[TS] Sports of The Times: Dodgers Leaving History Behind on an Old Base in Vero Beach
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After spring training of 2008, the Dodgers will move their training facilities from Florida to the Phoenix area, leaving Dodgertown and all its history behind.
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When Richard Johnson got his hands on the Boston Braves' home plate, dug up from Braves Field by neighborhood scamps on the eve of the team's 1953 flight to Milwaukee, the Sports Museum curator reacted just as any New England sports fan would, with wonder and respect. The Worcester native was immediately bombarded with memories of the history that had ...
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The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals, the outlook for the Dodgers was a little rosier. With an 83-60 record and leading the National League
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Dodgers owner says he&#39;s not upset about player&#39;s heated exchange with Times writer nor does he consider it a serious blowup.
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Houston retires Jeff Bagwell's No. 5 jersey before Sunday's game and then uses commemorative bases against the Pirates.
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Justin Verlander made Comerica Park history &#151; with a big assist from his shortstop.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  Before the space shut
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Baseball lost nearly a century&#39;s worth of lore when the Boston Red Sox retired the Curse of the Bambino on Wednesday night. The curse was a crock, of course, and the elegant suffering of Boston fans surpassed its sell-by date decades ago.
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For veterans like Jeff Kent, spring training is usually a drag. Not this year. "It says something when I say I'd rather be here than racing motorcycles. I love motorcycles," Kent said with a smile before Friday's workout at the Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training complex.
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As the Mets round out their search for a new manager, the club is giving a last-minute nod to its past. Wally Backman, an infielder for the Mets from 1980-88 who played second base on the 1986
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This just in. In addition to that whole Milton Bradley thing, the Dodgers are now also demanding that Fox erase all tapes of this division series against the Cardinals.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There are a fleet of television trucks beached at the dead end of Edison Road. First time ever. There's also an electronic sign explaining that there's no place to park near the Red Sox minor league complex. Fans are instructed to drive 2.5 miles back to City of Palms Park and return on shuttle buses.
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It's been a long time since the Boston Red Sox had a Hollywood ending &#151; 86 years, to be exact.
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Randy Johnson has a long memory, of good games and bad. In two years as a Yankee, there have been plenty of each.
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The cityâs last ticker-tape parade came  in 2000, after the Yankees beat the Mets in the World Series.
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In the ninth inning, with the Mets clinging to a four-run lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers loaded the bases with one out to recall some not-so-fond recent memories.
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This is it. There will be no more second chances. No more Curt Schillings and Keith Foulkes to sign in the off-season. While it really hasnât been discussed, the organization is expected to take another