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The failure dynasties
sports.espn.go.com — It's really tough to build a winning dynasty in Major League Baseball, this much we know. Reeling off a streak of winning seasons is hard enough, never mind stringing together multiple World Series victories. So many teams came close to achieving immortal status only to fall short that we rolled out an entire series on failed dynasties.More… (Baseball)
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Baseball star Canseco loses home to foreclosure
news.yahoo.com — Canseco said the foreclosure was not a difficult issue emotionally. But he sympathized with the millions of other Americans who have already lost, or face losing their homes, because of soaring interest rates on sub-prime loans.More… (Baseball)
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Report: Trainer Claims He Passed FBI Polygraph on Clemens
sports.espn.go.com — A Houston-area trainer, Shaun Kelley, who once employed Roger Clemens' stepsister says he took and passed a polygraph test administered by the FBI, which included questions of whether he knows Clemens and whether he's ever given the seven-time Cy Young Award winner performance-enhancing drugs.More… (Baseball)
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Wife of pro golfer John Daly' linked to Roger Clemens??
chicagotribune.com — Paulette Dean Daly, wife of professional golfer John Daly, is the latest alleged liaison of former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, a source told Newsday.More… (Baseball)
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A-Rod on Disabled List for First Time Since 2000
sports.espn.go.com — This is his fifth stint on the DL and first since July 2000 with Seattle, when he had a strained right knee. His last stop on the injured list didn't seem to slow him down too much -- he finished with 41 homers and 132 RBIs in his last season with the Mariners. Thanks for the thumbnail options of 5 ballplayers other than A-Rod for this article!More… (Baseball)
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Report: Smoltz Willing to Return to Atlanta in Bullpen Role
sports.espn.go.com — According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Smoltz, who dominated the National League as a closer for 3½ years, is willing to return to the Atlanta Braves' bullpen when he comes off the disabled list.More… (Baseball)
Sports Films Celebrate American Brand of Perseverance
america.gov — Like a crucible, sports turns up the heat under its participants to burn off the dross -- not only of their athletic imperfections, but often of their character. For many years, American sports films have focused on the never-say-die spirit that emerges from the competitive fires as pure gold.More… (Baseball)
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$725 gets you a ticket to MLB's All-Star Game
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Fans will pay starry prices for this year's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. Tickets will be priced at $150-$725 for the July 15 game, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. That's up from $75-$285 for last year's game at San Francisco and $10-15 for box and reserved seats the last time the All-Stars were at Yankee Stadium, in 1977.More… (Baseball)
The Ultimate Act of Sportsmanship
sports.espn.go.com — Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky had never hit a home run in her career. She hit a home run to take the lead vs. Central Washington, then tore her ACL rounding the bases. If a player on her team touched her the play would result in an out. Then her opponent said 'Excuse me, would it be OK if we carried her around and she touched each bag?'More… (Baseball)
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Top 7 Young Baseball Players Likely To Hit 600 HRs
coedmagazine.com — As Ken Griffey Jr. storms towards the historic mark of 600 home runs, we take a look at some of the game’s young studs and predict who’s next to make a serious run at 600+. After all, 600 is the new 500 or is it?More… (Baseball)
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Baseball's Top 20 Young Pitchers
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — NOTE: All pitchers on this list will be 25 or younger as of June 30, 2008. Even with just 17 games of big league experience, he's earned the third slot in the Rockies' starting rotation, and with better location on his 100-mph fastball, Colorado could have an ace in the making.More… (Baseball)
Amazing Time-Lapse Footage of a Fenway Game by Tom Guilmette watch!
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SF Giants Send $126 Million Pitcher to the Bullpen
msn.foxsports.com — Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants, who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. "This is the bed that I've made and I have to lay in it" said Zito.More… (Baseball)
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