http://www.findingdulcinea.com/home.rss findingDulcinea: Baseball en-us Copyright 2009, Dulcinea Media, Inc. Saturday, 21 November 2009 18:44:19 EST http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/august/History-of-Baseball-Players-Struck-in-the-Head.html ]]> After three players—David Wright, Ian Kinsler and Hiroki Kuroda—were hit in the head by a pitch or line drive, we look back on the most frightening incidents of players being struck in the head.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/august/History-of-Baseball-Players-Struck-in-the-Head.html August 17, 2009 07:30 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--Ray-Chapman-Fatally-Injured-by-Pitch.html ]]> On Aug. 16, 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was struck in the head by a pitch. He died a day later, becoming the only player in major league history to die from a pitched ball.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--Ray-Chapman-Fatally-Injured-by-Pitch.html August 16, 2009 02:00 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--George-Brett-Hits--Pine-Tar-Home-Run-.html ]]> On July 24, 1983, the Royals’ George Brett wildly charged toward umpires after his ninth inning home run was disallowed because there was too much pine tar on his bat.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--George-Brett-Hits--Pine-Tar-Home-Run-.html July 24, 2009 02:00 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/july/Senior-Softball-Players-Offer-to-Teach-Mets.html ]]> A senior softball team is offering to teach the New York Mets the fundamentals of baseball, after a dreadful first half marked by a succession of spectacular blunders.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/july/Senior-Softball-Players-Offer-to-Teach-Mets.html July 17, 2009 12:55 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/july/All-Star-Game-Moments.html ]]> Before the first pitch of the 80th MLB All-Star game, we look back at the 10 most memorable moments, be they exciting, disappointing, historically significant or bizarre.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/july/All-Star-Game-Moments.html July 14, 2009 02:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--First-Baseball-All-Star-Game-Played.html ]]> On July 6, 1933, Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward organized the first All-Star game as a part of the Chicago World’s Fair.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--First-Baseball-All-Star-Game-Played.html July 06, 2009 02:00 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Luis-Castillo-Drops-Pop-Up.html ]]> Luis Castillo’s game-ending dropped pop-up recalls a similar error by Brant Brown that nearly cost the Cubs the 1998 wild card.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Luis-Castillo-Drops-Pop-Up.html June 13, 2009 10:30 AM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Stephen-Strasburg-Could-Change-Future-of-MLB-Draft.html ]]> The contract negotiation between the Nationals and first overall pick Stephen Strasburg could force baseball to reform its draft process.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Stephen-Strasburg-Could-Change-Future-of-MLB-Draft.html June 09, 2009 07:00 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Remembering-Pud-Galvin.html ]]> Today Randy Johnson could become just the 24th pitcher to win 300 career games, a milestone first reached in 1888 by Pud Galvin, regarded as the first player to use a performance-enhancing drug.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Remembering-Pud-Galvin.html June 04, 2009 04:25 PM http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Examining-Anxiety-Disorders-in-Baseball.html ]]> Khalil Greene and Joey Votto were placed on the disabled list last Friday for social anxiety disorder and “stress-related issues,” respectively, joining Zack Greinke and Dontrelle Willis as prominent major leaguers to be sidelined by mental issues.]]> info@dulcineamedia.com (findingDulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/sports/2009/june/Examining-Anxiety-Disorders-in-Baseball.html June 02, 2009 07:30 PM