“Major League Baseball” on The Daily Caller

Despite sky-high unemployment and an increasingly volatile foreclosure market, the U.S. Senate continues to dedicate its time to micromanaging Major League Baseball. Instead of going after steroids or infidelity, however, Sens. Dick Durbin and Frank Lautenberg want players to stop using chewing tobacco. (more)

He saved Central Park’s Wollman Rink and has been vocal about wanting to reopen a restaurant at the Tavern on the Green site. (more)

It was 19 years ago — and about 30 degrees warmer — when Cal and Billy Ripken played in the last game at Memorial Stadium. But on Tuesday, when they replanted home plate in its old spot off East 33rd Street, the past returned as if on a welcome summer breeze. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO — A top runner who hits the wall. A coach with a cruel illness. A state championship at stake. (more)

In July of 1958, Jim Bunning walked into Fenway Park and did what was seemingly impossible — he threw a no-hitter against Ted Williams and the Boston Red Sox. (more)

Some team – most likely the New York Yankees – should show at least a hint of concern about giving Cliff Lee the megamillion-dollar contract he is about to get. (more)

It was a deliriously fun combination of Mardi Gras, New Year’s Eve and world championship – with the crowd of the century on hand to celebrate. (more)

ARLINGTON, Texas – When Brian Wilson struck out Nelson Cruz to end the 2010 World Series, 142 players instantly became free agents. Under new rules negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement this season, players no longer needed to file for free agency. (more)

Joe Girardi agreed to a three-year, $9 million contract to return as manager of the New York Yankees, ESPN reported on its website. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO – Ron Washington is almost home. Rather, he’s across San Francisco Bay from the last stop of his prior life. (more)

After the Rangers clinched the pennant with a Game 6 win against the Yankees, Lee was mobbed by reporters on the field, even though he did not pitch. He was scheduled for a potential Game 7. No matter, he was the one everyone wanted. (more)

The chairman of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health asked the heads of the World Series teams on Monday to ban the use of chewing tobacco on the field and in the dugout during this year’s World Series, which begins Wednesday (more)

NEW YORK — The retooling of the Yankees has already begun and it starts with a subtraction. Pitching coach Dave Eiland will not return to the Yankees, general manager Brian Cashman said today. (more)

A top Washington regulator waded into a programming-fee dispute between Cablevision Systems Corp. and News Corp.’s Fox Television division, telling the two sides that “the time for petty gamesmanship is over.” (more)

Today is Mickey Mantle’s birthday.  Many consider him the greatest baseball player ever, next to Babe Ruth, and he is certainly the greatest switch-hitter in baseball history.  Mantle-related items like signed baseballs and bats command the highest prices of any ball player, past or present, with the exception of Ruth. He had a magnetic personality that fans couldn’t get enough of. (more)

The 19 letters describe a 60-year-old story of the friendship between a collegian named George Steinbrenner and Mary Jane Elster, a girl two years his junior. (more)

ATLANTA — Bobby Cox bit his lip, trying to stifle any tears that wanted to drip out. He was forced to change the subject to keep from becoming too emotional in his last news conference as the Atlanta manager. (more)

Things already looked piss poor for Gov. Charlie Crist. The most recent poll had him down 12 points, and some speculated that Marco Rubio had the Senate race locked up. (more)

Another woman has come forward accusing former baseball great Roberto Alomar of having unprotected sex with her even though he’s HIV-positive — and this time, it’s his wife. (more)

LONDON—Based on his success on the other side of the pond, hedge-fund manager John Henry seems a strong owner for Liverpool Football Club, the debt-laden Premier League team. (more)