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Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen on last strike


In an effort to appease the Cuban community, which makes up a large percentage of the population in Florida, the Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games due to comments he made about former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in a Time magazine interview. Guillen was hired in September 2011 to manage the [...]

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Baseball pitches to filmmakers

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Baseball pitches to filmmakers


It’s spring time, which means Major League Baseball teams are finished with spring training, and preseason is ending. There is no better time to watch favorite baseball movie classics  over and over again. Watching baseball movies reminds us what the love for the game is all about. To keep the spirit of America’s past time [...]

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Sports club carnival brings students out


The Sports Club Inter-Club Council brought its own carnival to the Quad Wednesday morning, attracting students to come out and participate in the fun. The SC-ICC festival was an event held to specifically promote every club sport to students. According to Eric McDanel, assistant club sports coordinator, there have been many events held in the [...]

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Baseball is no longer America’s pastime


Baseball has long been considered to be America’s pastime, but with the focus on the game itself taking a back seat to overzealous, money-hungry players and the big business owners who are paying them, the future of the sport looks rather grim. With some players earning well over 100 million dollars for these multi-year contracts, [...]

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Day Tripper: San Diego


A single day in Downtown San Diego makes Orange County hotspots look like an elementary school playground. The train is inexpensive, only $13 for a ticket, and leaves every hour to San Diego. The station is located conveniently in Downtown Fullerton and provides day and overnight parking. My best girlfriend and I shared cocktails and [...]

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Uncharted rules not to be left out

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Uncharted rules not to be left out


They’re a secret kept deep within the archives of baseball lore. So protected are these gems that some don’t even know that they’re a rule until one is broken. Why not? They’re unwritten rules. This year, many a rule has been broken with assorted outcomes, and leave fans scratching their heads asking, “Who made that [...]

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A crown fit for a king

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A crown fit for a king


It’s one of baseball’s most hallowed achievements and nobody has reached the sacred plateau since 1967, when the Boston Red Sox’ Carl Yastrzemski accomplished the feat. However, though recent events have made the chances of reaching the plateau far less likely, there are still three viable candidates to reach the hitter’s Triple Crown: Albert Pujols of [...]

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Clemens: Bad for Baseball


It used to be America’s favorite pastime. It used to be a beautiful game that demonstrated the strength of a man whose odds are stacked against him. But now, baseball has been tainted by a lying pack of cheaters and things can never go back to the way they used to be. Roger Clemens’ indictment [...]

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