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"Danilo Was Here" by Tamika Burgess is a children's/YA novel that tells the story of Danilo Osorio, a Black Panamanian middle schooler who finds solace in baseball. When his father immigrates to the U.S. and cuts off contact, Danilo loses interest in the sport and becomes responsible for his younger sister. After their neighborhood is devastated by the U.S. military invasion in 1989, the family is forced to move to a refugee camp. Danilo seizes the opportunity to travel to San Diego to play on a U.S. Little League team, secretly hoping to find his father. The book explores themes of prejudice and mental health, and is recommended for ages 8-12. [Extracted from the article]

"Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos" is a biography written by Nathalie Alonso and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. The book highlights the life and achievements of Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente. It explores his childhood in Puerto Rico, his journey to the major leagues, and his struggles as a Black man from Puerto Rico facing discrimination. The illustrations vividly depict Clemente's athleticism and his connection with the public. The book concludes with an author's note, timeline, and additional information. It is recommended for readers aged 7 to 10. [Extracted from the article]

MLB signs first CBD sponsorship for major sports in deal with Charlotte's Web: The hemp-based product will become the "Official CBD of Major League Baseball" The league announced that Charlotte's Web, which makes hemp-based CBD, has struck an exclusive, multiyear sponsorship that makes it the "Official CBD of Major League Baseball." CBD has made another move into the marketing mainstream, thanks to Major League Baseball. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with baseball legend Hank Aaron is presented. When asked about his intent of going to the park and what he means about refocusing, he said the word refocus means to tune everything out. He said that his ability to focus is different from an average guy. Moreover, he also mentioned that he performed under pressure.

Photographs of several baseball teams and players, including the Union Hill Bulldogs, Delmer Droege, and pitcher Tyler Zwibohmer, taken by photojournalist Brian Peterson, which won First Place in the Sports Picture Story category of the National Press Photographers Association's (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism 2010, are presented.

The article reports on the ignorance and the failure of reporters to look into the growing epidemic of steroid use among Major League Baseball players in the U.S. Howard Bryant, who covered baseball during the late 1990s, admitted their decision to ignore the matter. Charles Yesalis, professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, places blame on the fans who do not want to know bad news about their heroes. INSET: 'Roids rage: From Hall of Fame to Hall of Shame?.

This article reflects on the old days of baseball in the U.S. when love of the game and not money prevailed. While today's millionaire players earn a salary approaching three million dollars a year, they are surrounded by agents, business managers, public relations specialists, tax attorneys and drivers. Most of players live in isolation, in the hills, in gated communities, in mansions far removed from the locations of working people in their home areas. Baseball was about the joy of the game half a century ago, the sun-filled stadiums, the peanuts and cracker jacks, the green grass, the shared love between fans and players, the generational connection between parents and kids. Dollars did not matter much to the players and not at all to the fans. What mattered was the home town team winning and the home town fans enjoying it.

Several photographs depicting baseball player Jordon Edlund making an acrobatic move to catch a foul ball, photographer Rie Dugan who won the Region 3's May 2013 Monthly News Clip Contest and fainting of Mike Rose, captain of the Spokane Fire Department, due to dehydration are presented.

The article focuses on the books about controversies involving several U.S. baseball players' use of performance-enhancing drugs. Juiced, by Jose Canseco admits his own use of the drugs and names other baseball players who did the same. Another book, Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams is published by Gothan Books. INSET: The Hint.

Focuses on the promotional efforts for Armour Stars hot dog of ConAgra Foods featuring Major League Baseball players (MLB). Advertising campaign of Armour; Impact of the MLB promotional efforts on the sales of Armour; Role of MLB players in the promotional events of Armour Stars.

Offers the summary of several books about baseball. "The Seventh Game," by Barry Levenson; "Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero," by Leigh Montville; "Center Field on Fire," by Dave Philips; "Baseball and Philosophy," edited by Eric Bronson.

The article reports on the improvement in the on-field performance of University of California, Riverside's baseball team after two months of vision training in 2013. It states the 31% improvement in the visual acuity of the players, which resulted to 41 additional runs and four or five wins during the 2013 season. Information about the vision training program is offered.

An image by Francis Gardler from the "Lincoln Journal Star" newspaper, showing Florida State University baseball player James Ramsey fouling a pitch off his face is presented.

The article offers information on the life and works of Jack Gifford, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Maxim Integrated Products Inc., in the U.S. He started his career at age 24 as a design engineer at Electronic Specialties Inc. He had a passion for baseball that he learned from his father and played competitively throughout his school years. He was the owner and founder of the team Maxim Yankees that fielded college players on break for the summer.

