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Shea seats selling briskly
As a season-ticket holder, Darrell Buono spent 13 years rooting for the New York Mets in blue, loge-level seats at Shea Stadium. So he bought them. The seats cost $869 for a pair and will have a place of honor in Buono's basement in New Hyde Park when...Tags: Sales, New York Mets, Auction Service, eBay Incorporated, Albert Pujols
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Shea seats selling briskly at $869 a pair
Associated Press WriterAs a season-ticket holder, Darrell Buono spent 13 years rooting for the New York Mets in blue, loge-level seats at Shea Stadium. So he bought them. The seats cost $869 for a pair and will have a place of honor in Buono's basement in New Hyde Park when...Tags: Sales, New York Mets, Auction Service, eBay Incorporated, Albert Pujols
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Robinson to King to Obama, a combination for progress
Today's date, Aug.28, links two epic moments in American history and in the progress of African-Americans in this country: The Rev.Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963 and Barack Obama's speech accepting...Tags: Branch Rickey, Martin Luther King Jr., Political Candidates, History, Major League Baseball
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Jose Lima should inspire the Dodgers
They have these marble statues of saints in the Vatican, and the folks who visit like to kiss their feet. Over the years most of the saints have had their feet kissed away -- no telling how many prayers having been answered. I mention this, because...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Jose Lima, Frank McCourt, Joe Torre, Chicago Cubs
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Obama date echoes MLK, Robinson
The SwampMuch has been made of the fact that tonight's scheduled acceptance speech by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama falls on the same date as Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Our Baltimore Sun colleague David Steele also reminds readers...Tags: Barack Obama, Branch Rickey, Martin Luther King Jr., Political Candidates, Major League Baseball
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Indians broke color line, too
Associated PressLong before Jackie Robinson endured torrents of racial taunts in breaking baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Louis Sockalexis had a bull's-eye on his back. From the day in 1897 when he first donned a uniform for the Cleveland...Tags: National Football League, Racism, New York Giants, Jacoby Ellsbury, Ty Cobb
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Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton rift persists
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe big question of the presidential election, says L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, is not whether America is ready for a black president. Rather, he asks, "Are the Clintons ready?" What Democratic candidate Barack Obama...Tags: Local Elections, Bill Clinton, Regional Authority, L. Douglas Wilder, Political Candidates
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September 20: The Jackie Robinson Foundation Presents the 3rd Annual JAZZ on the Grass
JAZZ on the Grass features an artist lineup of contemporary jazz performers and promises to be the premier private outdoor jazz event in Southern Calfornia hosted by a non-proft organization. JAZZ on the Grass will provide a unique platform for companies... -
Windsor Locks' 1965 Champs Played In Simpler Time
Courant Staff WriterOn a summer day in 1965, Russell Mattesen was reminded just what Little League baseball was all about. In a tie game at the East Regional tournament in Staten Island, N.Y., with a trip to the Little League World Series at stake, Windsor Locks right...Tags: Mickey Mantle, New York Mets, World Series, Multi-Sport Events, Little League Baseball
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Phillies notebook - August 9th
These days, teams make a big to-do when they retire a player's number. Families are called in. Time is carved out before a game for a ceremony. Camera flashbulbs are firing every second. But former Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts didn't get that...Tags: Tony Taylor, Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, Spring Training, Major League Baseball
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Recalling Al Campanis' 'Nightline' nightmare
Special to The TimesApril 6, 1987. Nothing could have prepared me for what happened that spring night. I had just finished my first week as guest producer on ABC's "Nightline." And I got a quick introduction into the power of live television. Just a few words and neither...Tags: Racism, Civil Rights, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minority Groups
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Prized memories are washed away
Associated PressBaseball stole Art Pennington's future. The Cedar River washed away his past. His house, his car, his clothes, nearly all his pictures and one of his two dogs were lost to the Midwest floods. "Every damn thing I had just floated down the river," he...Tags: Local Elections, Chicago Cubs, Disasters, Elections, Larry Doby
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