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This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is a book by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the Herald Tribune. This is a book about what happened to Jackie, Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese, and the others when their glory days were behind them. In short, it is a book about America, about fathers and sons, prejudice and courage, triumph and disaster, and told with warmth, humor, wit, candor, and love.

Rubric: Bulls-eye Statements by Famous Baseball Players

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is a former baseball and American football player. He is one of the few athletes to be named an All-Star in two major sports, and the only one to do so in both baseball and football. He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.

While at Auburn University, Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, annually awarded to the outstanding collegiate football player in the United States.

In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports fans through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson.

After a 1991 hip injury on the field ended his football career, Jackson focused on baseball, and expanded into other pursuits, including the completion of his Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Development at Auburn. In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor, in TV shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married... with Children, and films such as The Chamber.

Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand

One of the fascinations about the game...

Any minute, any day,
some players may break a long standing record.
That’s one of the fascinations about the game,
the unexpected surprises.

Austria set for historic debut at WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup in Monterrey

Austrian U-23 National Team made its debut at the I. WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 in Monterrey (MEX) against Australia.

The first game of the Austrian National Team was at Cadereyta Stadium. After the field wasn’t ready at game time, so the game started 30 minutes later with Austria up first. While the first two batters made good approaches to the ball without getting on base, Ferdi Obed was the third batter for the U23 National Team of Austria. The outfielder from the Diving Ducks took a long swing and launched the ball not only over the right fielder but also over the homerun fence. The hit was not only Austria very first hit of the game, it was also the first run for Austria at a WBSC Baseball World Cup ever.The Australian offense stared to adapt to Austrian pitches and launch a couple of hard line drives. Austria tried its best in the defense, but two runs later the team from down under turned around the game, leading now 1:2.

Eventually, Austria falls to Australia 1:8. The Austrian National Team performed on a very high level, recording five hits and striking out five, and can look back proudly on its first game at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 in Monterrey.

http://baseballua.com/en/2016/11/04/austria-set-for-historic-debut-at-wbsc-u23-baseball-world-cup-in-monterrey/

Team Austria prepares against LMB Academy Tigres

Austria has given  its historical debut at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, which taking place in Monterrey. The National Team was welcomed warmly at the LMB Academy complex half an hour north of Monterrey. The Tigres Academy Team faced Austria for their second exhibition game.

Despite the 6:2 loss, Austria´s Assistant Coach Clemens Cichocki was satisfied with exhibition game, he said: “We played solid baseball, on a high level. For the next games we need to wake up the killer instinct and win some games”.

http://baseballua.com/en/2016/11/03/team-austria-prepares-against-lmb-academy-tigres/

Rubric: Bulls-eye Statements by Famous Baseball Players

Bryce Aron Max Harper (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Harper was chosen by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award, awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player. Going into the 2012 season, baseball prospect-watchers, including Baseball America, MLB.com, and Baseball Prospectus routinely ranked Harper as a top-3 prospect. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals on April 28, 2012. Harper was selected for the 2012 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest position player to ever be selected. He has been touted as a "five-tool player".

Harper won the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 2012. He tied for the NL lead in home runs in the 2015 Major League Baseball season, and was named the National League Most Valuable Player for 2015 by unanimous decision of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.