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Midsummer Classic worth watching
Sun Sports EditorCincinnati’s Big Red Machine roared through Major League baseball in the 1970s and remains one of the best teams in the history of professional baseball. From 1970-76, the Reds won five National League Western division titles, four National League...Tags: Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Johnny Bench, Home Run Derby, American League, Aroldis Chapman
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All-Star game remains a 'classic'
Sun Sports EditorNeed a break? Sit back and take in another Mid-Summer Classic. Major League baseball is in the midst of a much-needed four-day break. However, the league’s top performers will compete in the 82nd Major League All-Star game set for tonight at Chase...Tags: All Stars, Johnny Bench, Football, Multi-Sport Events, American League
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NFL: Miami, con un estadio anticuado, se queda sin Super Bowl
El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...
Tags: Fidel Castro, Toronto Raptors, Andy Pettitte, Donnie Murphy, Lee Smith
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Change in air surrounding White Sox
Jerry Reinsdorf is 77, going on 40. He wasn't joking when he told a friend he is planning to serve as host when the 2033 All-Star Game comes to U.S. Cellular Field, commemorating the first one at Comiskey Park in 1933. But I'm not sure about that. It...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Prince Fielder
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Orioles-Rays game demonstrates need for expanded instant replay
In the end, the umpires got the call right. But it sure took long enough. And a rough five-game homestand for the Orioles got even rougher in the sixth inning Sunday when Tampa Bay's Matt Joyce hit a soaring fly ball down the right field line in the...
Tags: Sports, Joe Maddon, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter
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Unlike instant replay, umpires are part of baseball
As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, I can remember exactly where I was in October 1985 when a blown call at first base cost the Redbirds a World Series. Now I read in Phil Rogers' Sunday baseball column that instant replay on all calls, other than...Tags: Sports, Baseball, World Series, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Electronics, Adam Rosales, Jason Heyward, Cleveland Indians, Wimbledon Championships
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MLB considering a huge expansion of instant-replay reviews
On the heels of two controversial calls that angered fans in two cities, Major League Baseball appears to have decided on an expansion of instant-replay review by umpires in time for the 2014 season. Commissioner Bud Selig has gone on record in past...
Tags: Sports, Adam Rosales, Joe Torre, Baseball, Kobe Bryant
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Don't overreact to umpire's mistake
Here's something you might not know about the infamous Angel Hernandez game: The A's had a great chance to win the game even after Hernandez and his fellow umpires twice blew the call on what would have been a game-tying home run. Chris Perez, the...
Tags: Adam Rosales, Human Mishaps, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball
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Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
I have been a Cubs fan since 1948, so I have seen some poor baseball. However, it is time to release Marmol for the Cubs' good and also for his own good. Bill A., Newburgh, Ind. I don’t really see that happening, at least not until they exhaust...
Tags: Tropicana Field, Darwin Barney, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Baseball Statistics, Matt Garza
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I've got some issues with hot topics in baseball
Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, is a game of strategy. The glory is, that with 162 games, managers and coaches get the chance to tinker with things much more than football, ice hockey and basketball coaches. The downside to that is it means...
Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Charlie Manuel, Cleveland Indians, Ian Desmond, Ryan Braun
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MLB should consider Davey Johnson for next commissioner
Bud Selig will be done with his reign of power in Major League Baseball effective 2014 and the search for a new leader is under way. So who are some of the names — past and present — circulating in conversation to become the next...
Tags: NBC (tv network), ESPN (tv network), George W. Bush, Television, Major League Baseball
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|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
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May 7, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 6, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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