Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'baseball'

Wrigley On Ice: Red Wings Battle Blackhawks

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST

Wrigley Field has been transformed from a baseball mecca to a hockey venue for one day only. The NHL is holding its winter outdoor classic in Wrigley, pitting the Detroit Red Wings versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Tony Arnold reports from Chicago Public Radio.

Baseball Channel Debuts On Cable TV

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST

Major League Baseball launches its own cable network Thursday. It's being heralded as the biggest network launch in history. Madeleine Brand talks to Maury Brown, president of the Business of Sports Network, about whether the MLB channel can succeed where other professional sports networks have failed.

Barber's Retroactive Baseball Play-By-Play

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Baseball broadcaster Jon Miller talks about a recently discovered recording of a baseball play-by-play that was made 41 years after the actual game took place. At a broadcasters' conference in Orlando in 1979, Red Barber recorded a gripping play-by-play of a 1938 game at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field.

NHL's First Black Skater Describes Integrating The Ice

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:18:00 EST

In Jan. 1958 — more than a decade after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier — Willie O'Ree became the first black player in the National Hockey League. Now, 50 years later, he is the Director of Youth Development for the NHL's Diversity program.

Paycuts... In Baseball...

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST

Can baseball teams keep handing out contracts in the hundreds of millions of dollars during this economic downturn? Liane Hansen speaks with Sports Business Journal senior writer Bill King about the recession and the impact on Major League Baseball.

Good Night Baseball, Hello Basketball

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Congratulations Philadelphia Phillies! Did anyone notice basketball started this week? Not to mention that there's not been much mention of football and it's already November. Alison talks live with ESPN's Howard Bryant about this week in sports.

For Black Athletes, Do Names Predict The Sport...

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:17:00 EDT

Black baseball players in this year's World Series have been asked repeatedly about how to sell the game to young black athletes. But a close look at their names — and the names of black athletes in other sports — gives some clues about a disparity.

World Series Game Postponed

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Major League Baseball has announced that the weather looks too ugly in Philadelphia to play baseball, so the suspended game 5 will have to be played Wednesday.

Coaches' Microphones Let Fans Listen In On Series

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:35:00 EDT

The World Series is letting fans get ever closer to the action. Both the Phillies and Rays' coaches are now wearing TV microphones. Bob Bowman, CEO of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, talks about how TV coverage of baseball's biggest series is changing.

'Rayhawk' Readies Tampa Bay Fans For World Series

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Some Tampa Bay Ray fans are wearing their hearts on their heads. They're sporting Mohawks in solidarity with their favorite ballplayers, who adopted the hairstyle for good luck in the baseball playoffs.

Winners And Losers In Baseball's Playoffs

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT

If it's October, then it's baseball playoffs time. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant about Friday night's face offs in Tampa Bay and Los Angeles.

Baseball Playoffs Under Way

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:09:00 EDT

For many sports lovers, October means Major League Baseball. The Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night grabbed the final spot in the postseason by defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game tie-breaker. John Feinstein talks with Steve Inskeep about the upcoming playoff season.

A Roller-Coaster Ride To The End Of Baseball

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:57:00 EDT

NPR's Tom Goldman speaks to host Andrea Seabrook about the end of Major League Baseball's regular season and the playoff picture.

Bomb Squad Explodes Hot Dog Package

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

This report should remind you not to leave your suspcious packages lying around. The bomb squad raced to Philadelphia's baseball park. They responded to a report of three mysterious packages. Only after they exploded the packages did they realize the heavily wrapped items were hot dogs. They had been used as props in a commercial for the Phildelphia Phillies. The suspicious items had last been handled by the team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.

Garagiola: Despite Setbacks, Baseball Still Strong

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:00 EDT

Baseball wasn't always this way — blighted by steroids and drug use, weighed down by statistics and science. Legendary sportscaster Joe Garagiola argues that baseball is really about memories and people, and wants to prove that real baseball is still alive and growing.

Baseball Waves Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Yankee Stadium hosted its final game Sunday. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3. The House That Ruth Built is 85 years old. The team is moving into a new stadium, but Yankees fans won't soon forget the old place. Arun Venugopal of member station WNYC reports.

E. Ethelbert Miller: Baseball, Memoirs and Secrets

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Poet E. Ethelbert Miller chair's the board of the Institute for Policy Studies and is the director of the African-American Resources Center at Howard University. He's also the author of a new memoir, in which he uses baseball to describe his life. He tells Liane Hansen a memoir writer has to decide which secrets to tell.

Farewell To Yankee Stadium

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:34:04 EDT

The final days of the baseball season have arrived. ESPN's Howard Bryant looks ahead to the playoffs and the world series, and talks with Scott Simon about the last game at Yankee Stadium, scheduled for Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Storm May Force Rescheduling of U.S. Open

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:04:00 EDT

Tropical Storm Hanna is an uninvited player in this year's U.S. Open. Scott Simon talks with Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant about the men's semifinals, the women's finals and a look ahead to the week in baseball.

A-Rod Homer Survives Replay Challenge

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Now that Baseball has finally joined other sports in using instant replay, it didn't waste its first instant replay on an obscure player. It was Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez who showed up in the tape when the Tampa Bay Rays challenged an A-Rod home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game. The umpires ruled for the Yankees after viewing their first ever replay.

U.S. Men's Volleyballers Also Find Gold At The Beach

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:13:00 EDT

U.S. men matched their female teammates in winning gold in beach volleyball, while American teams kept up their steady advance in pursuit of indoor volleyball, basketball and baseball. Overall, the U.S. medal pile topped 100, but China continued to lead in gold medals.

Fort Hunt GIs Sent WWII POWs Care Packages

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:38:00 EDT

The secret packages were part of a highly classified effort to help American POWs escape from their German captors. Inside there were baseballs, pipes and cribbage boards that contained compasses, saws, escape maps and radio transmitters.

D.C. Drag Queens Discuss Starting Over

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:37:00 EDT

Transvestites performing at a legendary night club in Washington, D.C., braced for the worst when news came that construction of a fancy new baseball stadium would likely oust their treasured meeting place. Washington Post Magazine writer Lonnae O'Neal Parker and self-described drag queen Carl Rizzie, a.k.a. "Mame Dennis," discuss how the once-thriving community is moving on.

Zack Hample, Baseball Fan Extraordinaire

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:29:00 EDT

Is it ever acceptable for a pitcher to bean a batter intentionally? Baseball expert and obsessive fan Zack Hample gives the answer.

All-Digital TV To Make Its Debut in N.C. Town

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:02:00 EDT

The switch from analog to all-digital television signals will begin in Wilmington, N.C., in September. The FCC is on the ground at farmers markets and baseball games to get the word out and help iron out any kinks. The rest of the nation will make the switch in 2009.