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THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK
Sept. 24, 1950, at Yankee Stadium: The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 9-5, with 66,924 on hand for Johnny Mize day. Phil Rizzuto hit a single, double and homer and Yogi Berra had four hits, including a triple. Sept. 24, 1969, at Shea Stadium: Gary Gentry...Tags: Johnny Mize, Yogi Berra, Boston Red Sox, National League, New York Mets
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Giants broadcaster Dick Lynch dead at 72
neil.best@newsday.comThe essence of Dick Lynch, his former radio partner said yesterday, was his ability to "bring Giants fans into the booth and into his family, and to make Giants fans feel like family." That homey charm endeared him not only to Bob Papa, who went from a...Tags: Washington Redskins, Super Bowl, Plaxico Burress, New York Giants, Eli Manning
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Cathedral going, going ... gone
— Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over"...Tags: Derek Jeter, Yogi Berra, Roger Clemens, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Mrs. Babe 'erased' I was about 8 when my parents took my older brother and I to see Babe Ruth make his last appearance. Mrs. Ruth was sitting not far from us and my dad sent me over to her with my scorecard to get her autograph. She signed it "Mrs....Tags: Bobby Murcer, Nolan Ryan, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Mel Allen
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Many farewell visits to Monument Park
barbara.barker@newsday.com"Excuse me," the tall man said as he held out a camera, "but would you mind taking my picture?" The man then walked over to a monument that read "George Herman Babe Ruth" and the shutter clicked. As he walked away, he revealed that he is a scout for...Tags: Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Cincinnati Reds
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Lynch, Giants Broadcaster, Dies
Dick Lynch, who played cornerback for the Giants in the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a longtime radio analyst for the team, has died. He was 72. Lynch, who had been treated for leukemia, died in New York on Wednesday morning, family members said....Tags: Diseases, Cancer, National Football League, Frank Gifford, New York Giants
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Ex-Irish and Giants star Dick Lynch dies
Tribune staff reporterOn the subject of Dick Lynch, one of the first things Terry Brennan recalls has nothing to do with football, the sport in which Lynch spent the last 50-plus years of his life. Instead, Brennan, the Irish football coach from 1954-58, harkens to Lynch's...Tags: New England Patriots, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Sam Huff, Diseases
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Yankees prepare to say good-bye to Stadium
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime Sunday night, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. Or...Tags: Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig
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Impossible To Have A Bad Day At Yankee Stadium
It can be put off no longer. No more denial or blocking it out.
The time has come. Today is the day.
It's noon on Saturday and I am in my familiar seat No. 13, looking out at Yankee Stadium for the second-to-last time, and before the last day game. It...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, David Wells, Derek Jeter, Reggie Jackson, Jack O'Connell
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The Last Dance
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime tonight, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. (Or...Tags: Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig
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I took a date to twin bill in Bronx in '76, and my mom!
WatchdogMy Friday newspaper column has a baseball theme in general and a strong dose of the Yankee Stadium finale in particular. That includes ESPN's and YES' plans for the evening, and the going rate for ducats on StubHub. I also......Tags: Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, ESPN, New York Mets
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Long-time Giants broadcaster Dick Lynch dies at 72
WatchdogDick Lynch, a former Giants defensive back and radio broadcaster for the team whose association with the organization spanned 50 years, has died at age 72, several people familiar with Lynch's situation said Wednesday morning. Lynch had been absent from.....Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Washington Redskins, National Football League, Super Bowl, Wellington Mara
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