Voice of Amarillo 940 » Baseball http://voiceofamarillo.com Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 12-Year-Old Banned From Pitching in Little League Because He's…Good At Pitching? http://voiceofamarillo.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://guyspeed.com/?p=133992 A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/feed/ 0 Masslive.com 5 MLB Players Likely to Be Traded This Deadline http://voiceofamarillo.com/mlb-players-traded-2013/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/mlb-players-traded-2013/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:22 +0000 Ben Berkon http://guyspeed.com/?p=133059 The July 31st trade deadline is always one of the most exciting stretches of time for fans.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/mlb-players-traded-2013/feed/ 0 Exhibit Features MLB Parks Built From Legos http://voiceofamarillo.com/exhibit-features-mlb-parks-built-from-legos/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/exhibit-features-mlb-parks-built-from-legos/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:43 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=133321 The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Ky. recently opened its 'Big Leagues, Little Bricks' exhibition. The installation features the work of several artists who have built LEGO replicas

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/exhibit-features-mlb-parks-built-from-legos/feed/ 0 sluggermuseum.com Possibly Drunk High School Umpire Passes Out On Field, Fights Medics, Gets Tased and Arrested http://voiceofamarillo.com/possibly-drunk-high-school-umpire-passes-out-on-field-fights-medics-gets-tased-and-arrested/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/possibly-drunk-high-school-umpire-passes-out-on-field-fights-medics-gets-tased-and-arrested/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:44:51 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=132430 C'mon, Blue: you're seeing double out there!

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/possibly-drunk-high-school-umpire-passes-out-on-field-fights-medics-gets-tased-and-arrested/feed/ 0 YouTube.com What Was the Most Exciting Sports Moment of the Weekend? — Sports Survey of the Day http://voiceofamarillo.com/what-was-the-most-exciting-sports-moment-of-the-weekend-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/what-was-the-most-exciting-sports-moment-of-the-weekend-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:56:56 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162121 Over the weekend, sports fans had quite the variety in programming to choose from, but which provided the most exciting moment?

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/what-was-the-most-exciting-sports-moment-of-the-weekend-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Do You Think David Ortiz Has Used PEDs? — Sports Survey of the Day http://voiceofamarillo.com/do-you-think-david-ortiz-has-used-peds-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/do-you-think-david-ortiz-has-used-peds-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:07:23 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161945 The surprise of the season so far has been the return of Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. A new reports from the Boston Globe suggests there might be something to his fantastic start. 

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/do-you-think-david-ortiz-has-used-peds-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minor League Player Steals Home to the Delight of All Seven Fans in the Stands http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-player-steals-home-to-the-delight-of-all-seven-fans-in-the-stands/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-player-steals-home-to-the-delight-of-all-seven-fans-in-the-stands/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:10 +0000 Chris Illuminati http://guyspeed.com/?p=131654 Minor League baseball is often the place to find some of the most exciting plays of the year. Thankfully, those plays are available to watch online. It's much easier than fighting the massive crowds that pack minor league stadiums across the US

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-player-steals-home-to-the-delight-of-all-seven-fans-in-the-stands/feed/ 0 MiLB Washington Nationals' New Rainout Policy For Fans– 'Tough Luck' If You Can't Attend Make-up Game http://voiceofamarillo.com/washington-nationals-rainout-policy/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/washington-nationals-rainout-policy/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:43:55 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://guyspeed.com/?p=131641 When you buy a ticket to a baseball game, you know that you’re running a risk of the game getting rained out. The Washington Nationals new “tough luck” policy has many fans seeing red.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/washington-nationals-rainout-policy/feed/ 0 Getty Images Groundhog Threatens New Jersey Little League http://voiceofamarillo.com/groundhog-threatens-new-jersey-little-league/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/groundhog-threatens-new-jersey-little-league/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 12:20:42 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=131463 An enormous groundhog terrorized a New Jersey Little League complex, broke out of captivity after being captured and was still at-large on Tuesday. Really.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/groundhog-threatens-new-jersey-little-league/feed/ 0 Jeff Swensen, Getty Images Rays Reporter Kelly Nash Captures Nearly Being Hit By Ball While Taking Self-Pic On Green Monster http://voiceofamarillo.com/rays-reporter-kelly-nash-baseball-cell-phone-picture/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/rays-reporter-kelly-nash-baseball-cell-phone-picture/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:10:26 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=130138 When Tampa Bay Rays reporter Kelly Nash stopped by Fenway Park on Saturday to do some advance work, she thought it would be cool to take a self shot picture from on top of the Green Monster, the ballpark's iconic outfield wall

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/rays-reporter-kelly-nash-baseball-cell-phone-picture/feed/ 0 Instagram.com/knashsports Minor League Baseball Team to Replace Umpires With a Judge & Jury of Little League Players http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-baseball-team-to-replace-umpires-with-a-judge-jury-of-little-league-players/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-baseball-team-to-replace-umpires-with-a-judge-jury-of-little-league-players/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:30:34 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=130018 The St. Paul Saints, an independent minor league baseball team with a history of wacky promotions, are fulfilling the dream of many managers: getting rid of all the umpires. During their May 11 game against the Gary SouthShore Railcats, the Saints will replace umpires with a judge and a jury. It's allegedly the f

