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 Milwaukee Magazine
As an initial matter, every Milwaukee Sportservice employee who is hired to sell alcohol at Miller Park is required to attend at least one documented, formal alcohol training course prior to the start of each new baseball season.
Sportservice Corporation and Milwaukee Sportservice, together with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, take these matters very seriously and intend to make every effort to ensure that the 2005 baseball season is as safe and enjoyable for every fan at Miller Park.
Brookfield receives no credit for the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, its soccer parks, Little League complex, indoor ice rinks and a retail corridor that serves the entire metropolitan Milwaukee area.
www.milwaukeemagazine.com /contactus/feedback.html

  
 Major League Soccer : 2005 MLS season preview
This season, they are sharing RFK Stadium with a Major League Baseball team, the relocated Washington Nationals, with grass placed over the infield dirt for soccer games.
D.C. United won the Major League Soccer title in 2004, but they were hardly dominant, winning only 11 of their 30 regular-season games.
Clavijo is former coach of the Haitian national team, a former assistant for the Nigerian team and a former coach of the New England Revolution.
www.betinf.com /prev_mls.htm

  
 Center for Sports Parenting - Expert Panel
After the 1993/94 season, Bylsma was signed as a free agent to a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL After attending the L.A. Kings training camp in 1994, Bylsma was assigned to the Kings' International Hockey League affiliate - the Phoenix Roadrunners.
He was a candidate for the league's Rookie of the Year award and won the Monarchs' MVP award in his first season.
Her academic and clinical training is enhanced by her experience as the mother of four grown sons, whose sports interests have included soccer, baseball, crew, swimming, diving, cross-country, track, skiing and mountain biking.
www.sportsparenting.org /csp/csp_xpanel.cfm

  
 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
December 16 - Ted Abernathy, Major League Baseball player (b.
December 14 - Rod Kanehl, Major League Baseball player (b.
December 22 - Doug Ault, Major League Baseball player (b.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004

  
 Baseball Links - Suite101.com
Related Subject(s): Baseball, Major League Baseball (Organization), Baseball -- North America, Baseball -- United States
On-line biographies of thousands of major league players plus a terrific chronology of major league history.
The bible of minor league baseball finally has its own site, and it's mostly a subscription site.
www.suite101.com /links.cfm/baseball

  
 Games Web Page
Whether it's the advent of the grapefruit and cactus league, mid-july, or the post-season, all baseball fans should come in and settle down with Lee Allen's THE HOT STOVE LEAGUE.
The American pro sports star system may lend itself to the average fan thinking Major League Baseball is the only game in town.
The Field of Dreams (Dyersville IA), Little League Museum (Williamsport, PA), and the Negro League Baseball Museum (Kansas City, MO) are detailed here.
www.johnnyvsports.fws1.com /custom.html

  
 Report: Baseball teams struggle to meet payrolls - Jul. 12, 2002
The report comes as baseball faces the next round of negotiations with the Major League Baseball Players Association, which is weighing whether to call a strike before the end of the season.
Besides negotiations with the players on a new contract, Major League Baseball is moving ahead with plans to try to disband two teams before the start of next season.
A top major league official confirmed to CNN/Money in December that the fund does hold $200 million to $300 million at different times.
money.cnn.com /2002/07/12/news/companies/baseball_payroll   (668 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Baseball - Major league attendance down 6.1 percent - Tuesday October 01, 2002 12:09 AM
Home runs in the major leagues declined for the second consecutive season and scoring was at its lowest level since 1992.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Average attendance in the major leagues dropped 6.1 percent this year, its second straight decline and the biggest decrease since the season after the 1994-95 strike.
Talk of a possible strike dominated baseball news in July and August, perhaps contributing to a decline that worsened in the final six weeks of the season.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/09/30/baseball_attendance_ap   (668 words)

