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Dan Duquette says his Montreal Expos were 'Moneyball 1'
The Baltimore SunOAKLAND, Calif. — Before Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, the concept of building a...Tags: American League, USA Today, Baseball, Miguel Gonzalez, Oakland Athletics
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Classic to honor "Lefty" Martin, Rudy Seanez
Imperial Valley Press Sports EditorNot many knew who Alvin Martin was, but everyone knew “Lefty.” Martin was a staple of baseball in the Imperial Valley, coaching with his inspirational style and reaching several generations of players and known simply as “Lefty.”...Tags: High School Sports, Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Sports, Awards and Prizes
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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Social Issues, Cultural Development, Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wingnuts re-sign John Rodriguez
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsHe was their M.V.P in 2012 and now he's back for 2013. On Tuesday the Wichita Wingnuts accounced that they have re-signed designated hitter John Rodriguez. Rodriguez hit .332 last year with 16 home runs and 81 RBI in 94 games played. Coach Kevin...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Baseball, New York Yankees, Chris Smith, Spring Training
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Forget the Cubs
Fans will wait another century for a Cubs World Series win unless they stop supporting this team of vagabonds. Chicago would be well-served if they played in the minor leagues with such an assortment of no-names. They would win every year! Oh, there&...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs
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After one eventful week, Orioles are already a tough team to figure
The only thing the Orioles have proven at this very early point in the new baseball season is how many ways a team can toy with your emotions in a single week. Orioles fans were mentally printing World Series tickets after the season-opening road series...
Tags: American League, Baseball, Spring Training, Yankee Stadium, Minnesota Twins
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For What It's Worth: Tiger, Rice & The Royals
China’s Tianlang Guan shot 73 at the Master’s on Thursday which, in and of itself, isn’t overly impressive—until you learn that Guan is 14 years old. That’s 14 as in popping zits and still finding humor in fart jokes---are...
Tags: Eric Hosmer, NBA Finals, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren
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The boys of summer, past and present
The integration of Major League Baseball, so heroically carried by Jackie Robinson and ingeniously engineered by Branch Rickey, occupied one spring and summer season in 1947. The boys of summer occupied the baseball seasons of the early 1950s, the...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sports, Entertainment
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MLB fan goes all out to snag dream job
Die-hard Dodger fan Aaron Roberts did what he had to in order to secure a spot in the Major League Baseball Fan Cave this season. He made promotional videos, stayed active on social media, wrote an essay and interviewed third baseman Adam Kennedy (who...
Tags: Clayton Kershaw, Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Services and Shopping
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On eve of '42' release, Bud Selig launches MLB diversity task force
With this week's release of the Jackie Robinson film "42" putting a spotlight on the current decline of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday appointed a task force to study how to increase diversity within the...
Tags: Social Issues, Baseball, USA Today, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dennis Gilbert
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Dodger great Carl Erskine: Pitching equality
Jackie Robinson changed baseball and the nation that loves it on April 15, 1947, when he became the first black player to walk onto a major league ball field. He changed Carl Erskine's life in March 1948, when Robinson, by then a Brooklyn Dodgers star,...
Tags: American League, Cultural Development, Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Martin Luther King Jr.
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NCAA title game started and ended too late for many viewers
It was a great game. But it's likely that many missed the finish. That's because the NCAA men's basketball championship game between Louisville and Michigan didn't end until 11:45 Eastern time. And, then after the game's conclusion, CBS had to get in...Tags: Baseball, Literature, Philadelphia 76ers, Big East Conference, Tiger Woods
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