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Baseball Channel Debuts On Cable TV

Jan 1st, 2009 · Major League Baseball launches its own cable network Thursday. It's being heralded as the biggest network launch in history. Madeleine Brand talks to Maury Brown, president of the Business of Sports Network, about whether the MLB channel can succeed where other professional sports networks have failed.

Keywords: Madeleine Brand · president · network · history · TV · baseball · MLB · League Baseball · Maury Brown · Business of Sports Network

World Series Game Postponed

Oct 28th, 2008 · Major League Baseball has announced that the weather looks too ugly in Philadelphia to play baseball, so the suspended game 5 will have to be played Wednesday.

Keywords: world · Weather · baseball · Philadelphia · League Baseball · ugly

MLB To See Instant Replays

Aug 27th, 2008 · On Thursday, for the first time ever, Major League Baseball will use a limited instant-replay system to review questionable homeruns. ESPN's Buster Olney talks about the instant replay and it could mean for the current state of the game.

Keywords: MLB · League Baseball · homeruns · Buster Olney · emESPN

League Catches Fans Using Quirky Names, Mascots **

Mar 31st, 2008 · Minor League Baseball draws fans to the game with unconventional team names and funny mascots. Fun figures such as Conrad the Crawdad (of the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads) helped bring in close to $175 million in ticket sales last year.

Keywords: N.C · quirky · League Baseball · mascot · crawdads · Conrad the Crawdad · Hickory

The Science Behind Baseball

Mar 28th, 2008 · Major League Baseball began its season this week with a series between Boston and Oakland played in Japan. Guests discuss the science behind America's favorite pastime -- from statistics, to orthopedics, to the psychology of die-hard fans.

Keywords: science · America · Boston · baseball · psychology · League Baseball · pastime · Oakland · orthopedics

MLB Tries to Strike Up a Fan Base in China

Mar 14th, 2008 · Major League Baseball is hoping to follow the National Basketball Association's strong lead into the Chinese market. But can basketball's resounding success be replicated?

Keywords: China · basketball · replicate · MLB · League Baseball · resounding

Baseball Officials to Testify before Congress

Jan 15th, 2008 · Major League Baseball's top officials head to Capitol Hill to update lawmakers on efforts to rid the sport of performance-enhancing drugs. Lawmakers are expected to probe: How did baseball's steroids era happen? What can be done now to further strengthen anti-doping efforts?

Keywords: Congress · Drugs · lawmakers · Capitol Hill · baseball · era · steroid · League Baseball · enhancer

Baseball Fans Can Take Team Spirit to the Grave **

Jan 10th, 2008 · Major League Baseball fanatics can now rest in peace in caskets displaying the logo of their favorite team. Clint Mytych, CEO of Eternal Images in Farmington Hills, Mich., talks with Robert Siegel about Mytych's new line of caskets and urns targeting the ultimate baseball fan.

Keywords: Robert Siegel · baseball · Spirit · Mich · League Baseball · logo · fanatic · urn · Clint Mytych · CEO of Eternal Images · Farmington Hills · Mytych