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Henderson headlines HOF ballot
The Associated PressCareer steals leader Rickey Henderson heads 10 first-time candidates on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire and Jim Rice -- eligible for the final time. Other newcomers are Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Jesse...Tags: Referenda, Greg Vaughn, Don Mattingly, American League, Parliament
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Despite loss, Mets fans stay for Shea closing ceremony
arthur.staple@newsday.comJohn Lennon, a pretty big star who once played at Shea Stadium, had some words that aptly describe the scene for Shea's farewell party. Strange days, indeed. How else to report a cheerful goodbye ceremony just an hour after the Mets' 2008 season ended...Tags: Mike Piazza, John Lennon, Willie Mays, Nolan Ryan, John Franco
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Orosco plans to say good-bye to Shea
As the Mets search for nightly answers to their bullpen woes, they've got to be willing to exhaust any option. So what do you think the chances are that Jesse Orosco might still get a lefty out? Orosco, who still follows the Mets closely, laughed at...Tags: New York Mets, Joe Torre, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Central Park
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Dodgers headed way off-base
Special to The TimesThe 61st spring encampment at the former Navy base that became Dodgertown in 1948 will be the last for the Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., another in the chain of broken links to Brooklyn. The Dodgers -- whose pitchers and catchers report to camp Thursday...Tags: Sandy Koufax, Eric Karros, Frank McCourt, Baltimore Orioles, Jackie Robinson
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Eluding Scott was 6th sense for Mets
Special to NewsdayWe remember so clearly, so deliciously, the sight of Jesse Orosco underhanding his glove into the night sky in exultation of the last out. We remember with a gasp and a skipped heartbeat how we saw the ball skip under Bill Buckner's mitt and between his...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Dave Smith, Boston Red Sox, Roger Clemens, New York Mets
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It's official: Fans storm field in clincher
Newsday Staff WriterThere was only one thing left for the 1986 Mets to do as the season headed for the finish line: clinch the franchise's first National League East crown since 1973. On Sept. 10, the Mets' lead in the division reached 22 games and their magic number was...Tags: Greg Maddux, Dave Magadan, Ed Koch, Soccer, Chicago Cubs
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From mound to green, Sid could putt on show
Newsday Staff WriterPicture Sid Fernandez on a pitcher's mound. You can't help it, right? You see that body, that doughy frame, that ample backside. And that fastball that seemed to defy physics and rise as it came to the plate. Now picture Sid Fernandez on a golf course....Tags: Golf, Boston Red Sox, Soccer, New York Mets, Houston Astros
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Dykstra still moves fast, and his stock is soaring
Newsday Staff WriterLenny Dykstra batted .600 last month. Not in some slow-pitch softball league or even an elite over-40 baseball circuit. The former Mets centerfielder's average came in his stock picks on the Wall Street Web site, thestreet.com, where Dykstra is a...Tags: Chicago White Sox, New York Stock Exchange, New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Wack job: Pitchers forced into OF duty
Newsday Staff WriterOn July 22, the Mets were one out away from a 3-1 loss to the Reds when Cincinnati rightfielder Dave Parker dropped the potential final out, a fly ball to the warning track hit by Keith Hernandez, for a game-tying two-run error. Then things got really...Tags: Pete Rose, New York Mets, Eric Davis, Howard Johnson, Baseball
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Hendricks' 'Oriole Way' gone, current O's are just wayward
It was an appropriate sendoff. Elrod Hendricks was remembered fondly by his family, friends and former teammates in a heartfelt and spiritual memorial service yesterday that drew 1,000 mourners to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. What else would you...Tags: Defense, Miguel Tejada, Mike Young, Mike Flanagan, Eddie Murray
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All Time Mets All-Star Selections
1962 Richie Asburn (OF) 1963 Duke Snider (OF) 1964 Ron Hunt* (2B) 1965 Ed Kranepool (1B) 1966 Ron Hunt (2B) 1967 Tom Seaver (P) 1968 Jerry Grote* (C) Jerry Koosman (P) Tom Seaver (P) 1969 Cleon Jones*(OF) Jerry Koosman (P) Tom Seaver (P) 1970 Bud...Tags: Mike Piazza, Rick Reed, Lance Johnson, Howard Johnson, David Cone
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Another year, another set of milestones
Home runs 500 Sammy Sosa could make it with his first swing. Rafael Palmeiro is on deck, while Fred McGriff and Ken Griffey Jr. are well within range. Sosa heads into Opening Day at Shea Stadium with 499 home runs, followed by Palmeiro at 490, McGriff at...Tags: Dean Palmer, Honus Wagner, Steve Carlton, Mark Guthrie, Cal Ripken Jr.
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