Westford Waves Sleepathon to Aid Wish Project

Check out the following link to a sleepathon charity event put on by Westford Waves Softball as part of their Waves of Giving outreach this weekend. This event benefits The Wish Project of Lowell to provide beds to needy children throughout the Merrimack Valley. Go Waves! UPDATE: The sleepathon was a huge success, involving 40 [...]

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The Mean Season…

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays who played hard and deserve every success! No Excuses, Nuf Ced. (artwork from http://www.macleodcartoons.blogspot.com/)

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Say Hello to Mr. 3000!

Congratulations to Derek Jeter on becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to reach 3,000 hits, accomplishing it in style with his first home run of the season in Yankee Stadium! He now joins company with only 27 other Major League players to reach that milestone, and stands with Wade Boggs as the [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to all Dirt Dogs everywhere!

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Rivera Makes MLB History

Congratulations to closer Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees on his history-making 1,000th appearance for a single team! Wednesday he became the 15th pitcher in MLB history to appear in 1,000 games, and the first to accomplish the milestone with just one organization.

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Another Woman Hurler Steps Up

Regular readers of DirtDog Baseball may remember my article from just a year ago on Japanese knuckleballer Eri Yoshida who was the first woman to play professional baseball in the United States. It must be a sure sign of Spring, because this year the story is about Justine Siegal of Springfield, Mass. who became the first [...]

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Cal Ripken Rules on Compliant Baseball Bats for 2011

Babe Ruth Baseball has now just announced a extended moratorium on composite non-wood baseball bats for use in its Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth divisions. This composite bat moratorium matches the criteria currently applied by the NCAA, NFHS, and Little League programs (previously posted on DirtDog Baseball). Following is an email broadcast from Babe Ruth [...]

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MBCA and MIAA Rules on Compliant Baseball Bats for 2011

The Massachusetts Baseball Coach’s Association (MBCA) in conjunction with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) has recently announced a mutual, official position on the adoption of new baseball bat standards for 2011 and beyond. RULES On September 14, 2010 the MIAA Board of Directors voted to follow the baseball bat standards established by the NFHS [...]

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Little League Rules on Compliant Baseball Bats for 2011

I have just received another email from Little League International dated 12/30/10 which now imposes an immediate moratorium on the use of composite non-wood bats at ALL levels of play in Little League Youth Baseball for the upcoming 2011 season. This is a significant expansion of the moratorium originally announced on 9/1/10 which applied to Junior, Senior and Big [...]

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NCAA and NFHS Rules on Compliant Baseball Bats for 2011

As a service to readers who have visited DirtDog Baseball in order to learn more about the current NCAA and NFHS bat requirements for the upcoming baseball season, here is a helpful searchable link that will give you the latest updated information. Please check back often on this as the information is sure to change. [...]

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