Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part IV
seamheads.com 3/31/2008 — In the fourth of a 10-part series, the author takes an in-depth look at Major League Baseball history from 1931 to 1940. Introduction The thirties has always been a mysterious decade for me. I was born in 1946, and the history books, from grade school through college, never quite made it that far; at best, they skimmed thru “the Great Depression” and World War II. For baseball, ...

Sox pick Masset, send Wasserman to AAA
southsidesox.com 3/31/2008 — [ Phil Rogers ]: In what likely will be the last bit of business before Opening Day, the Sox picked Nick Masset for the one vacancy on the pitching staff. Guillen said Ehren Wasserman had out-pitched Masset but will start at Triple-A Charlotte ...

Name that tune
nydailynews.com 3/31/2008 — BREAKING NEWS: Sweet Caroline, a Red Sox sing-along tradition stolen by the Mets, may be history. Fans can vote for a new eighth-inning sing-along song through April 4 at mets.com. The choices: Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison Build Me Up Buttercup, ...

Jerry Owens Is the New Scott Podsednik
sports.aol.com 3/31/2008 — There's been some talk from White Sox players and members of the organization this spring that the 2008 season is setting up a lot like the 2005 season that ended in a World Series title. Obviously, these thoughts can be attributed to a lot of time ...

A Swish wish comes true
soxmachine.com 3/31/2008 — For a week, at least: TUCSON, Ariz. - The White Sox acquired switch-hitter Nick Swisher last winter to provide production in the middle of the batting order and some swagger in a mild-mannered clubhouse....( read more )

For Cubs fans, it's 'next year' for the 100th time — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 3/31/2008
It is opening day in Chicago, the first time the Cubs have begun the baseball season at Wrigley Field in seven years. Today also ...

From the Cubicle: Opening Day — chicagotribune.com - Sports 3/31/2008
Live play-by-play of the Chicago Cubs' home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers from a guy clearly not prepared for the baseball season. Hardball: Piniella says drought 'rather improbable' Hardball: Wrigley ready for Opening Day  ...

Cubs' new faces soaking in opener — Major League Baseball News 3/31/2008
Carmen Pignatiello, who found out officially on Sunday, is one of the new faces on the Cubs' 25-man roster for Monday's season opener. Catcher Geovany Soto, center fielder Felix Pie and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome all made the Cubs' Opening Day ...

Opening Day update: Fukudome's splashy debut — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 3/31/2008
It looked like a glorious start for Carlos Zambrano and Kosuke Fukudome — until the rains at Wrigley returned in the bottom of the third inning — sending the groundskeepers for the tarp at 2:41 p.m. for Opening Day's second rain delay. But another ...

Buehrle, Sox off to rough start — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox :: 3/31/2008
CLEVELAND - Ken Williams obviously envisioned a different start to the season, and that was made obvious in his comments hours before the first pitch. “I saw the schedule and I was actually happy we opened up in the fashion that we opened up,’’ ...