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Dodgers slam Cubs in opener
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCHICAGO -- The trip around the bases was like no other James Loney had made in his 24 years. "Pretty quiet," Loney said. "Like a cemetery in Wrigley," Matt Kemp said. With three teammates in front of him, Loney rounded the basepaths in front of 42,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Tennis, Ryan Dempster, Baseball
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With fresh start in LA, Torre finds himself back in familiar position _ managing in October
AP Sports WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Joe Torre is no longer bombarded by questions about his boss, no longer caught up in the New York tumult. One constant remains for him, though: October baseball. So here he is again, managing in the playoffs and leading the Los Angeles...Tags: Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, George Steinbrenner, Baseball, American League
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THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK
Sept. 18, 1993, at Yankee Stadium: With the Yankees trailing 3-1 to the Red Sox, Mike Stanley flew out to "end" the game but was given a second chance because the umpire had called time when a fan ran onto the field. Stanley singled and Don Mattingly...Tags: Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Jose Valentin
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Through the years, Stadium memories live on
caitlin.strang@newsday.comPERCHED SIDE BY SIDE on the barrier outside Yankee Stadium, sisters Peggy Grillo and Jeanie Steibel received a nice memento to carry home from their final visit to the old ballpark. Grillo, 57, of North Babylon, and Steibel, 53, of Copiague, traveled...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Mental Illness, Long Island, Baseball
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: THEIR OWN WORDS
"I was sitting all the way out there [pointing to the upper deck in leftfield]. It seemed like I was 100 miles away from the field. I was a Giants fan when I was a kid, so in the World Series I rooted for the National League. I was pulling for Brooklyn...Tags: Major League Baseball, Babe Ruth, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Lou Gehrig, House and Home
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Giambi's time is up, but he'd like to return
kat.obrien@newsday.comJason Giambi's seven seasons in pinstripes have run the gamut. Giambi lived up to the big-time slugger expectations the first two years with 40-homer, 100-RBI seasons. Then he hit lows as he was diagnosed with an intestinal parasite and a benign tumor...Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Major League Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Baseball, Joe Girardi
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Yankees prepare to say good-bye to Stadium
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime Sunday night, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. Or...Tags: Major League Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Miller Huggins, Tino Martinez, Phil Rizzuto
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The Last Dance
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime tonight, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. (Or...Tags: Major League Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Miller Huggins, Tino Martinez, Phil Rizzuto
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
A lesson learned My father and I arrived very early during batting practice for my first Yankee Stadium game. I was eating my peanuts and Cracker Jack and not paying attention. All of a sudden, my father jumped and raced back about 10 rows to retrieve...Tags: Major League Baseball, Mel Allen, Baseball, George Brett, Homes
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NY Yankees mural gets 2 new additions
Associated Press WriterRay Negron was a trouble-making high school kid when he spray-painted graffiti on a wall at Yankee Stadium in 1973 and instantaneously became part of team lore. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner caught him in the act, and Negron was locked up, but not...Tags: Mickey Mantle, Arts, George Steinbrenner, Babe Ruth, Death and Dying
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Cathedral going, going ... gone
— Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over"...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Major League Baseball, Brian Roberts, Babe Ruth, Baseball
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Yankee Stadium is one for all ages
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNEW YORK -- Here's what I'll miss most about going to Yankee Stadium: The little slice of right field you see from the 4 train just after it rises out of the tunnel and onto the elevated tracks. It's like a quick taste, an appetizer -- one fast flash of...Tags: Major League Baseball, James Cagney, Baseball, American League, Babe Ruth
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