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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: Casey Stengel, Willie McCovey, Wrigley Field, Barry Bonds, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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O's Weaver was pioneer of stats game
Sun StaffIt began with instinct, as was often the case with Earl Weaver. "It just seemed to me that some batters hit certain pitchers better than others, and maybe it would be helpful to know those numbers," Weaver said recently. The year was 1968, at the...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Earl Weaver, American League
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All wet
Special to Baltimoresun.comIt's a tradition that likely dates back to the first Colonial settlers on Maryland shores: Summer means families and the The Chesapeake Bay. Even among those who don't live along its distant coves and quiet towns, the bay becomes a magnet, as city...Tags: Bodies of Water, Fishing, Wilbert Robinson, University of Maryland, College Park, Rivers
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'Reckless' Richards cracks open O's coffers
Sun StaffIn seven years with the Orioles, Paul Richards made the largest trade in baseball history, signed Brooks Robinson, invented the oversized catcher's mitt and preached a pitching-and-defense philosophy that defined the Orioles for years after he was gone....Tags: Casey Stengel, George Kell, Earl Weaver, American League, Public Employees
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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: Willie McCovey, Buck Ewing, Ty Cobb, Earl Weaver, Dan Brouthers
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Another title for Weaver: Manager in Hall of Fame
Sun StaffEarl Weaver, the umpire-baiting, dirt-kicking, tomato-growing manager who led the Orioles to four American League pennants and a world championship, was elected yesterday to the Baseball Hall of Fame. "I'm elated," said Weaver. "There are so many...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Casey Stengel, Bill Foster, Willie Keeler, Reggie Jackson
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La Russa To Manage 2012 National League All-Stars
Tony La Russa, the longtime manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who retired following his Club’s 2011 World Series Championship, will serve as the manager of the National League All-Star Team for the 2012 Midsummer Classicat Kauffman Stadium in...Tags: Casey Stengel, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Radio, American League
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Rich Gould On Tony LaRussa's Legacy
Sports AnchorSince 1996, La Russa has faced media, fans and opponents as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals with stoic intensity, so it's no surprise Tony came thru his farewell news conference without tears. There was a six second pause as La Russa talked about...Tags: Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols, Tony La Russa
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Out on Top: Tony LaRussa Retires as Cardinals Manager
Web ProducerIn a move that surprised the baseball world, Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa announced his retirement this morning. At a press conference at Busch Stadium, where just a day earlier he celebrated the Cardinals World Series Victory, La Russa stepped away...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, American League, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals
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Reinsdorf hopes La Russa's next stop is with White Sox
Watching Tony La Russa celebrate a World Series championship on Friday in St. Louis, Jerry Reinsdorf was kvelling. That's Yiddish, and means to beam with pride and pleasure, usually reserved for a parent talking about one of his children's achievements....Tags: Management Change, Kenny Williams, Connie Mack Jr, World Series, Spring Training
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Didn't You See It Coming?
So, I'm sitting with daughter Katie, watching the ballgame and I say out loud "I don't think the Cardinals are gonna win this one." This was said moments after Chris Carpenter hit Juan Rivera and before Tony La Russa went to the mound. It was...Tags: Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Los Angeles Dodgers
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