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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Lou Gehrig, Apple Pie, Television Industry, Mickey Mantle, Bob Lemon
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Manuel has radical vision for 2013 bullpen
PHILADELPHIA — Let me make one thing clear right now: This idea Charlie Manuel has is out there. Nonetheless, it goes to show you how desperate he is, how discouraged he is and how much he wants to avoid a repeat performance of the mess that is the...
Tags: Todd Pratt, Antonio Bastardo, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Jim Thome, Henry Rodriguez
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Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95
The Baltimore SunLee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Larry MacPhail, Jim Palmer, George Brett, Chicago Cubs
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Orioles even ALDS series against Yankees with 3-2 win
The Baltimore SunFor the second consecutive night, Orioles fans streamed into Camden Yards wearing their orange, twirling their “BUCKle Up” towels and surviving a first-pitch rain delay in hopes their Orioles could beat the bullies of the American League East....Tags: Baseball Statistics, Wei-Yin Chen, Major League Baseball, Jim Johnson, Baltimore Orioles
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The Orioles -- and Baltimore -- reawaken
It thoroughly confounds the pundits that the Baltimore Orioles, separated by 15 years from their last winning season, and with a roster dominated by the young and unknown, would host the New York Yankees in a September series with first place on the line....
Tags: Memorial Day, Mickey Mantle, Memorial Stadium, World War II (1939-1945), Labor Day
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60 Years Of Memories For The Travelers Championship
The Hartford CourantCROMWELL — The first PGA Tour stop in Connecticut was 60 years ago with the Insurance City Open at Wethersfield Country Club. Now called the Travelers Championship, it has gone through some name and sponsor changes through the years. But for...Tags: Tommy Bolt, Jim Rice, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandy Koufax, Stewart Cink
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Phillies have limited history with Buehrle
The Phillies FilesThe Phillies may be familiar with the Marlins, but they’re not so familiar with pitcher Mark Buehrle. And it many ways, that doesn’t make things easy for the Phillies. Buehrle has faced the Phillies just three times in career, with...... -
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TV SPORTS NHL Hockey-New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, 6:30 p.m. (VERSUS) College Football-Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m. (ESPN); Ohio at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-Wisconsin-Green Bay at North Dakota State,...Tags: Aaron Hill, Travel, American Hockey League, Walter McFadden, Ted Schulz
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Bill Plaschke: Mariano Rivera is great, but let's not overdo it
The Fabulous ForumMariano Rivera, the New York Yankees legendary reliever, recorded his 602nd career save Monday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins to set baseball’s new career record. But let's not get carried away with the comparisons to some of baseball's all-... -
Ralph Houk dies at 90; Yankees manager won World Series in first 2 seasons
Ralph Houk, who won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 in his first two seasons as manager of the New York Yankees, died Wednesday in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90.
Houk went on to lead the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox in a 20-year managerial career....Tags: Boston Red Sox, Mickey Mantle, World War II (1939-1945), World Series, American League
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From the archives: Skowron revels in storytelling as he battles lung cancer
Special to the TribuneThis story was first published in the Tribune on May 22, 2011. The voice is softer now but as affable and entertaining as ever. Moose Skowron still has many, many tales to tell. Like the night Marilyn Monroe was flirting -- only not with Skowron, nor...Tags: Butch Patrick, Sandy Koufax, The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program), Bill Mazeroski, MLB Rookie of the Year Award
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The Yankees on Pettitte
pix11.comCurrent and former New York Yankees reminisce about Andy Pettitte's time in pinstripes. Statements courtesy of the NY Yankees: "We thank Andy, his wife, Laura, and their family for their many contributions to this organization. We hope the Pettitte...Tags: Hank Steinbrenner, Tino Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Career and Workplace, Athletes
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