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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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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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Casey Stengel: 12 quotes on his birthday
Here are 12 quotes from baseball legend Casey Stengel to mark his birth date of July 30, 1890.
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Anthony Davis eyebrows and 5 weird pro sports trademarks
Anthony Davis, the presumed first overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, has trademarked his famed unibrow and phrases like "Fear the brow" and "raise the brow." 2012 has been a big year for sports trademarks. Here are 5 of the best.
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How well do you know Derek Jeter? Take our quiz
Longtime Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter finalized a three-year, $51 million deal with the Bronx Bombers on Tuesday. Jeter is in some pretty select Yankee company, when it comes to records and all. Take our quiz and see how well you know the 11-time All-Star. Answers are revealed on subsequent pages.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/03
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Cliff Lee gets Yankees 1st pitch from GM Brian Cashman in Arkansas
Cliff Lee helped the Texas Rangers reach their first World Series last month with his terrific pitching. Now a free agent, Cliff Lee has several suitors lining up to bid on his services.
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World Series: How much do you know about the Fall Classic?
The 106th World Series, featuring the Rangers and Giants, is underway. With the help of MLB.com and Baseball-reference.com, we've come up with a quiz to test your knowledge of World Series history. You'll find answers to questions on subsequent pages and on the last page of the quiz.
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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.
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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.
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Key to Texas Rangers victory: Home-grown talent
The Texas Rangers excel in identifying potential players, then preparing them for the Big Leagues. Home-grown talent will be on display when they go to the World Series for the first time.
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Juan Williams firing: Does journalism need more objectivity -- or more transparency?
NPR's Juan Williams was fired after remarks he made on Fox News about his anxiety over seeing Muslims on planes.
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New York Yankees face former Japan League pitcher in ALCS Game 6 Friday night
New York Yankees face elimination again Friday night as they take on Colby Lewis and the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Phil Hughes will start for the New York Yankees.
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ALCS Game 5: New York sends Rangers-Yankees series back to Texas
ALCS Game 5 was must-win for New York, and it did, 7-2. The Rangers-Yankees series returns to Texas Friday with the Rangers seeking their first World Series berth.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/20
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/19
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With A.J. Burnett set to take mound, Yankees put on game face
Down a game to the Rangers, the Yankees are pinning their hopes for Game 4 on A.J. Burnett, one of the worst pitchers in the American League in the second half of the season. Why is that?
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Monday Night Football tackles Cliff Lee vs. Andy Pettitte
The premier TV sports matchup Monday is not the pairing of premier southpaws from the Rangers and Yankees, it's the ALCS against Monday Night Football.
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Classic review: The Only Game in Town
A sparkling, eclectic collection of sports profiles from the pages of the New Yorker.
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Liverpool FC sale to Red Sox ownership goes through
Liverpool FC was owned by Tom Hicks and George Gillett, Jr., a pair of American businessmen. Hicks and Gillett, Jr. claim they were forced to sell Liverpool FC to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry by the Royal Bank of Scotland and the club's board of directors.
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Bobby Cox: One of baseball's best managers ever? Our Top 5 picks
Following Atlanta's 3-2 loss to the Giants Monday night in the National League Division Series, Braves manager Bobby Cox retired after 29 seasons as a major league skipper. That got us to thinking about the best managers of all time. How would you make that choice? Best win-loss ratio? Most World Series wins? We decided to use post-season playoff appearances. Drawing on Baseball-Reference.com and BaseballHall.org, here's our top five list.
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Roy Halladay pitches 2nd ever postseason no-hitter
Roy Halladay took the Year of the Pitcher into the postseason. The All-Star right-hander, who tossed a perfect game at Florida on May 29, dominated the Reds with a sharp fastball and a devastating slow curve in his first playoff start.
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Derek Jeter sleight of hand convinced home plate umpire he'd been hit
Derek Jeter gave an Oscar-worthy performance by pretending to get hit by a pitch in an important game during the AL East pennant race.
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Caroline Wozniacki in US Open quarterfinals tonight
Caroline Wozniacki reached the women's final of last year's US Open, only to fall to Kim Clijsters. This evening, Caroline Wozniacki can take another step towards a potential rematch.
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Beloit College Mindset List says Class of 2014 can't write cursive
Beloit College Mindset List includes cultural touchstones for incoming college freshman, email is slow, wrist watches are obsolete, phones have always been cordless
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Nolan Ryan group approved to buy Texas Rangers
Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg are breathing big sighs of relief following the approval of the sale of the Rangers on Thursday, marking the end of a months-long struggle to take control of the club.
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Nolan Ryan helps bring Texas Rangers closer to exiting bankruptcy
Nolan Ryan and a group of investors could be announced as the team's new owners next week.
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Q&A with Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner discussed the nation's economic recovery at a July 22 Monitor Breakfast.
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An economist’s tribute to George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner changed the way professional sports teams made money, creating an era of 'haves' and 'have nots' in Major League Baseball.
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