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Harold Baines stands as one of the most decorated players in the history of the White Sox franchise.
The quiet but highly productive leader had his number retired by the organization, had a statue commissioned of his playing-day likeness and placed in
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090915&content_id=6985484&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws&partnerId=rss_cws
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In addition to strengthening the top of the order, Figgins can play third, second, left and center adequately. There's no guarantee Podsednik is returning, along with Fields. Rios will be the center fielder, and don't rule out Quentin moving to right
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Chicago Tribune
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He's guaranteed a spot in the Yankees lineup for a long time to come, but Derek Jeter likely won't be playing shortstop by 2012.
Three hits in one night, and the crowned king of Yankeeland is that much closer to passing Harold Baines, Al Oliver and
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_marchman/09/10/jeter/index.html?eref=si_latest
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BALTIMORE -- As a player, Harold Baines was a man of few words, avoiding reporters so he could focus on the game. As the 46th inductee into the Orioles Hall of Fame, Baines spoke briefly but glowingly of the sacrifices his family made for his career
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BALTIMORE -- As a player, Harold Baines was a man of few words, avoiding reporters so he could focus on the game. As the 46th inductee into the Orioles Hall of Fame, Baines spoke briefly but glowingly of the sacrifices his family made for his career
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With all due respect to the late, great Eddie Gold, we present some "Friday Fun" trivia:
Q-1. Who was the first White Sox player to hit a home run in his first major-league at-bat? (A) Harold Baines. (B) Carlos Lee. (C) Minnie Minoso. (D) Frank Thomas.
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Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1740107,golden-trivia-28.article
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Forget that he made three different stops in Baltimore. Or that in seven years of playing at Camden Yards he never wore a glove. Or that he was 34 and hobbled when he first joined the club.
On Saturday night, former designated hitter Harold Baines will
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Baltimore Sun
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Harold Baines will be inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame this weekend, forcing him to be away from the White Sox on Friday and Saturday while the team is in New York. But for those who won't be in attendance for this special honor, the
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I think the Orioles players people remember the most are the ones they followed as a kid.
For me, this zeroes in on the teams from the early 1990s. Who else is going to keep the memories of Chito Martinez, Roy Smith and Jeff Tackett alive but me?
The 19
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Scott Krieger, the all-time home run leader at Division I George Mason University, was not drafted after his junior year in 2008, even though he hit .381 with 21 homers and 60 RBIs for the Patriots. That means, presumably, that more than 1,000 players
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Baltimore Sun
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It was 20 years ago this week (July 29, 1989) that the Chicago White Sox traded away one of their favorite sons for a group of players that included a future superstar...
It was 20 years ago this week (July 29, 1989) that the Chicago White Sox traded
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Bleacher Report
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It was 20 years ago this week (July 29, 1989) that the Chicago White Sox traded away one of their favorite sons for a group of players that included a future superstar...
It was 20 years ago this week (July 29, 1989) that the Chicago White Sox traded
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Innocent, Michael McShane, Daniel Newman, Daniel Peacock, Kevin Reynolds, Walter Sparrow, And Jack Wild. Directed By Kevin Reynolds. (The Music In This Trailer Is Lifted Off James Horner's Fantastic Score From Willow(1988)) ... "Robin Hood" "Prince Of Thieves" "Kevin Costner" "Morgan Freeman" "Christian Slater" "Brian Blessed" "Alan Rickman" "Michael Wincott" "Nick Brimble" "Soo Drouet" "Harold Innocent" "Michael McShane" "Daniel Newman" "Daniel Peacock" "Kevin Reynolds" "Walter Sparrow" " ...
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Samuel Peralta Sosa was born a poor black sharecropper's son in the Dominican Republic. Actually, I'm not certain his dad was a sharecropper, but you get the gist. His was the prototypical humble beginnings of many of the Dominicans that were scouted,
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Q: Hello, I wanted to know what are your thoughts on some trades they might make to help the team? I also wanted to know if you think the Sox will try to get Joe Crede back for the 2009-2010 season? -- Scott
A: I'm not sure if the Sox will go after a
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Chicago Tribune
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Rickey Henderson graces the MLB Network studios with Rickey's presence. Learn how he stole 3rd base and he verifies the famous call to Harold Reynolds to remind him that Rickey had 63 at the break. ... Rickey Henderson base stealing Harold Reynolds Barry Larkin
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by Brandon Isleib
June 25, 2009
Among my non-baseball pursuits is my frequent playing of Magic: The Gathering, the original collectible card game. For those unfamiliar with the concept, you buy packs with 15 cards, much like you would baseball
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The Twins won 7-6 partly due to a gaffe by Chicago's Ralph Garr, who hit an apparent three-run homer in the third inning, but Jim Essian, the base runner on first, watched the ball to see if it was caught and Garr passed him. Garr was called out and
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Let's take a quick stroll around the blogosphere to see how others are reacting to the Sosa news:
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse: I hated the punk BEFORE he even joined the Cubs. I hated him when the White Sox' GM, Larry Himes (yep, HIM) traded Harold
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MSNBC Sports
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and Ryan wasn't getting much work.At one point, Ryan was ready to quit, but a friend convinced him to hang in and together, they moved to Los Angeles.After some hard times, Ryan eventually landed a starring role in the sitcom 'Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place'. After that series ended he made the jump to the big screen.There was National Lampoon's 'Van Wilder', 'The In-Laws', a cameo in 'Harold & Kumar Go To Whitecastle'and he played a smarmy server in 'Waiting.'From there, he took it up ...
