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Griffey's 600th homer prompts 'What if'?
O, by the WayIt's a little strange to say of a guy who just joined one of the most exclusive groups in baseball history, 'What if,' but that's exactly the case concerning Ken Griffey Jr., who hit his 600th career home run yesterday......Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Defense, Babe Ruth, Sports
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Jack Chesbro won 41 games in '04, still blew pennant
WatchdogThursday night MLB Productions is unveiling a new show on ESPN called "Holiday Inn Presents: Unbreakable Records MLB 2008." The show is based on a recent poll of 150 major league players who were asked to select three baseball feats......Tags: Cy Young, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, American League
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All-Star Game MVP: J.D. Drew
On the Yankees beatThe All-Star Game MVP is Boston's J.D. Drew. Drew gets a new 2009 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid. Drew went 2 for 4, including a two-run home run in the seventh to tie the game at 2-2. It's fitting that the MVP......Tags: J.D. Drew, Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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Bass Will Win "Dancing with the Stars"
The TV ZoneWell, here I go again. Making a wild - and possibly wildly inaccurate prediction - but I'm gonna do it anyway. That's just what I do, and if I'm wrong, don't blame me. Blame the voters. (Because I AM......Tags: Brett Favre, Cloris Leachman, Dancing, Warren Sapp, Family
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Curt Gowdy was very excited by Ted Williams' homer
WatchdogSpeaking of Vin Scully (see post below) I was honored Wednesday night to attend the second annual induction ceremony for the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the New York Hilton. The class: Marvin Bader, Chet Forte, Curt Gowdy, Ted......Tags: Pete Rozelle, New York, Howard Cosell, Vin Scully
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Surefire hangover cures
Dining@LargeOwl Meat starts out the new year with just what we need. Thank you, Owlie. Did I mention that you drink a lot of malbec when you're in Buenos Aires? Wow. These computer keys are really loud. EL You have......Tags: Getty Images Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Alcoholic Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Almonds
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Chris Carpenter, Scottie Pippen, Bobby Bowden, Tommy McDonald, Cycling
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Readers of quality sportswriting bid John Updike adieu
WatchdogI know I'm two weeks late on this, but in memory of John Updike's death, I should post his most famous contribution to sportswriting. It's about Ted Williams, here.......Tags: John Updike
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Branch Rickey discusses a new baseball league
WatchdogLooking forward to reading Michael Shapiro's new book, "Bottom of the Ninth," about the pivotal period between the departures from New York of the Dodgers and Giants and the arrival of the Mets, including the attempt to launch a......Tags: Duke Snider, All Stars, Frank Gifford, Phil Rizzuto, Jesse Owens
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Sotomayor: 'Piece of cake,' she's told
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama already knew one of the finalists for the Supreme Court whom he was considering: federal Judge Diane Wood of Chicago, a fellow teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago. But the president......Tags: All Stars, New York University, Police, Values, Newspaper and Magazine
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Friday comment contest winner
WatchdogLet's get the Friday comment contest out of the way a day early to clear the palate for U.S. Open stuff: This week's winner is multiple champ John Philips for his take on Artie Lange's appearance on Joe Buck's HBO......Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Artie Lange, Cher, New York Mets
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Ted Williams, Don Ohlmeyer, Jimmy V. and Mad Dog
WatchdogI am getting trained in some sort of new, improved blogging platform Wednesday, so there will be little or no posting that day. So let's get some time-sensitive stuff out of the way now: Item 1: HBO's latest sports documentary,......Tags: Dennis Miller, HBO (tv network), ESPN (tv network)
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