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Little Dustin is big winner for AL MVP
Dustin Pedroia could easily be mistaken for a mechanic, carpenter or plumber, most anything except a major-leaguer. "I'm not the biggest guy in the world. I don't have that many tools," he said. "If you saw me walking down the street, you wouldn't...Tags: Mike Lowell, Charlie Gehringer, Major League Baseball, Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz
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AL MVP Pedroia dustin' off the mantle
Of The Associated PressBoston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Pedroia easily beat out Minnesota's Justin Morneau and added to his ever-expanding trophy case. Generously listed...Tags: Albert Pujols, Voting, Josh Hamilton, Mike Lowell, Referenda
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Red Sox's Pedroia In Running For AL MVP
The Hartford CourantHe is listed as 5 feet 9 in the Red Sox media guide, but we know better. Dustin Pedroia might be 5-7 in his spikes. The American League MVP will be named today and Pedroia should get the call. And this being baseball's supposedly post-steroids era, we...Tags: Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Nellie Fox
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'Fire Joe Morgan' blog shutters its doors for good
WatchdogThe popular Fire Joe Morgan blog is no more. (Parental discretion advised due to naughty language.)...... -
Test your knowledge of Phillies lore
Weather permitting, the Phillies will take the field tonight for their first home World Series game since 1993. As it happens, I saw their last home World Series win, pitcher Curt Schilling's 2-0 gem 15 years ago. It probably was the high point of my...Tags: Billy Hamilton, Tony Gonzalez, History, Jim Bunning, Robin Roberts
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Should the Orioles trade Brian Roberts this offseason?
For O's, the right call By Bill Ordine So, trading Orioles golden boy Brian Roberts is likely to be as popular as, say, building a hotel that blocks the view of the Bromo Seltzer tower from Camden Yards. (Oh, they did that, didn't they?) But unlike the...Tags: Rod Carew, Jackie Robinson, Chicago Cubs, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Brian Roberts
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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: Tony Perez, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Carlton Fisk, Manny Ramirez
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Scoring baseball games enriched memories
Tribune staff reporterThe good nuns at St. Cajetan's had issues with my penmanship when I was a youngster—"Chicken scratches," Sister Pietrina called it—and that was my only reservation when I volunteered for a work assignment the other day: Fill out a scorecard...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Kerry Wood, Barry Bonds, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Plenty of Sox missing Series rings
Ken Griffey Jr. has never been in a World Series. He is nearly 39 years old, so he is running out of time.
Jim Thome has never won a World Series. He came close a couple of times as a Cleveland Indian but he is 38 now and his clock is ticking.
Javier...Tags: Matt Thornton, Brian Anderson, Toby Hall, Major League Baseball, Florida Marlins
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ESPN handles Stadium swan song cleanly
neil.best@newsday.comIt was after midnight, but the farewell party still was under way on the field when a Yankee Stadium employee walked down a corridor holding a power drill in one hand and a sign in the other. Yup, it was that sign, the one that had hung over the ramp...Tags: Matthew Modine, Major League Baseball, National Government, Joe DiMaggio, ESPN
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ESPN's Golic upfront about son's arrest
No matter what you think about the ''Mike and Mike'' radio/TV show and ESPN's excessive promotion of its weekday morning yakker, co-host Mike Golic generally comes across as a good guy. So, there was never a ''Yeah, let's see how the jerk handles this''...Tags: Frank Sinatra, NASCAR, Drunk Driving, ESPN, Philadelphia Eagles
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There's a lot of things that can still go wrong for the Dodgers
SO they come home with nine games left, a 3 1/2 -game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks, a division race won. So if the Dodgers blow this one, it would be unthinkable, unimaginable, untenable. But not unprecedented. In 1982, the Dodgers came home with...Tags: Major League Baseball, Derek Lowe, Joe Torre, Jeff Nelson, Russell Martin
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