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...builds up this feeling of exclusion. The odd visitors who haunt this northern Bavarian town even in the off-season smile at secrets to which I am not privy. Locals are also obviously in the know, yet keep their distance...
Like it is for so many hitters, however, the Cape League has been humbling for Farkes. Though Farkes has shown an aptitude for hitting with wooden bats during off-season practices, according to teammates, he has struggled using wood in the historically pitcher-dominant league this summer, batting only .211 with five doubles and one home run. Farkes leads the last-place Gatemen in runs scored, however, and has been hot of late, raising his average 15 points over the past few games heading into the all-star break this weekend...
...current on-field accomodations are too small to house Walsh’s entire squad, forcing the exile of several players to exposed benches nearby each game, new, more spacious dugouts headline a bevy of capital improvements planned for Harvard’s baseball and softball fields this off-season...
...roster, while on any given Saturday a 16-man Liverpool squad can include footballers of 10 nationalities. Both leagues provide exciting, all-action games of the kind that offend purists. And both have targeted Asia for growth. Last year the NBA sent stars and cheerleaders to China in the off-season, while Premier League clubs have got into the habit of raking in big bucks from preseason tours of Asia. Indeed, one reason that Real Madrid was prepared to pay Manchester United $41 million last year for Beckham-a god in Asia-was so that the Spanish club could market...
...offensive set with any regularity…With the spot formerly filled by number-two receiver Rodney Byrnes almost certainly filled by Mazza after his dazzling spring, the competition for Mazza’s old role continues to heat up. Sophomore Corey Waller had impressed coaches throughout off-season workouts, but it was freshman Danny Brown who stood out as second-best with his six catches and 65 yards on Friday…With spring ball officially over, the countdown has begun. Only 139 days until opening kickoff against the Crusaders at Soldier’s Field...