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Baseball Card Artist a Real Cut-Up

(April 8) -- Some folks will do anything in the name of art -- even cut up valuable baseball cards. That's the vision of San Diego-based artist LaVern Brock, who is, so far, the only known artist specializing in the medium of cut-up baseball cards. Brock, 43, takes old baseball cards and cuts them up into collage...

Nationals Select Strasburg No. 1 Overall

WASHINGTON – To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Washington Nationals selected San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft."We are thrilled to select someone with the special talents Stephen possesses," acting Washington general manager Mike Rizzo said in a...

Gwynn Calls for Patience With Strasburg

Have you heard of San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg yet? He can leap buildings in a single-bound and he throws a ball faster than a speeding bullet. And he'll immediately be the Washington Nationals staff ace when they draft him first overall in this June's draft. Actually, that last sentence isn't too far-fetched...

Tony Gwynn Says Strasburg Would Be Nationals No. 1 Right Now

To anybody who has had a chance to see San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg, it's pretty clear the kid is the best player available in the amateur draft this summer. With his 99 mph fastball and ability to locate pitches, the only thing that could possibly keep him from being chosen first by the Washington Nationals would...

Stephen Strasburg Leaves Little Doubt

SAN DIEGO -- Believe the hype.Amateur baseball players normally fly under the radar until they get drafted, and in most cases even after that.But Stephen Strasburg has become something of a rock star at San Diego State this year, routinely busting out 100 mph fastballs before sellout crowds, wide-eyed scouts and curious...

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06/01/12 Dodgers Suffer 6-2 Hangover After Kemp Goes on DL Source: The New York Times - New York NY "I believe in the guys who are in this clubhouse, and I think if you ask Matty, he'll tell you the same thing," Tony Gwynn Jr. said after the Dodgers lost 6-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night and were swept at home in a four-game series for the first time since August 1993.
05/31/12 Tony Gwynn Jr. is stepping up big time for Dodgers Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA When talking about Tony Gwynn Jr. this week, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly had no idea how prophetic his words would later sound.
05/29/12 Cohen, Gwynn Players in Padres Ownership Bid Source: HedgeFund.net Steven Cohen is bidding for ownership of yet another baseball team.
05/29/12 Marcum leads Brewers over Dodgers Source: The Newton Daily News - Newton IA With all of the bad things that have happened to the Milwaukee Brewers, on and off the field, the one thing they still know how to do is protect a late lead.
05/22/12 Gwynn joins Tull in bid to buy Padres Source: Baxter Bulletin - Mountain Home AR Gwynn had 3,141 hits, was a career .338 hitter and won eight NL batting titles.