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Curt Schilling: A Very Human Superman
 Curt Schilling:
 A Very Human
 Superman 
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Jun 22, 2008 2:15 PM CDT

Curt Schilling: A Very Human Superman

Love him or hate him, departing ace was a compelling figure

(Newser) - Plenty of fans adore Curt Schilling, plenty more harbor less admiring thoughts about him, and Kevin van Valkenburg, writing in the Baltimore Sun, feels a little bit of both. As the Red Sox pitcher faces a season-ending surgery, a look back at his career shows a gifted athlete with a...

Pitcher Gains Infamy After Hitting Ump

Did high school hurler miss on purpose in championship game?

(Newser) - If not for one pitch, Georgia’s high school championship game would be a topic of conversation in only a few places. Instead, the one-sided May 31 contest is getting nationwide buzz. With the cameras rolling, Stephens County High pitcher Cody Martin made it a contest to remember: Martin zinged...

Tampa Cops Tase Brawling Pitcher
Tampa Cops Tase Brawling Pitcher
Apr 11, 2008 8:40 PM CDT

Tampa Cops Tase Brawling Pitcher

Reyes gets punched and spits up blood on birthday bender

(Newser) - Police Tased Rays pitcher Al Reyes twice today in a Tampa, Fla. bar before arresting him for unlawful violence, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Cops say Reyes was celebrating his birthday when he picked a fight, took a punch, and "began to spit blood on the people in the...

Kids Should Ease Into Baseball Season

Playing catch now can limit rotator cuff injuries

(Newser) - Tossing a baseball around in the off-season might help young pitchers stave off rotator cuff injuries, reports HealthDay. "Most high school athletes go from football to basketball and then start throwing a baseball at full speed," says the Houston Astros' team doc, adding that their arms aren't yet...

MLB Gives Geeks a New Toy
MLB Gives Geeks a New Toy
Aug 16, 2007 5:02 AM CDT

MLB Gives Geeks a New Toy

Pitch f/x will allow unprecedented statistical analysis of hurling physics

(Newser) - In this already-halcyon period for the stats nerds of the sporting world, writes Slate's Nate DiMeo, Major League Baseball has quietly enabled a quantum advance with a new technology: Pitch f/x. It tracks the vital statistics of each pitch: initial and final velocity, initial and final location, and deviation from...

Webb Throws Shutout, Again
Webb Throws Shutout, Again
Aug 12, 2007 12:58 PM CDT

Webb Throws Shutout, Again

Extends scoreless inning streak to club record 33; D'Backs lead NL West by 4 games

(Newser) - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb threw his second complete-game shutout in a row Saturday night, a 1-0 beauty against the Nationals. Webb broke his own team record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings and catapuled the D'Backs to their 17th victory in 20 games.

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