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Instant replay adds strange dimension
Never thought I'd see the day when instant replay would be a part of Bud Selig's baseball universe. But that day is coming, perhaps as soon as the next week or two, and there's nothing for the naysayers to do at this point except wonder how different the...Tags: Willie Mays, Human Mishaps, Willie McCovey, Major League Baseball, American League
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Padres' Maddux will be pitching for history in Philly
NUMBERS GAME Compiled by Stephen Miller AT STUD OF THE WEEK CHASE UTLEY, 2B Phillies All he did last week (April 19-25) was hit .500 with eight runs, two doubles, five home runs, nine RBIs and a 1.670 OPS. Perhaps Utley will follow teammates Ryan...Tags: Jacoby Ellsbury, Drew Bledsoe, Josh Hamilton, Geovany Soto, Walter Johnson
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Stars shone brightly on Opening Day
Q: Hi Boz. I'm thrilled that Opening Day is just about here. What player holds the record for most Opening Day home runs? Pitching wins? Andrew S., Bethlehem A: Hall of Fame slugger Frank Robinson hit a major league record eight Opening Day homers (five...Tags: Grover Cleveland, PGA Championship, Tom Seaver, Tiger Woods, Walter Johnson
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Long, misleading Clemens report to bore Congress
wallace.matthews@newsday.comI think I have finally figured out the strategy being used by Roger Clemens and his alleged advisers in their increasingly silly-slash-desperate attempts to convince the world that the Rocket ran on clean fuel for the past 24 years. Yesterday, they...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Phil Niekro, Hoyt Wilhelm, Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson
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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: Frankie Frisch, Dazzy Vance, Ralph Kiner, Ernie Banks, Willie Keeler
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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, Carl Yastrzemski, Dave Winfield, Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks
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From the Cubicle
Welcome to this special and unexpected edition of From the Cubicle. The Cubs and Braves were washed out last night and will play two today. What had been a great pitching matchup—Mark Prior versus John Smoltz—is no longer. The Braves moved Smoltz back to...Tags: Rafael Furcal, Michael Wuertz, Chicago Bulls, Johnny Estrada, Todd Walker
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Year-by-year inductees
(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: Tim Keefe, Joe McCarthy, Dazzy Vance, Travis Jackson, Tom Seaver
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First-year eligible Hall of Fame inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, 1982 Ernie Banks, 1977 Johnny Bench, 1989 George Brett, 1999 Lou Brock, 1985 Rod Carew, 1991 Steve Carlton, 1994 Ty Cobb, 1936 Bob Feller, 1962 Bob Gibson, 1981 Reggie Jackson, 1993 Walter Johnson, 1936 Al Kaline, 1980 Sandy...Tags: Honus Wagner, Carl Yastrzemski, Dave Winfield, Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks
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By the numbers
68 Wins compiled by Christy Mathewson (32), Red Ames (22) and Hooks Wiltse (14) for the 1905 New York Giants, the most by three pitchers 25 or younger. 24 Babe Ruth's career high in wins in 1917 at the age of 22. This is more wins in one season than...Tags: Pedro Martinez, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Christy Mathewson, Jim Palmer
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Sweet comeback
Tribune staff reporterThe record book doesn't have to be rewritten. It still says the last time the St. Louis Cardinals concluded a four-game sweep in Chicago was May 29, 1921. Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez made sure of that Sunday when his eighth-inning bloop single brought...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Sammy Sosa, Alex Gonzalez, Major League Baseball, Angel Echevarria
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