Friday, September 21, 2012

Ex-MLB star leads Israel in WBC


 Of the 28 players on Israel's roster, 23 are currently in the minor leagues. That compares to just six in the same category for South Africa, one of four nations entered in the double-elimination tournament.

It also helps explain why Israel, playing its first-ever WBC game, defeated South Africa 7-3 Wednesday night.

Rounding Third: MLB does the right thing with Cabrera ruling

Major League Baseball on 2012 nfl jerseys china Friday ruled that suspended San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera will not be eligible to win the National League batting title.


Cabrera, Nike Elite NFL wholesale who was hitting .346 at the time of his 50-game suspension for performance enhancing drugs back on Aug. 15, was actually the one who asked to be removed from consideration on Wednesday, when his representatives sent a letter to union officials.


"I have no wish to win an award that would be cheap nike women nfl jerseys tainted," Cabrera said in a statement. "I believe it would be far better for someone more deserving to win. I asked the Players Association and the league to take the necessary steps to remove my name from consideration for the National League batting title.