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Is Rivera the best closer of all time?
Forever a cut above Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune Let's be honest. Luis Gonzalez didn't exactly smoke his single off Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. He fought off a cutter and fisted it just out of Derek Jeter's reach. But that's the...
Tags: Sports, New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, Trevor Hoffman, Baseball
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Ocean View student wins award for PSA
Teenagers might face many problems these days — from demanding classes, bullying at school and in some cases trouble at home — that could lead to depression, or even suicide. It is the signs for these troubles that Jonathan Lee, a...
Tags: Sports, Health and Safety at School, Brooks Robinson, Baseball
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Win-or-go-home games becoming norm
Once upon a time, the chance to go to Great American Ball Park and watch the Reds play a win-or-go-home game in the playoffs would have been the chance of a lifetime for fans in Cincinnati. The franchise hadn't played one since 1975, and that was at...
Tags: Ross Detwiler, Brandon Phillips, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Jim Johnson
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Orioles' Jim Johnson, Rays' Fernando Rodney show importance of closers
When the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series Tuesday at Camden Yards, the two most effective relievers in the American League will be in uniform. It's fair to speculate that without Orioles closer Jim Johnson and Rays closer Fernando...
Tags: David Price, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Kyle Farnsworth, Triple Crown
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Big leaguers honor baseball pioneer
NEW YORK - LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.
And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson...Tags: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Fenway Park, Thomas Robinson, Major League Baseball
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BLOWN SAVE GUIDELINES NEED TO BE CHANGED ...
The Hog BlogIf you look at the official boxscore from the Phillies spring training opener with the Yankees on Saturday, you'll see that Dave Bush was charged with a blown save in the 8-5 loss. That's because the likely IronPigs starter "failed" to protect the 2-1... -
In the Pipeline: Ham radio to the rescue
A recent headline on Reuters read: "Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse." The subsequent story documented a subculture of Americans who refer to themselves as "preppers." As the story stated, "Some are driven by a fear of imminent...Tags: Culture, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball, Culture, Entertainment
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Calendar
TILL FEB. 18 'Centered on the Center' The Huntington Beach Art Center presents a non-juried exhibition at 538 Main St., Huntington Beach. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Concerts, Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture
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Braun 'thrilled' to be voted MVP
AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee's Ryan Braun won the NL Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday after helping lead the Brewers to their first division title in nearly 30 years. The left fielder received 20 of 32 first-place votes and 388 points in voting...Tags: Justin Upton, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Triple Crown, Baseball, American League East
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Justin Verlander achieves rare feat for pitcher: He's the AL MVP
The Fabulous ForumJustin Verlander was named the American League MVP on Monday, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Justin Verlander won the Cy Young Award last week.... -
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TV SPORTS NHL Hockey-New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, 6:30 p.m. (VERSUS) College Football-Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m. (ESPN); Ohio at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-Wisconsin-Green Bay at North Dakota State,...Tags: P.H. Horgan III, Football, Kedric Golston, John Moffitt, ESPN (tv network)
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Mariano Rivera sets saves record
The Fabulous ForumYankees closer Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd career save, pitching a perfect ninth inning Monday to preserve New York's 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. With fans in Yankee Stadium standing and cheering from his......
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