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NEWS ABOUT: baseball history

baseball history stories: 5 news summaries

 Lay Off A-Rod: 
 'Clutch' Is Just Luck 

Or, more accurately, maybe there's no such thing

Oct 7, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be one of the greatest hitters of all time, but fans have always derided him for not being “clutch” enough, for not winning it all, for not being a “real Yankee” like DiMaggio or Berra or Mantle or Jackson. But stat geeks have long argued... More »

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New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • baseball • baseball history

Book Review

 Baseball May 
 Kill You 


May 26, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re thinking about a trip to the ball park, you’d better have some good insurance. In their new book, Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities, Robert Gorman and David Weeks chronicle 850 baseball-related deaths, listing them in reference-like fashion. You’d... More »

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book reviews • accidental death • baseball • baseball history • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Try putting a European soccer match and an American baseball game on split screen sometime and looking at the stands. You’ll notice a bunch of standing soccer fans, and a lot of sitting baseball spectators. Austin Kelley set out to explain that phenomenon for the Wall Street Journal, finding... More »

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soccer • stadium • baseball • baseball history • sports fans

 Cubs Swinging
 for Wrigley Record 

Lovable losers are on pace for record 62 home wins

Jun 3, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shhh, don't jinx it: The Chicago Cubs not only lead the National League, they're playing better at home than on the road. The lovable losers are 26-8 at Wrigley Field, a record they last held before going to (and losing) the World Series in 1918. Now they're on pace for... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • Jim Hendry • Wrigley Field • baseball • Ryan Dempster • Derrek Lee • baseball history • Mark DeRosa

 Vintage Unis Make a Comeback 

Throwback jersey company revives sports history

Apr 12, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ebbets Field may be long gone, but Ebbets Field Flannels is still bringing back wearable pieces of baseball history. ESPN takes a tour of the vintage jersey company that Jerry Cohen started in 1987 to fulfill special orders for throwback sportswear. Since then, the business has stayed niche but the... More »

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MLB • uniforms • baseball • Ebbets Field Flannels • baseball history

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