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Who handled Major League Baseball’s ceremonial first-pitch honors in 2013?
One of the most anticipated moments of any baseball season occurs when ceremonial first pitches are thrown at each of 30 major-league ballparks. Often the identity of the persons or persons doing the honors is kept a secret until the last minute. Here’s the lineup of the 2013 VIPs:
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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/31/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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With Arctic sea ice vulnerable, summer melt season begins briskly
The Arctic saw a record loss of summer sea ice in 2012, and the 2013 melt is off to a faster start than a year ago. Another record is uncertain, but warming has sapped the ice's staying power.
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Editor's Blog After the Marathon bombings: a new resolve
The globalization of ideas via the Internet, air travel, and migration is profoundly affecting the world. In once-isolated communities, exposure to the new and different can prompt a reaction of anger, fear, even terrorism. But the tide of freedom and human dignity is immensely more powerful -- and ultimately unstoppable.
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How can you help Boston? One Fund sets up rules to help victims. (+video)
One Fund Boston, the focal point of charitable giving after the bombings, already has $20 million on hand. Now it has set up a structure for how and when the money will be paid out.
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Bostonians silently mark bombing, with family, co-workers, and strangers (+video)
It was silent at 2:50 p.m., not just in Boston but in other cities, too, to honor those killed and wounded in the Boston Marathon bombings, but also to affirm the city's resilience.
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USA Update David Ortiz forgiven by FCC for expletive Boston will never forget (+video)
David Ortiz used an expletive in his defiant (and televised) speech Saturday before the first Red Sox home game since the Boston Marathon bombing. The FCC has already weighed in.
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Boston bombings: Sox, Bruins get back to business
Following Friday's manhunt for the Boston marathon bombing suspect and the postponement of sporting events, the Red Sox will play the Kansas City Royals Saturday afternoon and the Boston Bruins will play the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Modern Parenthood Education and baseball: Performance stats good to know, not whole picture
With the proliferation of statewide standardized testing, take it from a principal: Statistics can play a role in education like they do in baseball. But like baseball, there needs to be room to account for the grit, the heart, and the unpredictable surges of students.
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'New York loves Boston.' Did we just say that?
New Yorkers set aside historic rivalries in signs of support after the Boston Marathon bomb attacks. Their message: We've been attacked. We know what you're going through. We're with you.
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After Boston bombing, swift help, comfort, and a resolve to keep running
The rush to help those injured at the Boston marathon was just the start of an outpouring of help and support for Boston, its visitors and residents, including from arch sports rival New York.
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Boston bombings lead to boosted security at sporting events
Boston's scheduled NHL and NBA games were called off after the bombings, while beefed-up security — including bomb-sniffing dogs — patrolled hockey, basketball, and baseball games around the country.
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Who handled Major League Baseball’s ceremonial first-pitch honors in 2013?
One of the most anticipated moments of any baseball season occurs when ceremonial first pitches are thrown at each of 30 major-league ballparks. Often the identity of the persons or persons doing the honors is kept a secret until the last minute. Here’s the lineup of the 2013 VIPs:
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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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USA Update David Stockman warns of economic collapse, critics cry 'cranky old man'
David Stockman, the conservative economic guru who was an adviser to Ronald Reagan, has taken an severely negative view in his new book 'The Great Deformation.'
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Baseball Opening Day 2013: New faces in new places
Baseball Opening Day 2013: After an opening night game, Major League Baseball opens the 2013 season with 12 games Monday across the country.
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Manny Ramirez signs to play with Rhinos in Taiwan
Manny Ramirez signs on for a "new beginning" with the EDA Rhinos, a Taiwan baseball team. Manny Ramirez signed a contract for $25,000 a month.
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Jackie Robinson honored by Google Doodle and Hollywood (+video)
Google is honoring the first African-American baseball player with a doodle on Jackie Robinson's 94th birthday. And a new movie, '42,' opens soon that portrays the life of Jackie Robinson.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/31/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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Chapter & Verse 2012: the year of self-publishing
The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year.
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Horizons Google TV voice control: Now, yelling at your TV actually works
Google HQ has rolled out a new update for Google TV that includes voice commands and better YouTube integration.
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Can the Yankees dig out of 0-2 hole and win against the Tigers?
Experience has shown never to count out the Yankees, but in this ALCS, New York certainly has its work cut out for it. The Tigers have home-field advantage for Game 3 Tuesday night.
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Flying to center field with the boys of autumn
A newspaper account of a 14-inning ball game makes a point about irregular verbs.
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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Tigers' Cabrera earns baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years
Detroit's Miguel Cabrera became the 15th player in Major League history to capture the American League batting title, plus compile the top home run and RBI totals this season.
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Fenway Park's 100th anniversary team: Where do you put Ted Willams?
Fenway Park: Who are the best Red Sox players of the past 100 years? The Monitor goes outside the box to name its lineup.
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