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Suzyn Waldman Becomes a World Series First

Suzyn Waldman Becomes a World Series First
It is a factoid that ardent baseball fans will remember. Suzyn Waldman is now part of baseball history. She is the first woman to broadcast a World Series Game: “… Waldman, 63, was the second woman in history to regularly serve as a full-time color commentator for a Major League Baseball...

Kudos to Joe Girardi

Kudos to Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi had just won the World Series earlier in the evening. One would think that would be the major accomplishment for anyone’s night. However, it seems that Joe Girardi has excellent priorities. There was an accident and he stopped to help: “… Joe Girardi was driving home...

Justice Sotomayor Throws an Overdue Pitch

Justice Sotomayor Throws an Overdue Pitch
New US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, wearing a NY Yankees jersey and throwing from the right, tossed out the first ceremonial pitch before the Saturday game with the Boston Red Sox. It might be an honor long overdue. Sotomayor is credited with issuing an injunction in 1995 that ended the baseball...

Camp Sundown: Living Out the Dream for Kids

Camp Sundown: Living Out the Dream for Kids
Any editor, whether for a newspaper, magazine or website, knows that gaining and keeping an audience is critical. Advertisers will leave quickly if there are not enough people interested in the publication. What often generates the most interest are stories with salacious or scandalous overtones....

Exercise Now Emphasized During Pregnancy

Exercise Now Emphasized During Pregnancy
Your mother will most likely remember her physician telling her to avoid exercise and a range of physical activities during the delicate period of pregnancy. However, current published research in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons [http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/8/504]...

Striking Out at the Olympics

Striking Out at the Olympics
There won’t be any baseball at the 2012 London Olympics. There won’t be any softball either, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eliminated both sports by secret vote from the venue of Games events in 2005. The Beijing Olympics will have been the last appearance of these two sports....