倪福德大聯盟生涯初登板

26歲的倪福德6月30號(高雄時間)五局下半一出局時上場，生涯初登板於奧克蘭客場。
狀況為一壘有跑者，來面對對方左打者JASON GIAMBI。
初登板總計投1又2/3局，27球中21個好球，被擊出一支安打為陽春全壘打掉一分，3次三振無四死。表現可圈可點。
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六局下

世運選手供膳中心 菜色搶先曝光

世運閉幕歡聚 陳昇揭幕、伍佰壓軸

【聯合報╱高雄市報導】

財團法人2009世界運動會組織委員會基金會昨天宣布高雄世運閉幕典禮精彩節目，歌手陳昇為世運歡樂派對揭開序幕，主秀將融合多元人文藝術表演與多媒體特效，最後由台灣搖滾歌手伍佰壓軸。

高雄世運即將於7月16日至26日展開，開幕典禮門票已搶購一空，閉幕典禮門票也已售出五成。世運閉幕典禮製作人史擷詠為閉幕編寫全新樂曲，貫穿全場節目的音樂，緊扣高雄市的海洋與工業、新與舊的並存，以及南方熱情等特色。

頂著攝氏37度高溫，演出者緊鑼密鼓進行彩排。藝人胡啟志演出鐵環特技，展現力與美的極致。三信家商及李燕萍實驗舞蹈團的舞者以「水漾高雄」為主題，呈現高雄海洋城市之美。

歌手陳昇和阿旺昨天第一次到主場館試唱，充滿歡樂氣氛的「歡聚歌」，加上中華藝校可愛的海洋生物舞群，讓現場觀眾超HIGH。外傳世運開、閉幕典禮上可能 出現「對嘴」情事，高雄市文化局長史哲表示，「不會吧！你有看過陳昇、伍佰唱現場對嘴的嗎？」觀眾強力要求一定要原汁原味、原音立現。

至於世運競賽的國旗爭議話題，史哲表示，世運期間不論是開、閉幕，或是各項、各場比賽，只要不妨礙比賽進行、不損及其他觀眾權益，觀眾可以儘情揮舞各國旗誌為支持的選手加油！「但如果帶了一面大旗子，妨礙到其他觀眾視線，引起抗議，就不行」。

世運主場館草皮維護 投入2000萬元

（中央社記者王淑芬高雄29日電）

2009高雄世界運動會7月登場，為了讓世運主場館的草皮常青，並維持草長不逾5公分，工程單位從去年8月至今已投入約新台幣2000萬元維護，屆時提供橄欖球及飛盤競賽使用。

　　辦世運是花錢的事，既要展現城市競爭力，必要開銷也不能省。高雄市政府新建工程處委託互助營造做好場館跑道內的草皮維護，從去年8月在足球場上種植近2000坪的百慕達419號草後，就展開長時間維護，不僅要除雜草、割草，還要施肥，步驟一點都不馬虎。

　　互助營造公司指出，草皮太密、太疏；土壤太濕及太乾都不符規定，所以草籽要以機器拌和泥土再鋪撒。歷經數月的觀察，目前足球場的草皮已達到最佳狀況，平均每星期割草2次，維持草長在3至5公分之間。

　　互助營造指出，足球場周圍設有自動灑水器，維護人員會視土壤濕度的多寡決定灑水時間的長短。

　　為免已經長成的草皮被目前的彩排人員踐踏破壞，互助營造在草皮上鋪上地毯並定時掀起，讓草皮可以曝曬到陽光，以免草皮色澤不佳。

　　互助營造表示，從去年植草到目前，光是植草及維護就花費近2000萬元。

　　這片被精心呵護的草皮，將與場館、藍天一起迎接世運的貴客，屆時到此觀賽的民眾可以驗收一下成果。

棒球欲重返2016奧運項目

本月15日，國際棒總IBAF協同美國大聯盟MLB，前往國際奧會總部洛桑對IOC官員發表約20分鐘簡報。說明棒球重返2016年奧運的計畫。其中包含棒球、高爾夫、空手道、滑輪運動、橄欖球、壘球和壁球。 總共有七個運動將搶奪唯二的位子。在下次八月EB會議中會提出出線名單，然後十月份哥本哈根年會中確認。

IBAF國際棒總主席，在出發赴瑞士簡報前，致棒球夥伴們的信件內容如下：

Dear Friend of Baseball,
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Monday we will present our case for re-instatement to the Olympic programme to the IOC Executive Board. Joining me in the 20 minute presentation will be John Ostermeyer, Jean-Pierre Moser, Bob DuPuy, the President and COO of Major League Baseball, Don Fehr, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association and Sidney de Jong, member of the Dutch National team. Sandra Monteiro, President of the Portuguese Federation and Riccardo Fraccari, the President of the Italian Federation, will also be in Lausanne to assist us in talking to various IOC members and federations during the early part of next week as well.
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Our presentation will effectively address all of the reasons as to why baseball was removed from the 2012 programme, and will offer a five day tournament plan for both men and women that will include using the best players from professional baseball. We have spent time working with all four candidate cities to make sure they understand the value baseball can bring to their bid for 2016, and continue to speak to as many IOC members as possible in outlining our plan and the steps we have made to grow the game globally, from the youngest of children to elite competition. We feel that we have done everything that the IOC has asked us to do to this point, and will continue to re-address and add to those steps over the next few months.
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As always, your support and input is needed and very much appreciated. We have received notes of assistance with IOC members from Italy, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan, China, Korea, Sweden, Latvia, Fiji, Hungary and across Africa recently, and are hoping that type of support and outreach can occur with every IOC member from their federation over the next two months. The announcement of which sports will be put forward for the vote will occur in August at the World Track and Field Championships, and the final vote will then take place in October in Copenhagen.
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Also, as a reminder, information on events in your country that can be passed along to the media are also critical to get to our staff, so that we can help you tell all the good news stories about baseball to the largest possible audience.
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As always we want to thank you for all your efforts to help us grow baseball on a global scale. We think we have made great progress and have told a great story, and will update you late next week after the presentation.
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Regards,
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Dr. Harvey W. Schiller
President
International Baseball Federation


IBAF對IOC 20分鐘簡報重點為：

• 棒球將規劃五天賽程，八隊比賽賽制。開放入選資格的國家隊最菁英的球員入列。2016奧運的資格賽將在2015球季末舉辦。

• 在2016年奧運棒賽比賽期間，大聯盟北美地帶將不會轉播任何大聯盟比賽，讓奧運棒球比賽成為媒體聚焦焦點。金牌戰日大聯盟將休兵一日。

• 四個2016奧運候選城市已經有棒球場和計畫。

• MLB 將與IOC合作為行銷夥伴，預計拓展世人的目光，不僅限於棒球項目而是整個奧運計畫。

• 棒球將繼續在藥檢居於領導地位。並且拓展到所有比賽中。

• 棒球將亙續全球化的腳步，深植於男女小選手間，特別在新崛起的國家和跨越歐洲大陸。

• 培養全球優秀年輕選手，讓他們站上2016年奧運賽場。包括荷蘭小選手de Jong 和美國選手 Bryce Harper, 代表其國家出賽。