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Did Topps turn down a deal on Maury Wills because he was such a bad prospect?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Maury Wills was such a longshot to make it in the Major Leagues that Topps turned down the opportunity to sign him to a $5 baseball card contract. Maury Wills is a true Los Angeles Dodgers legend....... -
Want this fan's World Series tickets? Give Manny what for
Anybody out there want my World Series tickets? For free?
I've got two of them for Game 4, should the Dodgers make it through the playoffs, which begin with today's opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. I'm talking about some pretty good seats too....Tags: Reggie Jackson, Juan Pierre, Major League Baseball, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
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In California, All-Star Legends & Celebrity game should shine brighter
The Fabulous ForumThis is Hollywood, home to celebrities. Theyâre everywhere in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas -- except the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Game. I was sitting here in Angel Stadium with columnist Bill Shaikin, and we both wondered where the...... -
Maury Wills among nine newcomers on 2010 Shrine of the Eternals ballot
Dodger ThoughtsThe 50-person 2010 ballot for the Baseball Reliquary Shrine of the Eternals has nine new names on it, including former Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills. New Yorker writer Roger Angell also returns to the ballot after an 11-year absence. Wills joins...... -
Murray's impact still is plain to hear
TEN years ago, when an editor discovered me shivering underneath a pile of one-sentence paragraphs and inexplicably made me a Times sports columnist, I knew there would be changes. I knew I would finally begin receiving e-mail from people other than...Tags: Basketball, Adolf Hitler, Diseases and Illnesses, Arts and Culture, U.S. Open (golf)
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Wells is one pitcher who can always get loose
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSAN DIEGO -- Forget the perfect game, the three All-Star teams, the two World Series championships and the 236 career victories. Mention the name David Wells to Buck Martinez and it conjures memories of a meaningless midseason exhibition game in 1986,...Tags: Contracts, Arts and Culture, Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays, Chad Billingsley
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The Great Steroids Debate: How have drugs changed baseball?
All week long, Mat "Halos Heaven" Gleason and New York Sun baseball writer Tim Marchman are debating steroids in baseball. Yesterday's installment probed the possibilities and duties of Angels owner Arte Moreno in disciplining suspected Human Growth...Tags: Baseball, Auction Service, Death, National League, Steroids
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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: Eddie Murray, Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nellie Fox, Baseball
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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: Eddie Murray, Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nellie Fox, 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: Eddie Murray, Baseball, New York Yankees, Tom Seaver, Eddie Plank
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A case for Tim Raines and Hall of Fame
I don't envy the job the Baseball Writers' Association of America members have in choosing the 2013 Hall of Fame class. This year they must contend with the "steroid ballot" as names such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Kidney Infection, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Diseases and Illnesses
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MLB transcript of Ken Griffey Jr. Commissioner's Award presentation
This is the transcript, as provided by Major League Baseball, of the press conference Sunday in which Ken Griffey Jr. was given the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award in Arlington, Texas, before Game 4 of the World Series. Harold Reynolds, who was...Tags: Minor League Baseball, MLB Network (tv network), Baseball, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves
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