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Best in the Valley? Here they are
Q: Who are the best baseball players, position by position, who played in the Lehigh Valley over the past 30-40 years? Tim Transue A: I was covering the Phillies during that time frame, so I decided to turn this one over to former colleague Ted Meixell,...Tags: Jim Miller, Jeff Mutis, Boston Red Sox, Brian Schneider, Chicago White Sox
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Mazeroski re-introduced to the Yankees
On the Yankees beatHow many of you reading this blog remember (first-hand) the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and Pirates? That's the last time the Yankees played in Pittsburgh. The hero of the series for the Pirates, Bill Mazeroski, will be here...... -
Maese: With speech, Ripken fields tough chance
It's not that Cal Ripken Jr. is at all ungrateful, but you've got to understand, over the past few months, virtually everyone he encounters goes through the same two-step greeting. First, they want to congratulate him. Tell him he's the greatest, how...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Carlton Fisk, Phil Rizzuto, Frank Robinson
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He defined era long gone, forever embraced
CHUCK THOMPSON would have blushed at the suggestion that his death and Johnny Unitas' were in any way comparable. He didn't play the games, he just broadcast them. Unitas was the one on the field, the one who was important, the one whose death signaled...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Colts, Major League Baseball, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, New York Yankees
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'A class all to himself'
Sun StaffChuck Thompson, whose familiar radio voice painted the picture of Baltimore sports for more than half a century, died yesterday morning after suffering a stroke Saturday. He was 83. Mr. Thompson, known for his catch phrases "Ain't the beer cold!" and "Go...Tags: Baltimore Colts, Hunting, Major League Baseball, Cadiz Incorporated, Genetics
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Diamonds that sparkle
Concrete doughnuts. Giant ashtrays. Toilet bowls. There have been few kind descriptions of the instant-eyesore multipurpose stadiums erected in the 1970s. All had the design passion and innovation of a bored kindergartner drawing a circle with the top...Tags: National League, Building Material, Honus Wagner, Tourism and Leisure, Major League Baseball
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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: Sam Rice, Bill Terry, Elmer Flick, Major League Baseball, George Brett
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30 questions for all stuck at home on a winter's day
IWOULD LIKE to start off today's column by thanking all the intrepid men and women involved in the production and delivery of today's newspaper. If you can read this -- and I don't mean online through Baltimoresun.com -- hug your carrier. I would...Tags: National League, Stan Musial, Newspaper and Magazine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Tourism and Leisure
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Best of the Best
The Hartford CourantNewsday's Top 100 Yankees were determined by members of the staff. They were written by Bob Herzog. 1. Babe Ruth First, he saved baseball from the aftermath of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal by luring fans back to the ballpark to see him hit mammoth home...Tags: Whitey Ford, Don Mattingly, Major League Baseball, Jeff Nelson, American League
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Legends of the Fall
October 1 1932, World Series Game 3: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit two homers apiece. But Ruth's second, off Charlie Root, is considered the most famous home run of World Series history. After taking the first two pitches for strikes, Ruth points to the...Tags: National League, Whitey Ford, Major League Baseball, George Brett, American League
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Chuck Thompson's voice resonates from his book
Chuck Thompson arrived behind a microphone back in that distant, primordial time when big league baseball players left their gloves on the field between innings and scoreboards were still operated manually. He remembers broadcasting one game "by peeking...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Reggie Jackson, Baltimore Colts, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies
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Tears, Memories
Staff WritersJohn Feeney is left with a silent house in New Hyde Park, a half-eaten roast in the refrigerator, and the knowledge that he will never again sit with his wife and teenage daughter for their 5 p.m. dinner. In North Massapequa, Ray Lang's perfectly kept...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Boeing Co., Joe Greene, Roberto Clemente Jr., Air and Space Accidents
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