AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-120211641/rare-outbreak-sense-baseball.html" title="Facts and information about A rare outbreak of sense in baseball.">A rare outbreak of sense in baseball.</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

A rare outbreak of sense in baseball.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

| August 12, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bill Lyon

PHILADELPHIA _ Baseball has suffered a rare sudden attack of common sense.

There is nothing in its history to suggest that there will be a repeat, but we can always hope.

Major-league players did not set a strike deadline yesterday. Instead, they did what most of us do when confronted by an unappetizing task: They put it off.

So the games will go on. For now. The owners and players might be surprised at how little that means to a growing number of people.

There were no reports of dancing in the streets when the players' decision was announced about the time another day on the griddle on the third rock from the sun was…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ANNOUNCE NEW PLAYER-ORIENTED BRAND: Press release article from: PR Newswire July 11, 1996 700+ words
...and kids, the Major League Baseball Players Association announced the creation...kids think are important about baseball players, represent the first stage...vibrant market for major league baseball players merchandise, and it is both...


MLB Advanced Media and Major League Baseball Players Association Reach...: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 19, 2005 700+ words
...MLBAM"), and the Major League Baseball Players Association ("MLBPA") today...marketing power of Major League baseball players as a group with the trademarks...members of the Major League Baseball Players Association also will be hosted...


Stanford: Fraternity tradition bonds Stanford baseball players.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 2, 2009 700+ words
...firsthand the way in which Stanford baseball players lives are simplified and enhanced...would be putting it mildly. Baseball players have long been a staple of the...about the house that attracts baseball players? Part of it has to be simply...


Major League Baseball Players Adam LaRoche and Adam Everett Join Hall of Famers...: Press release article from: Business Wire January 25, 2006 700+ words
...licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association, hosts the first...week. Current Major League baseball players Adam Everett (Houston) and...unparalleled access to Major League baseball players through exclusive events not...


Amphetamine use by baseball players under scrutiny.: Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Salisbury, Jim Zolecki, Todd March 7, 2006 700+ words
...estimated that half the position players in baseball took them almost every day...imagination." Last year, baseball began suspending players who tested positive for steroids...know, it might affect them." Baseball players se


Major League Baseball Players Association Teams With Yahoo! Sports to Deliver...: Press release article from: Business Wire May 15, 2001 700+ words
...More The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA...favorite Major League baseball players. Starting today, http...news stories about the players; -- Statistics - comprehensive updated baseball statistical information...


Major League Baseball Players Build Homes and Rebuild Lives in Gulf Region.: News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 12, 2007 700+ words
...USNewswire/ -- Major League baseball players Marlon Anderson (Los Angeles...Rockies), and Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director...Gulf region, the Major League Baseball Players Trust announced today a gift...


Major League Baseball Players Donate $250,000 to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 12, 2007 700+ words
...Contribution from the Major League Baseball Players Trust is earmarked for construction...PRNewswire/ -- Major League baseball players today announced that the Major League Baseball Players Trust is awarding a grant of...


Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Adults Believe Baseball Players Should be Strongly...: Press release article from: PR Newswire February 3, 2005 700+ words
...76%) of adults say that baseball players who are found to use steroids...in baseball and gambling on baseball games by both players and managers, a sizeable...has been reported that two baseball players, Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds...


Yahoo! Sports and the San Francisco Giants Give Fantasy Baseball Players a...: Press release article from: Business Wire March 14, 2005 700+ words
...for the millions of fantasy baseball players that have ever dreamed of...Yahoo! Sports selects some of baseball's top players to participate in the annual...baseball's #1 pick. FANTASY BASEBALL PLUS Players seeking the best in comprehensive...

For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, A rare outbreak of sense in baseball.

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: