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Weeks in 2007

Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 4

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Week 5

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Week 6

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Week 7

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Week 8

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. In Japan it is often called Puro Yakyū, meaning Professional Baseball. Outside of Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball." The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club in 1934 and the original Japanese Baseball League. NPB was formed when that league reorganized in 1950.

Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League. There are also two secondary-level professional minor leagues, the Eastern League and the Western League, that play shorter schedules. The season starts in late March or early April and ends in October with two or three all star games in July. In recent decades, the two leagues each scheduled 130, 135 or 140 regular season games with the best teams from each league going on to play in the "Nihon Series" or Japan Series.

Players from the Japan who have gone on to success in North America's Major League Baseball include Hideo Nomo, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Akinori Otsuka, Tadahito Iguchi, So Taguchi, Kenji Johjima and Hideki Matsui. (more...)
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Week 9

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. In Japan it is often called Puro Yakyū, meaning Professional Baseball. Outside of Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball." The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club in 1934 and the original Japanese Baseball League. NPB was formed when that league reorganized in 1950.

Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League. There are also two secondary-level professional minor leagues, the Eastern League and the Western League, that play shorter schedules. The season starts in late March or early April and ends in October with two or three all star games in July. In recent decades, the two leagues each scheduled 130, 135 or 140 regular season games with the best teams from each league going on to play in the "Nihon Series" or Japan Series.

Players from the Japan who have gone on to success in North America's Major League Baseball include Hideo Nomo, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Akinori Otsuka, Tadahito Iguchi, So Taguchi, Kenji Johjima and Hideki Matsui. (more...)

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Week 10

The Gold Glove Award is Major League Baseball's primary defensive award. It is given annually to the player judged to have made the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each defensive position, as voted by the managers and coaches. Separate awards are given for the National and American Leagues.

Baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings awarded the first Gold Gloves in 1957. The trophy consists of a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather was affixed to a walnut base. 2007 represents the golden anniversary of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, celebrating 50 years of defense. To commemorate the anniversary, fans will be able to vote for their all-time favorite Gold Glove Award winners for the All-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Team.

Third baseman Brooks Robinson, and pitchers Jim Kaat and Greg Maddux are the most honored players, earning sixteen Gloves apiece. (more...)

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Week 11

The Curse of the Colonel refers to an urban legend regarding a reputed curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team by deceased KFC founder and mascot Col. Harland Sanders. The curse was said to be placed on the team over the Colonel's anger over treatment of one of his store-front statues.

As is common with sports-related curses, the Curse of the Colonel is used to explain the Japan Championship Series drought that the Hanshin Tigers have had to endure since their first and only victory in the 1985 Japan Championship. The curse is a classic example of a scapegoat.

The Hanshin Tigers are located in Kansai, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan. They are considered the eternal underdogs of Nippon Professional Baseball, in opposition to the Tokyo Giants, who are considered the kings of Japanese baseball. The devotional (or fanatical, from the non-Kansai perspective) fans flock to the stadium no matter how badly the Tigers play in the league. Comparisons are often made between the Hanshin Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, who were also said to be under a curse, the Curse of the Bambino, until they won the World Series in 2004.(more...)

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Week 12

Dr Pepper Ballpark is the home ballpark of the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA minor league baseball club. Located in Frisco, Texas U.S., the stadium has a capacity of up to 10,600. The ballpark is host to numerous functions in addition to minor league baseball games, including corporate and charity events, wedding receptions, city of Frisco events, and church services. Local soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper/Seven Up holds naming rights and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights in the park.

Since its opening in 2003, the Dr Pepper Ballpark has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous facilities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". Dr Pepper Ballpark received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design and was named the best new ballpark in the country by BaseballParks.com.

The design of the Dr Pepper Ballpark was spearheaded by David M. Schwarz. Schwarz had a stated goal of creating a "park within a (ball)park" in the stadium. To achieve this effect, the nine interconnected pavilions, where concessions, restrooms, and luxury suites are located, are built separately from the main seating area. The space between these pavilions allows for improved air flow in the Texas heat; the wind can move through the buildings and is not impeded by their presence. Constructed of fiber cement siding, architectural critics have commented that their layout and material choice enhances the village-like feel of the ballpark, giving it a "coastal Galveston aesthetic".^[1] Others have commented that the design is very reminiscent of Churchill Downs in Kentucky. (more...)

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^ "Texas Construction's Best of 2003 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-07-14.

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Week 13

Dr Pepper Ballpark is the home ballpark of the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA minor league baseball club. Located in Frisco, Texas U.S., the stadium has a capacity of up to 10,600. The ballpark is host to numerous functions in addition to minor league baseball games, including corporate and charity events, wedding receptions, city of Frisco events, and church services. Local soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper/Seven Up holds naming rights and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights in the park.

Since its opening in 2003, the Dr Pepper Ballpark has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous facilities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". Dr Pepper Ballpark received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design and was named the best new ballpark in the country by BaseballParks.com.

