Thorp continues his pro baseball career (The Carrollton Leader)

6 September 2008, 11:53 pm

LANCASTER, Pa. — When minor league pitcher Paul Thorp was released by the New York Yankees last year, he was not ready to end his professional baseball career.... read more

Baseball: Coppell players compete in national all-star games (Coppell Gazette)

6 September 2008, 11:49 pm

Teams from across the state of Texas who played against Coppell’s baseball squad this past season know the talent they possessed and have returning for next season.... read more

Collected Wisdom: Johnny Bench (The Oklahoman)

6 September 2008, 10:13 pm

Bench went from tiny Binger High School in Caddo County to being one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and a cornerstone of the Big Red Machine, the Reds teams of the '70s that lay as much claim as any to the greatest team of all time. Oklahoma's been so good to me. I'm in the Hall of Fam... read more

ASK HAL Clearly, the Reds are a very bad team (Middletown Journal)

6 September 2008, 9:26 pm

Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime. If you want to tap into that knowledge, send an e-mail to hmccoy@daytondailynews.com. For more Ask Hal, log on to DaytonDailyNews.com/reds.... read more

Baseball Today (Jefferson City News Tribune)

6 September 2008, 7:18 am

Here's a rundown of major league baseball news and highlights. Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EDT). Randy Johnson (10-9, 4.21 ERA) goes for win No. 295 three days before his 45th birthday, and the Diamondbacks try to get ahead of the Dodgers in a close NL West race.... read more

The Baseball Notebook (The Salisbury Post)

6 September 2008, 12:53 am

Associated Press The baseball notebook ... CINCINNATI — Right-hander Carlos Zambrano was upbeat Friday about his chances of returning to the Chicago C ...... read more