The hamate bone is one of the many carpal bones in the wrist, and it has an outward area shaped like a small hook. The hamate bone is on the pinkie finger side of the wrist, and it is one of many common broken bones that a baseball player can have. This bone is broken easily because it is near the surface of the palm and can fracture with moderate contact with an object, like a bat. For a baseball player, the hamate bone is very important because it helps control movement in both hitting and pitching. Whether you hit or pitch in baseball, this hamate bone can break or fracture easily, whether it comes in contact with a bat or the tendons become sheared off of the top of the bone. - http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-10077103
A traveling exhibit exploring the history of Negro Leagues Baseball will open at Bucknell University Wednesday, Oct. 12, kicking off a series of events exploring America's pastime during the era of segregation. "Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of Negro Leagues Baseball," presented by the Kansas City, Mo.,- based Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, comprises about 90 black-and-white photographs documenting African-Americans in baseball from the late 1800s through the 1950s, said Raymond Doswell, vice president of Curatorial Services. The collection focuses on the professional Negro Leagues, which were formed in 1920 and formally ended in 1960. "The Negro Leagues are an entry into understanding the history of segregation," Doswell said. "The period from the end of the Reconstruction to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement is not as well covered as slavery or the Harlem Renaissance or the Civil Rights Movement. A 'great migration' of black people from rural to urban areas occurred during this time period. In these urban cultural enclaves, leisure activities such as baseball were very important. Some argue that the integration of baseball was the first crack in the walls of segregation." - http://www.bucknell.edu/x72298.xml
What is the talk about the Cubs possibly being interested in the Red Sox' GM, Theo Epstein? What qualifications, other than his team winning a World Series, does THEO have? He's over spent for a foreign pitcher, who everyone knew would eventually break down and kept together a core of veterans who's total value and production seems to be diminishing, and the farm system hasn't really produced players to take the place of those veterans? Lavarnway is going to be a beast, once he gets playing time consistently and eventually Westmoreland will get to the show, but the Sox have basically tried to buy a Championship and ignored building their club for the future, in my opinion. - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will host the fan-favorite World Series Gala on Oct. 22 in Cooperstown. This family event will feature a live broadcast of Game 3 of the 107 th World Series, which will be played in the American League champions' park (time to be announced). Doors to the Hall of Fame for the World Series Gala will open one hour prior to game time. The fun-filled evening will feature refreshments, trivia, raffles, prizes and more as fans watch the game from the Hall of Fame on the big screen in the Grandstand Theater. The World Series Gala is made possible by the generous support of Price Chopper supermarkets. A ticket is required for this event and costs $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Members may reserve tickets now, and any remaining tickets will be available to non-members on Oct. 17 by calling the Membership department at 607-547-0397. - http://baseballhall.org/news/press-releases/experience-fall-classic-cooperstown-oct-22-world-series-gala-hall-fame
Texas Sun Devils head coach Matt Thompson remembers very well the first time he saw Conroe, Texas, right-hander Dustin Kellogg pitch. “We were playing against his local team in a tourney at Lamar University,” Thompson recalled Thursday. “Dustin struck out 12 Sun Devils that night. He became a Sun Devil very soon after.” Kellogg, 18, played with the Sun Devils in five Perfect Game events from 2010-11. He was killed in an auto accident early Tuesday morning when the pickup he was driving collided with an 18-wheeler in Montgomery County (Texas), not far from his home. Kellogg was a 2011 graduate of Caney Creek High School in Conroe where he starred on the pitcher’s mound. His fastball reached 91 mph and Perfect Game ranked him the No. 220 national prospect in his graduating class. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft, quickly signed and pitched in six games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League this summer. - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=6296
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