Little League News

Judge Sylvia Pressler, Who Opened Little League to Girls, Dies at 75
Judge Pressler was a jurist who extended the rights of gay couples and opened the door for girls to play Little League baseball.
Venezuelan Children Flock to See Santana on His Trip Home
Every year, Johan Santana returns to Tovar, Venezuela, his hometown, where he hands out Christmas presents to children and organizes local soccer and baseball tournaments.

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Shelby Little League

Welcome to the 2010 Little League Baseball and Softball Season!

10025 2010 Baseball & Softball Registration
Online registration has begun for returning players. Follow this link to the Shelby Parks and Rec web site. New and returning players can begin registering January 20 through January 29, 2010. Download the flyer and get all the details.

You can get information about online registration or go directly to the registration system sign-in page.

2010 Team Sponsorships
Information has been posted for anyone interested in sponsoring a team for the 2010 season. Please download the program information and contract in pdf format.

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MLB News

Mattingly: Dodgers infer I manage in '12 (AP)
On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said Wednesday that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement. With Torre en route to Taiwan to manage a Dodgers split squad for three exhibition games, Mattingly is in charge of the team in Arizona and will work at least five games as manager.
Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)

Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday for...
Lee has strong debut for Mariners (AP)
Cliff Lee accomplished his primary objective in his delayed spring debut, then began to work on the rest of his repertoire. The Seattle Mariners' prized offseason acquisition threw 36 of 46 pitches for strikes over three solid innings in a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. "I want to locate fastballs, that's the No.

Commentary

Yahoo! Sports - Tim Brown

Fielder still following own path
Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder promises to stay true to himself and let his play do the talking for him.
Indians wait for prospects after overhaul
Cleveland's hopes rest with the many prospects it acquired after unloading top talent.
Fresh start for Soriano
Alfonso Soriano's knee seems healed. Now he hopes rabid Cubs fans still have his back.

The Tigers

Tigers

Granderson gets 2 hits as Yankees top Tigers 9-8 (AP)

Johnny Damon didn't get to play Wednesday, but Curtis Granderson made the play of the day in the first meeting between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers since their winter exchange of outfielders and pitchers. Granderson's catch against the center-field wall robbed Miguel Cabrera of at least an RBI double in the fourth inning, keeping the Yankees in the game before Greg Golson hit a...
Tigers' Johnny Damon sits out against Yankees (PA SportsTicker)
Detroit Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon is sitting out against his former team because of a sore toe.
Spring Training Capsules (AP)
Top prospect Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut on Tuesday, pitching two scoreless innings in the Washington Nationals' 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Strasburg threw 15 of his 27 pitches for strikes and allowed two hits, successive two-out singles by Don Kelly and Alex Avila in the second.