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If this was one of the final times for baseball fans to listen to Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell, they'll have an even greater appreciation of his career.

These are difficult times for yacht clubs, particularly those that are nautically challenged.

Posted 17 minutes ago at 3:26 pm. The old gentleman stood backstage, behind the curtain.

The bottom line is this: Why do sports' Hall of Fames exist? Basically, it is to signify which players were the best players of all time in their particular sport.

Several years ago, my beer league softball comrades and I engaged in a pleasant time-wasting activity - building the best 25-man MLB roster possible.

An anecdote about Ted Williams and Ty Cobb was told on Tuesday afternoon in the living room of a legend, and so resumed the never-ending debate about who was the greatest hitter ever.

After a string of bit roles in films , this attractively sharp-featured Canadian-born player of Serbian parentage gained notice in the title role of Ron Shelton's "Blaze" . As Blaze.... After a string of bit roles in films , this attractively sharp-featured Canadian-born player of Serbian parentage gained notice in the title role of Ron Shelton's ...

From : Mihran Toumajan Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:15:07 PDT Ernie Harwell: Questions remain about fake Cobb diary Detroit Free Press July 5, 2009 BY ERNIE HARWELL, FREE PRESS BASEBALL COLUMNIST Ty Cobb's diary didn't reach the literary stature of the diary of Samuel Pepys.

Who do you send to the plate, bottom of ninth, two out, man on first and down by one run? Give us your top three or four picks.

Ty Cobb's diary didn't reach the literary stature of the diary of Samuel Pepys. Neither did it reflect the historical significance of Anne Frank's diary, but it had achieved a place of honor in the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum at Cooperstown.

Well, OK, maybe arson is a teensy overreaction, and maybe all the voters don't need to be used as fire-starter; for instance, me and all the people I know and like.

The city of brotherly love observes the first Flag Day in 1893. On Sunday we celebrate the 116th Flag Day... 1912 ] 300-wins club : Christy Mathewson pitches a no-hitter in winning his 300th game ... 2003 ] Roger Clemens joins the 300-wins club and becomes the third pitcher to reach 4,000 strikeouts ... 1923 ] Free at last : Harry Houdini frees ...