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James Shields' path to World Series began in the Valley
Around this time of the year, Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields usually makes an appearance at his alma mater, Newhall Hart, to give a talk to the current baseball players.
Shields, however, has been busy pitching in the World Series. He would...Tags: Major League Baseball, Jeff Suppan, Randy Wolf, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals
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Two MLB pitchers have had 14-hit shutouts
Question: What Major League Baseball pitcher gave up the most hits in a nine-inning game and still pitched a complete game shutout? -- Bob Hontz, Newport Richey, Fla. (Formerly of Allentown), via e-mail Answer: According to the Elias Sports Bureau,...Tags: Bob Gibson, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox
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Frank McCourt needs to re-sign Manny Ramirez
Statistical analysis, financial-impact reports and questions about the slugger's age and fielding indifference aside, Frank McCourt will have a hard time showing his face in Dodger Stadium next season if he fails to re-sign Manny Ramirez. . . . The much-...Tags: Pete Rose, Milwaukee Brewers, Carlton Fisk, Detroit Tigers, Tony Perez
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Blue not the only common feature
IN THE WAKE OF THE NEWSTHINK BLUE reads a sign on a lush hill behind Dodger Stadium's outfield fence beyond the palms. It's in easy-to-read capital letters, like that one that says HOLLYWOOD. All right, we can do blue. Dodgers vs. Cubs. Chavez Ravine vs. Wrigleyville. LAX vs....Tags: Chicago White Sox, Eric Karros, Lake Shore Drive, Rupert Murdoch, Greg Maddux
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Dodger chef hits them all out of the park
POINTS WESTThe first half of the season has been a yawn, and some of the biggest sluggers in the lineup have holes in their bats. But one time-tested veteran swings for the fences and hits a home run every night at Dodger Stadium. Chef Dave Pearson. Like the...Tags: Major League Baseball, Steve Garvey, The Pope, Willie Mays, John Paul II
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No more 'meatballs' in pitcher's box
Q: Don, I often wonder how the distance of 60 feet, 6 inches was arrived at in major league baseball. Kim Altenbach A: When professional baseball was first played in 1869, the pitcher had to start his delivery from within a flat box similar to the...Tags: Greg Vaughn, Reggie Jackson, Detroit Tigers, Jose Canseco, Rafael Palmeiro
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Teacher instills a love of words, but the lesson is about life
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhil Holmes, one of the great English teachers of his generation, is standing before a class of high school seniors, trampling all over their self-esteem. It is a Thursday in October, not long into the school year. Holmes gazes out at his class, his...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Political Candidates, Colleges and Universities, Charter Schools, Sandy Koufax
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The all-time team
++++++++++++++++++++ || CATCHER || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Mike Scioscia * Mike Piazza ++++++++++++++++++++ || FIRST BASE || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Steve Garvey * Gil Hodges ++++++++++++++++++++ || SECOND BASE || ++++++++++++++++++++ * Davey Lopes *...Tags: Willie Davis, Major League Baseball, Steve Garvey, Walter Alston, Brett Butler
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Neil Leifer knows all the angles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2008 NEW YORK -- For a guy who's a regular at Elaine's and has a standing reservation at Rao's and his own gallery in Vegas and a new book out selling for $400, and now a short doc on Oscar's short list, Neil Leifer still acts like he has...Tags: Martin Scorsese, Cinema Industry, Elliott Kastner, Willie Davis, Boston Red Sox
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Left-right combination
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf ever there was a no-brainer for a manager, this appeared to be it. Faced with a deciding seventh game of the World Series, he had his 23-game winner, a former Cy Young Award recipient, primed and ready with three days' rest. But the manager, Walter...Tags: Major League Baseball, Heart Disease, Walter Alston, Diseases, Sandy Koufax
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Coliseum left a lasting impression
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo my youthful eyes, the Coliseum, with its dull gray exterior and looming presence, didn't seem to offer much in the way of enjoyment when I first saw it on a sunny, summer day in 1958. That quickly changed as my father led me up stairs that seemed to...Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Roy Campanella
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The Coliseum was no 'real baseball'
Special to The TimesThe crowds that welcomed the Dodgers to Los Angeles and continued to respond to their historic presence were enormous -- 78,652 for the first game in 1958, 93,103 for a 1959 exhibition with the New York Yankees saluting Roy Campanella, and more than 92,...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Willie Mays, Pee Wee Reese
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