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/minor-league-baseball-team-to-replace-umpires-with-a-judge-jury-of-little-league-players/feed/ 0 Elsa, Getty Images Yankees Superfan Refuses To Miss Baseball Game For His Sister's Wedding http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-superfan-refuses-to-miss-baseball-game-for-his-sisters-wedding/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-superfan-refuses-to-miss-baseball-game-for-his-sisters-wedding/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:30:21 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=130024 A New York Yankees superfan takes his fandom so seriously that he delayed attending his sister's wedding to go to a baseball game. "Bald" Vinny Milano is the unquestioned leader of the Bleacher Creatures, t

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-superfan-refuses-to-miss-baseball-game-for-his-sisters-wedding/feed/ 0 MLB.com Did Yankees Security Guards Eject Fans for Heckling in Toronto? http://voiceofamarillo.com/did-yankees-security-guards-eject-fans-for-heckling-in-toronto/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/did-yankees-security-guards-eject-fans-for-heckling-in-toronto/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:30:52 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=129287 The New York Yankees may have found a new way to affirm their status as baseball's Evil Empire. According to a Blue Jays fan, guards employed by the Yankees had two Jays fans removed from Friday night's Yankees-Blue Jays game at Rogers Centre in T

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/did-yankees-security-guards-eject-fans-for-heckling-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Tom Szczerbowski, Getty Images David Ortiz's F-Bomb At Red Sox Game Approved By FCC Chair http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb-approved-fcc-chair/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb-approved-fcc-chair/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:25 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=129192 A day after the city of Boston was locked down under a 'shelter-in-place' order while a massive manhunt captured the last suspect at large in last Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, the Boston Red Sox held extended pregame ceremonies at Fenway Park on Saturday to honor the memory of the victims of the attacks and celebrate the Boston police, emergency responders and marathon volunteers

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb-approved-fcc-chair/feed/ 0 Jim Rogash, Getty Images High School Baseball Team Trapped 11 Rattlesnakes On Field Since August http://voiceofamarillo.com/high-school-baseball-rattlesnakes/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/high-school-baseball-rattlesnakes/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:56:46 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=129170 The baseball team at Valencia (Ca.) West Ranch High School is very aware of all the potential dangers on a baseball field: errant cleats, bean balls and, you know, rattlesnakes. Since August 11, t

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/high-school-baseball-rattlesnakes/feed/ 0 David McNew / Getty Images Game On! Sports Schedule for April 19, 2013 http://voiceofamarillo.com/game-on-sports-schedule-for-april-10-2013/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/game-on-sports-schedule-for-april-10-2013/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:59 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://guyspeed.com/?p=128860 With the NBA off for one more night, the NHL playoff chase takes center stage tonight.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/game-on-sports-schedule-for-april-10-2013/feed/ 0 Chris Trotman, Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images ​Closers Are Unbearably Fickle – Berkon's Beanballs http://voiceofamarillo.com/closers-are-unbearably-fickle-berkons-beanballs/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/closers-are-unbearably-fickle-berkons-beanballs/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:30:45 +0000 Ben Berkon http://guyspeed.com/?p=128518 The most contentious decision for a fantasy baseball owner is always which closers to draft. Closers, unlike arguably any other position, come with the greatest degree of risk.

The best example of this is perhaps New York Yankees great, Mariano Rivera

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/closers-are-unbearably-fickle-berkons-beanballs/feed/ 0 Tom Lynn, Getty Images 5 Amazing Fans Who Caught Foul Balls Without Dropping Their Beers http://voiceofamarillo.com/fan-catch-foul-ball-beer/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/fan-catch-foul-ball-beer/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:30:35 +0000 Danny Groner http://guyspeed.com/?p=127814 We've all seen fans at sporting events try to match the competitors on the field from time to time. As the ball flies toward them, they make valiant efforts to grab a souvenir. Some are armed with gloves, while others choose instead to duck and cover

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/fan-catch-foul-ball-beer/feed/ 0 MLB.com Yankees Play 'Sweet Caroline' to Honor Boston After Marathon Bombings http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-play-sweet-caroline-to-honor-boston-after-marathon-bombings/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-play-sweet-caroline-to-honor-boston-after-marathon-bombings/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:30:35 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=128523 Baseball's most storied rivalry was put on hold for a moment on Tuesday. In a show of class and support, the New York Yankees joined other big league teams in playing Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' after the third inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. The song is traditionally played as a sing-a-long at Boston's Fenway Park

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/yankees-play-sweet-caroline-to-honor-boston-after-marathon-bombings/feed/ 0 Elsa, Getty Images High School Baseball Team Loses 65-0 http://voiceofamarillo.com/h-baseball-team-loses-65-0/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/h-baseball-team-loses-65-0/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:30:28 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=128497 There is a reason some leagues use a 10-run 'mercy rule,' and this is it. Licking Heights High School of Pataskala, Ohio beat Harvest Prep of Winchester, Ohio, 65-0, earlier this month. The game was called after Licking Heights plated a jaw-dropping 31 runs in the third inning. Ohio state rules don't allow the 10-run rule to be used until the

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