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Baseball 2008

Note: We have shifted our baseball coverage to our blog, which allows for more frequent updates. Check it out here.

Baseball 2007

Weekly Power Rankings
June recap
May recap
April recap

Baseball 2006

Weekly rankings and notes
Sept. 3

Aug. 27  Aug. 20   Aug. 13   Aug. 6

July 30 July 9 July 2

June 18 June 11 June 4

May 28 May 21   May 21   May 14   May 7

April 30   April 23   April 16    April 9

2006 Overview

Division Previews, including Hot Players:

N.L. Central N.L. East N.L. West
A.L. West A.L. East A.L. Central

Baseball 2005

Playoff, World Series Preview

Weekly Power Rankings

First-half awards

Blue Jays "Gay Day"

 


Division Previews, including Hot Players:

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Carnac Says
Our baseball seer has the answers to all your questions.

Season of Change
In a few weeks all of our favorite players will take the field in their home parks to start off a very different new year. This year will be a season of change. The hot players and teams to watch.

2005 Spring Training Is Here
Thats right, your favorite pitchers and catchers are now appearing in the sunny South.  And we're not talking about another Titan Media film, either. It's a great time of the year to be a baseball fan.

Smoltz Comments on Gay Marriage
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First gays, then animals
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Smoltz loses a fan


2004 Baseball Preview
LAS VEGAS - Baseball 2003 was the best season ever. Scratch that: it was the best post-season ever. Even better than 1986. Seven playoff series. Three first-round nail-biters; only one dud. Shocking late-inning reversals in both league championship series, continuing the two most notorious curses in sport. All that topped off by a stunning six-game World Series in which a fearless band of young upstarts used clutch hitting and superb defense to triumph over the Evil Empire.

Last years post-season proved, once again, that even in this era of mega-market dominance, anything can and will happen in baseball. Payroll is not destiny.

74 Percent in Baseball OK with Gay Teammate
Other than the Red Sox winning the World Series, one of the surprises of the season was a survey that found nearly three-quarters of Major League Baseball players wouldnt be bothered by having a gay teammate.

Gay Days Grow in Baseball
A number of baseball teams have been welcoming efforts by their gay fans to create gay-themed events at their ballparks. Major League Baseball, it seems, is leading the way in reaching out to fans who are gay.
Related: Blue Jays Gay Day

Gay Porn Story Is No Big Deal
The media are in a lather because Cleveland Indians minor league pitcher Kazuhito Tadano has apologized for making a gay porn flick in his native Japan, but the story is a big yawn to us.

The Player Who Invented The 'High-Five'
Baseball player Glenn Burke had all the tools to be a superstar and some called him the next Willie Mays. He was also the first to give a teammate the high-five. But Burke was gay, and reaction to his orientation and then injuries caused his life to spiral downward until he died in 1995 of AIDS.  

'Take Me Out' Is Wrong About Players
While he laughed at the play "Take Me Out," columnist Jason Pgae says its portrayal of baseball players as ignorant louts gets it wrong. 
Related: Play Review

2003 World Series
--Even normally jaded South Beach got caught up in the Marlins. Story
--In the End, the Fish Will Win It all. Story


--Fish Fever: High drama rekindles love of the game for a fan

Playoff Series Find Flaws and Gems
The 2002 World Series was an all-wild card affair. This year, its just plain wild.

Book Excerpt
Hitting a Home Run for My Lover
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"As I rounded third base, I glanced toward Sam in the family section. He was standing in the aisle, giving me an ovation. It was as if I were back in Little League, hitting the winning home run in front of Mom."
Related: Book Review



Pitcher Doesn't Like Gays
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Todd Jones has joined the growing list of athletes who have said they don't like gay people.  Jones launched some zingers at gays after being asked about the Broadway play, Take Me Out.
Reaction:
l Why no punishment for Jones?
l Jones is an idiot but doesn't deserve punishment
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Gays as locker room predators: a bogus issue

'Take Me Out' Is Wrong About Players
While he laughed at the play "Take Me Out," columnist Jason Pgae says its portrayal of baseball players as ignorant louts gets it wrong. 
Related: Play Review

The Player Who Invented The 'High-Five'
Baseball player Glenn Burke had all the tools to be a superstar and some called him the next Willie Mays. He was also the first to give a teammate the high-five. But Burke was gay, and reaction to his orientation and then injuries caused his life to spiral downward until he died in 1995 of AIDS.  

Who's On Third?
The first third of the Major League Baseball season is now in the books. Time to assess which of three categories each team falls into: playoff locks, playoff hopefuls, and the playoff hopeless.

Say It Ain't So, Sammy
Sammy Sosa used a cork bat and it threatens to sully his reputation. But should it?

What's So Wrong With Being Gay?
Judging by the reaction to a gossip item about Sandy Koufax, one would have thought the New York Post had accused him of helping Saddam Hussein build weapons of mass destruction. The Posts actual crime? Insinuating Koufax was gay. 

Baseball 2003 Preview
Our annual baseball preview features a look at all six divisions, including a hot player from each of the 30 teams. The Minnesota Twins have all the pieces in place to win the World Series.

Is Barry Zito Gay?
One cartoonist has fun with the notion that a Major League Baseball player could be a switch hitter.

Brass Balls Awards, 2002
They're back for their third season: Outsports' unique baseball awards,  The Brass Balls. They are awarded to the most watchable baseball player at each position, based on the four all-important criteria of (1) offensive performance, (2) defensive skills, (3) face and (4) muscles.  Everything valued by the hardcore sports fan who walks down the gay side of the street.

The Gay Ballplayer Debate, 2002 edition
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Will fans accept a gay athlete? Pro vs. con
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Letters from our readers
l Mindy Tanner: Cowardice in baseball
l Charlie in the Trees: Billy Bean did the right thing
l Randy Boyd: Why Billy Bean is a lousy spokesman
l Jim Buzinski: We'll believe it when we see it
l Cyd Zeigler: Jim Rome's Take Sucks
l Bill Konigsberg: Everyone tries to predict the unknown

World Series Preview
The Anaheim Angels vs.  the San Francisco Giants.  One is the most balanced, most complete team in baseball.  The other is a patchwork outfit riding a tremendous hot streak.  Talent versus luck.  Wholl win? 

Contract the Yankees
Columnist Bill Konigsberg has a great idea:  instead of taking aim at the little guys, let's make baseball a happier place for everyone and contract the Yankees  

Little League and Me
All of us who ever played Little League can remember the thrill of getting a hit or the embarrassment of striking out.  Mike McGinty relates what it was like to be the worst player on his team, having to wear his brother's jock and what lessons he learned 30 years later. 

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