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Despite loss, Mets fans stay for Shea closing ceremony
arthur.staple@newsday.comJohn Lennon, a pretty big star who once played at Shea Stadium, had some words that aptly describe the scene for Shea's farewell party. Strange days, indeed. How else to report a cheerful goodbye ceremony just an hour after the Mets' 2008 season ended...Tags: Robin Ventura, Major League Baseball, Florida Marlins, Nolan Ryan, Willie Mays
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Dodgers headed way off-base
Special to The TimesThe 61st spring encampment at the former Navy base that became Dodgertown in 1948 will be the last for the Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., another in the chain of broken links to Brooklyn. The Dodgers -- whose pitchers and catchers report to camp Thursday...Tags: Leo Durocher, Beach Vacations, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, All Stars
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Eluding Scott was 6th sense for Mets
Special to NewsdayWe remember so clearly, so deliciously, the sight of Jesse Orosco underhanding his glove into the night sky in exultation of the last out. We remember with a gasp and a skipped heartbeat how we saw the ball skip under Bill Buckner's mitt and between his...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Major League Baseball, Roger Clemens, All Stars, Baseball
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It's official: Fans storm field in clincher
Newsday Staff WriterThere was only one thing left for the 1986 Mets to do as the season headed for the finish line: clinch the franchise's first National League East crown since 1973. On Sept. 10, the Mets' lead in the division reached 22 games and their magic number was...Tags: Riots, Major League Baseball, Baseball, All Stars, National League
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From mound to green, Sid could putt on show
Newsday Staff WriterPicture Sid Fernandez on a pitcher's mound. You can't help it, right? You see that body, that doughy frame, that ample backside. And that fastball that seemed to defy physics and rise as it came to the plate. Now picture Sid Fernandez on a golf course....Tags: Major League Baseball, All Stars, Baseball, Houston Astros, Mohegan Sun Casino
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Dykstra still moves fast, and his stock is soaring
Newsday Staff WriterLenny Dykstra batted .600 last month. Not in some slow-pitch softball league or even an elite over-40 baseball circuit. The former Mets centerfielder's average came in his stock picks on the Wall Street Web site, thestreet.com, where Dykstra is a...Tags: Chicago White Sox, New York Stock Exchange, Major League Baseball, All Stars, Baseball
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Wack job: Pitchers forced into OF duty
Newsday Staff WriterOn July 22, the Mets were one out away from a 3-1 loss to the Reds when Cincinnati rightfielder Dave Parker dropped the potential final out, a fly ball to the warning track hit by Keith Hernandez, for a game-tying two-run error. Then things got really...Tags: Pete Rose, Tony Perez, Kevin Mitchell, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Hendricks' 'Oriole Way' gone, current O's are just wayward
It was an appropriate sendoff. Elrod Hendricks was remembered fondly by his family, friends and former teammates in a heartfelt and spiritual memorial service yesterday that drew 1,000 mourners to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. What else would you...Tags: Miguel Tejada, Major League Baseball, Baseball, All Stars, Eddie Murray
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Another year, another set of milestones
Home runs 500 Sammy Sosa could make it with his first swing. Rafael Palmeiro is on deck, while Fred McGriff and Ken Griffey Jr. are well within range. Sosa heads into Opening Day at Shea Stadium with 499 home runs, followed by Palmeiro at 490, McGriff at...Tags: Gary Sheffield, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr., Edgar Martinez, New York Mets
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2003 Salaries for 827 Baseball Players
The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...Tags: Dave Hansen, Scott Strickland, Rey Sanchez, Endy Chavez, Raul Ibanez
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Bear with us: Play-by-play commentary
ChicagoSports.comThe Bears haven't been the same since they were pushed around in the playoffs by the Philadelphia Eagles on a cold January night at Soldier Field. The Eagles, on the other hand, have been rolling since. They're 5-2, compared to the Bears' 2-5, and they'...Tags: Donovan McNabb, Sean Landeta, Leon Johnson, Reggie Austin, Ahmad Merritt
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Braves no longer a sure thing in East
Tribune baseball reporterImagine the shock for an Atlanta Braves fan who spent the winter abroad without giving his favorite team a second thought. Hey, that isn't Tom Glavine in a New York Mets uniform, is it? And what's the deal with Kevin Millwood wearing that Phillies cap?...Tags: Gerald Williams, Rey Sanchez, Dave Hansen, Todd Pratt, Ron Villone
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