Marlins Manager Suspended over Castro Comment

Marlins Manager Suspended over Castro Comment

Mary Mata April 11, 2012

By Dustin Mendus The manager of the Miami Marlins Baseball team was suspended for five games after making an offensive comment regarding Fidel Castro in an interview with Time Magazine. Ozzie […]

Dodger Fans Rejoice: Magic Johnson Is Coming To Baseball

Mary Mata March 30, 2012

By Paul Adams Step off that ledge Dodger fans, it’s official: Frank McCourt is no longer the owner of your team. And if this news still can’t be heard over […]

LA Angels Owner Arte Moreno Revolutionized Baseball

Mary Mata February 27, 2012

By Paul Adams If Arizona native and Angels owner Arte Moreno had it his way, he would be in Scottsdale, Arizona right now sporting his wispy mustache and team-gear windbreaker, […]

How My Dad Escaped The INS To See Fernando Valenzuela

Mary Mata January 12, 2012

I have always been a baseball fan. I grew up watching on television — when my mom was not watching “Sábado Gigante.” The ritual was always the same: the pre-game show […]

Soccer Attendance Surpasses Basketball, Hockey

Mary Mata November 2, 2011

Soccer attendance in stadiums across the U.S. has surpassed that of either the NBA or the NHL, a change that comes partially because soccer stadiums just are larger and have […]

At The End Of The Day, No One Cares About Racism In Baseball

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

Tony Bruno is a syndicated radio sports talk host who relies on his spitfire vocal prowess and razor wit to keep his phone lines buzzing nationwide. However, last Friday night […]

Haiti: The Caribbean Sweatshop

Mary Mata August 8, 2011

By William A. Collins, otherwords.org Working life Would make you wince; Should you visit Port-au-Prince. It’s baseball season in America. For years, for every ball that was scuffed in the dirt […]

The Baseball All Star Game Boycott That Wasn’t

Mary Mata July 13, 2011

Major League Baseball just finished celebrating and congratulating itself through its 82nd annual All Star game.  Like all other professional sports, this is merely a popularity contest where the fans […]

Boycotting The MLB Game Hurts Arizona’s Latinos

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

By Ruben Gallego, Arizona State Rep. District 16 The number one reason why no one — neither Latino baseball players, nor fans — should boycott the upcoming MLB All Stars […]

News Taco To Go: Boycott, Craigslist, Castro-Doggett, Futbol

Mary Mata

Will Latinos Boycott Baseball’s All-Star Game? My Craigslist Experiment: Race Matters In Online Dating Is The Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race? Making Poetry Out Of Futbol