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Hey, all you hardcore Buhlites...if you want to on the side of Bruce Jenkins, go ahead.
It’s a real shame that so many American League pitchers have been denied a chance to hit. As much as A’s fans enjoyed the pure athletic ability of Vida Blue, Mike
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Baseball Think Factory
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/jenkins_the_real_reason_national_league_is_right_about_not_having_dh/
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Harold Baines, Jr., a senior on the McDaniel College baseball team, has been drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 45th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on Thursday.
For his career, he had 47 RBIs, 55 runs, 17 doubles, five
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The Norwich Evening Sun
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CHICAGO -- Day 3 of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft brought a couple of familiar surnames to the White Sox organization.
Tyler Williams, son of White Sox general manager Kenny Williams, was selected in the 43rd round and 1,303rd overall on Thursday.
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Mickey Mantle CF Roger Maris RF Yogi Berra C Tony Lazzerri 2B Wade Boggs 3B Also in the game: Goose Gossage RP White Sox On the mOUND: Red Faber lineup: Buck Weaver 3B Nellie Fox 2B Shoeless Joe Jackson LF Frank Thomas 1B Harold Baines RF Robin Ventura DH Sherm Lollar C Luis Apparicio SS Bibb Falk CF Also in the game : Bobby Thigpen RP, Luke Appling SS, Billy Pierce. AL Scores 04/ 19/08 Det 3 vs cLE 4 oAK 8 vs SEA
Harold Reynolds Presents Baseball 60 second commercial. Baseball training and instructional videos featuring Tony Gwynn Ozzie Smith, and a host of other current and former big league baseball players. If you want to play like the pros you've got to learn from the pros. hrbaseball.com
the gospel music-honed vocals of the Leland, MS, native. Houston's energetic performance takes the song in the same way that Aretha Franklin takes "Respect" -- with no disrespect to either artist. The singer came from humble beginnings. Her mother picked cotton to support Houston and her three sisters. During her youth, the family relocated to Long Beach, CA. As an adult, Houston graduated from high school, got married, had two children, and was later divorced. She got a job in the health ...
You've got to love the leg kick
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I must be an idiot
i do not get this where would he play stuff? I see you guys are making a big deal of this, but i do not know what you guys are talking about
AIM: JoeCoolMan24 www.2ksports.com/forums Thats where i spend most of my day
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UFC 100 will bring two new additions to the UFC Hall of Fame which has already caused rampant speculation on who those two figures will be. Chuck Liddell? Charles "Mask" Lewis? Evan Tanner? Tito Ortiz? Frank Shamrock?
Frankly, who cares? They may
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Bloody Elbow
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/11/872525/the-ufc-hall-of-fame-is-decadent
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) and Roddy McDowell co-star in this story of a Hollywood dream that turns into a nightmare. Natalie Wood - Daisy Clover Christopher Plummer - Raymond Swan Robert Redford - Wade Lewis Roddy McDowall - Walter Baines Ruth Gordon - The Dealer Katherine Bard - Melora Swan Betty Harford - Gloria Goslett John Hale - Harry Goslett Harold Gould - Cop Ottola Nesmith - Old Lady in Hospital Peter Helm - Milton Hopwood Paul Hartman - Dancer Edna Holland - Cynara ... Inside Daisy Clover Original Trailer 1965 ...
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BALTIMORE -- While the White Sox are making their only scheduled trip to Camden Yards this week, first base coach Harold Baines will be making an additional trip to his home state later in the summer.
