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All-Star Game: Pregame chatter
On the Yankees beatGreetings everyone. Roderick Boone here today/night to take you through the final All-Star Game here at Yankee Stadium. We should be in for a lot of pomp and circumstance and I'll try to give you as much color as I......Tags: George Steinbrenner, All Stars, Alex Rodriguez, Willie Mays, Dave Winfield
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Bob Murphy enjoys happy recap in Newsday.com poll
WatchdogThanks to all who voted in Newsday.com's unscientific polls on best Mets announcers and best hockey movies. As of 1 a.m. Tuesday, Bob Murphy had 25.8 percent of 2,354 Mets votes, followed by Ralph Kiner (14.4), Keith Hernandez (12.3) and......Tags: New York Mets, Movies, Bob Murphy
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Who is your favorite Mets announcer of all time?
WatchdogSpeaking of Gary Cohen (see post below), I thought he did a fine job narrating Wednesday's operatic Mets game. Who is your favorite all-time Mets announcer, play-by-play or analyst, TV or radio? You only get to pick one, and state......Tags: New York Mets, Bob Murphy, Tom Seaver
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SNY talks fairly, quietly about Mets
neil.best@newsday.comSure, baseball gets mocked here for its glacial pace and out-sized role in Big Town media. But this week's operatic events in Flushing were a reminder of what the fuss is about - a sport whose melodrama unfolds daily over an insanely long season,...Tags: Cancer, CBS Corp., Television Industry, Field Hockey, Long Island Rail Road
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Ramirez Leads Alhambra Over Schurr, 11-2
On the eve of Ralph Kiner Day in the city of Alhambra, senior right-hander Noe Ramirez showed off a Hall of Fame-caliber curveball Friday to lead the Moors to an 11-2 victory over Montebello Schurr in an Almont League game at Schurr.
Ramirez, who has...Tags: Baseball, Ceremonies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Society, Wetlands
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Mex on Mustache title: A great honor
neil.best@newsday.comEleven Gold Gloves? Nice. Five All-Star selections? Fine. Two World Series rings, a batting title and a co-MVP Award? Yada, yada, yada. Keith Hernandez added a truly unique honor to his resume this week by winning the inaugural Mustache Madness,...Tags: Contracts, Bob Feller, Boomer Esiason, New York Mets, All Stars
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Mets are hungry after coming close last year
david.lennon@newsday.comThe Mets return largely intact for the defense of their National League East crown, the team's first division title since 1988, but last season still is remembered for what they did not accomplish. As if the Mets need a reminder, the Cardinals will do...Tags: All Stars, Barry Zito, Baseball, Shawn Green, Daisuke Matsuzaka
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Nap Lajoie, Eddie Mathews, Christy Mathewson, Carlton Fisk, Duke Snider
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Nap Lajoie, Travis Jackson, Miller Huggins, Carlton Fisk, Earl Weaver
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Broadcaster Bob Murphy dies at 79
STAFF WRITEREleven months after he called the last of more than 6,000 games for the Mets and retired to Florida, Bob Murphy died yesterday after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 79. Murphy, one of three broadcasters who joined the National League franchise...Tags: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Death and Dying, Baltimore Orioles
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Ask the Zog
Newsday's Bob Herzog answers your questions about the current happenings in MLB Updated July 20th Q: Hi Bob, I know Jason Giambi is a great hitter, but not necessarily a good defensive player or a base runner. I am against trading for this guy by giving...Tags: Defense, Brian Giles, All Stars, Florida Marlins, Alex Rodriguez
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Cubs split leaves sour taste
Tribune staff reporterThe Cubs hadn't swept a doubleheader in Pittsburgh since 1980, but with Houston's big lead over St. Louis posted on the scoreboard early in Game 2, everyone in their dugout knew what was at stake. Yet the Cubs responded with a sluggish effort in a 10-6...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Basketball, Brian Giles, Alex Gonzalez, Damian Miller
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