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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Baseball, Cultural Development, Discrimination, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Justice and Rights
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Danville Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught named Tom Hammond Sports Media Award winner by Bluegrass Sports Commission
gmoyers@schurz.comLong-time Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught has been named the 2013 Tom Hammond Kentucky Sports Media Award winner by the Bluegrass Sports Commission. Vaught, sports editor at The Advocate since 1996 after working under his father, the...Tags: Baseball, High School Sports, Awards and Prizes, Personal Service, Wimbledon Championships
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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: Cincinnati Reds, Baseball, Pete Rose, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Ken Griffey Sr.
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Larkin deserving of HOF honor
Sun Sports EditorBarry Larkin was a Cincinnati Red from start to finish. His career with the team spanned 18 seasons and reached a peak Sunday when the former standout shortstop became one of the newest members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing for the...Tags: Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Gold Glove Awards, National League, Pete Rose
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Man from Wilmore finalist for MLB contest
news@jessaminejournal.comWilmore native Joshua Descoteaux is one of 50 finalists to be a contestant in the 2012 Major Leauge Baseball Fan Cave, a concept that started last year and mixes baseball with music, popular culture, media, interactive technology and art. More than 22,000...Tags: Baseball, Caves and Caverns, Sony Corp., Sports, Spring Training
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Major league umpire Sam Holbrook is calling the shots in the `Big Show'
Sam Holbrook is enjoying his break.
Holbrook is making the most of his time at home “knocking off all of the chores that built up over the summer” in Lexington before beginning another tour of duty as a Major League Baseball umpire this...Tags: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Wrigley Field, Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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