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Why Become a Shelby Township Little League Sponsor?

Supporters of Little League are also supporting the fundamentals of teamwork and good sportsmanship, and are demonstrating an interest in the future of the youth of our community Shelby Township’s Youth Baseball and Softball Program is now Chartered with the internationally recognized Little League Organization.

Benefits of Sponsorship include:

Recognition of your business via signs placed at ball fields in Shelby Township Parks - sizes vary depending on Sponsorship Level
A display ad for or listing of your business on the Shelby Township Little League website
Acknowledgment of your business as a Sponsor in an upcoming issue of the Shelby Township Newsletter
Each Sponsor receives a Certificate suitable for framing

For more information, please phone the Shelby Township Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Department at 586-731-0300 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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MLB News

Showalter wins 900th as O's top Rays 8-4 (AP)
Buck Showalter has been so busy trying to improve the Baltimore Orioles, the veteran manager didn't know he was on verge of his 900th win until his daughter reminded him in a phone call early in the week. "She made me aware of it. I'd forgotten it a little bit," Showalter said Saturday night after he reached the milestone with an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jurrjens keeps Braves alone atop NL East (AP)
Clinging to first place, the Atlanta Braves struck out 15 times, went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and had two men thrown out on the bases. Jair Jurrjens more than compensated. The right-hander allowed only three hits in seven innings, and the Braves retained their one-game lead in the NL East by beating the Florida Marlins 2-0 Saturday night.
White Sox sweep doubleheader from BoSox (AP)
Gavin Floyd allowed five hits in six innings, Carlos Quentin hit a double and triple and the Chicago White Sox swept their day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox with their second 3-1 win on Saturday. Floyd (10-11) allowed Boston's only run of the second game on a single in the fifth inning by Marco Scutaro, who also drove in Boston's only run of the opener.

Commentary

Yahoo! Sports - Tim Brown

Frank McCourt's sentimental moment
Deep into a divorce trial that will determine whether his ex-wife, Jamie, gets half of the Dodgers, McCourt reflects.
Phillies in a familiar place, just different
Continuity, experience and starting pitching has Philadelphia in the chase for another NL pennant.
McCourt sideshow takes center stage
Fate of Dodgers' ownership at stake as contentious divorce starts to play out in court.

The Tigers

Tigers

Jackson leads Tigers past Royals 6-4 (AP)
Austin Jackson hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Saturday night. Jackson also hit a solo homer in the fifth for the Tigers (68-68), who have won three straight to reach .500 for the first time since Aug.
Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sometimes the manager doesn't have to talk to a player to get his message across.

Sometimes sending the message through the media is just as effective.

Case in point: Ryan Perry, who pitched two perfect innings Friday night to get credit for Detroit's 11-inning, 9-5 victory at Kansas City.

Perry had pitched five times starting Aug. 24 and given up a run in three of those appearances. Two of those games came at the back end of back-to-backs.

"He needs to have a sense of more urgency than he does," manager Jim Leyland said. Asked to explain, he wouldn't.

"Just what I said," Leyland responded. "You guys are the journalists. I'll let you determine what was meant."

Leyland has smacked Perry's knuckles verbally before for not coming to the park...
Tigers beats Royals 9-5 win 4-run 11th inning (AP)
Will Rhymes started the game with an 11-pitch at bat, fouling off six offerings from Zack Greinke with two strikes. Rhymes was 0 for 4 before he hit a two-run triple in a four-run 11th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 9-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. "I felt like I had good at-bats all night but had nothing to show for it," Rhymes said.