One Pitch At A Time

by Troy A. Sparks, BASN Staff Reporter
When major league teams expanded their roster to 40 players last week, one player in particular, who was one strike away from throwing away his baseball career, had nerves of steel Monday.
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Ron's Other Resurrection
by Gil LeBreton -- Aug 31, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
On that day in Baltimore -- five years ago -- Ron Washington, now the Texas Rangers manager, had no idea of the heartbreak and devastation that Hurricane Katrina was about to rain on his hometown of New Orleans.

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A final landing for the 'Hawk'
by Carrie Muskat -- Aug 31, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Andre Dawson, inducted into the Hall of Fame in July, was honored in pregame ceremonies at Wrigley Field. The outfielder known as "The Hawk" was given a No. 8 from the Wrigley Field scoreboard as well as a copy of Mayor Richard Daley's proclamation that Monday was Andre Dawson Day in Chicago.

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'Big Hurt' shows big heart
by Scott Merkin -- Aug 30, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Frank Thomas concluded his career with a .301 average, 521 home runs, 1,704 RBIs and 1,494 runs scored. He is one of four players in baseball history to have a .300 average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs, 1,000 runs scored and 1,500 walks for their career, joining Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

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Power Personified
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Aug 29, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
Widely known as one of the Negro League's greatest power hitters (twice leading the league in home runs), George "Mule" Suttles also consistently hit for a high average. In his 21 seasons as an active player he compiled a .321 career batting average.

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The method to their badness??
by The Associated Press -- Aug 23, 2010 - 9:57:00 PM
The documents offer a rare peek inside a team that made money by getting slightly less than half its income (about $70 million) from MLB sources -- including revenue sharing, network TV, major league merchandise sales and MLB’s website.

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