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Looking back on '79 Series
Roch Around the ClockHere at Roch Around the Clock, I’d like to think that we’re a family. A bit on the dysfunctional side, but a family nonetheless. “We Are Family!” Maybe if placed in this context, the phrase won’t make you want to......Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Mike Flanagan, Luis Hernandez, Major League Baseball, Family
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Gaston's return to Jays revives '93 All-Star flap
Sun StaffObservations, opinions and musings from last week in Major League Baseball. In the sixth inning of Tuesday's Toronto Blue Jays win against the Cincinnati Reds, the announced 28,153 at Rogers Centre began chanting for the new manager, who is also the...Tags: Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks, Fenway Park, Shawn Chacon, Toronto Blue Jays
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This, that and the other
Roch Around the ClockHas anyone seen the Cheers episode where Sam Malone tries to keep his bar patrons from watching a rerun of a 1975 Red Sox-Orioles game because, in a drunken moment, he hit the Oriole Bird with a baseball and didn’t......Tags: Major League Baseball, National Football League, Boston Red Sox
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Yea for York
He still remembers the first professional uniform he ever wore. He was 18 years old, fresh off the bus from Arkansas. The jersey said White Roses across the chest. In his first pro game, the public address announcer in York, Pa., announced the team's...Tags: Sculpture, Stan Musial, Major League Baseball, Norman Rockwell, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Dock Ellis is trying to strike back at a tough foe
The man who spoke out so clearly against racism in baseball talks softly now, his voice weakened by chronic pain and fatigue.
"I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver the day after Thanksgiving," Dock Ellis said, "and from there I've been a little...Tags: Health Treatments, Joe Morgan, Racism, Jackie Robinson, American League
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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: Mickey Cochrane, Joe Medwick, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Jimmie Foxx
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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: Warren Spahn, Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett, Joe Morgan, Steve Carlton
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Sosa sticks it to White Sox—again
Tribune staff reporterAside from Jim Thome's home run, the numbers are looking uglier for the White Sox after a feeble 8-1 loss to the Rangers. In losing their third consecutive game for the first time this season, the Sox's offensive woes took another dip Tuesday night...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Stan Musial, Major League Baseball, Jim Thome, Jon Garland
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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: Joe Medwick, Sandy Koufax, Al Lopez, Don Drysdale, Jimmie Foxx
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Diamonds that sparkle
Concrete doughnuts. Giant ashtrays. Toilet bowls. There have been few kind descriptions of the instant-eyesore multipurpose stadiums erected in the 1970s. All had the design passion and innovation of a bored kindergartner drawing a circle with the top...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Joe Morgan, Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Bonds' 587th passes F. Robinson
The Associated PressEverybody was awestruck with Barry Bonds' grand slam off Qualcomm Stadium's big scoreboard, except the slugger himself. Bonds' homer, estimated at 482 feet, gave him sole possession of fourth place on the career home run list with 587, as he passed Frank...Tags: Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, Henry Blanco, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds
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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: Warren Spahn, Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett, Joe Morgan, Steve Carlton
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