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Bill Plaschke: Mariano Rivera is great, but let's not overdo it
The Fabulous ForumMariano Rivera, the New York Yankees legendary reliever, recorded his 602nd career save Monday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins to set baseball’s new career record. But let's not get carried away with the comparisons to some of baseball's all-... -
Ralph Houk dies at 90; Yankees manager won World Series in first 2 seasons
Ralph Houk, who won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 in his first two seasons as manager of the New York Yankees, died Wednesday in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90.
Houk went on to lead the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox in a 20-year managerial career....Tags: Yogi Berra, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, World War II (1939-1945), World Series
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Game 5 postmortems
Angels UnpluggedIt was too great a game with too many juicy subplots for one day. Here are just a few Game 5 postmortems: --SCIOSCIA'S MOVES -- Considering the wails of anger and stream of comments and e-mails, Mike Scioscia must be...... -
Tommy Henrich dies at 96; New York Yankees star
Associated PressTommy Henrich, nicknamed "Old Reliable" for his knack of delivering clutch hits for the New York Yankees, has died. He was 96. Henrich died Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, the Yankees announced. No cause of death was given. A five-time All-Star outfielder,...Tags: Death, Joe DiMaggio, Baseball, Yogi Berra, Paul Brown
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George Steinbrenner dies at 80; owner of New York Yankees
George Steinbrenner, who made his name synonymous with the revival of the New York Yankees as a dominant baseball team and leveraged multiple championships into business ventures that forever changed the economics of the sport, has died. He was 80....Tags: Charity, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Douglas MacArthur, Wages and Pensions
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'Family Guy': Women problems
Show Tracker[Update: 3:30 pm - If I ever worry that no one's reading my posts, all I need to do is make some mistakes. Thank you to the commentor that pointed out I'd called Lester Cletus and Tim the Bear nearly...... -
It's fan appreciation day in Yankee Stadium for Angels DH Hideki Matsui
The Fabulous ForumHideki Matsui received a rousing standing ovation in Yankee Stadium onTuesday when the Angels designated hitter, who earned World Series most valuable player honors with the Yankees last fall, was presented with a World Series ring in a ceremony before...... -
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Madelyn Katz Supporter of UCLA hospital Madelyn "Maddie" Katz, 73, a philanthropist who helped establish a UCLA Medical Center program to provide reconstructive plastic surgery to soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, died Sunday at her Los...Tags: Death, University of Chicago, Baseball, University of California, Los Angeles, Ronald Reagan
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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Baseball, Yogi Berra, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Babe Ruth
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Manuel has radical vision for 2013 bullpen
PHILADELPHIA — Let me make one thing clear right now: This idea Charlie Manuel has is out there. Nonetheless, it goes to show you how desperate he is, how discouraged he is and how much he wants to avoid a repeat performance of the mess that is the...
Tags: Atlanta Braves, David Herndon, Chad Qualls, Jonathan Papelbon, Michael Stutes
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Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95
The Baltimore SunLee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...Tags: Bud Selig, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jim Palmer, Chicago Cubs, Memorial Stadium
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Orioles even ALDS series against Yankees with 3-2 win
The Baltimore SunFor the second consecutive night, Orioles fans streamed into Camden Yards wearing their orange, twirling their “BUCKle Up” towels and surviving a first-pitch rain delay in hopes their Orioles could beat the bullies of the American League East....Tags: Chris Davis, Robinson Cano, Cleveland Indians, J.J. Hardy, Wei-Yin Chen
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