From an Associated Press Report in the June 27 NY Daily News: The graduating class of a suburban middle school got an unexpected surprise tucked inside their diplomas – signed baseball cards from Joba Chamberlain. The cards were a thank you from the Yankees pitcher for the charity work the eight graders at Pleasantville Middle […]
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From umpbump.com: Baseball book club alert: Manny Ramirez has been reading (and even underlining passages of) The Secret, the best-selling New Age book by Rhonda Byrnes (via The Joy of Sox) as part of the left fielder’s new, Mannytating lifestyle. And according to Call of the Green Monster, Jonathan Papelbon picked up To Kill A […]
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Beyond the Sports Page The 2007 season ended not with a bang, but with a whimper as the New York Mets frittered away a seven-game National League Eastern Division lead with 17 games to play. Years from now, how will fans recall the events of this major disappointment? If they are as thoughtful as author […]
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A by-no-means complete, annotated (in some cases) bibliography of books about the Baltimore Orioles and their incarnations. (Note: This is only a list of books about the team in general. It does not include biographies of the team’s players, managers, front office personnel, etc.) Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? by Jeff Seidel (Sports Publications, […]
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