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The Sun Remembers: July 22-28
July 27, 2003: On an overcast day in Cooperstown, N.Y., former Orioles slugger Eddie Murray is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame and gives a heartfelt speech to the crowd of 18,000. "I had a dream as a kid, and I actually lived that dream," says...
Tags: Tommy Bolt, American League East, Billy Casper, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers
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Tags: Burleigh Grimes, Charlie Gehringer, Candy Cummings, Tom Seaver, Ernie Lombardi
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Did Babe Ruth play a role in the origin of the MLB trade deadline?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Babe Ruth played a part in the institution of Major League Baseball's first trade deadline. As we get closer to the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline, thoughts generally turn to where players like Carlos Beltran...... -
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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: Burleigh Grimes, Baseball Statistics, Candy Cummings, Ed Barrow, Johnny Bench
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Cubs-Sox World Series: 100 years later
Cubs Then: Second baseman Johnny Evers and center fielder Jimmy Slagle are the first to report for spring practices, meeting with club president Charles Murphy. Now: SLUG White Sox Then: Club president Charles Comiskey announces that he has every...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Greektown, Johnny Evers, American League
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'Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball From Itself'
![It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that "[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it." Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a considerable late assist from the steroidal heroes who wear the uniforms. They all get away with it because we fans don't want to know how baseball's sausage is made. We watch the game not just for the aesthetic pleasures of a mighty clout or a well-turned double play, but because it offers a time and space apart from our headaches and aggravations.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-06/47503591-15164056.gif "It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that \"[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it.\" Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a considerable late assist from the steroidal heroes who wear the uniforms. They all get away with it because we fans don't want to know how baseball's sausage is made. We watch the game not just for the aesthetic pleasures of a mighty clout or a well-turned double play, but because it offers a time and space apart from our headaches and aggravations.")
It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that "[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it." Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a...Tags: Book, Foods and Beverages, Jackie Robinson, New York Yankees, Branch Rickey
Jul 22, 2012
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Jan 7, 2003
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Jul 27, 2011
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Jan 6, 2011
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Feb 15, 2006
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Jun 15, 2009
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