Topic: Ted Williams
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Focus Ted Williams: 9 quotes from the baseball legend
For the player who famously wore number 9, here are 9 quotes from the Red Sox player.
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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Fenway Park: 5 new books about the beloved ballpark
5 new books to check out about the fabled stadium
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MLB Opening Day: Looking back at 100 years of baseball history
To get a sense of the historic arc Major League Baseball has taken over just the past 100 years, hop on our time machine and review some of its key news and developments at 10-year intervals, beginning in 1912.
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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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Long Shot
In 'Long Shot,' 12-time all-star Mike Piazza recounts his unlikely path from suburban Philadelphia to the big leagues and even how it led to a trip to the Vatican.
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Joe Garagiola retires after nearly six decades in broadcasting
Joe Garagiola entertained audiences for 58 years with a sharp sense of humor and a seemingly endless trove of stories.
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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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Baseball fans pick best Boston Red Sox players of past 100 years
To celebrate the centennial of Fenway Park, the club conducted an online election, the results of which are sure to be debated.
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Focus Ted Williams: 9 quotes from the baseball legend
For the player who famously wore number 9, here are 9 quotes from the Red Sox player.
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Remembering Johnny Pesky: the little big man of the Boston Red Sox
Enos Slaughter, the former Cardinals star, says Pesky was not to blame on a key play in the 1946 World Series.
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Usain Bolt: ultimate showman delivers unforgettable Olympic moment, again
Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the London Olympics Sunday in stunning fashion, once again showing that he is at his best when the stakes are highest. All eyes turn to the 200 meters.
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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Decoder Wire Obama honors Presidential Medal of Freedom winners: Who's eligible? (+video)
Answer: Anybody who's accomplished anything the president of the United States likes. Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to Bob Dylan, John Glenn, and 11 other recipients Tuesday.
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Fenway Park: 5 new books about the beloved ballpark
5 new books to check out about the fabled stadium
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MLB Opening Day: Looking back at 100 years of baseball history
To get a sense of the historic arc Major League Baseball has taken over just the past 100 years, hop on our time machine and review some of its key news and developments at 10-year intervals, beginning in 1912.
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Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark
Rickwood Field – the country's oldest ballpark – is rich in baseball lore and legend.
02/23/2011 03:22 pm -
From rags to riches to rehab: Is there a lesson in Ted Williams story?
As Ted Williams, the 'man with the golden voice,' heads off to celebrity rehab in Los Angeles, his whirlwind rise and fall is a cautionary tale for corporations and media who fell in love with his story.
01/13/2011 07:51 pm -
Ted Williams: A homeless man with a golden voice gets a new chance
Ted Williams, a homeless man with a golden voice, had a video of himself begging by the road posted on Youtube this week. Within days job offers for voice work poured in, including a dream job with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
01/05/2011 11:49 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 -
Shaquille O'Neal wants a new nickname: the 'Green Monster'?
Shaquille O'Neal, the newest member of the Boston Celtics, has announced that he's looking for a new nickname. If you think he's just 'Shaq,' you haven't been paying attention.
08/05/2010 06:26 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 -
Chapter & Verse Yankees-Red Sox rivalry: Read all about it
If you think the New York-Boston rivalry is intense today, take a look at the summer of 1949.
04/02/2010 12:28 pm -
Opinion The Millennials can save baseball
This new generation is filled with hardworking team-player Joe DiMaggio types.
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The Teammates
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