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Would-be authors have chance at Pitchapalooza
Imagine standing in front of a panel of experts, trying your best to impress them – in 60 seconds. It may sound like American Idol, but it will play out Saturday in a Naperville book store, where some would-be authors will have one minute to pitch...Tags: Authors, Book, Jane Austen
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Steve Schapiro, a fly on the wall — with a camera
Steve Schapiro wants to photograph President Barack Obama, and there is little doubt that he will one day do so. In his lengthy and star-studded career, he has photographed so many famous and influential people that one can almost believe he has Zelig-...
Tags: Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Newspaper and Magazine, Arts, Barack Obama
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Vintage bronze bells less expensive than new ones
Often when restoring a historic church or school, a large bronze bell is needed for the bell tower. The bells are difficult to find because many have been sold as scrap and melted, and others are too heavy to be moved for a reasonable price. But a vintage...Tags: Sports, Cleveland Indians, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Oakland Athletics, Baseball
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FCSL's Orlando Monarchs seek to make difference with diverse roster
Last month, Jelaney Johnson was preparing to play in the Sunbelt Baseball League in Georgia for the second consecutive summer.
Then he received a phone call from Barry Weeks of the Orlando Monarchs, a first-year team in the Florida Collegiate Summer...Tags: Seminole State College, Sports, Baseball, College Sports, Jackie Robinson
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Rice says players need to be clean for the Hall
No one ever questioned where Jim Rice got his power. One look at his stocky frame and massive arms and you knew why the Red Sox slugger launched many of his 389 career home runs over Fenway Park's Green Monster, seemingly with a flick of the wrists....
Tags: Barry Bonds, Fenway Park, Baseball, Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
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Maritime Industries, Southside Academy pay tribute to Negro leagues
On a warm, sunny afternoon at the Maritime Industries Academy baseball field, posters honoring members of the Negro leagues hung on the outfield fence and dust swirled under the banner honoring Jackie Robinson at home plate.
Members of the Maritime and...Tags: Chicago, Chicago White Sox, Baseball, Arts and Culture, Illinois
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Former Oriole Jamie Moyer ties Jim Palmer on all-time wins list
This is worth writing about, even though in Jamie Moyer’s last game as an Oriole I was still single. I got married a week after Moyer last pitched for Baltimore, back in 1995, his third and final season here. That was before three kids and 16...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Tommy Hunter, Sports, Jamie Moyer, Baseball
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Best-ever ballparks
Fenway Park turned 100 on Friday, standing grander than ever. No place does better combining history with technology, and the clam chowder's awfully good too. In honor of Fenway, here's one guy's take on baseball's best-ever ballparks. The only caveat is...
Tags: Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, San Diego Padres, Pete Rose, Carlton Fisk
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Chasing Down the Muse: The question without a decent answer
The circle of young faces turned toward me more for a reaction than for an answer. The air in the room was taut with anticipation as they waited. My hands lifted to my face as I thought about my answer. Could it be that I had never really before...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Health and Medical Professionals
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Former Mariner Jamie Moyer wants to attempt MLB comeback at 49
Q It Up SportsLongtime Seattle Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer will attempt to pitch in the majors next year at the age of 49. Moyer, a free agent, has not pitched in the big leagues since July of 2010. Last winter, he underwent Tommy John surgery to repair his left...Tags: Hoyt Wilhelm, Jamie Moyer, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners
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RBI Program Remembers Baseball Coach, Players Killed in Tragic Wreck
Baseball coach Lanall Fisher, his son Romell, and Romell's teammate Ronzell Johnson, Jr., had just finished a baseball tournament and were headed home on I-29 with Fisher's wife and daughter when a terrible tragedy struck. A tire blew out on his SUV,...Tags: Sports, Baseball
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Taken For Granted: Remembering a ballgame renegade
A World Series championship banner will fly above Dodger Stadium on March 31. No, I’m not delusional; I sadly recall the Dodgers’ miserable finish last season. The banner proclaiming the Giants World Series victory will be streamed...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Wrigley Field, African Americans, World Series, Cleveland Indians
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