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Lady Gaga Yankees : Lady Gaga Can Visit Clubhouse

The Yankees have had a change of heart about banning pop star Lady Gaga from their locker room.

On Friday, she talked her way past security to get into the Bronx Bombers’ clubhouse following their loss to the Mets.

Club co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner was reportedly not too pleased about the visit.

Obama Watches Strasburg At White Sox Game – Friday Night Baseball

President Obama ventured from the White House for some Friday night baseball as his favorite team, the Chicago White Sox, took on the Washington Nationals and their new star pitcher, Stephen Strasburg.
Obama made a surprise trip to the Nationals’ stadium to kick off Father’s Day weekend and watch Strasburg make his third career start.

Chicago Weather : Angels weather Cubs’ storm

CHICAGO — The Angels certainly know how to make themselves to home.

Playing the franchise’s first game ever at Wrigley Field, the Angels bunted and bombed the Chicago Cubs into a five-run hole then held on against the elements and their own shaky bullpen for a 7-6 victory Friday afternoon.
The opener of a three-game interleague series on Chicago’s North Side was the Angels’ 12th victory in 15 road games spanning six cities over the past three weeks and 15th in their past 20 games away from home.

College World Series 2010 Baseball

There has always been a fierce rivalry going on between UCLA and Fullerton. Well in the end UCLA took the lead and won the match that took them to the College World Series. The match was very exciting because both teams had many opportunities to avail in order to grab the win but UCLA turned out to be the one that took full advantage of every little edge that they encountered against their rivals. UCLA exploited many weaknesses of the opposite team as well. This took them closer to the victory and this way the match turned out to be a dream-come true for the team. Fullerton on the other hand did have many opportunities to turn things around for themselves but didn’t seem to use them or recognize them very well.

Red Sox win, but lose Matsuzaka

Two innings into the game, Daniel Nava, who a few short years ago was laundering jerseys for the University of Santa Clara baseball team that had cut him, took Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Blanton to the cleaners with a grand slam on the first major league pitch he saw.
That was the good news in a bittersweet day of baseball yesterday at Fenway.

Before the game, the Sox lost Daisuke Matsuzaka to a forearm strain while he was warming up in the bullpen, forcing Scott Atchison into an emergency start. Earlier, the team received news of the death of Felix Maldonado, one of the most beloved instructors in the organization, who succumbed to cancer at 72.

Daniel Nava : First Swing for Rookie Is a Grand Slam

Nava hit the first pitch he saw as a big leaguer for a grand slam — he was only the second player to do it — leading the Boston Red Sox to their second straight rout of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2 on Saturday.

Daniel Nava Just Hit A Grand Slam On The First Pitch Of His Big League Career, Red Sox Baseball

Daniel Nava got cut by Santa Clara University, served as their clubhouse manager for two years – washing their uniforms – and had to enroll in a junior college before Santa Clara later wanted him back.

Daniel Nava went undrafted and got cut from tryouts for an indy league team in Chico before signing on with them a year later.

The Red Sox signed Daniel Nava out of Chico and put him in A-ball at 25, where Nava OPS’d .948.

Stephen Strasburg’s debut draws a crowd in Angels’ clubhouse

Reporting from Oakland — —Most major league games on the clubhouse television serve as background noise, with players taking a peek at the action every now and then as they go about their pregame preparations.
Not Tuesday afternoon. At least a dozen Angels were glued to the TV in their Oakland Coliseum clubhouse watching the highly anticipated big league debut of Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg.

Stephen Strasburg’s debut and a good cause

The debut of Stephen Strasburg will help at least one good cause. To benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mid-Atlantic, Nikco Sports will offer 2,010 framed photos of Strasburg’s first pitch with a unique touch. Someone is going to gather dirt from the pitcher’s mound and insert it into the frame’s double matting. There will also be a replica card from the day he was drafted placed to the side of the photo.

2010 MLB Draft Results : Major League Baseball

If you’re a Major League Baseball fan, you probably already know that the MLB Draft 2010 kicked off yesterday. And if you’re now wondering what exactly happened during the first round picks, I can give you a recap right now.

As reported at current-movie-reviews.com, the 2010 MLB Draft got off to an expected start yesterday, with the Washington Nationals choosing Bryce Harper as their first pick. Bryce was picked from the College of Southern Nevada.