New Jackets for Players and Fans Introduced by MLB
bizofbaseball.com 4/8/2008 — Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP), along Majestic Athletic, announced today that they will debut a new Cool Base™ Gamer Jacket for the 2008 MLB Championship Season. According to MLBP, "the re-engineered product from the MLB Authentic Collection was produced to enhance the quality in performance apparel used by players." As announced through the MLBP press release: The ...

TBS Uses "Hit Predictor", Other Sponsor Opportunities
bizofbaseball.com 4/8/2008 — With TBS getting into the regular season swing of things last Sunday, the network offered sponsorship opportunities for companies such as Pepsi, Old Mutual, and DirecTV. TBS also used some gadgetry to allow sponsorship placement. As reported by Mediaweek : TBS unveiled an on-screen feature, the Hit Predictor, sponsored by Old Mutual, offering stats on where a batter is likely to hit the ...

Great Yankee Stadium Reading Material
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 4/9/2008 — In today's New York Post, there were two articles from the past: Cheers & Tears For A Legend , written by Jimmy Cannon about Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium from Sunday, April 27, 1947. And It All Started With A Bang , written by Robert F. Kelley which appeared in the April 18, 1923 New York Evening Post, about the first game at the then brand new Yankee Stadium. They really don't ...

Opening Week Contest!!!
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 4/9/2008 — More Free Stuff! That's right, you better read this one!

: Part of the Business of Sports Network - No Naming Rights Deal for Nationals Park Expected Soon
bizofbaseball.com 4/9/2008 — Now that Nationals Park has officially opened, don't expect a naming rights deal by the end of the season. That according to Nationals principle owner Mark Lerner. As reported by the Sports Business Journal : I m not anticipating anything this year, ...

Nats place Young on DL; Hill, Pena on rehab trail — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 4/9/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young went on the 15-day disabled list ...

Nats place Young on 15-day DL — Major League Baseball News 4/9/2008
The Nationals have placed first baseman Dmitri Young on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back sprain and activated catcher Johnny Estrada from the DL.

Dmitri Young to the DL; Johnny Estrada recalled — Nationals Journal 4/9/2008
After 10 p.m., the Washington Nationals placed first baseman Dmitri Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 3. The club will recall catcher Johnny Estrada from Class AAA Columbus, where he was on a rehab assignment to get over ...

THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK — Newsday.com - Mets 4/9/2008
April 9, 1976, at Shea: The Mets opened the season by defeating the Expos, 3-2, with just 17,013 in attendance. Bud Harrelson's two-run double in the fourth gave Tom Seaver all he needed. Seaver allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, ...

THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK — Newsday.com - Yankees 4/9/2008
April 9, 1976, at Shea: The Mets opened the season by defeating the Expos, 3-2, with just 17,013 in attendance. Bud Harrelson's two-run double in the fourth gave Tom Seaver all he needed. Seaver allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, ...