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Command(er) performances
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOne was soothed by his small-town roots, the other energized by the bright lights of a big city. One was content with a closet-sized office visited only by his coaches, the other insistent on expansive quarters, stocked with a vast array of Italian...Tags: Walter Alston, Government, Health, Spring Training, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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The Coliseum was no 'real baseball'
Special to The TimesThe crowds that welcomed the Dodgers to Los Angeles and continued to respond to their historic presence were enormous -- 78,652 for the first game in 1958, 93,103 for a 1959 exhibition with the New York Yankees saluting Roy Campanella, and more than 92,...Tags: Vin Scully, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Sports, World Series
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Coliseum left a lasting impression
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo my youthful eyes, the Coliseum, with its dull gray exterior and looming presence, didn't seem to offer much in the way of enjoyment when I first saw it on a sunny, summer day in 1958. That quickly changed as my father led me up stairs that seemed to...Tags: Vin Scully, Babe Ruth, Don Drysdale, Football, Sandy Koufax
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Former Dodgers reflect on Coliseum
Times staff writer Steve Springer participated in a conference call Monday with 11 former Dodgers who played in the Coliseum. Their reflections:
Every Dodger who played in the Coliseum can picture a special moment there. Half a century later, right-...Tags: Bing Crosby, Baseball, Hands, Humphrey Bogart, Randy Jackson
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L.A. in Wooden's words
Times Staff WriterEVEN though most people call him Coach, John Wooden prefers to think of himself as a teacher, and not just one who taught hundreds of UCLA basketball players during his 28 seasons coaching the Bruins. His Pyramid of Success, a diagram of core values,...Tags: Walter Alston, Magic Johnson, Vin Scully, Shoulders, Pittsburgh Pirates
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McGwire spurned
Sun ReporterMark McGwire came far closer yesterday to dropping off the ballot than entering the Hall of Fame. In an apparent repudiation of baseball's so-called steroid era, just 23.5 percent of Hall of Fame voters endorsed McGwire, the seventh-leading home run...Tags: Government, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Cal Ripken, Jr., The Washington Post
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Here is the complete Stan Isaacs column of 7/23/64
WatchdogA couple of loyal readers were interested in reading the entire Stan Isaacs column referenced in my Sunday newspaper column. Alas, the copy exists on microfilm, not electronically, and thus cannot be linked to in the conventional manner. So I......Tags: Orlando Cepeda, Baseball, Boston Celtics, Red Auerbach, Major League Baseball
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Cubs-Yankees games both record boffo TV ratings
WatchdogSo much for the NCAAs and the baseball openers. On to The Masters! (Thanks to our friends at ReelSportsFan.com for the above.) Speaking of the NCAAs, modesty prevents me from mentioning I won a survivor pool over 43 hapless......Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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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: Robin Roberts, Branch Rickey, Phil Rizzuto, Ted Williams, Jesse Owens
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Don Larsen's perfect game to be shown publicly July 10
WatchdogCheck out this rare video snippet from Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game, in which Duke Snider nearly ruins history, as called by Mel Allen. Pretty cool. Even cooler is that on July 10, for the first time, the only known......Tags: New Jersey, Yogi Berra, Mel Allen
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Miller Huggins, Joe Morgan (baseball), Frank Selee, Tommy McCarthy, Eddie Plank
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First belongs to Sox
Tribune staff reporterYes, the White Sox are alone atop the American League Central. But manager Jerry Manuel is not about to throw a party. "We still have a long ways to go," he said after watching his team's 7-3 victory over Texas on Thursday night. "We have men, good men....Tags: Scott Sullivan, Bartolo Colon, U.S. Cellular Field, Joe Crede, Chicago White Sox
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Jan 10, 2007
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Jul 23, 2008
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Apr 7, 2009
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Jul 23, 2008
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Jan 4, 2005
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Aug 21, 2003
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