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"Moby Fumble" still a great story
It turns out that the Giants' singular act of self-immolation 30 years ago has served to reinforce the forestry theory that a destructive fire actually can promote the regeneration of growth. Within months of the Nov. 19, 1978 Moby Fumble ("Thar The...Tags: New York Giants, Forestry and Timber, Super Bowl, National Football League, Moby
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Lincecum wins NL Cy Young; Mets' Santana 3rd
david.lennon@newsday.comJohan Santana led the National League with a 2.34 ERA and a total of 234 1/3 innings, but ultimately finished a distant third to the Giants' Tim Lincecum, who yesterday won the Cy Young Award. Maybe Santana can do better next year on two healthy knees....Tags: Pedro Martinez, Gaylord Perry, Johan Santana, Arizona Diamondbacks, Steve Carlton
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'Miracle' at Meadowlands, 30 years later
Herm Edwards leans back in his chair and imagines his daughter bringing a boyfriend home to meet the family in 20 years or so. "He goes, 'Say, aren't you the guy who picked up the fumble?"' Edwards says with a wry smile. "I tell him, 'Yes, son, that was...Tags: New York Giants, Super Bowl, National Football League, New York Jets, Larry Csonka
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Internet forum posters should think before they type
I don't want to sound like one of those annoying relatives you try to avoid at the holidays, the one who always has one of those ''In my day, we'd walk 20 miles in four feet of snow without any boots just to ...'' stories. But I'll use a story from my...Tags: ESPN, Major League Baseball, Lou Brock
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Recalling 'The Fumble,' or 'Miracle at Meadowlands'
WatchdogWednesday is the 30th anniversary of Herman Edwards' return for a touchdown of an unfortunate botched handoff exchange by the New York Football Giants. ESPN will look back at the event during its pregame show Sunday morning. Here are some......Tags: New York Giants, ESPN
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Phillies parade, World Series
A Phillies parade celebrating a World Series title is on the minds of Philadelphia residents. Ryan Howard could only imagine the mayhem. "It will be absolute bedlam," he said. "It will be one of the craziest places on earth. It's kind of scary to...Tags: Assault, World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Cliff Floyd
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From King to Obama, by way of Chicago
Chicago is the city where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit in the head with a brick. Chicago is the city where Barack Obama rose to become president of the United States. What happened to King took place 42 years ago in Marquette Park on the Southwest...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Ernie Banks
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Rays win at best possible time
Oh, those baseball gods. They're a twisted, conflicted bunch of contrarians, with a full understanding of irony.
Watching Matt Garza transform himself Sunday night into the second coming of Bob Gibson, at a lopsided domed stadium full of baseball short-...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, American League, Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers
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Rays' Garza Turns Into An Ace
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gibson did it. We're not saying Matt Garza is Bob Gibson. We're saying Gibson is the only one who ever did it before to the Red Sox. The Cardinals squandered a three games to one lead in the 1967 World Series, and history was...Tags: Jon Lester, Barack Obama, Kevin Youkilis, Major League Baseball, Torii Hunter
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PASSINGS
Tom Tresh Yankee fielder was top rookie Tom Tresh, 71, the 1962 American League Rookie of the Year and member of three New York Yankees teams that reached the World Series, died Wednesday at his home in Venice, Fla., after a heart attack. Tresh was a...Tags: New York Yankees, American League, Synthetics and Plastics, Sandy Koufax, Labor Legislation
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Former Yankee Tom Tresh dies
VENICE, Fla. -- Tom Tresh, the 1962 AL Rookie of the Year and part of three New York Yankees teams that reached the World Series, has died. He was 71.
Tresh died Wednesday after a heart attack, according to the funeral home handling the arrangements....Tags: New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax
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Tom Tresh
Tom Tresh has died. He was 71. Tresh was the 1962 AL Rookie of the Year and part of three New York Yankees teams that reached the World Series. Tresh died Wednesday after a heart attack, according to the funeral home handling the arrangements. Tresh...Tags: New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax
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