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	Major League Baseball - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As is the case for most North American sports leagues, the 'closed shop' aspect of MLB effectively prevents the yearly promotion and demotion of teams into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
		The new steroid policy finally brings MLB closer in line with international rules, as well as with the NFL, which has long taken a tough stance on those caught using steroids.
		The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award (prior to 2001, TSN Fireman of the Year)
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	The Sporting News - BR Bullpen
		Although it began as a general sports publication, in the first half of the 20th century it was the primier publication covering baseball and earned the nickname "The Bible of Baseball".
		The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
		The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award; discontinued, formerly The Sporting News Fireman of the Year Award (1960 - 2000)
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	Sport Eyewear -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		Monuments to the Pharaohs indicate that a range of sports were well developed and regulated several thousands of years ago, including swimming and fishing.
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	Fireman of the Year Award / Reliever of the Year Award by The Sporting News on Baseball Almanac
		Fireman of the Year Award / Reliever of the Year Award by The Sporting News on Baseball Almanac
		In 2001 the award name was changed from the Fireman of the Year to The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award and they have begun to award one pitcher from each league.
		The National League recipient, during their award winning season, with the most saves was Eric Gagne with fifty-five (55) in 2003, and the recipient with the best earned run average was Ted Abernathy with 1.27 in 1967.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /awards/aw_snfi.shtml (289 words)

	The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 by The Sporting News (TSN) as TSN Fireman of the Year Award.
		The award originally recognized the best closer from each league, but in 2001 the award was broadened to include all relievers.
		The name was subsequently changed to The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Sporting_News_Reliever_of_the_Year_Award (112 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - Tuesday roundup: Former hit champ Avila dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		New York Yankees: Owner George Steinbrenner summoned his top executives to Florida for meetings Tuesday, less than a week after New York became the first major-league team to waste a 3-0 lead in a postseason series.
		New York is expected to pursue outfielder Carlos Beltran after he becomes a free agent and to add pitchers.
		In other awards given away by TSN, Braves manager Bobby Cox was named NL manager of the year for the third consecutive season and a record seventh time.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=1909992 (954 words)

	Philadelphia Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a rich tradition of sports, from club sports in the mid-nineteenth century to the professional teams and events of today.
		Philadelphia Catholic League - The Philadelphia Catholic League is a high school sports league composed of 20 Catholic High Schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania suburbs.
		See live article The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 by The Sporting News (TSN) as TSN Fireman of the Year...
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	CTV.ca \| CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
		The native of Trail, B.C., had a tremendous season for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was recognized by the Sporting News as its National League rookie of the year on Tuesday.
		Bay is favoured to be given the same award from the league when it is announced after the World Series.
		won the NL Cy Young Award last season and was also named the NL reliever of the year by the Sporting News on Tuesday.
	www.tsn.ca /ctvnews/sportsstory.asp?story_id=102835 (126 words)

	The Sporting News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Browns were champions of the American Association, one of two major leagues in baseball, with a claim to the championship of the United States or the world based on the disputed 1886 World Series contest with regional rival Chicago.
		The main sports TSN currently covers are the Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association, NASCAR, golf, Major League Soccer and NCAA basketball and football.
		Before 2005, the TSN Comeback Player Award was generally recognized as the principal award of its type, as MLB did not give such an award until that year.
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	CMG Worldwide : News
		Because of him, baseball and eventually all of sports became a level playing field where the greats are now separated from the greatest solely by ability.
		Still, it is commonly known as the "rookie of the year award." The "Jackie Robinson" on that trophy does not approach the prestige of the Cy Young's namesake, an award annually given to each league's best pitcher.
		Further, the current award that bears Robinson's name measures a player's numbers and is not a measure of the man. Had there been such an award at the time, Pee Wee Reese, forever praised for easing Robinson's entry into the major leagues, might have won it.
	www.cmgww.com /news/viewheadline.php?id=2274 (833 words)

	Bruce Sutter Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutter was listed on 400 ballots (76.9 percent) to gain election in his 13th year on the ballot, the most since Bill Terry was elected in his 14th year in 1954.
		Other relievers in the Hall are Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley, but they also were starters during their careers.
		Another reliever, Goose Gossage, finished third in the balloting with 336 votes (64.6), one behind second-place finisher Jim Rice, the slugging outfielder who was named on 64.8 percent of the ballots.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /news/2006/060110.htm (647 words)

