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Video: Baseball for the blind

The Long Island Bombers, a team of blind

Photo credit: Long Island Bombers

We take a quick break from the world of Major League Baseball in this blog post and look at the sport in its lower-case form: baseball.

The Long Island Bombers are a blind and visually impaired team who play what's called beep baseball.

Watch the video below and you'll understand what we're talking about.

(Newsday's app users can watch the video at http://hooplaha.com/beep-baseball-baseball-for-the-blind-visually-impaired/)...

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Poll results: What to do with the DH?

David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Far from scientific, here are the results from our most recent reader poll about baseball, based on 905 votes:

What should be the future of the designated hitter position?

 

50% -- Abolish the DH from the American League

33% -- Give the National League the DH

17% -- Keep it the way it is

 

The next reader poll can be found on the right....

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Which New York baseball manager is most likely to not return in 2014?

Joe Girardi (Yankees) Terry Collins (Mets) Both will be back in 2014 Both will be gone after 2013

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