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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter chasing 3,000
He is Mr. November, and every other month in which Major League Baseball is played.
He has more hits than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, a higher career batting average than Mickey Mantle and a higher postseason average than Joe DiMaggio.
And it won't be...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Brian Cashman, Major League Baseball, Tris Speaker, Biography (genre)
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Who's the greatest pitcher of all time?
Maddux dominant Kevin Cowherd Baltimore Sun OK, are we including cheaters? Or, ahem, alleged cheaters? If so, it's hard not to go with Mr. Steroid Scandal himself, Roger Clemens, with his 354 career wins, 3.12 ERA and 7 Cy Young Awards. But if...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Walter Johnson, Athletes, Boston Red Sox, Nolan Ryan
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Years lend fresh perspective to meaning of Ripken feat
Sun StaffA few years ago, Cal Ripken and his wife plopped down in front of a television to finally watch the video commemorating Ripken's record-setting 2,131st consecutive major league game. They sat there for about two minutes when the Orioles legend turned and...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Cal Ripken, Television, Baltimore Orioles
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Peek beyond The Streak
Sun reporterSometimes, one aspect of a ballplayer's resume is so striking that it obscures every other trait and accomplishment. Take Hank Aaron, whose 755 home runs seem so monumental that his early years as a fleet base runner who contended for batting titles...Tags: Hack Wilson, Walter Johnson, Cal Ripken, Honus Wagner, Baltimore Orioles
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Best of the Hall and the town
Sun StaffBest place for a quiet walk with your spouse after all that baseball: Anywhere along Otsego Lake. Cooperstown is quite pretty, with the lake and the hills around it providing a soothing backdrop. Best fine dining: Alex & Ika. This Main Street gem...Tags: Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Honus Wagner, Nolan Ryan
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'07's oral report
"She looked at me with this look, like, 'Mom, are you dumb or what?' She said, 'These are my friends. I want to be with them.'" Deborah McFadden, whose wheelchair athlete daughter, Tatyana, has challenged the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic...Tags: LaTroy Hawkins, Morgan State University, Clubs and Associations, National Basketball Association, U.S. Open (golf)
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History shows baseball will bounce back
Sun reporterBaseball is no stranger to scandal and unsavory history. One of its earliest superstars, Cap Anson, perpetuated a culture of fierce segregation that scarred the game for decades. Another early great, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, was one of eight Chicago...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Drugs and Medicines, Josh Gibson, World Series, Culture
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Perfectly positioned
sun reporterThe drama won't be in the announcement -- it will be in the details. Cal Ripken Jr., the pride of Aberdeen, the two-decades face of the Orioles organization, a model for workaholics everywhere, almost certainly will be announced Tuesday as one of the...Tags: Cal Ripken, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron
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Schmuck: With Ripken, Gwynn, town has true legends
It is the pleasant nature of this quaint little upstate village that makes it so easy to overlook the disconnect between truth and legend that allowed it to become the hometown of baseball history. If baseball wasn't invented here, it should have been....Tags: James Fenimore Cooper, Cal Ripken, Baseball, Pete Rose, Lou Gehrig
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B. Robinson: Don't give McGwire Hall pass
Brooks Robinson is expecting a record crowd to converge on Cooperstown, N.Y., in July to watch Cal Ripken Jr. join the game's immortals in the Hall of Fame. "They'll break the all-time record with attendance at this one," Robinson said. "When I was...Tags: Frank Robinson, Dante Bichette, Pete Rose, Political Candidates, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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