  
 ! International Angler
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Brooks passed up a chance to be a major league baseball pitcher and went to work in his family's insurance company.
Sir Garrick was instrumental in the establishment of one of Australia’s four major iron ore producers in 1970, pioneered the solar salt industry in Australia, and formed (and later became Chairman of) Australian Bank Limited.
Sir Garrick was a member of both the 1948 and 1953 Australian Olympic swimming teams, winning a bronze medal, and he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event at the 1950 Commonwealth (then called “Empire”) Games.
www.igfa.org /hall.asp   (668 words)

  
 PRIZEFIGHTINGBOOKS.COM
The story of the 1959 season, Brosnan's 12 year in the major leagues.
* Fitzgerald,Ed "Sport Magazine's Book of Major League Baseball Clubs, The American League" 1955 1st ed.
Another website well worth visiting is Mark Gilbert's Australian based www.clivedengallery.com.au/ specializing in vintage sporting memorabilia.
www.hofsport.com /cmoyle/myhomepage/index.html   (668 words)

  
 OOTP Developments Forums - Major League Baseball, 2003
The second major rule change in Major League Baseball was to implement a salary cap.
The League of Owners was implimented following the 2002 season to become a bargaining tool when facing the Players Association during labor talks.
After overwhelming support by the Players Association and a small portion of the League of Owners, the salary cap was to be implimented immediatley.
www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/printthread.php?t=40211   (1098 words)

  
 2004 Football Notes :: A look at the defending AP national champions heading into the 2004 campaign.
QB Billy Hart was on the USC baseball team the past 3 seasons (2002-04).
As in 2004, that 1979 team was a pre-season No. 1 coming off a controversial split national title shared with an SEC team (Alabama) and a Rose Bowl win over a Top 5 Michigan team, and was led by a head coach in his fourth year at the helm (John Robinson).
With the 2004 Athens Olympics approaching, it should be noted that USC is 159-52-10 (.742) in seasons that the Summer Olympics have been held.
usctrojans.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072704aaa.html   (1098 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Baseball - Yankees create ties with Japan's Giants - Saturday November 16, 2002 02:34 AM
The New York Yankees and the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League signed a cooperative agreement Saturday for the purpose of strengthening ties between the two baseball superpowers.
He belted a league-leading 50 homers for the Japan Series champion Giants this season and has 332 homers since signing with the Giants in 1993.
The 28-year-old Matsui is a three-time Central League MVP.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/11/15/yankees_giants_ap   (520 words)

  
 IGN: All-Star Baseball 2002
Boasting all 30 major league teams and over 700 players, ASB 2002 also includes an award-winning lineup of hall of famers, audio commentary by Bob Brenly and Thom Brennaman, and the ability to play with classic uniforms.
Major League Baseball is Happy About Baseball Games - March 21, 2001
It's baseball season and MLB is happy to see the videogame industry pouncing on it.
ps2.ign.com /objects/014/014320.html   (520 words)

  
 2002 All-Star Baseball Game
Baseball Digest's all-star comeback team for 2002 season: some top performances by players returning to action after sub-par or injury-plagued seasons are those of Jose Rijo, John Smoltz, Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Lieberthal and Pedro Martinez.
Acclaim Sports' 'All-Star Baseball 2004' Predicts Major League Baseball 2003 All-Star Game Winner and MVP; Award-Winning Major League Baseball Video Game Brand Simulates 2003 All-Star Game With Nomar Garciaparra of Boston Red Sox(R) Taking MVP Honors and Leading American League to 4-3 Victory.
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Baseball great Hank Aaron was introduced to a standing ovation during pre-game festivities before the start of the All Star game at Miller Park on Tuesday, July 9, 2002.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0906349.html   (520 words)

