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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: Sports, Rogers Hornsby, New York Yankees, Awards and Prizes, National League
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Baseball's Back -- Take A Swing At These
The Hartford CourantAs the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the orthodontist said my...Tags: Sports, National League, Awards and Prizes, Ralph Kiner, Tom Seaver
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Gary Sheffield, Lou Gehrig, Tom Seaver, Mel Ott, Bob Feller
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St. Louis Cardinals icon, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial dies at 92
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...Tags: Busch Stadium, Jackie Robinson, Sports, Lyndon B. Johnson, New York Yankees
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Football: New radio show debuts Thursday
Varsity Times InsiderPrep Sports Night Live, focusing on high school football, will debut Thursday at 11:30 p.m. on KLAA AM830 following the Angels game. The regular time slot for the program will be Thursday nights at 9 p.m. The program is hosted...... -
Game 1: Nationals rally to beat Cardinals 3-2
ST. LOUIS -- The Washington Nationals were so impressed with outfielder Tyler Moore as an amateur that they drafted him three times before he finally signed. On Sunday, that persistence paid off in the opening game of the NL Division Series. Moore, a...
Tags: Ottawa Senators, Busch Stadium, Matt Holliday, Allen Craig, Sports
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Nats use tested formula to win first playoff start
Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World Series...Tags: Busch Stadium, Matt Holliday, Earl Weaver, Allen Craig, Sports
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Derek Jeter Is Still Playing The Game The Right Way
The Hartford CourantOnce upon a time in baseball, it was easy to enjoy greatness. Today, in the shadow of performance-enhancing drugs (known as PEDs), enjoying the players who stack up awe-inspiring numbers just ain't easy. Players, rightly or wrongly, are under the...Tags: Johnny Bench, Brooks Robinson, Sports, Ron Santo, Alex Rodriguez
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THE NEXT 72 HOURS: Community arts and entertainment calendar for July 19
Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday to be in the Thursday newspaper. Call (859) 236-2551, ext. 135, with complete information, including hours and admission price, or e-mail advocatearts@gmail.com. VISUAL ARTS...
Tags: Wildlife, Entertainment, The Resonators (music group), Arts and Culture, Country and Western (genre)
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Vicki Santo: 'This is a happy day, an incredible day for an incredible man'
Tribune reporterCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in a pastoral setting on the edge of this quaint village, Ron Santo's family and friends – along with thousands of Cub fans who considered him a friend even if they never met him -- came to pay tribute...Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Sports, Ernie Banks
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Author of 'Summer of '68' signs books Wednesday
Tim Wendel will be reading, taking questions and signing his latest book, "Summer of '68," from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at McLean & Eakin, Booksellers in Petoskey. Set in the tension-filled year after the Detroit riots and in the shadow of the...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Authors, Al Kaline, Washington, DC, Johns Hopkins University
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'Bad Moon Rising' exhibit
Pits and pieces from the local sports scene. Library to display exhibition of baseball memorabilia: The Baseball Reliquary presents "Bad Moon Rising: Baseball and the Summer of '68," an exhibition chronicling the extraordinary baseball season of 1968,...Tags: New York Jets, Democratic Convention (1968), Sports, Libraries, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Mar 31, 2013
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Aug 29, 2012
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Jul 19, 2012
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Jul 22, 2012
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Jul 30, 2012
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Aug 3, 2012
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