Baines will be inducted into the Orioles Hall of
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Oh no! What shall we do? The age and average weight of this ballclub has dropped by about 40 lbs and 5 years! Maybe we can convince Harold Baines to play again! Does Jim Thome have a twin we can sign? Maybe Billy Butler has a heavier, older brother. Oh,
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Sports Blogs
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A few months ago, I wondered if we were living in the “age of the closer.” To be honest, I still kinda do. This offseason saw a number of top-flight closers change uniforms...
A few months ago, I wondered if we were living in the “age of the closer”
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Bleacher Report
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Doc Gooden & Harold Reynolds at the MLB Network
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Once again, Harold Baines is in a class of his own. The Orioles announced Tuesday that Baines had been elected to the team's Hall of Fame in recognition of a standout career. Baines spent parts of seven seasons with Baltimore,
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090324&content_id=4061238&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal&partnerId=rss_bal
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Harold Baines has always been one of my fave Orioles, even though he’s most remembered for being a White Sox. He was such a steady hitter, and while I hate this term, I always think of him when I hear “professional hitter.”
Librarians are hiding
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Harold demonstrates how to become a better fielder by practicing with the Valle Pro Eagle Training Series gloves. Featuring the flat pancake training mitt, the KK hybrid trainer, the 9.75 inch small glove, and the 11 inch firstbase training mitt.
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Andre Dawson – 108.8
Tommy McCarthy – 33.8
Elmer Flick – 92.3
Sam Rice – 83.2
Kiki Cuyler – 86.5
Harry Hooper – 93.0
Ross Youngs – 59.1
Sam Thompson – 94.6
Chuck Klein – 79.0
Enos Slaughter – 104.2
That’s nine, count ‘em, nine Hall of Fame right
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“that I didn’t know more about the greatest White Sox player.” Not Frank Thomas? (chokes mightily on a gurgy Adolph Luetgert sausage special)
Just as I had stepped in the box for live BP, which is thrown by pitchers, AJ asks me about my number.
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Baseball Think Factory
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/mlblogs_gordon_beckham_shares_his_side_of_the_baines_story/
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The beginnings of an in-depth look at DIPS theory using information gleaned from PITCHf/x.
The more I have learned about pitchers through the lens of PITCHf/x, the less I find it squaring with the (now) widely-held DIPS theory. The holy grail of PITCHf/
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Baseball Think Factory
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/comments/boston_globe_new_stance_is_on_tap_for_varitek/
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PHOENIX -- Of course his equipment bag was missing. That's what happens when you venture into an A.J. no-fly zone -- things disappear. Or, rather, they are confiscated.
Some might have pity for Gordon Beckham, but rookie or not, he should have
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Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune
http://www.post-trib.com/sports/1462089,Sox.article
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We're getting closer to the end of these Home Grown vs. Acquired entries...
I need to keep up the pace. I can't call on the bullpen and I have no pitch count.
I've got to keep going!
Today we look at The Chicago White Sox, or as the rest of the
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Sully Baseball
http://sullybaseball.blogspot.com/2009/03/chicago-white-sox-all-time-home-grown.html
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They were rock stars in baseball uniforms, and they loved playing to home crowds.
During their seminal years as Major League standouts, Ken Griffey Jr., Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton and Jason Giambi bonded with their home cities -- Seattle,
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MLB.com
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Twinkletoes Sel-sportswear? This might be more disturbing than Gordon Beckham not knowing who Harold Baines is!
“When I played, I worked during the winter,” Piniella said. “I had a regular job.”
“I worked selling [municipal] bonds one time, sold
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Baseball Think Factory
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After the spring's first intrasquad game, Dodgers infielder Blake DeWitt looked the same as he does after a midseason game — filthy with infield dirt, his uniform ready to put the washing machine through a serious workout.
With the Dodgers' late
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USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2009-02-23-dpitch24_N.htm?csp=34
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OOOOOK, I've been busy trying to work through one important thing, preparing for other important things, and also other crap, so let's do two games today, two tomorrow, and get truckin' on this bad boy again. Sorry for all the delays, but this silly
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Sports Blogs
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Harold Reynolds and Alvin Davis were Seattle Mariner fan favorites in the 1980's. Here's a tribute to the best when the M's were the worst. Hear more at Deucebender.com. Harold and Alvin Words and Music by Deuce Bender Harold and Alvin, second and first They were the best when the Ms were the worst Reynolds on second, Davis on first Harold and Alvin Harold was golden out in the field Always was looking for a base he could steal Some days were hard but he never let down Harold, the toast of ...
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Here is Part 3 of my postings (updated from original posting at my personal blog in 2007) on what I find interesting and worthy of comment while browsing through the 2007 SABR book, available at Amazon). This time around I comment on some lists about
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