<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"><channel>
<title>NCPR Topical RSS: baseball</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org</link>
<description>Latest North Country Public Radio regional news by topic. Topic=baseball.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2013, North Country Public Radio</copyright>
<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
<ttl>60</ttl>
<managingEditor>radio@ncpr.org</managingEditor>
<webMaster>radio@ncpr.org</webMaster>

<image>
<title>North Country Public Radio Newsroom</title>
<url>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/images/ncprorgsm.gif</url>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org</link>
<width>51</width>
<height>12</height>
<description>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</description>
</image>
<item>
<title>A century later, African-American baseball hero gets his due</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) Jackie Robinson is getting the big time Hollywood treatment with the new blockbuster &quot;42&quot;. Meanwhile, a much lesser known African American baseball hero is getting his due in the cradle of baseball history.In 1878, John Jackson - aka Bud Fowler - became the first African-American to play professional baseball with white men. His career spanned more than 30 years as a player, manager and entrepreneur. Fowler grew up in Cooperstown, NY, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last weekend, the town recognized his story of perseverance in the face of bigotry. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21865/20130426/a-century-later-african-american-baseball-hero-gets-his-due">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/Fowler_Bud_1885_Keokuk_team_194.jpg" length="226120" type="image/jpeg"/>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/fowlerceremonyweb.jpg" length="90337" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>42.7006303 -74.924321</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>Adirondack Attic:  an heirloom from baseball&apos;s early days</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 2, 2013) Just in time for the start of baseball season, Andy Flynn visits the Adirondack Museum for a look at a baseball uniform from the 1870&apos;s. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21728/20130402/adirondack-attic-an-heirloom-from-baseball-apos-s-early-days">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/baseballpic1.jpg" length="83981" type="image/jpeg"/>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/baseballfieldpic.jpg" length="54740" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point> </georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>Watertown Wizards baseball team is for sale</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18236/20110819/watertown-wizards-baseball-team-is-for-sale</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 19, 2011) The Watertown Wizards summer collegiate baseball team may be leaving Watertown. The owner has put the team up for sale, and he blames the city for his decision. Joanna Richards has the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18236/20110819/watertown-wizards-baseball-team-is-for-sale">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/DSC_0440_edited-1.JPG" length="53337" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>44.5969200 -75.1733850</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>Moriah remembers &quot;hometown hero&quot; Johnny Podres</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18163/20110809/moriah-remembers-quot-hometown-hero-quot-johnny-podres</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 9, 2011) Over the weekend, the town of Moriah held its first-ever “Johnny Podres Day.” Local fans celebrated the life of the legendary pitcher, who grew up in the Adirondack foothills in the 1940s and 50s. Podres went on to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to their victory over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series.On Saturday, a temporary museum opened on the main street of Port Henry. It was filled with memorabilia collected by Pat Salerno. He’s a mason and a contractor who grew up in Moriah during Podres’s heyday in major league baseball.  Brian Mann took a tour of the exhibit with Pat Salerno and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18163/20110809/moriah-remembers-quot-hometown-hero-quot-johnny-podres">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/podres1august2011.jpg" length="80385" type="image/jpeg"/>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/podres2august2011.jpg" length="30186" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>44.0483884 -73.4598473</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>State keeps shorter school sports seasons to save money</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2010) For the third straight year, high school sports seasons will be shorter in New York as a shaky economy has school districts looking to save money.Cuts vary by sport. Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games will go to 20, football teams went from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional officials. Chris Morris reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16875/20101223/state-keeps-shorter-school-sports-seasons-to-save-money">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<georss:point>44.3294960 -74.1312662</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>Paterson fined over Yankees tickets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16865/20101221/paterson-fined-over-yankees-tickets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 21, 2010) Governor Paterson has been fined over $62,000 by the state&apos;s ethics panel, which accuses him of illegally soliciting free tickets to a Yankees World Series game for himself, his son, his son&apos;s friend and aides, then lying about it in a cover up.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16865/20101221/paterson-fined-over-yankees-tickets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<georss:point>42.6525793 -73.7562317</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>A new take on a classic baseball poem</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16050/20100729/a-new-take-on-a-classic-baseball-poem</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 29, 2010) This is the season for summer school. Sometimes it&apos;s academic, sometimes fun, sometimes both.  A group of high school students in the Upward Bound program at SUNY Canton have used theater, dance and poetry this summer to learn more about teamwork and self-confidence. They&apos;ll present a collection of children&apos;s skits and poems in SUNY Canton&apos;s Kingston Theater Friday afternoon (2 pm).  It&apos;s free and open to all.  Todd Moe stopped by a rehearsal earlier this week for a preview. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16050/20100729/a-new-take-on-a-classic-baseball-poem">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/caseypic.jpg" length="26709" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>44.5956163 -75.1690942</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>Canton woman will sing national anthem for Mets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16017/20100722/canton-woman-will-sing-national-anthem-for-mets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 22, 2010) SUNY Potsdam senior Meg Watson will be at Citi Field Stadium in Queens for a New York Mets game next Tuesday.  But she won&apos;t be there just for the love of baseball.  Watson, a senior at the Crane School of Music, was selected to sing the national anthem before the first pitch.  Watson was chosen as one of 32 finalists during the Met&apos;s Anthem Search. Winners are singing the song at home games this year.  Watson says she agreed to be a contestant because her boyfriend, Rob Mellon, is a big Mets fan and also tried out.  Mellon didn&apos;t make the final cut, but he&apos;ll be in the stands next week to cheer for Meg and his favorite team.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16017/20100722/canton-woman-will-sing-national-anthem-for-mets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/meg.jpg" length="10660" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>44.5956163 -75.1690942</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>CWCW, pt.2: Baseball, old and new</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14294/20090907/cwcw-pt-2-baseball-old-and-new</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 7, 2009) Today we have another story from the youth and senior producers of our Common Wealth, Common Wisdom project.  Kolby Weaver pitches for the Canton High School baseball team, and he&apos;s been a fan of the sport for as long as he can remember.  From an era of steroid scandals and millionaire celebrity players, Kolby looks back to a time when the Dodgers still played in Brooklyn, and baseball was more than just a game. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14294/20090907/cwcw-pt-2-baseball-old-and-new">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/kolbymickey.jpg" length="30985" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>44.61149 -75.164959</georss:point></item>

<item>
<title>North Country&apos;s Best Bet for Baseball</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13679/20090610/north-country-apos-s-best-bet-for-baseball</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 10, 2009) If you&apos;re looking for family fun on the cheap this summer, your best bet may be to catch a baseball game in Watertown or Glens Falls.  Those two cities are the North Country representatives in the New York Collegiate Baseball League.  The league&apos;s season started over the weekend.  The league is for college players trying to make it professionally.  They use wooden bats instead of the aluminum bats used in college games.  Major league scouts are in the stands.  Dozens of the league&apos;s players are drafted each year.  The league&apos;s best known alumni include Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson and Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge.  Commissioner Dave Chamberlain told David Sommerstein many of the league&apos;s teams used to play in the &quot;single A&quot; professional New York-Penn league. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13679/20090610/north-country-apos-s-best-bet-for-baseball">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/wizardeagles.jpg" length="10573" type="image/jpeg"/>
<georss:point>43.9750840 -75.9110560</georss:point></item>


</channel>
</rss>
