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7TH-INNING STRETCH
THREE TEAMS LOOKING TO DEAL VETERANS 1. White Sox. They'd love to find a taker for Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko or Jim Thome. Konerko and Thome have no-trade protection. 2. Rockies. In addition to Matt Holliday, Garrett Atkins and Willy Taveras can be...Tags: Major League Baseball, Brian Giles, Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Greg Maddux
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Mark Gonzales' White Sox mailbag
The Tribune's White Sox beat writer answers reader questions throughout the season. This week, the Sox's stellar performance in the face of a killer schedule and why they haven't gotten pitching help yet. Do you think that Alexei Ramirez at shortstop and...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, John Danks, Paul Byrd, Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox
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Ken Griffey Jr. in a Sox uniform? I'm stoked
I zipped over to the Web sites as fast as my fingers could type Thursday to find out if it was fiction or fact. Cincinnati Enquirer, 9:47 a.m.: "Reds trade Griffey." Not might trade. No "trade Griffey?" with a question mark. Did trade. And to the White...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Carlos Quentin, Jermaine Dye
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Black Sox, '71 Orioles go arm in arm
Q: Could you please name all the teams that have had four 20-game winners in their rotation in the same season? Chuck Albert Northampton A: There have been only two. One year after throwing the 1919 World Series in the infamous ''Black Sox Scandal,''...Tags: Howard Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Cleveland Indians, National League, Minnesota Twins
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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: Arizona Diamondbacks, Jose Canseco, Rafael Palmeiro, Mel Ott, Willie Mays
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With ears still ringing...
Roch Around the ClockIf the Orioles go through with plans to put “Baltimore” on the road jerseys, they should wear them whenever the Red Sox come to Camden Yards. There had to be more noise here for Manny Ramirez’s 500th home run than......Tags: Manny Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Jay Payton, Fenway Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Maese: In Cooperstown, today can never be Bonds' day
Here, in the one place charged with immortalizing baseball's feats and achievements, the biggest record of them all doesn't seem to exist this weekend. Here, in the No Barry Zone, steroids are unimaginable and controversy nonexistent. Here, we choose...Tags: Values, Jim Palmer, Johnny Bench, Lou Brock, Don Sutton
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Joe Medwick, Honus Wagner, Sandy Koufax, Willie Keeler, Tom Seaver
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Thome's walk-off blast gives Sox victory
The Associated PressJim Thome knew his 500th homer would be special. He had no idea it would be a game-winner, too. Thome hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the 23rd player --...Tags: Mike MacDougal, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Babe Ruth, Gary Matthews
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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: Joe Medwick, Wilbert Robinson, Honus Wagner, Bill Foster, Don Drysdale
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Sosa & Co. have a blast at Petco
Tribune staff reporterSammy Sosa passed Mike Schmidt in style Saturday night at Petco Park, blasting a two-run homer into a party suite to take sole possession of ninth place on the all-time home run list. Sosa's two-run shot off San Diego starter Adam Eaton, the 549th of his...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Aramis Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Moises Alou, David Wells
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Field of Dreams
My pitching comeback stinks to high heaven. My fastball is in the toilet, my mechanics are in left field, my control is out to pasture. Every pitch is a reminder that two weeks of training can't make up for 25 years away from a game I played for 12....Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooks Robinson, Religious Leaders, American League
Nov 9, 2008
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Aug 18, 2008
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Aug 1, 2008
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Jul 17, 2008
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jul 3, 2008
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Jun 2, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jul 29, 2007
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Jan 9, 2007
|Story| Associated Press
Sep 16, 2007
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Jan 4, 2005
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May 15, 2004
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Jul 7, 2003
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
