rose, and Yogi Be… More >>

The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond

Davis asks for assurance taxpayers will be asked before baseball stadium is funded
ATLANTA — Taxpayers should be asked before their money is used to fund a baseball stadium, Sen. Hardie Davis said this afternoon.

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Dollar ducats, dogs draw reluctant fans to baseball games
Trying to stem two consecutive years of falling attendance, Major League Baseball clubs are offering rock-bottom ticket and concession prices to lure cash-strapped fans to the ballpark.

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Columbus baseball coach Howard to retire from teaching, will remain as coach
Columbus baseball coach Bobby Howard has confirmed he will retire from teaching after this year but will remain as head baseball coach.

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Holliston Youth Baseball and Softball parade is Sunday
Holliston Youth Baseball and Softball holds its annual parade on Sunday, May 2, at 1 p.m.

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Baseball Diamond Name Causes Fort Atkinson Debate
FORT ATKINSON (AP) – A debate has developed in the northeastern Iowa city of Fort Atkinson over what to name a local baseball diamond after it was rebuilt following the floods of 2008.

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• 12-Inch Official Softball
• Cork Core Optic Cover Softball
• White synthetic cover
• Economical softball for game and practice

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Diamond 12OS Official Softball is a 12″ softball with white synthetic cover and cork core. Great for recreational play or practice…. More >>

Diamond 12-Inch Synthetic Optic Cover Softball, Cork Core, Dozen

• 1 dozen softballs
• 12″ Official Softball with cork core
• Synthetic leather cover
• Great for recreational play
• Diamond Sports products are guaranteed against defects in workmanship and materials for 1 year.

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Diamond D-OS 12″ Official Softball with cork core and synthetic leather cover…. More >>

Diamond D-OS 12″ Synthetic Leather Softball