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Dodgers sale reaction: In the March 29 Sports section, a list of comments by pro basketball figures on the sale of the Dodgers included a quote attributed to Bill Walton on Twitter: "Magic Johnson won 5 titles, owns lucrative businesses in 'poor' areas,...Tags: Wrigley Field, Business, Major League Baseball, Media Industry, Chicago Cubs
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This Sunday: Baseball books for opening day, and the lives of novelists
Jacket CopyTo mark the opening of baseball season we have reviews of the three books on the sport as well as John Sutherland's massive "Lives of the Novelists."... -
The Reading Life: The nine best baseball books
Los Angeles Times Book CriticFive years ago, on the eve of the 2006 baseball season, I put together a list of nine favorite baseball books — one for each inning, one for every player on the field. Such a list was not meant to be definitive (how could it be?), but since then I'...Tags: Rube Marquard, Human Interest, Cincinnati Reds, Athletes, History
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Chuck Tanner dies at 82; manager who led Pirates to '79 World Series comeback
Chuck Tanner, the veteran manager who led the "We Are Family" Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, died Friday at his home in his hometown of New Castle, Pa., after a long illness. He was 82.
Tanner managed...Tags: Ted Turner, Pittsburgh Pirates, Public Employees, Baseball Statistics, Athletes
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Gene Autry a Contender in American League Expansion Team
The Daily MirrorNov. 19, 1960: Hank Greenberg, former baseball star who was part owner of the Chicago White Sox, was out as the potential bidder for the American League baseball team hoping to start play in Los Angeles in 1961. So who...... -
Batter up! 9 baseball books to kick off the season
Jacket CopyThis list of nine best baseball books by David L. Ulin includes Robert Coover -- and leaves out Boys of Summer.... -
L.A. Welcomes Victorious Dodgers
The Daily MirrorOct. 9, 1959 In their second season in Los Angeles, the Dodgers turned to a very local hero en route to winning the World Series. Larry Sherry, who played baseball for Fairfax High before joining the Dodgers' farm system, turned in another outstanding... -
'Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball From Itself'
![It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that "[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it." Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a considerable late assist from the steroidal heroes who wear the uniforms. They all get away with it because we fans don't want to know how baseball's sausage is made. We watch the game not just for the aesthetic pleasures of a mighty clout or a well-turned double play, but because it offers a time and space apart from our headaches and aggravations.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-06/47503591-15164056.gif "It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that \"[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it.\" Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a considerable late assist from the steroidal heroes who wear the uniforms. They all get away with it because we fans don't want to know how baseball's sausage is made. We watch the game not just for the aesthetic pleasures of a mighty clout or a well-turned double play, but because it offers a time and space apart from our headaches and aggravations.")
It was Bill Veeck, a true maverick among the sport's moguls, who once declared that "[B]aseball must be a great game, because the owners haven't been able to kill it." Serious fans know they've given it a pretty good try over the years, with a...Tags: Book, Biography (genre), National League, Ban Johnson, Casey Stengel
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'The Hustler's Handbook' by Bill Veeck
"The great portion of any ball game consists of the pitcher holding the ball or throwing it to the catcher," wrote one-time Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck in his 1965 book "The Hustler's Handbook" (Ivan R. Dee: 352 pp., $15.95 paper). "Anything that...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Boston Red Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Confronted With Recording, Finch Says He Wouldn’t Lie
The Daily MirrorPhotograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times July 22, 1959: Carole Tregoff enters a detectives' office for more questioning in the death of Barbara Jean Finch. Hey, itâs Lena Horne at the Cocoanut Grove. Wouldnât it be great to visit the Ambassador... -
Five nostalgic books on baseball
My father, Bill Guilfoile, was a baseball executive for 40 years with the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also a compulsive reader, and it's no surprise that his favorite subject was the game that has...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Lou Gehrig, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Red Smith, College Baseball
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Meet the commenters: 'Edge of the 14th Ward'
Change of SubjectPart of an occasional series Commenter ID: Edge of the 14th Ward Gender: Male Age: 32 Occupation: Nonprofit communications, currently on behalf of a child welfare agency that specializes in foster care adoption. Family info: Married for three years to.......
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