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Your brain on baseball: How hitters see a 95-mph fastball
Swing, batter, batter! In less time than it takes to say that phrase, Major League Baseball sluggers have their bat across the plate, and the best of them are golfing the shot over the outfield wall. How does the brain "know" when to swing?...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jonathan Broxton
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Punkin Milller would have loved this ceremony
One of the last things Punkin Miller wanted to do as manager of the MetLife Orioles in the Blue Mountain League was get a scoreboard dedicated at his team's Curt Simmons Field at Egypt Memorial Park. On Sunday afternoon, that scoreboard was dedicated,...Tags: New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, U.S. Military, Los Angeles Dodgers, United States Naval Academy
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Giants pitcher Barry Zito's a real trooper for World Series champs
There is a discolored mess on the brick wall behind center field at AT&T Park. The mess is what was left behind when a plaque honoring Barry Bonds and his all-time home run record mysteriously vanished. The San Francisco Giants say they'll put up a...
Tags: Spring Training, Los Angeles Dodgers, Iraq War (2003-2011), St. Louis Cardinals, Bruce Bochy
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Dodgers won't forget, but say they won't retaliate against Padres
PHOENIX -- A walk-off, 1-0 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field marked the end of the Dodgers' three-day break from a blood feud with the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers will return to Dodger Stadium on Monday to face the Padres,...Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Quentin, Dodger Stadium, Punishment, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Cubs hope to cash in against Marlins
MIAMI -- The Chicago Cubs played a good series against Cincinnati, despite losing two of three games, and now get an alleged breather in their early season schedule. Of course, Miami could say the same thing, facing a Cubs team that's 6-14 and...
Tags: Miami Marlins, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Kerry Wood, Sports
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Was Orel Hershiser cut by his high school baseball team?
BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Orel Hershiser was cut by his high school baseball team. Orel Hershiser's tale of success as a Major League pitcher is certainly one of an underdog succeeding against great odds. When the Dodgers drafted Hershiser out of Bowling...
Tags: National League, High School Baseball, Superman (fictional character), Los Angeles Dodgers, Schools
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Giants epitomize spirit of 2012 playoffs
Here we are again. For the second series in a row, the Giants have refused to fade to black. They have extended the National League Championship Series to six games, forcing the Cardinals to make a round-trip flight they would have liked to avoid. The...
Tags: Jayson Werth, Chris Carpenter, Texas Rangers, Barry Zito, Washington Nationals
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Hitting woes continue but Giants survive for another game
CINCINNATI — Hensley Meulens must be a very happy man. Throughout Game 3 of the National League Division Series, the Giants hitting coach was one timely hit away from the flight of shame home to San Francisco. Buster Posey and his teammates were...
Tags: Javier Lopez, Hunter Pence, Johnny Cueto, Barry Zito, Mike Leake
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Zoo says orange-headed baby monkey is good luck for S.F. Giants
L.A. NOWIs an orange-headed baby monkey a lucky charm for the San Francisco Giants as they head into the World Series?... -
Tonight: last presidential debate; Cardinals-Giants baseball; Lions-Bears football
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe main programs Monday night are contests, and none is bigger than the third and final presidential debate. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney share their foreign-policy views at Lynn University in Boca Raton. CBS' Bob Schieffer moderates from 9 to 10:30 p.m.... -
Sunday football lifts CBS, NBC, ‘60 Minutes’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSteven Spielberg's ‘Lincoln' with Daniel Day-Lewis was previewed on ‘60 Minutes.' Handout art THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED A SECOND TIME: The NFL was a ratings booster for CBS, NBC and “60 Minutes” Sunday evening. A football... -
Last presidential debate draws 59.2 million; NBC is top spot
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIt wasn't as big as the first two presidential debates, but the final showdown between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was a ratings blockbuster anyway. The Monday debate pulled in 59.2 million, down from the 67.2 million for the first debate and the 65.6...
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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Nov 28, 2012
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Oct 21, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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