Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth Jersey Sells For Record $4.4 Million

AP | By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 05.21.2012

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-- Babe Ruth equals big bucks. A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorab...

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Amateur Sleuth Helps Stop National Archives Thefts

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Babe Ruth Recording, Hindenberg Crash, National Archives, National Archives Thefts, District of Columbia, Hi-fi_gal, National Archives and Records Administration, DC Crime, Leslie Charles Waffen, J. David Goldin, Babe Ruth, DC News

WASHINGTON — When J. David Goldin saw the recorded interview of baseball great Babe Ruth for sale on eBay he knew something was wrong. There was...

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What Sports Feat Did Babe Ruth Never Accomplish?

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Mlb, High Five History, National High Five Day, High Five, First High Five, Julius Erving, Nba, Babe Ruth, Sports News

No one ever high-fived Babe Ruth. That is likely a fact. Legendary for his 714 career home runs and indulgent off-the-field exploits, Ruth seems l...

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Highest-Paid Sports Stars Of All Time

24/7 Wall St. | Baxter B. Allen, Ashley C. Allen, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Salaries, Wayne Gretzky, Kobe Bryant, Nfl, Inflation, Joe Sakic, 24/7 Wall St., Mlb, Athletes, Nhl, Kevin Brown, Alex Rodriguez, Nba, Babe Ruth, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: On March 8th, Peyton Manning is set to make $28 million from the Indianapolis Colts, the highest amount ever paid to an NFL athlet...

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Toni's Take on Real Estate: The Three 'P's You Need

Toni Haber | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Sales, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Brokers, Career Advice, NY Real Estate, Real Estate, Babe Ruth, Sales Tips, New York News
Toni Haber

As a real estate broker for almost for 30 years, I have seen many people come and go, in and out of this industry. Why do some succeed, while others tuck tail and run?

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The Triple A Threat: Albert Pujols, Arte Moreno & the Angels

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Cardinals, Stan Musial, Dan Patrick, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Angels, c.j. Wilson, Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels, Babe Ruth, Arte Marino, Sports News
Linda Kenney Baden

Dan Patrick on his show made an apt statement: you do not want to play poker with Arte Moreno. Congratulations to the superstar proprietor who put his money where his mouth is.

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"Wicked Game": A Winning Playlist For Game 7 of the World Series

David Wild | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Mlb, World Series, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, 2011 World Series, Dodgers, Red Sox, Babe Ruth, Sports News
David Wild

This World Series has been a reminder that Babe Ruth was right -- not about eating and monogamy, but when he said this: "Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world."

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How Babe Ruth Helped Me Get This Job

Al Eisele | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Roger Maris, Babe Ruth, Sports News
Al Eisele

This is a personal story about me and baseball, so if you don't care about me or baseball, you might want to read something else.

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Five Athletes I Wish Had Never Grown Old

Drew Magary | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Favorite Athletes, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan, Most Exciting Athletes, Greatest Athletes, Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame Speech, Exciting Athletes, Drew Magary, Bo Jackson, The Postmortal, Sports News
Drew Magary

One of the fun things to consider about a permanent cure for aging is how it would affect team sports. What would happen to sports if the players you know and love never got old and therefore, never declined in ability?

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: New York Mets, Garrett Schlect, Dan Uggla, Citi Field, Curtis Granderson, Jim Tressel, Sean Avery, Joe Paterno, Jordan Walden, Babe Ruth, New York News
Len Berman

With runners on first and third, a pitcher sometimes fakes a pickoff throw to third, while trying to catch the runner at first. It worked last night. Angels pitcher Jordan Walden nailed Curtis Granderson with the ploy.

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Rise of Political Consultants: When the Washington-Main Street Disconnect Began

Don McNay | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Small Business, Debt Ceiling, Move Your Money, Lobbyists, Exxonmobil, Main Street, Don McNay, Obama, Congress, Vince Lombardi, Larry Sabato, Babe Ruth, Politics, Credit Cards, Wall Street, Wealth Without Wall Street, Political Consultants, Kentucky, Personal Finance, Robert, Business News
Don McNay

For many years, the two parties were the Democrats and the Republicans. Now I view it as people who depend on Wall Street versus people who don't depend on Wall Street.

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Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, David Glass, Jerry Reinsdorf, Hall of Fame, Roberto Alomar, Pat Gillick, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Andy MacPhail, Bud Selig, Jim Bunning, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Ross Newhan, Whitey Herzog, Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball, Tim Kurkjian, Ozzie Smith, Marvin Miller, Joe Morgan, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Bert Blyleven, Tony Perez, Eddie Murray, Bill Giles, Jim Palmer, Tom Verducci, Robin Roberts, Bob Elliott, Ryne Sandberg, Red Barber, Sports News
Peter Dreier

Forget steroids. Forget Frank McCourt's mismanagement of the Dodgers. The biggest scandal in baseball at the moment is the Baseball Hall of Fame's failure -- for the fourth time -- to induct Marvin Miller, who freed players from indentured servitude.