  
 Doug's Business of Baseball Weblog: September 2003
This figure is even better than it looks: the attendance increase was achieved despite 236 fewer playing dates than in the 2002 season, thanks to bad weather in the eastern U.S. The Pacific Coast League, Texas League, Midwest League, South Atlantic League and Pioneer League all set all-time attendance records.
The New York Observer notes that New York City's two minor league ballparks will cost the city $6 million/year in debt service for the next 30 years, and that both the Mets and Yankees are receiving $5 million/year to "study" construction of new major league parks that won't be built anytime soon.
other independent leagues are added, it's clear that minor league baseball has never been more popular, even though in Organized Baseball, the minors are operated as player development programs in which winning is secondary.
www.roadsidephotos.com /baseball/bbb030901.htm   (520 words)

  
 2002 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Robinson is also announced as the manager of the team, which will be run by Major League Baseball for the 2002 season.
August 7 - In a historic movement, Major League Baseball players end their long-held opposition to mandatory drug testing by agreeing to be tested for illegal steroids beginning in 2003.
August 30 - Major league baseball players and owners agree to a historic contract that prevents the players from going out on strike.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_in_baseball   (520 words)

  
 2002 All-Star Baseball Game
Baseball Digest's 2002 All-Star rookie team: top first-year players in the majors last season include third baseman Eric Hinske of Toronto and pitcher Jason Jennings of Colorado.
Baseball Digest's all-star comeback team for 2002 season: some top performances by players returning to action after sub-par or injury-plagued seasons are those of Jose Rijo, John Smoltz, Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Lieberthal and Pedro Martinez.
Acclaim Sports' 'All-Star Baseball 2004' Predicts Major League Baseball 2003 All-Star Game Winner and MVP; Award-Winning Major League Baseball Video Game Brand Simulates 2003 All-Star Game With Nomar Garciaparra of Boston Red Sox(R) Taking MVP Honors and Leading American League to 4-3 Victory.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0906349.html   (520 words)

  
 Fantasy Football Sharks - The Prognosticator Archive Page for the 2002 NFL Season
This site and its fantasy baseball content is not in any way affiliated with, endorsed or licensed by Major League Baseball, any MLB team or MLBPA member.
The NFL playoffs were kind to me and made up for the season long losses.
This week is going to be a low scoring week all around as defenses get the better of the offenses for the first time this season.
www.fantasysharks.com /Progno/Progno02Archive.htm   (461 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - SI Online - Special Report - SI Report: Ex-MVP Caminiti admits steroid use - Tuesday May 28, 2002 05:23 PM
Major League Baseball has no testing program, but in February owners presented the players' association with a comprehensive drug-testing plan that covers 17 commonly known steroids, as well as amphetamines, cocaine, LSD and Ecstasy.
Major league players made 467 trips to the DL last season, staying there an average of 59 days -- 20 percent longer than in 1997.
Former major leaguer Chad Curtis, who retired after last season, estimated that 40 to 50 percent of major league ballplayers use steroids -- sometimes supplemented with joint-strengthening human growth hormone -- to suddenly become stronger and faster.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /si_online/special_report/steroids   (1130 words)

  
 The Sports Page:
The Board of Directors of the Junior Intercounty Baseball Association Inc. voted unanimously to accept Dorothy Young as President of the league for the 2002 and 2003 seasons on February 17, 2002, at the annual general meeting.
In other news, a major change to the league was implemented by the Board of Directors during the first meeting of the 2002 season.
She has been involved with Minor Baseball and the Inter County for 20 years including 5 years serving as the Secretary Treasurer of the junior baseball league.
www3.sympatico.ca /lark/backissues/2002-05/juniorin.html   (1130 words)

  
 Business Wire: NHL & HDNet Announce 2002-03 HDTV Schedule;... @ HighBeam Research
Featured programming includes live National Hockey League and Major League Baseball games, NBC's HDTV coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and the Triple Crown, and the first-ever HDTV war-zone reports.
NHL and HDNet Announce 2002-03 HDTV Schedule; Second Season of NHL in HD Live Coverage Features 65 Games Beginning Oct. 27.
The National Hockey League and HDNet announced today the initial slate of NHL in HD broadcasts as part of a 65-game high definition television (HDTV) 2002-03 schedule.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:93476037&refid=ink_tptd_np   (419 words)