The article examines the marketing ramifications of the admission by baseball player Alex Rodriquez that he used anabolic steroids from 2001-2003. There is a relative dearth of product endorsement deals involving baseball players, and some marketing executives believe this is due to the suspicions generated by the steroid scandal. Others note that some players linked to the scandal have not lost their own endorsement deals as a result.

Photographs of Randal Eldridge, Western Washington University's running back flying over the goal line for a touchdown are presented.

The article discusses the impact of former U.S. Senator George Mitchell's report on baseball players' use of performance-enhancing drugs on corporate sponsorships of Major League Baseball. The author explains that no "superstar" players were named as drug users in the report. Major sponsors', including State Farm, General Motors Corp., and Anheuser-Busch, comments on how the report would affect their support are noted. Information on players' endorsement deals affected by the report is included.

The article features professional baseball sportswriter Ross Newhan and his son David, a baseball player. In 2000, Ross was inducted into the writers/broadcasters wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ross believes that David's exposure to clubhouse and baseball players such as Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew had an impact on his son. Ross continued to write for the periodical "Los Angeles Times" as his son struggled to be part of the New York Met's.

The article focuses on the processes involved in producing baseball recruiting videos. Division II and III schools of the National Collegiate Athletics Association rely on videos to evaluate the budding baseball players. Parents can contract with an expensive school sports promotion company to make a video as part of a marketing package, they can videotape their sons themselves or they can hire a professional videographer.

The article presents information on North Carolina-based farmer Pat McCotter, owner of the McCotter Farms and Big M Farms. He said that he had never thought of farming. Initially he played baseball at East Carolina University and then signed a professional contract and played on several minor league teams. Later he run his father's grocery stores. Now, McCotter grows 5,400 acres of potatoes, corn, soybeans--both full season and double-cropped, and wheat. McCotter farms over 7,000 acres of crops per year.

The article focuses on the impact of a steroid scandal involving San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bonds on the chance of Major League Baseball (MLB) to promote his home-run record. In normal circumstances the MLB would have celebrated his achievements with memorabilia and apparel sold to fans and marketing programs aimed at garnering more attention and viewers for baseball. Sports marketing expert Brandon Steiner expresses doubt that Bonds will reach the record of Hank Aaron.

This article presents a photograph of the Major League Baseball player Hanley Ramirez, which was shot by David Burnett. Burnett photographed Ramirez with the Speed Graphic camera and a 125mm lens, shot on Polaroid P/N 55 film. As Burnett was trying to capture the right moment in his lenses, his shots had been a little early, or a little late, or the look of the moment wasn't just right.

The article presents information on Web sites related to sports. The Web site Cheap Shots features sporting events from the tape library of ESPN. Also on the site are clips of the more outrageous sports. There's a wide range of events, from a fishing expedition hosted by Steve Garvey to Wayne Gretzky's debut with Edmonton Oilers hockey team to regional professional wrestling. The Web site www.thedeadballcra.com collections information about long-gone baseball players. For members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the site has all kinds of quasi-ghoulish information, including where the dead are buried and what killed them.

This article comments on the use of steroids by baseball players in the U.S. reported at Web sites. The Congressional committee is investigating the alleged improper use of anabolic steroids by baseball players. But the committee neglected to call baseball player Barry Bonds who has been linked to the use of the performance-enhancing drugs through the grand jury testimony. The indictment of his former trainer, and the revelations of former mistress, was strangely absent from the hearings. Ballplayers everywhere are taking a beating on the steroids issue, as sport's owners and players finally own up to the fact that they have had their collective heards in the sand on the topic for years. There is an interesting summary of the committee hearings at the online baseball journal The Diamond Angle, along with the game. And despite all the foolishness in Washington, there will be a 2005 Major League Baseball season. And just to prove that all it takes to have a Web site is money and a Webmaster, the home page for Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke is presented. Greinke, profiled at ZackGreinke.net, is a young right-hander with worlds of potential. As always the real aim of the site is to get users become a fan and to send the organization $30 to become a member of the Zack Greinke Fan Club. The site also includes links to other news articles as well as a periodic newsletter, more memorabilia and a form to submit to get Zack to come speak at your next Rotary Club meeting.

Discusses the possible effect of the steroid drug scandal involving U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) players on their sponsorship deals and television contracts. Players who testified that they are using steroids and growth hormone provided by the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative; Increase in attendance of the 2003 baseball series; Television networks that have signed contracts with MLB in 2001.

Presents information on the coverage of several Hispanic sports on U.S. television. Reason behind the popularity of soccer television broadcasts; Salaries of several Major League Baseball players with Hispanic heritage; Significance of the popularity of baseball among Hispanic viewers to advertisers.

Deals with the launching of the music recording 'The Journey Within,' performed by Latin jazz guitarist and Major League baseball player Bernie Williams under GRP Records. Description of the album; Schedule for the album's release; Marketing strategies for the recording.

