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Hall of Fame baseball manager Dick Williams dead at 82
The Associated PressBy taking over a ninth-place team and leading it to the pennant in his first year as a big-league manager in Boston, Dick Williams earned the reputation of being a turnaround artist that he built on later in Montreal and San Diego. By taking over an...Tags: New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Tony Gwynn, Jr., Montreal Expos, American League
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'Viva Le Brooks!'
Sun reporterTwenty-four years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed an Oriole known simply by his first name - a balding infielder who defined his position and bled orange all his life. Next week, Cooperstown, N.Y., will do this again. And like Brooks Robinson...Tags: Johnny Mize, Bill Terry, New York Yankees, Cool Papa Bell, Stan Musial
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In nest of zanies, 3 stood out
Sun StaffA pitcher whose repertoire included smoke bombs, sneezing powder and live snakes. A catcher who bought cattle during road trips and hauled livestock in his Cadillac. An outfielder known to run the bases backward and spout maxims like, "This year I'm...Tags: Arts, Baltimore Orioles, Hoyt Wilhelm, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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O's Series hero was prankster, too
Sun ReporterFormer pitcher Moe Drabowsky, a fun-loving prankster who became an Orioles World Series hero, died yesterday at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock of complications from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Drabowsky, 70,...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Hospitals and Clinics, Public Employees, Colleges and Universities
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Making the Hall of Fame case
Too many strong candidates. Not enough votes.
That's the situation, as I see it, regarding the Hall of Fame's Golden Era election process.
At some point Sunday, after a weekend spent reviewing the candidates, the 16 members comprising the Hall's...Tags: New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Mike Schmidt, Tony Gwynn, Jr., Yogi Berra
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Dodgers Web musings: Dodgers-for-sale edition
Dodgers BlogThere was reaction all over the web to the news Frank McCourt will finally put the team up for sale.... -
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TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Dan Brouthers, Pop Lloyd, Contracts, Bill Veeck, Richie Ashburn
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'Ball Four' part of local display
The Baseball Reliquary has enjoyed an ongoing association with the Burbank Central Library. For a number of years, the library has hosted a variety of baseball-related events and displays put on by the San Gabriel Valley-based organization. The...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Vietnam War (1955-1975), New York Yankees, Documentary (genre), Milwaukee Brewers
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Highlights Of George Steinbrenner's Career As Owner Of The New York Yankees
Jan. 3, 1973 - Heads group that purchases Yankees from CBS Inc.
Sept. 30, 1973 - Manager Ralph Houk resigns, the first of 20 managerial changes under Steinbrenner through 1995.
Aug. 30, 1974 - Fined $15,000 by U.S. District Court in Cleveland...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago White Sox, Joe Girardi, Trials, New York Yankees
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'Goose' Gossage Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, NY (AP) - For more than two decades, Rich "Goose" Gossage unnerved batters as one of baseball's most menacing and dominating relief pitchers. On Sunday, it was his turn for the jitters. The baseball superstar who lives in Colorado Springs...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Hoyt Wilhelm, George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres
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President's first pitch: 100 years later
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated 100 years ago, it was William Howard Taft, right-hander. 100 years ago, it was the Washington Senators. Today, it was Barack Obama, south paw. Today, it was the Washington Nationals. In his time, Harry Truman......Tags: Republican Party, Bill Clinton, National League, San Diego Padres, Jimmy Carter
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Requiem: 2007 passings of note
Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...Tags: Chris Benoit, Armed Forces, Petroleum Industry, A Christmas Story (movie), San Francisco 49ers
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