Read more MLB stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/618/mlb.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:06:19 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/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 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72446/umps-under-fire-after-rash-of-botched-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis year’s postseason has featured the usual thrills—pitchers' duels, come-from-behind victories—and an outbreak of something unusual: botched calls by umpires. The threat of more gaffes in next week’s World Series has the tradition-bound sport considering expanding the use of instant replay beyond the verification of home runs. And...http://www.newser.com/story/72446/umps-under-fire-after-rash-of-botched-calls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72011/lee-leads-phillies-to-11-0-game-3-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCliff Lee dominated the Dodgers and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth provided the big swings early as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised past Los Angeles 11-0 last night for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series. Lee provided another brilliant playoff start, striking out 10 and allowing only three hits...http://www.newser.com/story/72011/lee-leads-phillies-to-11-0-game-3-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 3:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71952/a-rod-yanks-top-angels-in-13th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlex Rodriguez is putting all those playoff failures behind him, and the LA Angels are turning the AL championship series into a defensive debacle. Coming through under pressure once again, Rodriguez hit a tying homer in the 11th inning and the New York Yankees edged Los Angeles 4-3 last night...http://www.newser.com/story/71952/a-rod-yanks-top-angels-in-13th.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 3:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71559/time-to-ditch-umps-or-at-least-some-of-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Mauer smashed a ball to left field in the 11th inning Friday, and it landed fair, a foot inside the line. But it won’t show up on any box score, because umpire Phil Cuzzi, standing just 10 feet away, ruled it foul. It’s just one of several blown calls...http://www.newser.com/story/71559/time-to-ditch-umps-or-at-least-some-of-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71432/yankees-angels-wrap-up-series-sweeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...http://www.newser.com/story/71432/yankees-angels-wrap-up-series-sweeps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 17:23:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70779/most-underpaid-athletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you set aside the fact that even the minimum-earning NBA player ($457,558) is still in the top 1% of American earners, you can appreciate that some sports standouts are relatively underpaid. Yahoo! Sports lists some of the biggies: Tim Lincecum, MLB, San Francisco Giants: Though he’s set to...http://www.newser.com/story/70779/most-underpaid-athletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 6:27:55 CDT