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Fan Who Gave Back "Derek Jeter" Ball Might Pay $13,000 in Taxes

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:57:07 +0000

When Christian Lopez caught the home run that was Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit last week, he gave the historic ball to the Yankee’s shortstop without asking for any money, even though it may have fetched over $100,000 on the open market. The taxman isn’t being so generous with Lopez. To reward Lopez for returning the [...]

Major League Baseball Mulling Realignment

95.7 KEZJ — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:30:56 +0000

What’s old could become new again for Major League Baseball. Sources say Major League Baseball and the players’ association have talked about realigning both the National League and the American League. Under the proposed plan, each league would scrap the current divisions, choosing instead to have two 15 league teams. Presently, the American League features [...]

Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter Voted Most Overrated Players in Baseball

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:23:30 +0000

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez both have multi-million dollar contracts and actress girlfriends.

The two Yankees also have something else in common: They are among the overrated baseball players in the game, according to a surv

George W. Bush Dodges Foul Ball At Texas Ranger Game

Jackie — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:15:09 +0000

One of the most surreal moments of George W. Bush’s presidency happened when a Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at him during a press conference. Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face. Those reflexes got another [...]

Robot to Throw Out First Pitch at Philadelphia Phillies Game [VIDEO]

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:02:51 +0000

A robot will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday afternoon's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.

The robot, appropriately named Philliebot, was created by University of Pennsylvania students Jordan Brindza and Jamie Gewirtz, and will be part of Science Day at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Major League Baseball Parks Will Serve More Than 22 Million Hot Dogs

Jackie — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:56:21 +0000

Baseball season kicked off with a few games yesterday, and a lot more games today. Now that the administrative stuff is out of the way, let's talk about what's REALLY important: Eating hot dogs at those games.

According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council . . . which sounds like an awesome council and one I'd like to be a part of . . . MLB parks will serve approximately 22,435,400 hot dogs this year.

What's Happening At The College of Southern Idaho

Jackie — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:40:09 +0000

CSI Golden Eagle Baseball hosts Salt Lake at Skip Walker Field this Friday at 1 and Saturday at noon. We’re more than halfway through the baseball season – this is your chance to see two of the strong teams in Regio

Slaps On The Rear End At Sporting Events…Good Idea?

95.7 KEZJ — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:53:15 +0000

A few weeks ago I was at a boys basketball game and I noticed that almost ever boy was slapping each other on the rear end as a way to say, "good job" or "go get em". I have always thought this was a little weird but it seems to be the normal thing to do so maybe I am the weird one??

Woman Pitches Batting Practice For The Cleveland Indians

Brad Weiser — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:53:56 +0000

Justine Siegal threw batting practice at the Cleveland Indians' spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, marking the first time a woman has ever performed this task.

She will pitch batting practice again today, this time for the Oakland A's.

This isn't the first time the 36-year old has been a baseball gender pioneer -- in 2009 Siegal became the first woman to coach first base for a men's professional team when she did so for the Broxton Rox of the Canadian-American League. Read on to see her in action.