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MLB Network to show Don Larsen perfect game Jan. 1
WatchdogHere is a site where you can plug in your zip code to learn of channel locations for MLB Network, debuting 6 p.m. Thursday. The network will launch with its "Hot Stove Live" studio show, but the highlight will come......Tags: Yogi Berra, Baseball, All Stars, Vin Scully, Sports
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Longoria, not the Babe, on MLB Network premiere
WatchdogI have discussed the MLB Network in general and the rerun of Don Larsen's perfect game both in the blog and in the newspaper in recent days. But I have much, much more to say! Click below . . .......Tags: Carlos Beltran, Bob Costas, Movies, Yogi Berra, Christian Slater
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Charlie Robertson's perfect-o recalled, Addie's not
WatchdogOne more oddity from the NBC telecast of Don Larsen's perfect game, then I'll leave it alone: Strangely, Vin Scully and Mel Allen referenced Larsen's as the second perfect-o in major league history, joining Charlie Robertson in 1922, now four......Tags: Bob Costas, Addie Joss, Vin Scully, Cy Young, Arts and Culture
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Vin Scully named best sportscaster ever
WatchdogYou are reading the 4,000th post in WatchDog's 20-month history. Thanks as always for your loyalty, support and contributions. To mark the occasion we link to Tom Hoffarth's post on the top 50 sports broadcasters of all time, as per......Tags: Bob Costas, Softball, Bob Murphy, James Brown, Ernie Harwell
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I read 2.33 baseball books while I was on vacation
WatchdogI took three books on my L.A. vacation but didn't quite have time to get through all of them. So my mini-review of Marty Appel's new bio of Thurman Munson will have to wait. I did read "Miracle Ball," Brian......Tags: Vin Scully
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More spring training memories
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe rich history of spring training in South Florida has been slowly wearing away during the past two decades as teams that once made Florida???s southeast coast their spring homes have moved elsewhere to fancy new venues. The news this......Tags: Yogi Berra, Spring Training, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Sports
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Don Larsen's perfect game to be shown publicly July 10
WatchdogCheck out this rare video snippet from Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game, in which Duke Snider nearly ruins history, as called by Mel Allen. Pretty cool. Even cooler is that on July 10, for the first time, the only known......Tags: Yogi Berra, Duke Snider
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Vin Scully prompts memories of someone dear
I lost my dad decades ago. But then this guy comes along who likes to sing as he walks, a jolly Irishman who laughs and cracks wise with a hint of the devil in him and I remember that guy. We become friendly, but then who isn't a friend of his? He...
Tags: Don Drysdale, Vin Scully, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Reading to get spotlight on all-star coverage
After a recent 12-games-in-11 days stretch at Coca-Cola Park, you'd think the Service Electric Cable crew that produces all of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs games would want a break from baseball. Well, maybe some of the guys would like a break but they'...Tags: MLB Network (tv network), Television Industry, Sports, Ozzie Guillen, Baseball
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Thompson brought listeners to the ballpark
WHEN IT WAS Chuck Thompson's time to say a few words, Fred Manfra led him to the microphone and then Chuck's wife, Betty, and his son, Craig, were there to guide him away. Chuck doesn't see too well now. It is one of the cruel ironies of our time. For...Tags: Medical Specialization, Art Donovan, Radio, Sports, Jim Palmer
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Home sale advice wanted
Our home was on the market for almost a year. We sold it in the summer of 2012 and had a gain of under $10,000. At the closing we were told that none of the gain would be taxable. I guess we heard that as "you won't have to report the sale on your...
Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Steven Tyler, Real Estate Sales, Homes
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August 2011 Program Guide
Staff reporterMONDAY, AUGUST 1 DEADLY DISEASES Cardiovascular and neurological diseases are two of the biggest killers in America. Learn of the latest advances in treating and dodging each from two doctors from the University of Chicago. Dr. Matthew Sorrentino is a...Tags: Syria, Fine Arts, Arts, NASA, Theft
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