	Mobile Bay Bears -
		Greene was anything but broken up over the news, saying that Bay, a friend, was "very deserving" of the award, created in 1947 by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and named in honor of its first winner, Jackie Robinson.
		Padres reliever Akinori Otsuka finished third, a sweep of sorts for the Padres, who summoned Bay for his major league debut in May 2003, only to lose him to a fractured wrist two games later.
		Last month, he was chosen by NL players as The Sporting News' Rookie of the Year.
	www.mobilebaybears.com /News/article.asp?NID=1890 (470 words)

	FOX Sports - MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates Team Front
		News: Brian Rogers earned a relief victory for Grand Canyon of the AFL after pitching two scoreless innings on Wednesday.
		News: Rather than just pick up his $3 million option, the Pirates are involved in discussions with the agent for left-handed reliever Damaso Marte.
		News: According to the Palm Beach Post, Chris Duffy, Willy Taveras and Matt Kemp are high on the list of center fielders the Marlins plan to pursue this winter.
	msn.foxsports.com /mlb/team?categoryId=71609 (538 words)

	Baseball Resources from Awards-Trophies-Supplier.co.uk
		The award was originally given to the single best pitcher across both major leagues but in 1967 it began to be awarded to one pitcher in each league.
		MVP awards are a staple of American sport, traditionally awarded to the one player who has contributed the most to his team's performance and success.
		In 2001 the award was expanded to include all relievers and the name was subsequently changed to The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award.
	www.awards-trophies-supplier.co.uk /resources-baseball.php (1086 words)

	Giants Rack Up in SABR Player Awards
		Although these awards don't carry the weight of those given out by the BBWA and others such as The Sporting News, they nevertheless make a contribution to baseball.
		As could be expected, the first year balloting did not come off without a few hitches.
		SABR (dot org) is an organization of over 6700 baseball fans whose main mission is "Bringing the History of Baseball to Life." The 2000 season is in the books, and according to some of SABR's members, four Giants had a pretty good one.
	members.aol.com /Jaybird926/sabrpoty.htm (264 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Major League Baseball
		This is in contrast to non-American sports, such as European soccer, in which team names need not necessarily follow a particular pattern, or Asian professional baseball, which generally follows a "corporate sponsor"?title=name followed by a "nickname."?title=The pattern began with National League clubs and has been extended from there to almost all U.S. professional clubs.
		In some cases, aspects of the uniform that are considered official are now rarely worn, such as the New York Mets' all-blue home cap, which is rarely seen on the field today in favor of an "alternate"?title=fl-and-blue cap.
		In 1969, the official centennial of professional baseball, the Special Baseball Records Committee appointed by Major League Baseball recognized six "major leagues"?title=in history, four defunct and two still in operation.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Major_League_Baseball (4859 words)

	SportingNews.com - NHL - Shootout specialists on their way
		The New York Islanders are 10-3, New Jersey is 10-4 and Carolina is 9-2.
		Buffalo is 3-0 in shootout games early this year while Minnesota has won each of its two shootouts.
		He was fifth in the NHL last year going 6 for 9 in shootouts.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=139320 (2171 words)

	MLB News and Links - bac-Community Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One banner saluted the club's World Series championships in 1906 and 1917, another was for last year's winner, a third hailed the team's AL championship and the fourth marked its division winners.
		Even with their potent offense, the New York Yankees know their success this season will most likely rest on the arms of Randy Johnson and the pitching staff.
		Negotiations have begun on a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires in December, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday night.
	www.bac-clan.com /forum/sports-games/mlb-news-links-19021 (6235 words)

