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Is there an age limit for baseball managers?
New senior circuit
Phil Rogers
Chicago Tribune
Jack McKeon didn't get a four-year contract when the Marlins hired him to be their interim manager, so why not do what they're doing?
McKeon is clearly a bridge guy to Ozzie Guillen, Bobby Valentine or...Tags: Public Employees, Sun Life Stadium, Colleges and Universities, Ozzie Guillen, Chicago Tribune
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Ex-Oriole George Kell dies at 86
The Associated PressGeorge Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title and became a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years, died Tuesday. He was 86. Jackson's Funeral Home in Newport confirmed the death...Tags: Al Kaline, Bob Lemon, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Family
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Oldest ex-major leaguer Werber dies at 100
The Associated PressBill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100. Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Jimmie Foxx, Bill Dickey, New York Yankees, Colleges and Universities
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Scalping at a spring training game?
Special to Baltimoresun.comThere are two phrases that strike fear in this baseball fan: "rained out" and "sold out." I had dodged a bullet in Lakeland when the Tigers-Phillies game I attended was delayed by 40 minutes due to rain. However, that game was played, and the afternoon...Tags: NFL Preseason, Rob McNamara, World War II (1939-1945), Homes, New York Mets
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Honors class
BASKETBALL: Naismith Memorial George Hepbron, Still Pond // A friend of the game's inventor, James Naismith, Hepbron is credited with writing the first book about basketball (How to Play Basketball), as well as creating interpretations of many of the...Tags: Al Kaline, Martina Navratilova, New York Yankees, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, New York Giants
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: History, John McGraw, New York Yankees, Tris Speaker, Oscar Charleston
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Dismissal, no; witnesses, yes
Sun ReporterThe Senate voted virtually along party lines yesterday to defeat a Democratic proposal to dismiss the impeachment charges against President Clinton, then summoned Monica Lewinsky and two others as trial witnesses. The tally on separate proposals to...Tags: Vernon Jordan, Lawyers, Prosecution, Tom Daschle, Bill Clinton
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A Good Sport Anniversary:
Sun StaffJim McKay loves to tell stories. He's told stories about the wide world of sports for 50 years. Now he's telling his own. On Halloween, he finished the manuscript of the book-length story of his 50 years in television, just two days after the anniversary...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Y.A. Tittle, Television Industry, ABC (tv network), Television
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Beyond tantrums, was hidden Weaver
Sun StaffThere's a side of Earl Weaver few people have seen, far removed from the man remembered for kicking and screaming his way through 17 seasons managing the Orioles. Weaver could be menacing and rude. Umpires ejected him 98 times. He feuded with his players...Tags: Eddie Murray, American League, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Dog (animal), Government
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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Whitey Ford, Joe Sewell, Joe Kelley, Carlton Fisk, Cap Anson
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THE ORIOLES' NEW OWNERS
Sun StaffPETER G. ANGELOS Age: 63 Residence: Baltimore Occupation: Attorney. Why he's involved: He's a keen supporter of local ownership, and began thinking seriously about buying the Orioles when Eli S. Jacobs' financial problems became public last year....Tags: Corporate Officers, Finance, ABC (tv network), Luke Appling, Texas Rangers
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Late entry Weldon plays catch-up in Senate primary
Bonnie Lesando was hoping a Republican candidate like former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon would get into the U.S. Senate race. She doesn't like front-runner Connie Mack IV nor former Sen. George LeMieux, and retired Army Col. Mike McCalister is stuck in...Tags: Key West, Mike Haridopolos, Facebook, Bill Nelson, Dave Weldon
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