  
 Long Beach Breakers
They played in the independent Western Baseball League and were not associated with any Major League Baseball team.
They played for two seasons but along with the league after the 2002 season.
The Breakers were founded in 2001 winning the league championship in their season.
www.freeglossary.com /Long_Beach_Breakers   (103 words)

  
 Canadian Baseball League
The Canadian Baseball League (CBL) was formed in April of 2002.
After six years of major league experience, players are eligible for free agency if they are not signed to a contract extension before the end of the season.
The CBL has a five round player draft that is held at the same time as the off season free agent period.
cbl-ootp-online.com /rules.html   (3012 words)

  
 Welcome to North Regina Little League
North Regina won the A side of the Western Regional Major AAA Little League baseball championship in Lethbridge on Tuesday with a 7-2 win over Calgary West.
The Saskatchewan powerhouse district also emerged victorious in the 2002 Canadian Major Championships at Canola Harvest, the year the facility was extensively refurbished from it's fastball past.
INSIDE PITCH is holding a summer baseball camp for all ages and skill levels July 11-13th.
www.nrlittleleague.com   (3012 words)

  
 Authors - westbaystars
One of the first posts was regarding the merger of CPBL and TML, Taiwan's two professional leagues, into the current CPBL (China Professional Baseball League; TML = Taiwan Major League).
News - 2002/12/08 -- In meetings of the Japan Professional Baseball Players' Association (in Japanese) on December 7 in Osaka, the big topic for discussion was reducing the requirement for free agency within Japan to 7 years.
News - 2004/09/28 -- While everyone knows that attendance numbers are fictional, the Pacific League is nonetheless reporting a new record of 10,684,000 fans through the gates in 2004, a 5.3% increase from last year's record breaking season.
japanesebaseball.com /writers/author.jsp?AuthorID=2   (13557 words)

  
 Power Measurement to Sponsor Jeff Mallett Presentation in Victoria
The Giants, 2002 National League champions, enjoyed a stellar season as the National League attendance leader with over 3.2 million fans attending games last year and leading Major League Baseball in sales of season tickets, numbering 28,500.
Mallett has joined The Canadian Baseball League as a significant investor, member of the board of directors and active advisor.
In addition to his love for baseball, he is the owner of Vineyard Knolls Golf Club, a private nine-hole USGA member golf course in Napa, California, as well as an independent vineyard growing world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes for local Napa wineries.
www.pwrm.com /company/news/a316.asp   (514 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News
He has played in 99 Major League games with Kansas City (2002) and Colorado (2003-04), batting.257 (52-for-202) with four home runs and 19 RBIs.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Lopez, 31, made his big league debut with Seattle last season after 10 seasons in the minors, including most of the 2004 season with Tacoma.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20050119&content_id=932660&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp   (1072 words)

  
 News
The stadium then became home to the Jackson Diamondkats of the Texas Louisiana League (now the Central Baseball league) in 2000, and the Jackson Senators in 2002.
The Central Baseball League founded in 1994, is an independent league of eight professional baseball teams located throughout four southern states.
The league is preparing for its eleventh season this summer with teams located in Amarillo, Coastal Bend (Robstown), Edinburg, Ft. Worth and San Angelo, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida; and Jackson, Mississippi.
www.esignco.com /Support/News/news.html   (377 words)

  
 TSN.ca - MLB - Canada's Sports Leader
Apart from the short-lived Canadian Baseball League experience, this will be Calgary's first pro baseball team since the triple-A Pacific League Cannons moved to Albuquerque after the 2002 season.
The Northern League initially awarded the Calgary team to an ownership group called Calgary Professional Baseball, Inc., last April 3.
The Northern League is made up of players unaffiliated with major-league teams.
www.tsn.ca /headlines/news_story.asp?ID=114591&hubName=   (239 words)

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