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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Lyons, New York Yankees
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Baseball's Back -- Take A Swing At These
The Hartford CourantAs the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the orthodontist said my...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank Robinson, St. Louis Cardinals, Willie McCovey, Baseball
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals, Robin Yount
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Brothers Upton could surpass the Waners
If they hadn't been able to hit a baseball, Paul and Lloyd Waner probably would have made their living in cotton in their hometown, just east of Oklahoma City. But, man, could those guys hit. Lloyd, known as Little Poison, hit .316 for his career...
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Freddie Freeman, Michael Bourn, Wrigley Field, Target Field
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Frank Robinson, Kevin Correia, Hank Greenberg, Arbitration, Aaron Harang
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Chipper Closing In On Murphy's HR Record
ATLANTA (AP) -- Dale Murphy was in his last season with the Atlanta Braves in 1990 when a skinny high school shortstop walked into the clubhouse. Murphy had no idea the kid, Chipper Jones, would be the player to break his record for most home runs...Tags: Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Lou Gehrig, Andruw Jones, Philadelphia Phillies
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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: Frank Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, Warren Spahn, Hank Greenberg, Johnny Bench
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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: Larry Doby, Frank Selee, Frank Robinson, Warren Spahn, Ed Walsh
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A Baker's thousand
Tribune staff reporterIt took Cubs manager Dusty Baker fewer than 12 seasons to garner 1,000 career victories, a milestone he reached Monday night with a 5-2 win over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. "It's special, because not everybody gets to 1,000," Baker said. "It lets you...Tags: Lou Piniella, Wrigley Field, Joe Torre, Paul Bako, LaTroy Hawkins
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 26, 2013
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Jan 6, 2011
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May 3, 2007
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Jan 9, 2007
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Jan 4, 2005
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 30, 2004
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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