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Pujols' value measured more by what he is off the field
Albert Pujols has one of the smoothest swings in baseball. He's also a smooth customer behind the microphone. Before Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night, Pujols was presented with the Roberto Clemente Award for his vast humanitarian efforts....Tags: Albert Pujols, Baseball, Major League Baseball, All Stars, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Brutal way to Shea goodbye
david.lennon@newsday.comMaybe what the Mets really need is a change of scenery. They can only hope for better luck at Citi Field. Evidently, the ghosts of last September's collapse never left Shea Stadium, and the Mets were unable to fumigate the building this year. It seems...Tags: Johan Santana, Joe Smith, Willie Stargell, Jerry Manuel, Damion Easley
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Remembering Shea
Of The Morning CallJack Fisher had it all planned out. Right after he threw the game's first pitch, New York Mets catcher Jesse Gonder would flip the ball to a waiting ball boy in the home-team dugout, and the young right-hander would have a prized souvenir from the...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, New York Giants, National Football League, Willie Stargell
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Gameday Live 77: Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates
On the Yankees beatHey fans, it's Darren live-blogging with you here. We're just minutes away from the first pitch. I can't help but to think about all of theYankees players excited to play in Pittsburgh, the same city as Puerto Rican legend Roberto......Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Damaso Marte, Latroy Hawkins, Doug Mientkiewicz, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Updates on Matsui, Damon, lineup
On the Yankees beatI had a chance to visit the Roberto Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh today. Jorge Posada and Jose Molina went earlier this week, and Posada in particular is a huge fan of Clemente and what he stood for. You can read......Tags: Baseball, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Joe Girardi, Tino Martinez
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Review: 'Rome 1960,' by David Maraniss
Special to NewsdayROME 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World, by David Maraniss. Simon& Schuster, 478 pp., $26.95. Politics and whispers about performance-enhancing drugs; two global superpowers headed for an Olympic showdown. Beijing 2008? No, Rome 1960, the...Tags: Athletes, Bill Clinton, Green Bay Packers, Athletics, Track and Field, Muhammad Ali
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Sub-.500 teams drag Marlins down to their level
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhat has sunk the Marlins in the second half? Here's one theory: It's not losing two of three at home to the Mets or three of four at home to the Cardinals. How about going 6-9 in their first 15 games after the break against sub-.500 teams? The Braves,...Tags: John Baker, Baseball, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Florida Marlins
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Move comes as shock to many Mack workers
Of The Morning CallWhen Mack Trucks closed its Winnsboro, S.C., plant in 2002, Stevie Hopkins uprooted his wife and family and moved them to Allentown. So when the 40-year-old order fulfillment worker found himself listening to company president and chief executive...Tags: Volvo AB, Vehicles, Schools, Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Employees
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ALMA Awards results
" Ugly Betty" and its star, America Ferrera, took top honors Sunday at the 2008 ALMA Awards, which recognize achievements by Hispanic artists. The ABC comedy series won awards for directing and best performance by a Latino-led ensemble cast. Ferrera, 24,...Tags: Wynonna Judd, Celebrity, Edward James Olmos, Charity, Theater
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ALMA winners
A complete list of winners of the 2008 ALMA Awards: Entertainer of the year: America Ferrera Humanitarian award: Shakira Trailblazer award: Linda Ronstadt Performance by a Latino ensemble in a television series: "Ugly Betty," ABC. Actor in a...Tags: Celebrity, Edward James Olmos, Theater, CBS Corp., Shakira
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Williamsburg: Not just for hipsters
lauren.johnston@am-ny.comForget everything you've read. Williamsburg really is more than a hipster habitat. The scene on the neighborhood's main drag Bedford Avenue, however, does not exactly give this away. The sidewalks are thick with roaming twenty-somethings sporting black...Tags: Wisconsin, Subway Transportation Industry, Montrose, Ohio, Rape
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