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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: New York Mets, Mike Piazza, Major League Baseball, Yogi Berra, Robin Ventura
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Fred Wilpon should write the questions for 'Beer Money'
WatchdogI never had spent much time around Mets CEO Fred Wilpon until Wednesday, when he held court for 30 minutes with a handful of sports media/business writers at SNY's studios. It was impossible not to be impressed by the guy,......Tags: New York Mets, Consumer Electronics Industry, Multi-Sport Events, Billy Joel, Johan Santana
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Shy of relief? Not this season
Tribune reporterSoxFest ended Sunday with legitimate optimism instead of the unfounded hope of last year. The biggest reason for eased nerves heading into spring training is the addition of experience to a young bullpen whose meltdown paralleled the White Sox's woes...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Mike MacDougal, Andrew Sisco, Bobby Jenks
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Think things are bad with the Mets? Think again
While watching the Mets continue their June swoon last night at Yankee Stadium, I found myself thinking about other more difficult times for the Mets. Times when it was a struggle to win games all season long. Obviously we're nowhere near that stage...Tags: New York Mets, Bobby Bonilla, Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball, Google Inc.
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Visiting New York's sports halls of fame
Special to NewsdayThere I was, perched on a folding chair, eating raisin toast in the lobby of a Days Inn in upstate New York. Quietly sipping orange juice next to me sat Marlon "Magic Man" Starling, the world welterweight boxing champ in the late 1980s. On any other day,...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, New York Mets, Muhammad Ali, Mike Piazza, Hank Aaron
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Starting all over in style
STAFF WRITEROpening Day at Shea Stadium hardly was perfect. A handful of Mets were booed during the introductions. Tom Glavine heard occasional groans and Kaz Matsui was loudly razzed after striking out in his first two at-bats. To top it off, the revolving hitter's...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Carlos Beltran, Marlon Anderson, Doug Mientkiewicz
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Ask Mark Gonzales
What should we read into the assignments of Sweeney, Fields, Owens, Gonzalez et al. to Winter Ball? Didn't Jerry Owens tear it up in Venezuela last year before unexpectedly leaving? Has he been demoted in only being sent to the AZL? Also, any plans for...Tags: New York Giants, American League, Jose Contreras, Juan Uribe, Jermaine Dye
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Astros don't miss tee time in 5th
Tribune staff reporterMark Prior took the blame Sunday, but there were plenty of culprits in the Cubs' 9-3 loss to the Houston Astros. After winning the opener of the series Friday and moving two games over .500 for the first time this season, the Cubs dropped the final two—...Tags: Major League Baseball, Kerry Wood, Ronny Cedeno, Baseball, Jeff Bagwell
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Houston Astros
A closer look
TRAINING SITE: Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee.
YEAR OPENED: 1984.
SEATING CAPACITY: 5,300.
TICKET PHONE: 321-697-3200.
FAST FACT: The Astros moved to Kissimmee in 1985, leaving behind their old digs in Cocoa. They trained in Cocoa...Tags: Roger Clemens, New York Mets, Preston Wilson, All Stars, Major League Baseball
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Smithtown High School graduates
JAMES ABRUZZO SHAWN AIELLO LORI AKALSKI MASOOMA ALI MICHAEL ALLOCCA DANIEL ALMEIDA DIANA AMARI DANIELLE AMATUCCIO ROBERT ANDOLINA ALEXANDRIA ANDRICOPOULOS PETER ANSELMO CAITLIN APOSTOLI MURAYAH ARLOTTA MICHAEL ARMENTANO SCOTT ARMENTANO...Tags: William Walker, Paul Smith, Robert Smith, Smithtown (Suffolk, New York), Andrew Lang
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Tug McGraw Dies
Staff WriterTug McGraw, the relief pitcher who helped the Mets and Phillies win their first world championships and whose three-word phrase "Ya Gotta Believe" became a rallying cry for his team and New York three decades ago, died yesterday. He was 59 and had...Tags: New York Mets, Cancer, Diseases, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball
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