Reports on the efforts of Major League Baseball to prevent voting fraud in the selection of players that will play in the All-Star Game in 2000. First round of online balloting; Web site for casting ballots; Skepticism expressed by security experts over the balloting.

The article discusses the publication and sales of memoirs by former baseball players Pedro Martinez and Jorge Posada.

Reports on the death of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Tribute given by daily papers in New York; Preparation done for the reports; Records of sold copies.

This article discusses the marketing potential of baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the U.S. as of July 1999. When the heroic duo were in their respective grooves last year, breaking Major League Baseball records, experts predicted the two would garner major endorsements that would lift them to perhaps $10 million to $30 million each in marketing deals. Sosa is now said to be pulling in about $9 million to $10 million a year in endorsements, according to his marketing representative and industry executives, while McGwire has signed up for significantly less--about $3 million, according to executives. Last year, during the race for the home run record, McGwire and Sosa appeared in a MasterCard International Priceless TV commercial, from McCann-Erickson Worldwide, New York.

Provides information on how Rare Air Media was able to get the licensing rights for the book `Major League Baseball's All Century Team,' in the United States. Selection process of Major League Baseball's top 30 ballplayers of the 20th century; Comments of Rare Air Media President Mark Vancil on the licensing rights; MasterCard's marketing strategy for the book.

Focuses on Associated Press sportswriter Steve Wilstein's disclosure on Mark McGwire's use of performance-enhancing drugs. Debate over athlete privacy and media access to locker rooms; Reasons for the use of androstenedione by baseball players.

Reports on the concerns of advertisers in using U.S. baseball players in their advertising campaigns. Reasons for the concerns of advertisers; Information on the advertisements that featured baseball players; Details of the advertising campaigns of baseball teams for the 1991 baseball season.

This article reports on the possibility of baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa being paired up to endorse products if both break baseball player Roger Maris's record of the most homeruns in a single baseball season. MasterCard International last weekend joined Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. and Pepsi-Cola Co. in leveraging the home-run hype in ads. But MasterCard's spot, created by McCann-Erickson Worldwide of New York, is the first one to feature both McGwire and Sosa. Mark Leonard, president of Integrated Marketing Solutions and agent for Chicago Cub Sosa, said that the MasterCard pairing prompted him to call the agent for Saint Louis Cardinal's McGwire to talk about working together on other projects.

The article informs that a computerised training programme has been shown to improve the visual acuity of baseball players.

The article discusses the use of baseball bats by major league baseball players, noting that a player will use between 120-140 bats in a season.

The author explores the inspiration for his book "Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age," focusing on the role of hero worship in his own childhood and adult life. He notes that both Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays struggled with fame and the expectations of fans during their professional baseball careers at a time of social change in the U.S.

The article discusses why the author, a professional baseball player, writes. He discusses his interest in poetry, looking at a haiku contest which he won while a student. The article also examines journaling, which the author describes as a catharsis and a creative outlet, the importance of making an impact, and the realization that people create stories by living.

The article reports farmer Tommy Winston was inducted into the Vegetable Hall of Fame in North Carolina. It states that before Winston started out as a baseball player in the North Carolina Tobacco League. Winston started farming at Valley Hill Farms in Oxford, North California and serves as president, treasurer, and principal founders in the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.

The article shares DLA Piper counsel John Zentay's memories of retired Saint Louis Cardinal baseball player, Stan Musial. He recalls growing up in Saint Louis, Missouri, watching baseball games with his grandfather, seeing Musial play and getting to know him because his uncle and cousin were friends of the player. In 1962, while working as an aide to Missouri Senator Stuart Symington, he was assigned to show Musial around Washington, D.C., which included a visit at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

A photograph of baseball players Angels Erick Aybar and Brendan Ryan, which won first place in the National Press Photographer Association (NPPA) winning photos in sports, is presented.

Photographs of Mark Peters, a baseball player from Marmion Academy, as he was making a game-saving catch during a sectional semifinal game in DeKalb, Illinois are presented.

The article profiles music country singers Greg Hanna and Derek Sholl in the U.S. Hanna is from Ontario Canada but was raised on a dairy farm. Moreover, central of his upbringing is his family values such that he was willing to work hard especially in the aspect of song writing and playing country songs. On the other hand, Sholl was a former professional baseball player who might have added singing as afterthought.

A correction to one article about Mariner baseball player Miguel Batista that was published in the June/July 2008 issue is presented.

The article focuses on a gathering of former and present baseball players, including 49 Hall of Famers, on the occasion of the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It is reported that the game was the longest in its history with nearly five hours and 15 innings. The players were confident about their best outfits while they rode on red carpet up Sixth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park.