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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: World Series, Athletes, Nolan Ryan, Chicago Tribune, Baseball
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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: Athletes, Los Angeles Dodgers, Hank Aaron, Rafael Palmeiro, Don Mattingly
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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: Steroids, ESPN (tv network), Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Hank Aaron, Rafael Palmeiro
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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: Honus Wagner, Hank Aaron, Jay Gibbons, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds
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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: Honus Wagner, Nolan Ryan, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Christy Mathewson
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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: Basketball, Los Angeles Dodgers, LaTroy Hawkins, New York Giants, Lou Gehrig
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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: Steroids, Arts, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Tourism and Leisure
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Nap Lajoie, Eddie Murray, Lou Brock, Dizzy Dean, Hank Greenberg
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Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...Tags: Honus Wagner, Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Eddie Murray, Lou Brock
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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: Steroids, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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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: National League, Baseball, James Fenimore Cooper, 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: Baseball, Referenda, Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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