'Yer out!' umps say to baseball on instant replay (Philly.com)

20 August 2008, 1:28 am

NEW YORK - Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay. Major-league umpires said their governing board voted yesterday to boycott a conference call with management intended to discuss implementing replay, angry that their concerns were not being addressed.... read more

Fun facts about the old Pacific Coast League (The Desert Sun)

20 August 2008, 1:16 am

In the first half of the 20th Century, the PCL was THE baseball league in the West. It was really a third major league, with AAAA status (in 1952).... read more

Former major leaguer Irabu arrested for assault in Japan (EARTHtimes.org)

19 August 2008, 9:21 pm

Tokyo - Japanese police arrested former major league baseball player Hideki Irabu Wednesday on suspicion of physical assault, Japanese media reported. Irabu, who is said to have drunk 20 mugs of beer before the incident, allegedly attacked a restaura...... read more

Monday's Major League Baseball highlights (The Olympian)

19 August 2008, 4:14 am

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Baseball playoffs could see new teams (The Gazette)

18 August 2008, 8:22 pm

Has anyone noticed the refreshing change among the American League leaders of Major League Baseball? With just about 40 games remaining, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox could both possibly need tickets to see a postseason game.MLB and Fox would cringe at the thought of neither of those teams... read more