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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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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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Top 10 sports biographies I wish somebody would write
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World Series quiz: What do you know about the San Francisco Giants?
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World Series quiz: What do you know about the San Francisco Giants?
World Series number 106, between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants, gets underway in 'The City by the Bay' Wednesday night. This will be the 19th time the Giants franchise qualified for the World Series. With help from sanfranciscogiants.com, take our quiz and put your Giants knowledge to the test. Answers to questions can be found on subsequent pages and on the final question page.
10/27/2010 12:50 pm -
Rangers and Giants: Each knocked off their league's powerhouse team
The World Series will pit a Texas Rangers team that has both track star like speedsters and home run hitters against the San Francisco Giants, who have some of the best hurlers in the sport.
10/24/2010 03:11 pm -
Classic review: The Only Game in Town
A sparkling, eclectic collection of sports profiles from the pages of the New Yorker.
10/17/2010 09:05 am -
Roger Clemens indicted: How much trouble is he in?
Baseball star Roger Clemens was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of lying to Congress during a 2008 hearing on steroid use. But proving perjury is difficult.
08/19/2010 05:53 pm -
Roger Clemens charged with perjury in steroid case
Roger Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury. Roger Clemens testified under oath at a 2008 hearing before a House committee about the use of banned substances.
08/19/2010 04:00 pm -
The Only Game in Town
A sparkling, eclectic collection of sports profiles from the pages of The New Yorker.
07/09/2010 07:05 am -
Blockade Billy
Two great American traditions merge when horror icon Stephen King turns his attention to baseball.
05/07/2010 03:54 pm -
Cliff Lee beats Yankees with one hand behind his back
Pitcher Cliff Lee's extraordinary effort in the Phillies' 6-1 win over the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series included a behind-the-back catch.
10/29/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The dilemma of retirement from sports
Sports heroes have a tough time saying goodbye, and for good reason.
07/23/2008 01:00 am -
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