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The best of the best in 2008
More Tylenol, please. The regular season is over, which means it's time to pass out the hardware for performances exceptionally well done. Frankly, it's going to take an exceptional performance to get the 2008 awards correct. Statistical analysts and...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Chipper Jones, Sammy Sosa
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Yogi, Whitey and others to visit ESPN booth Sunday
WatchdogIdeally, I should rewrite ESPN's news release about its plans for the final game at Yankee Stadium in my own words. But after all that Mike Francesa transcription and answering 113 questions in my live chat, I don't feel like......Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, World Series, Baltimore Orioles, Yogi Berra
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On this day in history
On Sept. 30, 1777, Congress, forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces, moved to York, Pa. In 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna. In 1846 Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for...Tags: Michael K Powell, Major League Baseball, Armed Forces, Baseball, Truman Capote
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Phil Rogers: Hitters rack up record strikeout totals
Wally Joyner couldn't make it to the finish line. He resigned as San Diego's hitting coach Tuesday, blaming himself for the Padres' disappointing season. But maybe he just couldn't stand watching big-league hitters anymore. Joyner, a prototypical...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, Theo Epstein
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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: Mickey Mantle, Major League Baseball, House and Home, Baseball, New York Mets
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Like teammates, Ramirez has tough night, a rarity in fine rookie season
NEW YORK—Ground balls don't come easier than this one. But Alexei Ramirez couldn't keep his caboose down on the two-out tapper from Alex Rodriguez, raising up and letting the ball go right between his legs. It was that kind of a night for the White...Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Baseball, Joe Crede, Times Square
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Impossible To Have A Bad Day At Yankee Stadium
It can be put off no longer. No more denial or blocking it out.
The time has come. Today is the day.
It's noon on Saturday and I am in my familiar seat No. 13, looking out at Yankee Stadium for the second-to-last time, and before the last day game. It...Tags: Major League Baseball, Pedro Martinez, Baseball, All Stars, Joe Torre
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Friday comment contest winner
WatchdogI won't have time Friday for the Friday comment contest, so I'll name a winner now: The happy recap goes to Jim Nasium, who offered this bit of highbrow humor in response to a picture of Morganna kissing George Brett......Tags: ESPN
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Today's lineup/news and notes
On the Yankees beatDamon dh Jeter ss Abreu rf Rodriguez 3b Sexson 1b Cano 2b Cabrera cf Molina c Christian lf Mussina p Notes: Roderick Boone here. Crazy thing happened this morning as I'm pulling into the official parking lot at the Stadium.......Tags: Major League Baseball, Baseball, Jorge Posada, Society, Ceremonies
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Gossage: Too much 'loving' in today's game
Tribune staff reporterGoose Gossage never met a hitter he couldn't intimidate. In part, he says, that's because he never got to know them. On the day before his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame, the 57-year-old Gossage criticized modern players for allowing their...Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Baseball, Dave Winfield, American League
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All-Star Game another twist in closer's journey
Sun reporterOf all the 2008 All-Stars, Orioles closer George Sherrill might have taken the most circuitous route here, a nondrafted free agent who spent parts of five seasons in independent leagues before finally getting a chance to play affiliated baseball at age...Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Air Transportation Industry, Baseball, Multi-Sport Events
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Parade is Hall of a prelude
Of The Associated PressBob Gibson wore a smile, rather than a scowl. Known for throwing hard, high and tight, the no-nonsense pitcher presented a much different face Tuesday. He waved to thousands of fans and beamed for their snapshots as a parade of Hall of Famers rolled...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams
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