Babe Ruth
Canada's Ryder Hesjedal celebrates after winning the 95th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 27, 2012. - Canada's Ryder Hesjedal celebrates after winning the 95th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 27, 2012. | Fabio Ferrari/ The Associated Press
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I had my eye on them as being a potential fit, just seeing how I'm a right-handed hitter and can play the three outfield spots, which are kind of a need for them ... It's not like I have to come out here and be Babe Ruth.
I still can't believe it ... He would probably pretend when he was playing in the backyard, but the thought of him actually being here obviously never entered our minds. I know when he pitched in the Babe Ruth World Series, he told me he pretended like it was the major league World Series. And the fact that he wasn't that great of a pitcher in high school is why it is so neat that he ended up making it.
I give a 1-minute quiz to my friends every morning and now Babe Ruth is going to be in that quiz ... I'm going to teach Jake, Noah, and Alan all about Babe Ruth.More quotes »
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Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4 million
Ruth equals big bucks.A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller.SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform Read more »
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The Babe's house is for sale, cigar burns and all
Mass. -- The suburban Boston home where Babe Ruth lived after he had been sent to the New York Yankees is for sale, and the asking price is more than Ruth made in his entire playing career.The estate known as Home Plate Farm in Sudbury, Mass., is on the market Read more »
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Amateur sleuth helps stop National Archives thefts
forgot about them.In September 2010, however, he typed one of his routine searches for records into eBay and saw the Babe Ruth recording for sale.Goldin wasn't sure what was happening. He wrote to the National Archives. Were they getting rid of old material? Read more »
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Magic opens on Broadway, as Dodgers owner
he was at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, once operated by former Red Sox owner Harry Frazee , who is notorious for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920."It's great, we're 3-1 right now," Johnson said of the Dodgers. "I'm happy about the way they are playing Read more »
Around the web
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Victoria's first great cyclist known as Babe Ruth of Bicycle Racing
Long before Ryder Hesjedal became Hero of the Giro by winning the 21-day Giro d’Italia, another Victoria cyclist thrilled the sporting world. His parents named him William John but in the 1930s the world knew him as Torchy. Early in his racing career, a 6:52 PM from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Adding Some Guesswork to Memorabilia Sales, Just for Televised Fun
Ah, the stresses of the memorabilia sellers on “Final Offer,” Discovery’s new entry in what might be called How Much Can I Get for My Stuff Television. Four buyers, but no clue as to which one is willing to pay the most. “If only I could drill into their 5:45 PM from The New York Times Read more »
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Pedro Martinez invokes Babe Ruth after beating Yankees
Pedro had heard enough about the Yankees. After five consecutive winless starts against the champs, he stoned them last night with eight innings of four-hit, 13-strikeout ball in a 3-0 victory. Then he went on the attack in front of the microphones. “I’m 1:57 AM from Boston.com Read more »
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MLB Notebook: Sale, Moore pile up K's
Back in 1918, Babe Ruth was beginning his transition into an outfielder, but he still made 19 starts as a southpaw for the Red Sox. In those 19 starts, the Babe's high strikeout total was four. In fact, only five left-handers reached double digits in str from MLB.com Read more »
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Login / Register | 3 premium articles left before you must register. East Lyme 16-18 Babe Ruth League registration - Boys from East Lyme, Old Lyme and Lyme and born between Jan. 1993 and May 1, 1996 are eligible. For registration forms, go to www.eastlym from TheDay.com Read more »
