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Opinion: In celebrating baseball in Bradenton, remember the blemishes too
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring training baseball is nothing if not overly romanticized. It can even turn government...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Sports· 1 week agoCHICAGO — Josh Gibson was so slack-jaw impressive playing baseball in the 1930s and ‘40s against...
How did MLB star Roberto Clemente's bat from his 3,000th – and final – hit end up in Boca Raton?
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe mystery surrounding the bat used by Roberto Clemente for his 3,000th hit endured for 45 years....
TUPATALK: A life worth remembering
Examiner Enterprise via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI just learned a friend died. It happened earlier this year when Dick Coughlin closed his eyes on the terrestrial landscape of this world to open them on...
Jim Sankey: Extra Innings: Cutch, pitchers carve admirable path
Allied News, Grove City, Pa. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 13—As my son sat across from my wife and me at the former Denny's restaurant sharing talk about the Pirates at about 10 a.m. on June 4, 2009, we were talking about the much-anticipated ...
Mark Bennett: Pittsburgh remembers Hautean great Max Carey alongside Clemente, Stargell, others
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 13—Baseball's most prized possession is its long memory. In another profession, the legacy of a guy like Max Carey would evaporate as time passes. In baseball, its best players — and even ...
Keith Hernandez still in awe leading up to special day
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKeith Hernandez is still soaking it all in six months after receiving a phone call from Mets owner Steve Cohen informing him that the organization would be retiring his No. 17 in a ceremony ...
Not a Hall of Famer, Griffey Sr. tells Friendly Sons, 'I just played well'
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoMar. 15—PLAINS TWP. — Ken Griffey Sr. was the last player chosen in the 1969 Major League Baseball player draft — his future teammate on the Cincinnati Reds, Don Gullett, was drafted number ...
