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Best Years In Sports
As we look back at the events of 2008 that made it a memorable sports year (Page B1), Courant Staff Writer Paul Doyle reminisces about other years that made a mark in the history books: 1941 • Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak spanned 56 games, May...Tags: Tennis, New York Jets, Multi-Sport Events, Tom Seaver, Carlton Fisk
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Former 2B Joe Gordon elected to Hall of Fame by veterans; Torre, Kaat, Santo shut out
AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Joe Gordon joined former teammates Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Bob Feller in the Hall of Fame. For the likes of Joe Torre, Jim Kaat and Ron Santo, it was another shutout. Gordon was elected Monday by a 12-member Veterans Committee...Tags: Bob Lemon, Rickey Henderson, Ron Santo, Board of Directors, Early Wynn
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Best in the Valley? Here they are
Q: Who are the best baseball players, position by position, who played in the Lehigh Valley over the past 30-40 years? Tim Transue A: I was covering the Phillies during that time frame, so I decided to turn this one over to former colleague Ted Meixell,...Tags: Brian Schneider, Baseball, Jim Miller, Mike Anderson, Jeff Mutis
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Mazeroski re-introduced to the Yankees
On the Yankees beatHow many of you reading this blog remember (first-hand) the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and Pirates? That's the last time the Yankees played in Pittsburgh. The hero of the series for the Pirates, Bill Mazeroski, will be here...... -
Maese: With speech, Ripken fields tough chance
It's not that Cal Ripken Jr. is at all ungrateful, but you've got to understand, over the past few months, virtually everyone he encounters goes through the same two-step greeting. First, they want to congratulate him. Tell him he's the greatest, how...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Major League Baseball, Baseball, Roy Campanella
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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: Willie Stargell, Connie Mack Jr, Honus Wagner, Roberto Clemente Jr., Bob Seger
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He defined era long gone, forever embraced
CHUCK THOMPSON would have blushed at the suggestion that his death and Johnny Unitas' were in any way comparable. He didn't play the games, he just broadcast them. Unitas was the one on the field, the one who was important, the one whose death signaled...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees
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'A class all to himself'
Sun StaffChuck Thompson, whose familiar radio voice painted the picture of Baltimore sports for more than half a century, died yesterday morning after suffering a stroke Saturday. He was 83. Mr. Thompson, known for his catch phrases "Ain't the beer cold!" and "Go...Tags: Ralph Terry, Earl Weaver, Health and Safety at School, Hunting, New York Yankees
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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: Bobby Wallace, Billy Williams, Harry Hooper, Waite Hoyt, Tom Seaver
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Best of the Best
The Hartford CourantNewsday's Top 100 Yankees were determined by members of the staff. They were written by Bob Herzog. 1. Babe Ruth First, he saved baseball from the aftermath of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal by luring fans back to the ballpark to see him hit mammoth home...Tags: Rickey Henderson, Ralph Terry, Willie Keeler, Bobby Murcer, Atlanta Braves
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Legends of the Fall
October 1 1932, World Series Game 3: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit two homers apiece. But Ruth's second, off Charlie Root, is considered the most famous home run of World Series history. After taking the first two pitches for strikes, Ruth points to the...Tags: Ralph Terry, Atlanta Braves, American League, Cleveland Indians, Reggie Jackson
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30 questions for all stuck at home on a winter's day
IWOULD LIKE to start off today's column by thanking all the intrepid men and women involved in the production and delivery of today's newspaper. If you can read this -- and I don't mean online through Baltimoresun.com -- hug your carrier. I would...Tags: Stan Musial, Brigham Young, Willie Mays, University of Maryland, Major League Baseball
Dec 26, 2008
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Dec 8, 2008
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Jul 24, 2008
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Jun 25, 2008
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Jul 20, 2007
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Sep 17, 2005
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Mar 7, 2005
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Mar 7, 2005
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Jan 4, 2005
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Apr 4, 2003
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Oct 22, 2001
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Feb 17, 2003
|Column| Baltimore Sun
