Read more baseball stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18415/baseball.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73791/sammy-sosa-skin-cream-did-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSammy Sosa attributes his newly lightened skin to three things: facial cream, all those baseball games he played out in the sun, and, of course, those pesky camera flashes, which “made my skin look lighter” at an event last week, he tells Univision. He wouldn’t divulge the name of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73791/sammy-sosa-skin-cream-did-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:48:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73584/blame-sosas-new-look-on-cleansing-pal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetired slugger Sammy Sosa comes off as a bit vain, but he isn't bleaching his skin or "trying to be Michael Jackson," a friend says of the photos that took the sports blogosphere by storm last week. "He can't believe it is such a big deal." The friend, like Sosa...http://www.newser.com/story/73584/blame-sosas-new-look-on-cleansing-pal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:34:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73438/yankees-bank-finally-defeats-the-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYes, writing about the New York Yankees’ ginormous payroll is “like writing about the heat in Phoenix. We all know it’s there, and we don’t really want to talk about it anymore,” Joe Ponanski says in what he admits is a “screed.” And though baseball’s playoffs are designed to add...http://www.newser.com/story/73438/yankees-bank-finally-defeats-the-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73383/matsui-leaves-new-york-in-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn New York he was anonymous. In Japan they resented him for twice skipping the World Baseball Classic. But last night Hideki Matsui made fans take notice and cheer, capping a World Series performance that compares favorably to Reggie Jackson’s storied 1977 Series—Jackson hit .450 with 1.250 slugging,...http://www.newser.com/story/73383/matsui-leaves-new-york-in-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 8:00:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73322/want-a-yankees-ticket-shell-out-1000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe average fan might need a loan to snap up one of the thousands of tickets available for tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest seats are going for $550 online, the Daily News reports, but the online average is above $1,000. Resale site...http://www.newser.com/story/73322/want-a-yankees-ticket-shell-out-1000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:19:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73246/lawmakers-get-sweet-deal-on-world-series-tix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal lawmakers have been getting tickets to sold-out World Series through a perk that has some ethicists crying foul. Some 75 tickets for this series have been sold to 15 lawmakers and their aides at face value by Major League Baseball and the teams. No ethics rules are being broken...http://www.newser.com/story/73246/lawmakers-get-sweet-deal-on-world-series-tix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 6:59:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73141/if-yanks-win-thank-kate-blame-macys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the Yankees sitting on a 3-1 lead heading into tonight's World Series Game 5, there's already plenty of credit and blame to go around. Should New York defeat the Phillies, give a cheer for actress and Alex Rodriguez galpal Kate Hudson, David Wells writes for the New York Post....http://www.newser.com/story/73141/if-yanks-win-thank-kate-blame-macys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:10:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73126/a-rod-sheds-choke-artist-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor years, the rap on Alex Rodriguez has been that despite his gaudy regular-season stats, he folded in the playoffs. His October performance nearly dispelled that rep, and his ninth-inning homer in last night's World Series Game 4 took him to a new level, Will Leitch writes: "He has his...http://www.newser.com/story/73126/a-rod-sheds-choke-artist-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 13:42:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73109/for-female-umps-no-field-of-dreams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget blown calls. The real problem with umpires in the MLB, says Perry Barber: A complete lack of females. Barber, who has been in the business since 1981, works high school, college, spring training, and Independent League games—and tells DoubleX , “ We’re just going to have to storm the Bastille,...http://www.newser.com/story/73109/for-female-umps-no-field-of-dreams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:38:06 CST