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"Green" Stadium Named "ExxonMobil Nationals Park?"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Environment. July 10, 2008.
Not if the campaign to Strike Out Exxon has something to say.

Bush Gets Booed by Crowd of 41,000 at Baseball's Season Opener [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 30, 2008.
Just listen to the massive cacophony of boos then welcomes Bush as he walks to the pitcher's mound. It's glorious!

Maybe Major League Baseball Should Investigate Congress

Josh Zaharoff, AlterNet. March 6, 2008.
If only Congress were as responsible and ethical as steroid-ridden baseball players.

Baseball's Mitchell Report Fails to Step Up to Plate With a Plan

Russell Wellen, Scholars and Rogues AlterNet: Health and Wellness. December 26, 2007.
Which sets a worse example for young T-ball players? Drug use or a witch hunt?

Bonds Roasts, Clemens Coasts

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
The radically different treatment Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have received about alleged drug use is a racist double standard.

Juicing Up Baseball Players and Mercenary Soldiers

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. December 17, 2007.
Using steroids to bulk up isn't just a problem in baseball, but it's afflicting law enforcement in New York and Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq.

Bush Conveniently Forgets His Own Role in the Baseball "Steroids Era"

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2007.
Ironically, Bush wants to put "behind us" a steroid culture that his negligent management helped foster.

Yankee Pitcher Roger Clemens as Guilty as Bonds

Dave Zirin, AlterNet. December 14, 2007.
MLB honchos not knowing about steroid use is like Bush not "reading" the National Intelligence Estimate while saber-rattling against Iran.

Barry Bonds: Baseball's Scapegoat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 13, 2007.
Even though the Mitchell Report shows that much of the MLB was complicit in steroid use, Barry Bonds is the only one who will take the fall.

Will Bush Commute Barry Bonds’ Potential Prison Sentence?

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: Bonds' biggest mistake? Breaking a record and maybe not looking enough like Scooter Libby.

Indicted! Barry Bonds Is a Perfect Distraction from Real Events

Dave Zirin, CounterPunch. November 16, 2007.
As the media hovers over the legal woes of Barry Bonds, where's the talk about Bush's new attorney general, who is potentially as dangerous as the last?

The Colorado Rockies: God's Baseball Team

Dave Zirin, TheNation.com. October 25, 2007.
Last year the Rockies publicly stated they wanted Christian players, raising the question: Does religion need to be in sports?

Bonds' Accomplishment Leaves Baseball a Polarized Place

Dave Zirin, TheNation.com. August 14, 2007.
Instead of sparking a serious discussion on sports, steroids, celebrity and race, the media's anti-Bonds avalanche has done baseball a grave disservice.

'Performance enhancing' drugs?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. July 27, 2007.
We interrupt this episode of As The World Burns and turn our attention to America’s other national pastime.

Gay Fans Go All Out for Baseball

Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 23, 2007.
If you want another ball team to host a "Night Out," follow Cornelius Baker's delightful example: Make a strong pitch.

Beyond Steroids: The Trouble With Baseball

Robert Lipsyte, Tomdispatch.com. June 2, 2007.
In the Bambino, America found its prototype male athlete: the arrogant, self-absorbed rowdy whose excesses, commercial greed, and tunnel vision were justified by winning. The cock-jock has since become a business, entertainment, and political role model.

Viva el sports blog!

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. April 20, 2007.
Philip Barron: Even if you're not a genuine sports fan, you can still enjoy great sports writing on the Web.

Bush fears opening day boos

Steve M., AlterNet: PEEK. April 2, 2007.
Steve M: Won't throw first pitch...