Ability gets you to the top. Character keeps you there.
Donald Hall wrote a highly acclaimed book of baseball essays called “Fathers Playing Catch With Sons.” Houston Astros pitcher Brad Peacock can’t relate. Not because he hasn’t written a book – there’s plenty of time for that later, and he has quite the tale to tell. No, Peacock can’t relate because when he was a [...]
Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane was named Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year by the Sporting News after his team rallied from a 13-game deficit to win the 2012 American League West. This is the second time Beane has received this peer selected award, which he also won in the 1999 season. Beane [...]
Each year every team in Major League Baseball nominates one of their players for the “Roberto Clemente Award”. This prestigious award is named for right fielder Roberto Clemente and recognizes players for their work in the community. The Hall of Famer played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and had his life cut short on December 31, [...]
The Pittsburgh Pirates capped off an impressive first half of the season Sunday by defeating the San Francisco Giants 13-2 in front of nearly 29,000 fans at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. After 85 games, the Pirates have a one-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Central with a record of 48-37. The [...]
Long-time San Diego Padres Bullpen coach, Darrel Akerfelds, lost his two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on June 24th. Akerfelds held that position with the Padres since 2001. On June 22, 2002, Jake Peavy made his MLB debut with the Padres. Peavy pitched for the Padres until he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in [...]
Today, Washington Nationals’ players Rick Ankiel (and wife) and Ross Detwiler (and fiance) joined the Capital Area Food Bank to help prepare lunch bags for the Weekend Bag Program. The program provides over 1,000 children with food each week, due to the fact that they don’t have access to the school lunches during the summer. [...]
Bryce Harper has taken his share of criticism in his young career, some of it justified and some of it not. He comes across as a punk, wears John Randle-esque eye black, has a silly haircut, and blows pitchers a kiss (sometimes) after going yard. But he also hits the tar out of the ball [...]
Player: Ryan Zimmerman Sport: Baseball, MLB Team: Washington Nationals Website: ziMS Foundation Mission/Info:(Via the website): Multiple Sclerosis is a disease quite close to Ryan’s heart. In 1995, his mother Cheryl was diagnosed with MS, a chronic and unpredictable disease that affects the central nervous system. MS affects roughly 400,000 Americans and can impact the body in [...]
Player: Josh Willingham Sport: Baseball, MLB Team: Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Florida Marlins Website: Josh Willingham Foundation Mission/Info (Via the website): Josh Willingham is a professional baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland A’s. Josh is a native of Florence, a vibrant city in the northwest corner of Alabama, an areas that locals passionately [...]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hailing from Noblesville, Ind., Ryan Tatusko always dreamed of playing professional baseball, saying “I have been playing baseball since I can remember. It has been a game that I have had a passion for since I was very little and I could never get enough of it.” Drafted in the 18th round [...]