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Wilson Valdez Won a Game and Became a Legend

David Paul | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Pedro Martinez, Cincinnati Reds, Wilson Valdez, Joey Votto, Scott Rolen, Jay Bruce, Carlos Fisher, Dave Roberts, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Sports News
David Paul

Wilson Valdez has earned himself a permanent place in Phillies, and baseball, lore. Perhaps it is too soon to speak the name Dave Roberts, but Wednesday night's game was the stuff kid's dreams are made of.

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Did Cubs Throw The 1918 World Series Against Red Sox?

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs 1918 World Series, Chicago Cubs, Cubs World Series, Chicago Baseball, Chicago Cubs 1918, Chicago History, Babe Ruth, Chicago News

CHICAGO — If Chicago has been willing to believe that a cow caused the Great Chicago Fire, maybe it will buy this one: The White Sox got the ide...

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Newark Eagles, The Most Famous Woman in Baseball, Audrey Vernick, Civil Rights, Yankee Stadium, Ruppert Stadium, Cooperstown, Babe Ruth, Bob Luke, Effa Manley Day, Abe Manley, A. Bartlett Giamatti Research Center, Spring, Yankees, Newark Bears, American Library Association, Brooklyn Eagles, Baseball, She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story, Effa Manley, Tim Raines, 2011 Amelia Bloomer Booklist, Negro National League, Connie Brooks, Children?S Books, Riverfront Stadium, Sports, Young Readers, 1932 World Series, Opening Day, Baseball Hall of Fame, Harper Collins, Sporting News, Mets, Don Tate, Book News, Books, Sports News
Holly Cara Price

Whether or not the weather in the New York area tells us otherwise as we look into the maw of yet another possible nor'easter, today marks the officia...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luis Salazar, Derek Jeter, Ncaa Basketball, NFL Lockout, New York Giants, Dave Bing, Babe Ruth, New York News
Len Berman

Classy move by the Giants. Their fans won't have to pay their season ticket bills until the lockout ends. The NFL should make that a league-wide policy.

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Of Dice and Men

Jeff Polman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Peterson, Jim Callis, Hal Richman, Strat O Matic, Baseball, Mets, Sandy Koufax, Fifth Avenue, Keith Olbermann, Babe Ruth, Sports News
Jeff Polman

I first see the line while crossing Fifth Avenue: dozens of grown men in multi-colored parkas and baseball caps, waiting in sub-freezing temperatures to honor their hero. I won't lie. I'm one of them.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tour De France, Doping, Lance Armstrong Doping, Maria Sharapova, Babe Ruth, New York News
Len Berman

Card shark Annie Duke is the commissioner of a new professional poker league. Can I be commish of a pro Scrabble league?

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T and J-E-T-E-R

Ron Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Sports News
Ron Kaplan

Does anyone really think Jeter has the same relevance or historical impact as the Babe?

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The Wizard of Oz Remake

James Campion | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Campion

If there is a piece of suitably untouchable Americana, a seminal work of art and a signature expression of a particular time and place in its creation, it would be The Wizard of Oz.

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What's Wrong With Baseball?

Stanley H. Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ryan Howard, Bud Selig, World Series, Flaws in the Playoff Structure, Baseball, Phillies, Joe DiMaggio, Home Runs, Strikeouts, Yankees, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Sports News
Stanley H. Teitelbaum

There is a widespread chorus shouting about baseball becoming increasingly boring. The reality is that although the contests have acquired more of an entertainment atmosphere, the thrust of excitement has waned because of two primary factors.

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Astoria Characters: The Man to the Mansion Born

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

Michael Halberian wanders through the central hall of the fabled Steinway Mansion and flips the switch that turns on the 1,000-pound crystal chandelier, big and round as the sun. It's motorized.

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Thanks, George

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Howard Spira, Andy Pettitte, Dave Winfield, Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Major League Baseball, Joe Torre, Baseball Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter, The Boss, Babe Ruth, Sports News
Eugene Michael Santiago

The flags in the house that George built will fly at half-mast. The patriarch of the largest sports franchise in the world has passed. George Michael Steinbrenner was a simple man who saved a giant in the Yankees and changed the world of sports.

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16 Of The Greatest Books About Baseball (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Caroline Eisenmann and Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baseball All-Stars, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Slidepollajax, Baseball All-Star Game, Michael Lewis, Books, Baseball Books, Baseball, Babe Ruth, Major League All-Star Game, Books News

What better reading could there be in the thick of the summer than books on our national pastime? As we look forward to tonight's Major League All-Sta...

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Gandhi's Diet, Marie Antoinette's Cake Shop: Top 7 'Historical Tweets' Of Dreams That Went Awry (PHOTOS, POLL)

Alec McNayr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Genghis Kahn, Gandhi, Marie Antoinette, Hindenburg, Bonnie and Clyde, Slidepollajax, Twitter, Tweets, Books, Historical Tweets, Babe Ruth, Chaka Khan, Iq, Diet, History, Baseball, Cake, Books News
Alec McNayr

These historical figures followed their dreams and stuck out their chins, only to catch fate's backhand. The stinging pain led to wisdom we now revere.

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