Archive for July 19th, 2008

An astronaut and life-long baseball fan takes his dying hero’s jersey on an extraterrestrial journey.

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On Wednesday, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays confirmed that, beyond their standing as national treasures, they are friends.

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Erick Aybar had a pinch-hit, bases-clearing triple to highlight a four-run seventh, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox.

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With high name recognition and a place among the world’s banking leaders, Citigroup hardly needed the Citi name plastered on a ballpark.

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The Mets’ uninspired offense and suddenly hittable bullpen could not bail out Oliver Pérez in front of a capacity crowd of 41,959.

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How a sleepy minor league park planted in a blue-collar neighborhood became a weekend stopover for David Ortiz and Boston’s pennant hopes.

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With the bases loaded in the 12th inning, José Molina let a just-barely-too-inside fastball from Oakland reliever Lenny DiNardo hit him in the knee.

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Pedro Martínez’s next start could be delayed for the second time, and David Wright might have shattered more bats than anyone else in the major leagues this season.

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Whether he starts Sunday's series finale with the A's or not, Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will likely play a factor. Feeling more comfortable at the plate as he earns more Major League at-bats, Gardner has begun to face big league pitchers with a more confident approach.

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The Yanks tied Saturday's game with two outs in the ninth, and three innings later, Jose Molina was hit by a pitch with the bases full to seal a 4-3 win over the A's.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Albert Pujols had three hits and four RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally from five runs down to beat the sagging San Diego Padres 6-5 on Saturday.

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If there were any doubts left in David Robertson's mind about whether he belongs with the Yankees, they probably exited at the end of the seventh inning on Friday night, when the rookie right-hander struck out the side in a relief appearance against the Oakland A's.

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Johnny Damon took several swings during batting practice on Saturday afternoon prior to the Yankees' contest against the A's. While his teammates were preparing for Saturday's game, Damon took the next step in his rehabilitation process, bringing his return to the starting lineup a little closer.

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Demolition has begun on Tiger Stadium, once home to the Detroit Tigers, even as a conservancy group works feverishly to preserve the field and part of the stands.

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