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Story Archives of 'Baseball'
A Trip to the Ballpark
By Donnell Alexander on Monday, July 27, 2009.
Allegations of performance enhancing drugs have stained baseball in the last few years. But it’s not new to the sport. Many players in the past have routinely taken amphetamines before games. They say Joe DiMaggio drank ten cups of coffee before suiting up.
Major League Baseball Tests Players' DNA
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, July 27, 2009.
Almost everybody, at some time or another, lies about their age. It’s not usually a big deal, unless you’re trying to secure a Major League Baseball contract. According to The New York Times, the league has invested millions of dollars in players who ended up being older than they claimed to be when they signed.
So, recruiters have turned to rigorous testing. They take DNA samples, scan players’ bones and examine their blood, urine and feces to help determine their true age. The practice has raised concerns among genetic ethicists and anyone who’s seen the movie Gattaca.
New York Times sports writer Michael Schmidt joins us to explain.
The New York Times: Baseball’s Use of DNA Raises Questions
The New York Times: A Future in Baseball, Hinging on DNA
(Photo by adwriter via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Put Me In, Coach
By Todd Bookman on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.
Tonight, the boys of summer take the field in St. Louis to play in baseball’s annual all-star game. Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is playing in his first all-star game after seventeen-years in the majors. He’s looking to help the American league continue its streak of 12-straight wins over the National league.
Here's What's Awesome: The Sociology of Metal, The Science of Baseball
By Brady Carlson on Sunday, May 10, 2009.
This year, get Mom something she can really use: a set of awesome links. Here's What's Awesome: bringing families closer together since... well, now.
Meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly-mee!
As They See 'Em
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, March 30, 2009.
Wanted: person, most likely a man of large stature, who can live with being cursed at, hated, slashed tires, humiliated on national TV, and possibly even hit by an ersatz fastball. But the money’s pretty good and you get to see a lot of baseball games. Whether you’ve got respect or a grudge against major and minor league umpires, we’ve got an inside track on the thankless occupation.
New York Times reporter Bruce Weber spent much of three years attending umpire school, hanging out with umps, and even working behind the plate during spring training. His new book As They See ‘Em: A Fan Travels in the Land of Umpires is a kind of umpire-strikes-back look at the craft and lives of the men in blue. He joins us to talk about the book.
(Photo courtesy Jim Epler via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Nashuans Are Not Stepping Up to Pride's Plate
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Sunday, June 29, 2008.For three years, a local real estate developer has been trying to save the Nashua Pride baseball team from extinction.
The team had a history of sluggish tickets sales when John Stabile bought it, but the team has still yet to strike a profit.
Now the owner has given the team about six weeks to get out of the red….or the team’s future may be up in the air.
NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich Kern has the story.
Sox Fans (and Rox Fans) Are Ready For The World Series
By Brady Carlson on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.As any good citizen of Red Sox nation knows, tonight is game one of the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies.
The series pits East against West, and one of baseballs most storied franchises against a relative newcomer.
The two teams took very different roads to get to this game....and fans are predicting two very different styles on the way to winning four out of seven.
NHPR's Brady Carlson caught up with two of the ---dare we say millions of---baseball fans who plan to watch or listen to tonights game.....one from each side.
Baseball's "One-Hit Wonders"
By Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, August 29, 2007.The Red Sox wrap-up a three game series against their rival Yankees today. We'll check-in with sports writer Cecelia Tan, who's taking in the action at Yankee Stadium. We'll also hear some of the greatest baseball stories never told. Richard Letarte's new book looks at the careers of baseball players in the 1950s who only had one good season to brag about. His book is called That One Glorious Season: Baseball Players with One Spectacular Year.
Rules Changes in Little League
By Brian Early on Sunday, June 10, 2007.Little League Baseball is about to wrap up another season.
This year, there was a major rule change that limited the number of pitches a pitcher can throw in a game, and in a week.
It's called Pitch Count.
And while the league put it in place to protect the kids, not everyone likes the changes.
NHPR corespondent Brian Early reports.
The Red Sox - Yankee Rivalry
By Richard Ager on Sunday, April 22, 2007.It's the rivalry of rivalries - worse than the Hatfields and the McCoys, worse than postmen and dogs, worse even than the Montagues and the Capulets. It's the hundred year war of contention between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. We'll explore the deep-seated rivalry between these two cities, where it comes from and how it has evolved from the Curse of the Bambino to the 2004 American League Championship series.
Guests
- Glenn Stout, Series Editor of the Best American Sports Writing series, Author of of several books, including "Red Sox Century" and "Yankees Century" and Editor of "Impossible Dreams: A Red Sox Collection" and "Top of the Heap: A Yankees Collection"
- Bill Littlefield, host of NPR's Only a Game
- Chris Ryan, host and reporter at WKXL
We'll also hear from
- Rudy Giuliani, presidential hopeful and former mayor of New York City
- John Lynch, Governor of New Hampshire
