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March 18, 2010Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington acknowledged yesterday that he failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season and released a statement through the team: "I am here today to apologize for a huge mistake I made during the first half of the season in 2009. I am not here to make excuses.
BRIEF-Baseball-Nationals spring Dukes surprise (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
March 18, 2010The Washington Nationals have released right fielder Elijah Dukes, who had been expected to be a regular in the starting lineup, Major League Baseball website mlb.com reported on Wednesday.
Just in Time for ‘Play Ball,’ Apps for the Baseball Afflicted (New York Times)
March 18, 2010There are several iPhone apps that allow users to follow Major League baseball games in excruciating detail.
‘MLB 10: The Show’ is the best baseball simulation game yet (The Kansas City Star)
March 18, 2010The only thing missing from “MLB 10: The Show’s” presentation is a shot of a fielding coach nodding in and out of sleep on the dugout bench. Outside of this miniscule detail, Sony has created the most realistic simulation in video games. If someone ran a feed of this game on one of the many screens in a sports bar, I wouldn’t be surprised if the patrons thought it was a live broadcast. The ...
Anderson among potential fantasy MLB draft steals (L'Observateur)
March 18, 2010Baseball season’s cranking up for 2010, and we’ve got a long road ahead as the MLB season begins on April 4 and the Yankees face the Red Sox.
Just in Time for 'Play Ball,' Apps for the Baseball Afflicted (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 18, 2010Quick, look around the office. Do people appear to be staring into their iPhones with a bit more intensity than just a few weeks ago? Remember how information technology administrators blocked all the fantasy-baseball Web sites in years past?
Angels, MLB kick in $2 million for old field (Orange County Register)
March 18, 2010ANAHEIM – A ball field and surrounding area at aging Pioneer Park will get a $2-million facelift courtesy of Major League Baseball and the Angels Baseball Foundation, the organizations announced Wednesday. The field will be spruced up so that...
Baseball notes: Rangers’ manager failed drug test (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 18, 2010SURPRISE, Ariz. - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a “huge mistake” when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season. In his first public admission, he apologized yesterday for his behavior, eight months after he told Rangers President Nolan Ryan, who turned down Washington’s offer to resign.
MLB: Rangers manager failed drug test (St. Cloud Times)
March 18, 2010SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a "huge mistake" when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season.
John Smoltz joins TBS and MLB Network as analyst (AP via Yahoo! News)
March 18, 2010John Smoltz is embarking on a career as an analyst for Turner Broadcasting and the MLB Network, although he's not quite ready to say he's thrown his final major league pitch.
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