Willie Mays

Talks to restart between Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr.

Agent Brian Goldberg said Sunday nothing has changed since the end of the season, when Ken Griffey Jr. said that he's open to returning for another season in Seattle if the Mariners want him back. The burning question for...

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Mel Kiper Jr: Taylor Mays Terrible Performance Against Oregon Hurt Draft Stock

NFL Draft 2010: “If you watched the USC-Oregon game, you might have mistaken Taylor Mays for Willie Mays. As in, Mays was playing center field for a lot of the game, seemingly cautious and waiting for things to break down in...

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2009 Topps Roy McMillan

Before there was Larkin, before there was Concepcion, there was Roy McMillan. Two-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop for the Reds, McMillan was known more for his fielding than his offense. When the Gold...

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Ty Cobb: A Tribute to The Man, The Player, The Hall of Famer

Anybody who knows anything about baseball – or sports in general – know the baseball legends. They know Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, even Derek Jeter. But also, they know Ty Cobb. They know the tremendous player he was,...

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The Hardball Times: Cooperstown Confidential: The World Series, Oscar Gamble revisited, and Fred...

On the heels of a tense, hard-fought six-game World Series between the Yankees and Phillies, I’m more convinced than ever that managers in today’s game just can’t win. During the first half of the Series, Phillies skipper...

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MLB: Abreu and Angels agree two-year deal

Photograph by: Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels signed veteran slugger Bobby Abreu to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. Media reports said the deal was worth $19...

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The Duke

SPORTABOUT: The Duke By Tom Daniels As the World Series draws to an end and Chase Utley becomes Mr. November there is another name you should remember, Duke Snider. Joe DiMaggio was roaming centerfield for the Yankees as a...

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Just can't take our eyes off Pedro Martinez

Added 29m ago NEW YORK - In other words, just as the modern-day fan has (at the least) a basic education and understanding of Babe Ruth and Willie Mays and Ted Williams and Satchel Paige and so many others, Pedro Martinez will...

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David Moulton: Pedro vs. Pettitte in Game 6 will be one to savor

Take a good look at the starting pitchers in Game 6 of the World Series. One a first ballot Hall of Famer (Pedro) while the other merely a very good pitcher who has won a lot of big games (Pettitte has 10 more wins than Pedro...

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Prospectus Hit and Run: Shorting Out by Jay Jaffe

The Phillies hit 224 home runs during the regular season, and another 14 through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Through the first four games of the World Series, they added seven more, but they didn't get so much bang...

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