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Parasiliti: We build athletes up, then tear them down
It used to be so easy. Back when I was a kid, all you did was flick on the TV and sit and watch sports. You were moved, inspired and driven to be just like those guys, those athletes who dazzled you with their brilliance. They were role models —...Tags: Barry Bonds, Super Bowl, Tim Tebow, Babe Ruth, Cleveland Indians
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Back Story: The night "The Kissing Bandit" came to town
Mark Harvey, the Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium streaker, didn't get the same deal that Morganna Roberts, a stripper and exotic dancer who was known as "The Kissing Bandit," did in 1988, when she ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium and bussed Cal...
Tags: Texas Rangers, Memorial Stadium, Nolan Ryan, Cincinnati Reds, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Lee MacPhail dies at 95; former American League president and Hall of Fame member
Lee MacPhail, a former American League president who was the oldest member of baseball's Hall of Fame and part of one of the sport's foremost families, has died. He was 95. MacPhail, who with his father forms the only father-son duo in the baseball...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Larry MacPhail
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Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95
The Baltimore SunLee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...Tags: Brooks Robinson, George Steinbrenner, George Weiss, Minnesota Twins, Baseball
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Marlins Give Adam Greenberg Of Guilford A Chance
The Hartford CourantAdam Greenberg found out late on Sunday. That's when Marlins general manager David Samson offered him the chance to play against the Mets Tuesday in Miami. That's when Greenberg knew he would get the one official at-bat that had eluded him since he was...Tags: Movies, Kerry Wood, Elections, Dusty Baker, Long Island Ducks
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Highlights from the past -- August 11
1987 -- George Brett hit a pair of home runs and Danny Tartabull and Kevin Seitzer also homered as the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 10-1. 1992 -- Dave Winfield, Candy Maldonado and Joe Carter each hit two-run homers, powering the...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cliff Lee
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Royals spoil Machado's debut and snap Orioles' five-game win streak
The Baltimore SunThursday at Camden Yards was supposed to be about third baseman Manny Machado, the Orioles' top hitting prospect, who was making his big league debut directly out of Double-A. But to paraphrase one of Orioles manager Buck Showalter's favorite sayings,...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Billy Butler, Matt Wieters, Chris Getz, Wei-Yin Chen
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Kansas City DH Billy Butler continues his tear against Oriole pitching
The Baltimore SunIt may be a good thing the Orioles only face Billy Butler a handful of games each season. The Kansas City Royals designated hitter has been an absolute monster against the O's the past five years. Entering Thursday night’s series opener, Butler...Tags: Baseball, Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals, Sports
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Butler comes up just shy of cycle, Royals clobber O's 8-2
Billy Butler came within a single of hitting for the cycle, and the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 8-2 on Thursday night to end the Orioles' five-game winning streak and take the luster off Manny Machado's impressive major league debut. Butler...
Tags: Baseball, Billy Butler, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Sports
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George Brett reflects on All-Star experience
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsIt's been 19 years since George Brett retired, and he remains the face of the Royals. The George Brett Bridge gets you across Interstate 70 and into Kauffman Stadium, and the .390 Bar and Grill awaits you once you pass by his statue and head through Gate...Tags: Baseball, Kauffman Stadium, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals
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Technicality keeps 427-pound yellowfin tuna catch out of record book
FoxNews.comIn saltwater fishing's version of baseball's infamous pine tar incident, an angler who reeled in a world-record yellowfin tuna had his home-run catch called back -- because a deckhand touched his fishing pole as he fought the mighty fish. Robert...Tags: Mexico, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees
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Should Chipper enter Hall on 1st ballot?
A simple comparison Steve Gould Baltimore Sun All you need to do to know that Chipper Jones is a first-ballot Hall of Famer is compare his career statistics to those of other third basemen enshrined in Cooperstown. Let's start with traditional stats....Tags: Eddie Murray, Chipper Jones, Los Angeles Times, Baseball, Mike Schmidt
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