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Schmuck: VIP reception allows greats to again hear fans' cheers
Sun ReporterThey rolled out the red rug last night at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but for the fans who lined the barricades to cheer the sport's greatest heroes, it might as well have been a magic carpet. The pending induction of likeable...Tags: Robin Roberts, Cincinnati Reds, Earl Weaver, Willie Mays, Baseball
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First-ballot doubts follow McGwire
sun reporterWhen the three perennial All-Stars retired five years ago, the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2007 had the potential to be one of the best in history. Then came the congressional steroid hearings of March 2005, when former Oakland Athletics...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Carlton Fisk, Mark McGwire, Referenda, Drugs and Medicines
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Luke hot
Roch Around the ClockThat's two home runs in less than 24 hours for Luke Scott, who has tied Aubrey Huff for the team lead with 14. He also tied today's game, 1-1.Jeremy Guthrie collected his first major league hit, a double, and was......Tags: Jay Payton, Baltimore Orioles, Aubrey Huff
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Today's lineup/news and notes
On the Yankees beatDamon dh Jeter ss Abreu rf Rodriguez 3b Sexson 1b Cano 2b Cabrera cf Molina c Christian lf Mussina p Notes: Roderick Boone here. Crazy thing happened this morning as I'm pulling into the official parking lot at the Stadium.......Tags: Ceremonies, Jorge Posada, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Kansas City Royals
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Friday comment contest winner
WatchdogI won't have time Friday for the Friday comment contest, so I'll name a winner now: The happy recap goes to Jim Nasium, who offered this bit of highbrow humor in response to a picture of Morganna kissing George Brett......Tags: ESPN (tv network)
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Yogi, Whitey and others to visit ESPN booth Sunday
WatchdogIdeally, I should rewrite ESPN's news release about its plans for the final game at Yankee Stadium in my own words. But after all that Mike Francesa transcription and answering 113 questions in my live chat, I don't feel like......Tags: ESPN (tv network), History, Major League Baseball, Joe Louis, Arts and Culture
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Maryland, Brett Favre, ESPN (tv network), Roberto Clemente Jr., Vince Lombardi
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MSG's Fran Healy reconnects with the 1977 Yankees
WatchdogThere was one thing above all that veterans of the 1977 Yankees wanted to know when the ESPN series "The Bronx is Burning" premiered in 2007: "The one question most had was, 'Is the guy playing me good looking?'" Fran......Tags: Movies, ESPN (tv network), Entertainment, Reggie Jackson, Tommy Lasorda
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Ryno-mite!
Tribune staff reporterIn an era when superstars preferred to speak loudly while carrying a big stick, Ryne Sandberg was a notable exception. Sandberg's refusal to call attention to himself may have hurt his chances of becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer, despite nine...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Referenda, Politics, Baseball, Career and Workplace
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Bill Terry, George Kelly, Ed Walsh, Rod Carew, Chick Hafey
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3,000-hit club
Player (x-active) Hits 1. Pete Rose 4,256 2. Ty Cobb 4,191 3. Hank Aaron 3,771 4. Stan Musial 3,630 5. Tris Speaker 3,515 6. Honus Wagner 3,430 7. Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 8. Paul Molitor 3,319 9. Eddie Collins 3,309 10. Willie Mays 3,283 11....Tags: Ty Cobb, Rod Carew, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Willie Mays
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Maker of magical moments leaves imprint for all time
Sun StaffLike everyone else, Mike Flanagan carries a moment, a flash that offers an indelible impression of Cal Ripken, his former teammate who grew to become, as Ripken's younger brother Bill liked to say, "the biggest man in the game." The moment was Aug. 9, 51...Tags: Bill Clinton, Major League Baseball, Cal Ripken, Arts and Culture, Rafael Palmeiro
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