With Smoke From the Wildfires As a Backdrop, a Baseball Game Goes On. [photo]

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“This is at the pine creek high school baseball diamond. 473 homes destroyed so far.”

Just Call Me Coach

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Chris Read stepped naturally into the role of coach. He had been raised by one of the greatest coaches ever — his father.

“There are boys who are NOT high-energy, not into wrestling or sports, and not into screaming. And they are not ‘acting like girls’.”

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This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Let’s Stop Faulting Boys and Start Channeling Their Energy”.

Matt Kemp Gives Young Fan the Shirt Off His Back

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When he thought no one was paying attention, he made Joshua Jones’ day.

A Good Feeling

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On a beautiful spring day in Boston, Adam Olenn is reminded why he’s glad to be alive.

Oakland A’s Slugger Brandon Moss Takes Paternity Leave

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Major League Baseball implements a paternity leave policy for players … of only 72 hours. A good start? Or the price of playing pro ball?

The Best $10 Ticket inTown

Lowell Spinners

Mark Spellun talks relationships, love and parenting in a Yankees-Red Sox world.

Watching Baseball with Dad

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Clyde McGrady explores the bond he shared with his father over a mutual love of baseball and their favorite team.

Would You Use Performance-Enhancing Drugs?

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Is it ethically defensible to “treat” a healthy individual so that he can excel in a given career? Is it ethically defensible to deny him that treatment?

Why Barry Bonds’s Conviction Should Be Overturned

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Disgraced home run king Barry Bonds is appealing his obstruction of justice conviction this week. Jim Jividen explains why it should be overturned.

Batter Up

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My girlfriend’s 15 year old kid had played a year of Little League and hadn’t picked up a bat or glove since. This was an opportunity for us to bond, but the odds were stacked against us.

Baseball Legend Stan Musial Dead at 92

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“Stan the Man” Musial, one of the all-time great hitters, is gone.

Real Men Don’t Watch Sports

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Is our sports culture hurting men?

Love All: Words of Appreciation for the Pro Athlete and the Amateur Fan

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Do you require experience playing the game to truly appreciate it?

Putting it to Bed: The 2012 San Francisco Giants Postseason, Part III

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Jim Jividen concludes the story of San Francisco’s surprising run to the 2012 World Series with a look at the Giants’ unlikeliest heroes.

Eulogizing Richard Ben Cramer

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Liam Day explains why, as a sportswriter, Richard Ben Cramer, who passed away on Monday, was his model.