I don’t know about you, but Yu Darvish’s life is just like mine.  Rock star looks, stretch Hummer limos, a signature line of cologne, being trailed daily by insatiable mobs of young female fans.  For those of you with too much free time on your hands today who want to peer just a little bit [...]

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Scouting Essentials: A stopwatch, radar speed gun, team sheets, a laptop, Under Armour collared shirts tucked into khaki pants, visors, shades on your baseball hat. Whenever possible, a well-earned middle aged beer gut to show your rank. Dip if you’re so inclined.
And if you’re anyone in the world of MLB international scouting, [...]

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Currently sitting in Newark airport during a 6 hour delay awaiting return to Taiwan from the Perfect Game USA tournament in Jupiter, Florida, a 5-day overwhelming extravaganza featuring top high school prospects from the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Strictly for the hard core, the tournament featured games from 8:00 AM until 10:30 PM on [...]

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Interesting ballot initiative going in York County, North Carolina, where the sale of alcohol is is prohibited on Sundays. But come November 4 citizens will have a chance to vote on an initiative that would lift the ban. Voters in both nearby Rock Hill and  Tega Cay  already  serve alcohol on Sundays. If approved York [...]

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