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Talking Baseball as the second half of the season kicks off:

The Rangers made a move to boost their infield, but we’re not talking players. We’re talking sod.The team traded its Bermuda grass for Zeon Zoysia.The Bermuda 'gets so hot and dry out here, and the Zoysia is easier to maintain,' said Dennis Klein, the Rangers’ head groundskeeper.The Zoysia is also more lush and plush, which enhances the field’s aesthetics, and it also might help slow the ground balls a bit through the infield, Klein said.The project started the Monday, July 6, after the Rangers left for their last road trip. That meant the grounds team had two weeks to cultivate the new infield.'It took a couple of hours to put in,' Klein said. 'It rolls out like carpet in 40-foot rolls, three feet wide. You prep the soil below and roll it out like carpet.'Third baseman Michael Young said the change is merely another adjustment to any big-league season.'It seems better than what we had before, but I didn’t notice that big of a difference,' said Young of hi

Andre Ethier twists, turns and does a downward facing dog. It's a hot Saturday morning at Dodger Stadium and Ethier is sharing his fitness secrets with a group of women on the green grass in left field.

The last time Toronto's Roy Halladay pitched, he was sharing the field with members of all 30 major league teams for the All-Star game. He could become a new teammate to one of those players very soon. In the midst of all the trade rumors surrounding the Blue Jays' ace, Halladay seeks his first victory in six weeks Sunday when he takes the mound against the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox. With Toronto (45-47) fading in the competitive East, general manager J.P.

The days of muscle-bound home run hitters ruling baseball may be coming to an end as a new generation of athletic players who use a blend of speed, power and slick defense evoke memories of a bygone e As he watched 24-year-old B.J. Upton hit seven home runs, drive in 16 runs and steal six bases while playing a flawless center field for the Tampa Bay Rays in the in the 2008 postseason, Ozzie Guillen sensed he might be seeing the future of baseball.

Like the other players at the British Open, Jim Furyk had to overcome several obstacles to get through Round 3, Jim McCabe says.

For the first time at a Mets reunion, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan will be on hand next month at Citi Field when the Miracle Mets of 1969 celebrate the 40th anniversary of their incredbile world championship over Baltimore.

Jon Wilhite survived a horrific car crash and three grueling months of rehabilitation to reach the Coliseum mound on Saturday. His ceremonial first pitch sailed high and true to Kurt Suzuki, the former college teammate who has become Wilhite's biggest fan. 'It's amazing to be on the same field with him again,' said Suzuki, the Oakland Athletics catcher. 'It's just playing catch, like the old days.

Andre Ethier twists, turns and does a downward facing dog. It's a hot Saturday morning at Dodger Stadium and Ethier is sharing his fitness secrets with a group of women on the green grass in left field. It's yoga, an ancient discipline that advocates and prescribes a course of physical and mental work. 'Good job,' Ethier tells one participant. 'Almost there, just turn a little more,' he says to another.

We are live at Lambeau Field as Antonio Freeman and Dorsey Levens discuss tonight's Packers Hall of Fame induction.