mlb.fanhouse.com - 10/13/2008
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Bleacher Bums is MLB FanHouse's look at those oh-so-fun fan adventures. I've always liked the Wrigley Field tradition of fans throwing back home runs hit by visiting players. Considering most fans will never get a chance to catch a home run, giving up the ball, a once-in-a-lifetime souvenir, ...
firenedcollettinow.com - 10/13/2008
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firenedcollettinow.com —
...we were throwing over it." That's the best
line from the post-game interviews, brought to you by...
none other than Russell Martin. In all seriousness though, I really do think this helps the Dodgers in the long run. No, i'm not one of those guys who believes throwing at another player is ...
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"We Weren't Throwing At His Head...
mlb.fanhouse.com - 10/14/2008
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mlb.fanhouse.com —
This should come as no surprise, but Steve
Harshman, the fan who caught the last home run...
ball ever hit at Yankee Stadium, has decided to cash in . The ball will be up for sale along with a bunch of other Yankee memorabilia by the auction house ...
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For Sale: Last Home Run Ball Ever Hit at Yankee Stadium
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Rays Can’t Top Red Sox For Idiot Fan Behavior
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Timlin , but was caught when he accidentally threw too many strikes. Although when I read that someone tried to steal bats from the dugout, my thought was that I didn’t even know that Albert Belle was back in baseball, much less with the Red Sox. To be fair to Rays fans, they’ve never been to the playoffs before, and they don’t have the experience making asses of themselves that the Red Sox do. Plus, when the fan culture you’re trying to promote includes arresting anyone who dares chuck a home run ball back to the field from the stands, you’ve got a long way to go. ...
Marketing the Classic: Can hockey have a 7th-inning stretch?
Puck Daddy —
... Classic at Wrigley Field. Read Part One here.) The first part of our Winter Classic discussion with Brian Jennings, executive vice president of marketing for the NHL, focused on how the League and its media partners planned to use the intrinsic nostalgia and gravitas of Wrigley Field to sell hockey to the masses. But what about when the marketing stops and the game starts? What Wrigley Field traditions can transfer to a hockey game? Throwing back home-run balls on the field? While we wouldn't put it past enterprising Chicago ...
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Dodgers players Hiroki Kuroda and Manny Ramirez, Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa and Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncan, all were fined, in addition to Phillies players J.C. Romero and Shane Victorino and Phillies first-base coach Davey Lopes ...
