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Movies: The Trouble with Trouble with the Curve
BY BRIAN GARDNER Clint Eastwood’s empty chair has a cameo in his latest movie Trouble with the Curve. As the aging baseball scout Gus (played by Eastwood) begins to lose his eyesight, he angrily kicks every piece of furniture …
Switch Hitters: Lexington Legends go from Astros to Royals
BY BRIAN C. GARDNER The Lexington Legends today announced they are switching their Major League affiliation. Since their inception on 2001, the Houston Astros have been the Legends' parent
Lexington Legends Star in New Book, Bluegrass Baseball
BY BRIAN C. GARDNER The drive from Whitaker Bank ballpark, home of The Lexington Legends, to Yankee Stadium is 714 miles. But to a player toiling in Baseball’s minor
UK in the Major League Baseball Draft
BY BRIAN GARDNER Several UK players will be drafted in today's Major League Baseball draft, led by Luke Maile, who has played catcher, first base and DH for the
UK Baseball in NCAA regional tourney, Gary Indiana
BY BRIAN GARDNER While The Music Man may consider “Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, my home sweet home,” none of the four college baseball teams playing there this weekend call
UK Baseball: A Championship Season?
Field of Dreams for UK Baseball BY BRIAN GARDNER Far removed from the luster of Rupp Arena and the celebrated Craft Center, toils UK's Baseball Cats and their menagerie of
On Alan Stein’s Retirement
On October 5, 2011, Alan Stein, president and CEO of the Lexington Legends announced his retirement. BY BRIAN GARDNER “I’m 36 years old. I love my family. I love














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