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Museum has thousands of sports memories on display
A delivery driver drops a stack of packages in the lobby of the Los Angeles Sports Museum. What's in them?
"I don't know," said Gary Cypres, founder and curator of the downtown museum that will open to the public on Nov. 28. "Let's find out." And, with...Tags: Greg Johnson, Rene Lacoste, Cleveland Indians, Book, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Flea Market Find Scores A Home Run At Auction
Flea markets still offer exciting finds and great bargains. A collector searching in an Arkansas flea market found a set of nine small 1915 baseball pins with ornate metal frames surrounding pictures of individual ballplayers. Each pin, 1 1/16 by 1...Tags: Dean Martin, Cy Young, Jerry Lewis, Ty Cobb, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Long and 'Streit of it: Careful where allegiance lies
It's probably a good thing for Fox that the St. Louis Rams are so bad (Would they be favored in a game against USC?) that they won't be featured in the network's marquee NFC offerings this season. The Rams have Chris Long, son of Fox pregame analyst...Tags: Dick Enberg, New England Patriots, Michael Strahan, CBS Corp., NBC
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Yea for York
He still remembers the first professional uniform he ever wore. He was 18 years old, fresh off the bus from Arkansas. The jersey said White Roses across the chest. In his first pro game, the public address announcer in York, Pa., announced the team's...Tags: Roberto Clemente Jr., Brooks Robinson, Peter G. Angelos, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks
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More safety gear urged for young ballplayers
Tribune reportersChristy Collins' vision for the future of baseball can be glimpsed through the polycarbonate bars of a face mask. The Ohio researcher examined data from dozens of high school teams and concluded that the best way to reduce serious injuries on the diamond...Tags: Baseball Injuries, Little League Baseball, Softball, Health and Safety at School, Injuries
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Peek beyond The Streak
Sun reporterSometimes, one aspect of a ballplayer's resume is so striking that it obscures every other trait and accomplishment. Take Hank Aaron, whose 755 home runs seem so monumental that his early years as a fleet base runner who contended for batting titles...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Jay Gibbons, Elections, Hank Aaron, Jack Chesbro
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Customs and Tradition, John McGraw, Willie McCovey, Taj Mahal
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Best of the Hall and the town
Sun StaffBest place for a quiet walk with your spouse after all that baseball: Anywhere along Otsego Lake. Cooperstown is quite pretty, with the lake and the hills around it providing a soothing backdrop. Best fine dining: Alex & Ika. This Main Street gem...Tags: Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson
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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: Bob Feller, Gabby Hartnett, Carl Hubbell, Carlton Fisk, Bob Lemon
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Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...Tags: Bob Feller, Brooks Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey
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For Gwynn, it's a home run
Sun reporterThe man who never flinched in the batter's box during his 20 seasons in the majors, who never lost his composure under the most trying of circumstances, had a natural reaction yesterday when informed by phone that he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame...Tags: Elections, Values, Voting, San Diego Padres, Referenda
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The Cypres Sports Museum could feature the greatest collection of sports memorabilia in history
Times Staff WriterOnly the lucky ones so far have made it inside the Cypres Sports Museum, now taking shape in a nondescript office building about a mile south of Staples Center. Admission to the memorabilia collection in downtown Los Angeles has been by invitation only,...Tags: Greg Johnson, Willis Reed, Clubs and Associations, Detroit Tigers, Cy Young
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