"A home opener is always exciting,

no matter if it's home or on the road."

- Yogi Berra

News and announcements

• Welcome to the first Baseball WikiProject Newsletter, dated Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
• The Article Improvement Drive has been revived. Check it out!
• The Outreach department is in the works, please contribute your ideas!

Featured content

• In the past month, WikiProject Baseball has had the following articles promoted to Featured Article status:
  • Art Houtteman
  • 1926 World Series
  • St. Louis Cardinals seasons
  • Philadelphia Phillies seasons
  • List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

This month's newsletter was designed and written by Wizardman, jj137, and Black ngold29. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please contact the Baseball WP outreach dept.

News from the diamond

• The 79^th MLB All-star Game is scheduled for this evening.
• The 2008 Home Run Derby took place yesterday. Justin Morneau defeated Josh Hamilton in the final round, 5 home runs to 3, although Hamilton broke a record with 28 home runs hit in the first round.

From the Editors

Baseball has a history unlike any other sport. It has been played in countless countries throughout the decades, and it will undoubtedly continue play for many more. On this eve, some the finest players the sport has to offer will take the field at the Yankee Stadium. Four popes spoke there, Pelé scored goals there, " The Greatest [football] Game Ever Played" was battled out there, John Philip Sousa lead a band there, George Costanza worked there; but what do all these events have in common? They fail to reach the level of greatness that the baseball that was played there did.

In 1923, a man named Babe Ruth decided to build a new house, and over the years, that house was a home to some of the greatest baseball ever played. If I were to list out all of these great moments, it would be longer than the bill for the New Yankee Stadium. So I'll sum it up by saying that we can remember these great moments by adding them to this place we've gathered at for future generations to read about, to learn about, to dream about; but more importantly we can watch tonight and we can remember how baseball is unlike anything else that we will encounter in our lives. — Black ngold29

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving a baby's life...

she'll save the baby without even considering how many men are on base!"

— Stephen King ( The Dark Tower)

News and announcements

• The Baseball Project promoted 13 lists to Featured status in August and 8 more in September. Amazing job!
• A combined eleven articles were promoted to Good Article status in August and September.

Featured content

• In September, WikiProject Baseball has had the following articles promoted to:
• Featured Article status:

Nashville Sounds

• Featured List status:

List of New York Mets Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Florida Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers, Nashville Sounds seasons, List of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Seattle Mariners Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Boston Red Sox Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day starting pitchers, New York Yankees seasons

• Good Articles of August and September:

All the Way (Eddie Vedder song), Cy Young, Dan Brouthers, Harmon Killebrew, Rickey Henderson, Billy Pierce, Kinston Indians, Three Rivers Stadium, Bill Lange, Calgary Cannons, Hugh Daily, Homer at the Bat

This month's newsletter was designed and written by Wizardman, jj137, and Black ngold29. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please contact the Baseball WP outreach dept.

News from the diamond

• The 2008 opening round playoff matchups with be:
  • Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels
  • Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
  • Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Help to keep the articles of the postseason updated

From the Editors

We apologize for not sending out our August newsletter, we have tried to cover some events of the month in this issue.

The playoffs have started! The Dodgers and Phillies have won their respective Division Series and will face off in the NL Championship Series. Both series in the American League have yet to be finished. Show your support for your favorite teams by keeping up with their season pages!