Archive for July 12th, 2008

It remains the most stunning sequence in All-Star Game history: Carl Hubbell’s consecutive strikeouts of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in 1934.

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In an effort to understand my son’s passion for baseball, fueled by his father’s enthusiasm, I decided to educate myself.

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The F.B.I. is conducting an investigation into whether scouts and major league executives have been pocketing money that was earmarked for Latin prospects.

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Alex Rodriguez passed Mickey Mantle in career home runs in the Yankees’ 9-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, the day Bobby Murcer died.

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Randy Johnson helped secure his 290th victory with a two-run double to start an eight-run fourth inning Saturday as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Ryan Church said Saturday that he could rejoin the Mets soon after he is eligible to be reinstated from the disabled list July 21.

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As their story lines continue to diverge, the dynamic of Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley might say less about them than about the road from wrong to redemption.

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Pedro Martínez left the Mets’ eighth consecutive victory, against the Rockies at Shea Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with what the team said was right shoulder tightness.

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The Yankees learned of Bobby Murcer’s death Saturday, minutes after a victory. Suddenly the music stopped thumping through the speakers, and a celebration turned somber.

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Bobby Murcer, a personable, popular five-time All-Star who went on to a successful broadcasting career with the Yankees, died Saturday. He was 62.

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Dealing with key players missing from the starting lineup is nothing new for the Yankees, as the club has been bitten by the injury bug all season long. They'll try to close the first half on a high note on Sunday in the last of three games with the Blue Jays.

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I was covering spring training with the Yankees two or three years ago and made dinner plans with Michael Kay, the YES broadcaster. About 15 minutes before we were scheduled to meet at an Italian restaurant, Kay called me. “O.K. if we add a third?” he asked. “Bobby Murcer asked me if I wanted to grab [...]

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Following an afternoon game with the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Yankees players and staff members stuck around, not to talk about baseball, but to talk about the man whose smile and positive attitude had been a staple at Yankee Stadium for decades.

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The passing of Bobby Murcer, former Major League great and longtime Yankees announcer, brought forth an outpouring of reaction from around baseball. With the help of the Yankees, here are some of those comments about Murcer, who died at age 62 on Saturday.

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Alex Rodriguez hit his 537th career home run on Saturday afternoon to move past Yankees great Mickey Mantle for sole possession of 13th place on the all-time Major League home run list.

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