Ripken, Cal, Jr.
Cal Ripken's historic achievement was met with widespread enthusiasm and attention, but the team and its star player now face the challenge of returning to a more normal routine after months of hype and media scrutiny. The Orioles, off on a scheduled respite, participated in a final celebratory
Ripken, Cal, Jr.
As the Baltimore Orioles take on the California Angels at Camden Yards, the nation's attention will be focused on one player: Cal Ripken. For 2,130 consecutive games, Ripken has been a stalwart presence on the diamond, and tonight he will break the 50-year-old record held by Lou
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As the baseball strike finally comes to an end, many fans are rejoicing at the return of the game they love. However, for the hundreds of replacement players who never got to take the field, the timing of the strike's end is little more than a cruel joke.
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After nearly eight months of conflict, Major League Baseball players have officially returned to the diamond, marking the end of the strike that wiped out the 1995 season. The decision was made in Chicago, where the owners welcomed the players back with open arms, with acting Commissioner Bud Selig expressing
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As the MLB strike reached its 131st day, there were signs of increased urgency to settle the labor dispute. Colorado Rockies chairman Jerry McMorris stated that it's time to make a deal, and the sides have been seriously searching for middle ground. The owners still insist on a
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A three-hour meeting between Jerry McMorris and Donald Fehr, the owner of the Colorado Rockies and the players' labor leader, respectively, ended with no significant progress on the critical payroll tax issue. The impasse leaves the teams operating against a management-imposed deadline to reach an agreement by Thursday midnight
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The Syracuse Chiefs' thrilling comeback victory over the Ottawa Lynx has sparked excitement about the potential for future success. A strong performance by third baseman Howard Battle, who is a top prospect, led the charge. The game-winning double by Alex Gonzalez, the Chiefs' shortstop for next season, tied
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The National Football League Players Association has taken to debunking what it calls myths about baseball salaries, with the aim of defending the collective bargaining agreement that baseball players are striking to avoid. The move comes as the football union faced criticism from its rank-and-file members who blame a new
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In a time when tensions between management and players are escalating, Donald Fehr remains committed to putting a human face on the issues and fighting for fairness for the over 1,100 union members under his leadership. As the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Fehr knows that
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As the baseball world teeters on the brink of another strike, a glaring fact has become apparent: nobody, it seems, cares about the fans. With the average player salary exceeding $1 million a year, owners and players alike view the fans as an afterthought, a mere abstraction with no tangible
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The New York Mets managed to clinch a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants thanks to a crucial home run by Jim Lindeman in the 10th inning. Lindeman's three-run slam was his third as a Met, and it proved to be the decisive factor in the game.
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Rickey Henderson, the major leagues' all-time leader in stolen bases with 1,098, came into a recent game with just three stolen bases in eight attempts for the Oakland Athletics. The drop in stolen bases in the major leagues this year compared to last year is about 15%, a
