1.   And whether you like him or not, major league baseball never would have arrived in Phoenix without Colangelo.

2.   Acquiring the franchise would end years of failed efforts to bring minor- league baseball to the Austin area.

3.   If you play fantasy league baseball, you and your pocketbook already know this.

4.   In addition to pro football, he has done the Olympics, college basketball, tennis, golf and before all of that, major league baseball.

5.   It was the week pro golf turned into major league baseball.

6.   Janet Hill is vice president of a consulting firm in Washington and has been a consultant for major- league baseball for more than a decade.

7.   Maddox said that he and Anderson have been friends since they played youth league baseball and football together.

8.   Today, the Marlins take on the Braves, hoping to continue the excitement of league championship baseball in an area many believe still hungers for the game.

9.   Mesa usually plays winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic for the Licey Tigers.