http://dir.salon.com/topics/baseball/?source=rss&aim=baseball en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/23/sunblock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/23/sunblock/index.html?source=rss It takes one day for the paper to embarrass the team into lifting its absurd sunblock ban. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/23/statues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/23/statues/index.html?source=rss It's adulation inflation as Harold Baines gets one and Orlando Cepeda's is on the way. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/07/22/joyce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/07/22/joyce/index.html?source=rss Miguel Cabrera's 5-hit night one-ups a rookie slugger. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/bunt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/bunt/index.html?source=rss If the Blue Jays threw at the Rays for bunting with a five-run lead in the sixth, things are getting worse. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/18/minors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/18/minors/index.html?source=rss Pro athletes are typing away like never before. Most of it's bad, but minor league baseball is a veritable writer's colony. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/17/predictions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/17/predictions/index.html?source=rss It's not pretty for this column, though not as ugly as for those who picked the Mariners. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/16/stats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/16/stats/index.html?source=rss The Mets have their longest winning streak on a particular date in 17 years! Wow! Plus: Yankee Stadium was el cheapo in '23. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/16/all_star/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/16/all_star/index.html?source=rss After 15 innings and almost five hours, Yankee Stadium's last Midsummer Classic ends the way they all do these days. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/hamilton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/hamilton/index.html?source=rss Joe Morgan's right: Beating drugs is great and a nice story, but hitting like he has after three years off is really incredible. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/07/14/canseco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/07/14/canseco/index.html?source=rss Ex-NFL kick returner deals former baseball star his latest humiliation in a "celebrity" "boxing" "match." King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/01/all_star/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/01/all_star/index.html?source=rss Now that fans have gone and gotten smarter, it's not as much fun to argue about who gets voted to the starting lineup. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/01/scout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/01/scout/index.html?source=rss Carlos Gomez, aka ChadBradfordWannabe, talks about the different game he sees since going from sabermetric sidearmer to rookie scout. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/26/cws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/26/cws/index.html?source=rss Fresno State wins a baseball championship that had seemed improbable 26 hours before -- and unthinkable a month ago. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/25/dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/25/dogs/index.html?source=rss In a great midweek of sports, two Cinderellas continue their quest at Euro 2008 and the College World Series. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/23/ruth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/23/ruth/index.html?source=rss Babe Ruth's granddaughter wants the Bambino's number retired by all teams. The solution: Retire 'em all. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/23/carlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/23/carlin/index.html?source=rss The comedian, who died Sunday, talked about sports rarely, but he was funny and insightful when he did. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/19/mechanics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/19/mechanics/index.html?source=rss Breaking down swings and pitching motions used to be insider stuff. But online, everyone's an insider. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/17/fired/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/17/fired/index.html?source=rss Randolph of the Mets and Bavasi of the Mariners pay for unrealistic expectations. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/17/replay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/17/replay/index.html?source=rss Baseball should get home run calls right without going down the NFL's tedious road. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/16/cws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/16/cws/index.html?source=rss Miami second baseman Jemile Weeks' dad provides the best call of the College World Series -- on a cellphone. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/perez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/perez/index.html?source=rss Odalis and Oliver are confusing enough. Oneli's struggles in the minors save us more trouble. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/10/schilling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/10/schilling/index.html?source=rss The Red Sox star takes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and finds himself shocked by Bryant, the officials and all that pounding. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/brawl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/brawl/index.html?source=rss The Red Sox outfielder did Tampa Bay a favor when he ducked under pitcher James Shields' punch. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/draft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/draft/index.html?source=rss It's baseball nerd time on ESPN2, and this column's favorite amateur player now belongs to its favorite pro team. King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/mariners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/mariners/index.html?source=rss This is shocking! Who knew Seattle's manager was named John McLaren? Plus: Lesbian kissing controversy in the Safeco stands.