http://www.mlbos.com News from Baseball. Latest rumors. Fri, 16 May 2008 06:52:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are looking for baseball tickets, chances are you can get them at a very competitive price in Razor Gator. When you buy with a reliable ticket broker, baseball tickets would be a lot more affordable. Buying through Razor Gator would mean dealing with a safe online marketplace that ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/05/02/ticket-broker-for-baseball-tickets/ Greg Maddux had to take a few extra minutes of preparation before facing the San Francisco Giants for the first time since they cut ties with Barry Bonds. Maddux has faced Bonds more than any other hitter in his storied career and always knew what his strategy would be against the ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/04/08/maddux-padres-spoil-giants/ The Dodgers’ trip to China next week will be delayed by a day. Originally scheduled to make the long flight to Beijing on Monday, the team will depart from Orlando the following day because the original charter company contracted by Major League Baseball didn’t receive approval to land in China before ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/03/04/dodgers-trip-to-china/ Pitchers and catchers have reported and you know what that means: Opening Day is getting closer. That’s right. MLB is ready to return to its regular rotation and it kicks off in fine style as the Boston Red Sox battle the Oakland A’s in Japan, furthering Baseball’s attempts to bring ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/02/20/opening-day-is-awfully-close/ The people responsible for the way Major League Baseball is run began their Congressional depositions on Tuesday and while there wasn’t a great deal to be revealed (wait until the players take the stand), both Donald Fehr, head of the Players Association and Commissioner Bud Selig shared responsibility for the ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/01/17/baseball%e2%80%99s-congressional-meeting-begins/ Last week, former Senator George Mitchell revealed his long anticipated anti-steroid report. In it were the names of players past and present, superstars and nobodies. In the 409-page report, 86 players were named as having used steroids. Included were 7 MVPs and 31 All-stars. The proverbial boat has been rocked ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/01/12/the-mitchell-report-a-call-to-action/ Now, Jim Rice has one chance left to be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Rice fell short by just 16 votes Tuesday in his 14th year on the ballot -- and perhaps his best opportunity for election by the writers. He received 392 ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/01/10/red-sox-slugger-jim-rice-misses-hall-of-fame-again-this-time-by-16-votes/ Acting on recommendations made in the Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball adopted a number of security and logistical changes Monday in an effort to combat use of performance-enhancing drugs. The measures adopted Monday include mandatory random drug tests and background checks for all current and future clubhouse personnel. In addition, clubs will ... http://www.mlbos.com/2008/01/08/mlb-adopts-new-security-measures/ Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra and Rafael Palmeiro were among nine players accused of doping by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit. Roger Clemens wasn't one of them, despite a published report last year that singled him out. He was, however, prominently mentioned in last week's Mitchell ... http://www.mlbos.com/2007/12/21/federal-affidavit-on-grimsley-unsealed/ The most valuable advice that a youth baseball coach can give a young hitter is to think about hitting the ball up the middle. If you think about hitting up the middle, you can adjust to hit the ball wherever it is pitched. If you go to the plate hoping ... http://www.mlbos.com/2007/12/21/balance-of-power-hitting-tips-for-youth-baseball-players/