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They were swinging for the fences in Williamsport Friday to fight a deadly disease.

Thursday 09 Jul Al Goldis and John Barr to be Inducted into the PBSHOF at Fort Myers Miracle Game Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 03:31PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Fort Myers, FL - Al Goldis and John Barr will be inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame prior to tomorrow night's Fort Myers Miracle game at Hammond Stadium.

Don't get too upset with Joe Maddon if your favorite player -- be it veteran Tim Wakefield or reigning American League MVP Dustin Pedroia -- doesn't make the American League All-Star team when rosters are unveiled today.

You can count me among the tweetin' Twitterers now: http://twitter.com/MikeVacc If you are a Knicks fan -- and god bless you for your loyalty if you are; you officially define "long-suffering" in this town right now -- this is the oddest kind of free-agent period you will ever experience.

Several American Legion baseball teams coming to the Mansfield area this weekend have credentials impressive enough to win the Joel Stephens Invitational Tournament.

Analysis: It was the first multihit game since June 14 for Howard, who was 6 for 31 with 12 strikeouts in his previous nine games.

MIAMI a ' Sometime on this road trip, the great Mariano Rivera might earn his 500th career save.

Player News Yesterdaya s Results Todaya s Games Standings Top Minor League Performances You can always find the most recent THT Daily at http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/thtdaily/ Player News Player Headlines are courtesy of Rotoworld Paul Konerko aggravated a right thumb injury during Wednesday's game.

The University of Colorado concluded that the average MLB career lasts less than six years.

Although the Yankees have failed to win a game against the Red Sox this year, manager Joe Girardi's club has blown out their rivals in one category.

How long ago was 2000, when the New York Yankees last won a World Series? It was long enough to squander some very good years from some very important people.

My Favorite Red Sox Lineup Would be: Catcher: Doug Mirabeli: anyone who was escorted by the police just to get the game in time to catch Wakefield must be a great player... First Base: Jeff Bagwell technically he never played for the Red Sox, but he went to my School, the University of Hartford so i thought i had to include him Second Base: Mark ...

Remember Joe Girardi 's first in-game managerial boo-boo for the Yankees? In the sixth inning of a game at Fenway Park April 12, 2008, with men on second and third and Manny Ramirez due up for the Red Sox , Girardi asked Mike Mussina what he wanted to do.

Let me save you the suspense. There are only 2 legitimate candidates within the next 15 years: C.C. Sabathia and Roy Halladay.

When Indians manager Eric Wedge removed his starting pitcher with one out in the eighth inning, Indians fans gave Pavano a loud standing ovation.

WILL RANDY JOHNSON BECOME THE LAST 300-GAME WINNER? Randy Johnson likely will soon join one of baseball's elite fraternities: the 300-victory club.

Years from now, when your children and grandchildren ask about Ryan Howard, which home run will you tell them about first? Will it be the 496-foot blast off Florida's Sergio Mitre in April of 2006 that, legend has it, landed in an ice-cream cart on Ashburn Alley? Or will it be the June of 2006 clout against the Yankees' Mike Mussina that touched ...

Matt Wieters is hardly the first Orioles rookie to set foot on the field amid great expectations.

The 2003 New York Yankees are shown in these 2003 file photos. From left are, Hideki Matsui, Mike Mussina, Jeff Nelson, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Juan Rivera, Mariano Rivera, Ruben Sierra, Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Weaver, David Wells, Gabe White.

Inspired by the Reading Eagle's recent list, Beerleaguer's own RSB recalls 25 wacky, thrilling and clutch home runs from the last 25 years.