The design of the Dr Pepper Ballpark was spearheaded by David M. Schwarz. Schwarz had a stated goal of creating a "park within a (ball)park" in the stadium. To achieve this effect, the nine interconnected pavilions, where concessions, restrooms, and luxury suites are located, are built separately from the main seating area. The space between these pavilions allows for improved air flow in the Texas heat; the wind can move through the buildings and is not impeded by their presence. Constructed of fiber cement siding, architectural critics have commented that their layout and material choice enhances the village-like feel of the ballpark, giving it a "coastal Galveston aesthetic".^[1] Others have commented that the design is very reminiscent of Churchill Downs in Kentucky. (more...)

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^ "Texas Construction's Best of 2003 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-07-14.

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Week 14

Dr Pepper Ballpark is the home ballpark of the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA minor league baseball club. Located in Frisco, Texas U.S., the stadium has a capacity of up to 10,600. The ballpark is host to numerous functions in addition to minor league baseball games, including corporate and charity events, wedding receptions, city of Frisco events, and church services. Local soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper/Seven Up holds naming rights and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights in the park.

Since its opening in 2003, the Dr Pepper Ballpark has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous facilities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". Dr Pepper Ballpark received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design and was named the best new ballpark in the country by BaseballParks.com.

The design of the Dr Pepper Ballpark was spearheaded by David M. Schwarz. Schwarz had a stated goal of creating a "park within a (ball)park" in the stadium. To achieve this effect, the nine interconnected pavilions, where concessions, restrooms, and luxury suites are located, are built separately from the main seating area. The space between these pavilions allows for improved air flow in the Texas heat; the wind can move through the buildings and is not impeded by their presence. Constructed of fiber cement siding, architectural critics have commented that their layout and material choice enhances the village-like feel of the ballpark, giving it a "coastal Galveston aesthetic".^[1] Others have commented that the design is very reminiscent of Churchill Downs in Kentucky. (more...)

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^ "Texas Construction's Best of 2003 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-07-14.

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Week 15

The Youngstown Ohio Works was a minor league baseball team that served as a training ground for players and officials who later established careers in major league baseball. The team is best known for winning the premier championship of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League in 1905, and launching the professional career of pitcher Roy Castleton a year later.

The Ohio Works team was organized in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1903, under the sponsorship of Joseph A. McDonald, superintendent of the Ohio Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. In 1905, the club joined the Class C Division Ohio–Pennsylvania League, which was founded that year in Akron, Ohio, by veteran ballplayer Charles Morton. The name, "Youngstown Ohio Works", became officially associated with the club at that time. From the outset, the Youngstown ball club was managed by ex-major leaguer Marty Hogan, a former outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns. In September 1905, the Youngstown Ohio Works won the first league championship.

Youngstown Ohio Works not only gave pitcher Roy Castleton a shot at the major leagues, but also played an indirect role in launching the career of Hall of Fame umpire Billy Evans. On September 1, 1903, Evans, a reporter at The Youngstown Daily Vindicator, was assigned to cover a game between the Ohio Works and the Homestead, Pennsylvania, Library Athletic Club that was held in Youngstown. Evans took his first step toward a legendary career when club manager Hogan offered him $15 to fill an umpire vacancy.(more...)

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Week 17

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Week 18

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball. More specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates North American professional baseball's two leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has existed between them since 1903. The American League operates under the Designated Hitter Rule, but the National League does not ('inter-league' game rules are determined by the home team's league). In 2000, the American and National leagues were officially disbanded as separate legal entities with all rights and functions consolidated in the commissioner's office. MLB effectively operates as a single league and as such it constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.

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Week 19

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Week 20

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Week 21

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Week 22

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees 4 games to 3.

The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with an 89-65 record. The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted the first of ten World Series championships in Cardinals team history. The Babe Ruth-led Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, including winning the 1923 World Series. The Yankees would rebound from their 1926 World Series loss to win the title in 1927 and again in 1928.

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Week 23

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees 4 games to 3.

The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with an 89-65 record. The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted the first of ten World Series championships in Cardinals team history. The Babe Ruth-led Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, including winning the 1923 World Series. The Yankees would rebound from their 1926 World Series loss to win the title in 1927 and again in 1928.

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Week 24

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees 4 games to 3.

The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with an 89-65 record. The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted the first of ten World Series championships in Cardinals team history. The Babe Ruth-led Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, including winning the 1923 World Series. The Yankees would rebound from their 1926 World Series loss to win the title in 1927 and again in 1928.

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Week 25

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees 4 games to 3.

The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with an 89-65 record. The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted the first of ten World Series championships in Cardinals team history. The Babe Ruth-led Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, including winning the 1923 World Series. The Yankees would rebound from their 1926 World Series loss to win the title in 1927 and again in 1928.

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