http://www.kentucky.com/289/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Kentucky.com en-us Copyright 2008 Kentucky.com Mike Fields 60 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:37:12 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's Workbench webmaster@kentucky.com http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/425812.html http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/425812.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:42 EDT
When sports visionary Alan Stein looks into his crystal ball, he sees not one, but two, high school Sweet Sixteens in Lexington: the basketball tournament in Rupp Arena every March, and a baseball tournament at Applebee's Park every June.

Stein, president and CEO of the Lexington Legends, has been batting the idea around for about 10 years, dating to when he first started talking about bringing minor-league baseball to town. Once he got a ballpark built, he wanted to make full use of it, including hosting a 16-team high school championship.

.I remember saying I'd love to have a companion to the Sweet Sixteen basketball tournament someday. Behind the scenes I've been pushing the idea with the KHSAA, and I hope it eventually happens. It'd be great for baseball, and it'd be great for Lexington..

Applebee's Park first hosted a four-team state baseball tournament in 2002. It expanded to eight teams in 2003. The event has been an unqualified success, with record crowds. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/419314.html http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/419314.html Fri, 30 May 2008 08:26 EDT
Top 10 things observed and learned while hanging out in baseball press boxes the last couple of weeks:

10. Most high school players have their own .plate music. that they want piped throughout the ballpark as they come to bat. When they don't get it, they react as if their text-messaging plan has been canceled.

9. The paucity of home runs and bulging biceps tells me that steroids aren't a problem in high school baseball.

8. Hold your hunger. Concession prices are slashed in the late innings. A $1.25 cheeseburger tastes better than one that costs $2.50. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/432452.html http://www.kentucky.com/289/story/432452.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:54 EDT
.Who's on first?. was the question posed by funny men Abbott and Costello .

.Who's on the mound?. is the question posed by coaches serious about winning the state baseball title at Applebee's Park this week.

Imagine football coaches being limited to using their star quarterbacks in only one game over the last three weeks of the playoffs.

Or imagine the consternation among basketball coaches if their star point guard were eligible to play only one game in the final three rounds of the Sweet Sixteen. ]]>