'Big Hurt' bids baseball farewell

Today marks opening day for the 2012 major leagu

The executive director of the Major League Baseball Player’s Association has released a strong statement condemning the Arizona immigration law. I’ve pasted it below the fold: New York, NY, Friday, April 30, 2010 … The following statement was issued today by Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner regarding the immigration law recently passed by the state of Arizona.

Baseball reached it's midway point as the calender flipped to July. With teams having played around 80 games, voters have half of the sample size that will determine this year's award winners. 

Major League Baseball and the Chicago White Sox have moved to refute criticism from White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen that Asian players receive more support that Latin American ones.Guillen said Sunday that Asian players have translators while Spanish speakers are often left to fend for themselves and said there was little warning to Latinos about the risks of performance-enhancing drugs.

Through 54 games the Miami Marlins are now 13-41 and are already 19.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. But that awful record only begins to tell the story of how bad the Marlins really are. Consider this...

Wladimir Balentien hit his 56th and 57th home runs of the season to break Japan's 49-year-old record for most home runs hit in a single season.

With the help of a missed call on a crucial play, the Rays beat the Red Sox to take over first place in the American League East and once again baseball's limited use of instant replay has become a hot topic.