	College Sporting News
		I was named to the first five on the All-Metropolitan New York team as a sophomore in 1942-43 when I was NYU's leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament (losses against Georgetown and Dartmouth).
		I was Big Ten Conference freshman of the year in 1998 before becoming the first league football player to accumulate 5,000 total yards as a sophomore.
		That same year I was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the fifth round of the NBA draft and the Utah Stars in the sixth round of the ABA draft.
	www.collegesportingnews.com /article.asp?articleid=16914 (9600 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on MLB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The remaining position players and all of the pitchers on each league's roster were, for a long number of years, solely at the discretion of that team's manager.
		These new proposed penalties are much harsher, however they must be accepted by MLB players and owners before any changes can be made.
		* The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award (prior to 2001, TSN Fireman of the Year)
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	FOX Sports - MLB - Seattle Mariners Team Front
		News: The Mariners have no intention of trying Rafael Soriano as a starting pitcher next year, assistant GM Lee Pelekoudas said Thursday.
		Impact: The 26-year-old Soriano was an outstanding prospect as a starting pitcher before being moved to the pen, but the Mariners seemed to settle on him as a reliever even before he underwent Tommy John surgery.
		News: According to his agent, Ichiro Suzuki will not actively seek a contract extension from the Mariners, even though next year is the final season of his deal.
	msn.foxsports.com /mlb/team?categoryId=71598 (470 words)

	SportingNews.com - Baseball - Inside Dish: A's approaching trading deadline cautiously
		The Twins are reluctant to trade LHP J.C. Romero, and not simply because he's that rare lefty reliever who throws 94 mph.
		The Reds aren't rushing to trade their veteran relievers, LHP Kent Mercker and RHP David Weathers.
		Mercker is signed for next season at a salary that will range from $1.35 million to $1.55 million based on his number of appearances this season.
	www.sportingnews.com /exclusives/20050725/634752.html (878 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although Timlin finished the year with a 6-6 record and a 4.36 ERA, it is likely he would have been offered a contract of comparable or greater value on the open market.
		Even if New York picks up another part of the contract to lessen the hit on the Sox, they still would be looking at $10 million-plus added to the payroll.
		Liriano, who went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA in an All-Star season this year, said late in the season he was frustrated by not having a better diagnosis of his injury, and during the Twins' playoff series said he was skeptical he would be ready to pitch by next spring.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/alnotes.htm (10586 words)

	About The MLB - MLB Salaries - MLB Salary Cap - MLB History - MLB Teams - MLB Commissioners
		After the 2002 contest ended in a 11-inning tie because both teams were out of pitchers, a result which proved highly unpopular with the fans, it was decided to give the game more impact on the regular season.
		In recent news, Bud Selig, the Commissioner of MLB, has proposed even tougher penalties for positive tests than the ones in place today.
		MLB's reluctance to take a hard line on drugs (as many other sports feature far more strict testing and penalties) is widely seen as one of the main reasons why baseball has been dropped from the Olympics with effect from 2012.
	www.sportsbusinesssims.com /the-mlb-history-teams-website.htm (1959 words)

	MLB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The production/multimedia wing of MLB is New York-based [[MLBAMMLB Advanced Media]], which oversees [[MLB.com]] and all 30 of the individual teams' websites.
		Although the schedule remains at 162 games to this day, the layout of games played was changed when Divisional play began in [[1969 in baseball1969]], so that teams played more games against opponents within their own division than against the other division or (beginning in [[1997 in baseball1997]]) the other league.
		MLB's previous reluctance to take a hard line on drugs (as many other sports featured far stricter testing and penalties) was widely seen as one of the main reasons why baseball has been dropped from the [[Olympic GamesOlympics]], effective in [[2012 Summer Olympics2012]].
	www.mobyell.com /MLB.html (5182 words)

	A Closer Look: John Hiller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But the award that remains the most special to Hiller was the "Heart of the Year" Award from the American Heart Association, previously given to the likes of Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson, and Nixon.
		Several years ago, the folks at Rolaids, who give out the annual award for relief pitchers, created what they call the "Tough Save".
		It answers critics who assert that there are too many "cheap" saves, such as when a reliever enters in the ninth inning with a three-run lead.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /library/columns/gs_050625.htm (1733 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / Sports
		The three-time Cy Young Award winner had X-rays of his left hand, but they were negative.
		Ken Griffey Jr., who has never had a hit off Martinez in the regular season, and Aaron Boone, were both 2-for-2.
		Michael Coleman hit his team-leading fourth home run of the spring off Red Sox reliever Sun-Woo Kim in the sixth.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/17/sox.html (565 words)

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