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Sampling of columns of note from the past week
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceBILL PLASCHKE, Los Angeles Times, on BASEBALL BRAWLS: LOS ANGELES In the wake of Tuesday night's street fight at Chavez Ravine, longtime fan Janet Ochoa sent the Los Angeles Dodgers an email. "You should be ashamed of yourself for your bench-clearing...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Major League Baseball, Steroids, Triple Crown, R.A. Dickey
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Gil LeBreton: Baseball PEDs case is about fair play
Fort Worth Star-TelegramIn the summer of 1976, when I was a mere pup, covering the first of what would become 16 Olympic Games nine summer, seven winter I had my first brush with the effects of performance-enhancing substances. I was shopping for souvenirs in the Olympic...Tags: Adidas AG, Ben Johnson, Major League Baseball, Biogenesis Scandal (2013), Nelson Cruz
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Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detrás de una gran pelea
En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...
Tags: Jim Thome, Adidas AG, Joey Votto, Reliant Stadium, Tim Salmon
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Hairston's grand slam helps Cubs win
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: fixing Gerardo Parra's first name in 16th graph Hairston's grand slam helps Cubs win CHICAGO -- Scott Hairston knows just how tricky Wrigley Field's winds can be from hours he spent...Tags: Miguel Montero, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anthony Rizzo, National League, Paul Goldschmidt
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Garza believes playing loose leads to winning
Matt Garza firmly believes playing loose and having fun on the field contributes to winning. "You can't play tight," Garza said after earning his first victory of the season Friday as the Cubs extended their winning streak to a season long five game....
Tags: Dale Sveum, Kansas City Royals, Matt Garza, St. Louis Cardinals, Anthony Rizzo
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History replete with Cubs and Sox draft hits and misses
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo was working for White Sox scouting director Al Goldis in 1989 and was assigned to watch Auburn University in some early-season games. He couldn't stop thinking about how much damage the first baseman could do. In a...
Tags: Jerry Reinsdorf, Travis Lee, Mark Buehrle, Matt Wieters, Chicago Cubs
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Recap: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2
ReutersSportsDirect Inc. Recap: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2 Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2: Scott Hairston hit a grand slam and Alfonso Soriano and Cody Ransom also went deep to power host Chicago to its season-high fifth consecutive win. The offensive outburst backed...Tags: Miguel Montero, Willie Bloomquist, James Russell, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Chicago-area teen starts charity from childhood passion
RedEyeEver since John Makowiec strolled into a local hobby shop at 5 years old, he was hooked. He loved to collect sports cards. Baseball, football, basketball or hockey--it didn’t matter. He longed for the feeling of thumbing through a freshly opened...Tags: Social Issues, Ice Hockey, Sports, National Hockey League, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Whispers: Sosa record safe
Sammy Sosa homered in 45 big-league stadiums and is in no danger of losing that record soon. The Rangers' Adrian Beltre leads active players with homers in 39 ballparks. There are only four current parks in which he hasn't homered and no new stadiums in...
Tags: Craig Breslow, Tony Watson, Adrian Beltre, Vin Mazzaro, Detroit Tigers
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Cubs 7. Diamondbacks 2
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Cubs 7. Diamondbacks 2 CHICAGO -- Scott Hairston collected the Chicago Cubs' second grand slam in as many days on the way to a 7-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday at Wrigley Field....Tags: Miguel Montero, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anthony Rizzo, National League, Chicago Cubs
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Patrick Reusse: For major league baseball, here we go again
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)MINNEAPOLIS The commissioner has another PED scandal on his hands. The results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame vote were announced in early January. None of the players on the ballot received the needed 75 percent for induction. The rejected...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Aqib Talib, Major League Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Bill Belichick
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Don't hold back on baseball asterisks
For RedEyeIt's time for Major League Baseball to have a grown-up conversation about the legacies of its players, past and present. Ever since the true origin of how the monstrous power numbers of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa along with current superstars Alex...Tags: Major League Baseball, Sports, Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire
Jun 14, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 31, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 31, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 4, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 31, 2013
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Jun 7, 2013
|Story| RedEye
Jun 1, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 31, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 5, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Jun 5, 2013
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