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Nice Debut, Ugly Strat Card

25 years ago (!) today I was at this Orioles-A’s game to see the debut of Fordham‘s own Miguel Jimenez with Michael Cerra, Joe Rizzo, Ron Monticone, Miguel’s cousin Alex and his friend. USA Today Baseball Weekly’s great Paul White was there to chronicle it! Nice Debut, Ugly Strat Card LEADING ...

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Amore Book Takes Fans Up On The Hilltop

Origin stories aren’t just for superheroes. True Batman fans know about Bruce Wayne’s parents being murdered in front of his eyes, and those who love Superman know he left Krypton just before its destruction and ended up on Earth. And while baseball’s lineage is long disputed and quite a story ...

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Nationals’ Bryce Harper Selects Own Topps Cards Set Dubbed ‘220’ – ‘Second To None’

For the first time in Topps history, the iconic company has given over the reins to someone else. Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has created his own Topps baseball card set, featuring top players in the league, his all-time favorites – and even guys with the best hair. Topps X ...

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XTECH Equipment Kicks Off 2018 Football Season Amidst Record Sales Growth And Engagement

XTECH, the fastest-growing maker of lightweight and durable protective pads will begin its sixth season amidst record growth sales and adoption by coaches, equipment staff and most importantly players, marking a year to year increase of almost four times where the company was just a year ago. “Our journey in ...

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La Vida Baseball Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Amidst Record Growth

La Vida Baseball, the fastest-growing online community for the best in Latino baseball storytelling, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with record growth and new partnerships beyond expectations from when the digital media company was launched just 18 months ago. Heading into September’s heated pennant races La Vida Baseball – owned ...

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Lawrence Tech Launches ‘LTU Sports Report’ On Fox Sports Detroit

Lawrence Tech Athletics (Southfield, Mich.) is now available to watch every week on Fox Sports Detroit with the “LTU Sports Report” at 4:30 p.m. Mondays. The weekly half-hour highlight show will feature 22 episodes from Monday, Sept. 3 through April. Due to Labor Day, the first episode will air at ...

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From the Oval Office to the Diamond, Smith Book Tracks the Presidents and Baseball

There is a famous political cartoon from the 1860 U.S. Presidential election, depicting Abraham Lincoln winning a baseball game against fellow candidates John Bell, Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge. The Currier & Ives piece uses terminology like “put out,” “strike,” “short stop,” “home run” and “fair ball,” words that would be familiar to voters even then, ...

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Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates NFL Kickoff 2018 in Philadelphia

With the Philadelphia Eagles returning to the field after their first-ever Super Bowl title, Comcast NBCUniversal will celebrate NFL Kickoff 2018 with unmatched participation by its sports, news and entertainment assets in downtown Philadelphia one week from today on Thursday, September 6th. Anticipating widespread excitement in the City of Brotherly Love, NBCUniversal ...

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SportsEdTV Appoints Jaeger, Makovsky to Advisory Board

SportsEdTV, which provides free, world-class, online video instruction in over thirty sports, has appointed Andrea Jaeger, a former number two world-ranked professional tennis player, and Matt Makovsky, Chief Executive of New York-based innovation consultancy, Skylabs, and Chief Strategy Officer of Makovsky, a leading independent integrated marketing company, to its Advisory Board. ...

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U.S. Polo Assn. Creates ‘The Polo Life’ Show

USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), is proud to partner with the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council (TDC) in sponsoring a new television and digital show “The Polo Life,” a 30-minute experience that takes viewers inside the ...

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