Local beep baseball team heads to tournament From: KGO-TV San Francisco - 08/01/2011 By: Carolyn Johnson While San Francisco Giants fans hope for a repeat of World Series glory, another group of Bay Area baseball players are chasing a series title of their own and they're hoping to win without the benefit of eyesight. There was a last-minute batting practice held for members of the West Coast Dawgs. And one phrase you won't hear is, "keep your eye on the ball." The Dawgs, based in Concord, are one of the nation's premiere beep baseball teams, made up entirely of blind and vision impaired players. Long before you hear the crack of the bat, you'll hear the electronic beeper hidden in the ball. Blindfolds level the odds between partially sighted and completely blind players, but playing it by ear can be learning curve. Read the entire article and view a video at: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/health&id=8283601 Links: The National Beep Baseball Association http://nbba.org/ In Beep Ball, Umpires Aren't Blind, But the Players Are http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125054739963438235.html