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New York Yankees icon and Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90 late Tuesday night. The Yogi Berra Museum was first to break the news, which was confirmed by MLB.

While the champagne hasn't finished drying out in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse following their Game 7 win over the Kansas City Royals to clinch their third World Series title in five years, predictions for next year's Fall Classic are already being made.

As a "seamhead," it really doesn't get any better for me then what is about to go down in a couple of hours. World Series. Game 7. Winner take all.

Recently, MLB Network did a piece on Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez's fans who come to Safeco Field en masse each time he pitches at home. The special section of seats is known as the "King's Court," playing off of Hernandez's nickname "The King" (a moniker he has had since before even breaking into the major leagues.)

Growing up in Yakima and being fascinated by the radio, I cannot remember a time when I wasn't familiar with the voice of Frank Taylor. Likewise, as a dyed-in-the-wool "seamhead," I don't recall a day in my life that I was not a fan of the Great American Game -- baseball.

I often hear from friends and family that professional sports are not "important."  That if people cared as much about their communities as a whole as they did about whether or not their team won or lost, the world might be a better place. I say that sports aren't, ultimately, important -- except when they are. If the Mariners win tonight will world peace be achieved?  Of course not. Can

In last night's game in Queens, N.Y. between the Mets and the Braves, Atlanta pitcher Tim Hudson suffered a gruesome injury when covering first base on a ground ball hit by New York's Eric Young.

Troubled free agent all-star outfielder Josh Hamilton is switching teams but staying in the same division.

The Seattle Mariners are making BIG changes at their home, Safeco Field, this off season.

I typically get annoyed by the fans who sit directly behind home plate when I'm watching a baseball game on television. They seemingly spend most of the game on their cell phone waving in the direction of the camera, undoubtedly asking who ever is on the other end of the call, "Can you see me?!?!" Ugh.  These are the most expensive seats in the house and the are almost always filled with