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The Times' baseball rankings
Ricky Nolasco etched his name in the record book of the Miami Marlins last week passing Dontrelle Willis to become the Marlins' all-time leader in victories. He tops a list on which Josh Johnson ranks third, A.J. Burnett fourth and Brad Penny fifth....
Tags: Tom Seaver, Cy Young Award, Walter Johnson, Warren Spahn, Christy Mathewson
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Hard-luck Halos: Santana, Ryan and 40 years of cryin'
Ervin Santana could use a support group. He has a chance this year to become the hardest-luck pitcher in the history of Angels’ baseball — but he’s not even in the ballpark yet. Santana enters Wednesday's start at Minnesota with a...
Tags: Cy Young Award, Albert Pujols, Baseball, Awards and Prizes, Minnesota Twins
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Jamie Moyer notches historic win at nearly 50 years old
Jamie Moyer is the oldest pitcher ever to win a Major League Baseball game. At 49 years, 150 days old, the Colorado Rockies pitcher earned his first win of the season Tuesday, going seven innings in a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres. In doing so,...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Cy Young Award, Major League Baseball, Jim Tracy, Anthony Bass
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George Steinbrenner, Steve Garvey on Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot
The Fabulous ForumWhich of these candidates should be elected to the baseball Hall of Fame?online surveys Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner will be on the Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot next month, the Hall of Fame announced Monday. Steinbrenner....... -
Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych dies at 54; quirky young pitcher enthralled Tigers fans in '76
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, whose offbeat antics electrified the city of Detroit and charmed baseball fans everywhere during one of the unlikeliest seasons of glory in major league history, died Monday. He was 54. Fidrych was found under his 10-wheel dump...Tags: Politics, Death, Freedom of the Press, Oakland Athletics, Sports Illustrated
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PASSINGS: Mike Zwerin, Mike Cuellar
Mike Zwerin
Trombonist, jazz critic
Mike Zwerin, 79, a trombonist who got his break jamming with Miles Davis and later became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune, died Friday in a Paris hospital after a long illness, his...Tags: University of Miami, Death, Dexter Gordon, Maynard Ferguson, Baseball
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Tighty whities to turn 75; Jockey gets a leg up on the celebration [UPDATED]**
All The RageJockey International Inc. has documented that the first pair of its men's brief-style underpants was sold at Marshall Field & Co. in Chicago on Jan. 19, 1935. And, although it is undocumented, it's more than likely that the first wedgie...... -
Orioles Beat Angels in First Playoff Game
The Daily MirrorThe Angels played the first postseason game in their history, so why stop after nine innings? John Lowenstein hit a three-run pinch-hit home run to give the Baltimore Orioles Game 1 of the American League playoffs, 6-3. Lowenstein's opposite field home... -
Malibu's backyard vintners
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCALLUSED palms and bandaged fingers; broken fingernails stained black with dirt -- Hollywood actor and director Emilio Estevez proudly shows off his vineyard worker hands as he walks the vine rows. Four years ago, Estevez planted this half-acre Pinot...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Merv Griffin, Public Employees, Restaurants, Wildfires
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State finally signs off on Wekiva Parkway
Nearly a half-year after agreeing to help build the $1.66 billion Wekiva Parkway, the state has finally signed off on the deal.
Ananth Prasad, who runs the Florida Department of Transportation, on Tuesday put his signature to the contract, but the agency...Tags: Politics, Florida's Turnpike, Highway Transportation, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Apopka
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'VEEP' comes to Baltimore's Camden Yards Sunday, and Selina meets Jim Palmer
The Baltimore SunBaltimore gets lots of face time in “VEEP,” the Maryland-made HBO political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. But so far, all of it has been as a stand-in for Washington, the setting of this fictional series about the vice president of the...Tags: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Baseball, HBO (tv network), Jerry Zucker, Vice (movie)
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This week in sports history in The Sun: May 20-26
May 22, 1988: Beginning the day with the worst record in the majors (8-33), the Orioles defeat Seattle, 7-2, giving them back-to-back victories for the first time in 46 games, over two seasons. Larry Sheets and Cal Ripken Jr. each hit a two-run homer...
Tags: Equestrian, Boston Red Sox, Baseball, Belmont Stakes, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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