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players — Ted Williams did it twice). Babe Ruth ’s single-season and career home run records didn’t last 45 years. Hank Aaron ’s career mark? Nope. Roger Maris ? No luck. When you think about the number of great, great hitters who have played
Mike Adams fills in for Meter and covers Sunday's sports stories. One Celtics' player had a fantastic afternoon and so did Phil Mickelson.
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question: Do you give the MVP to a guy who carried a fifth-place team to third place? Probably not, looks like the Hank Aaron Award and a bunch of other swell parting gifts for Bautista. But if he has a monster September and everyone else falls
including a Triple Crown -- is a possibility. 2. Miguel Cabrera The most similar hitter to Cabrera, ages 22-24, was Hank Aaron . From 25-26 it was Ken Griffey , Jr. Age 27, Frank Robinson. Since 2005 he has finished sixth, fourth, ninth, ninth
he hangs on long enough to get to 2,000 runs he'll be the sixth player in history to do it. The other five? Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron , Willie Mays, Pete Rose and Rickey Henderson. He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer if he had never played a postseason
take one more Hall of Famer and a member of the 3,000/500 club, Eddie Murray . (The other three members of that club? Hank Aaron , Willie Mays and Rafael Palmeiro . In other news, I hate the steroid era.) Steady Eddie led the league in a whopping four
Mike A: Come on, Mike. There are three players in baseball history that have at 550 homers and 3,000 hits. The three? Hank Aaron , Willie Mays and Rafael Palmeiro. If he had put up those same numbers and had done so free of steroid controversy he would
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Dec. 12, 1975, the Red Sox traded Roger Moret to the Braves for which pitcher, known in part for the fact that he caught Hank Aaron ‘s 715th home run ball in the Atlanta bullpen in 1974? QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I threw a pretty bad interception, so
players — Ted Williams did it twice). Babe Ruth ’s single-season and career home run records didn’t last 43 years. Hank Aaron ’s career mark? Nope. Roger Maris ? No luck. Clearly, any short list of the top active candidates to win the Triple Crown
PHILADELPHIA -- Dusty Baker has seen a lot of history in his days as a major league manager. Baker was on-deck when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth 's home run record on April 8, 1974. He watched his San Francisco Giants experience heartbreak
Champion, two-time All-Star, Gold Glove winner, member of Team USA in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2008 Hank Aaron Award winner, Youkilis has a full resume at the age of 30. The evening will also feature several former Spinners: Jeff
Jeter, you mention Alex Rodriguez, Teixeira. I see those guys as probably the future of the game, the next Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron , and Andy Pettitte, those are guys, Mariano Rivera, I get to once again probably experience seeing Mariano again, which
Christopher Price joins John Ryder to discuss Wes Welker signing his franchise tender. They also discuss what a crowded Patriots receiver corps will look like once the season starts, as well as the situation in the backfield.
Wes Welker joins Mut and Merloni to discuss his current contract status with the Patriots, if he thinks he'll be at the mandatory mini camp in June, and if he can see himself missing regular season games.
In the latest edition of the "It Is What It Is" podcast, WEEI.com's Christopher Price and former Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham discuss the state of the Patriots at the midpoint of the offseason, touching on what they've accomplished in the draft and free agency. The two also discuss the impact former teammates Willie McGinest and Matt Light had on both sides of the ball, as well as a look at why some players struggle with life after football.
Grande & Max talked to the Celtics point, who had 23 points and 14 assists as the Celtics went nutty on the Sixers in Game 3.
Grande talked to Doc before Game 3 against the 76ers about a switch on offense, and about the grind of postseasons.
Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers joined D & C this morning to break down his team's Game 2 loss to Philly. He gives his take on the foul called on KG's screen at the end of the game, the health of both Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley, and if they should have fouled earlier at the end of the 4th quarter.
We discuss the Sox and their 5 game winning streak, plus putting the Beckett controversies behind them with the skipper of your Red Sox, Bobby Valentine.
Big Papi joined Joe Castiglone & Dave O'Brien live from the dugout after the Red Sox shut out the Mariners 5-0 behind a solid start by Josh Beckett. David spoke about his pregame speech honoring Tim Wakefield as well as the Red Sox' current winning streak of five games.
New York Daily News Sports Columnist and author Mike Lupica stopped by the studio to discuss Bobby Valentine's decision making as manager of the Red Sox compared to his time with the Mets. He touches on how Bobby V is handling his players, the lack of pitching the Sox have, and the D & C test Mike's knowledge of the names of characters in his books.
Bruins Defensman Andrew Ference wraps up the Bruins Game 7 loss. He touches on just how the Capitals beat them, what his thought were on Ovechkin's performance, and how Tim Thomas' decision not to attend the White House visit affected the team.
NESN's Andy Brickley joined Dennis and Callahan to discuss the NHL playoffs and preview game 7 of the Bruins and Captials.
We're joined by NESN's own Jack Edwards after the Bruins knocked off the Caps in dramatic fashion to force a game 7 showdown this Wednesday at the Garden. Jack says: Bet on the Bear!
D & C react to Mike Francesa's frustrations with twitter and wanting it to be against the law. They laught at Francesa's lack of know about how Twitter works, explain the importance to Twitter regarding breaking news, and put together their own list of things that should actually be against the law,
John and Gerry began the show discussing LeBron James' decision making at the end of their Game 2 loss to the Pacers. They touch on if LeBron will ever be able to shake the label of being a choker, compare the closer mentality between Pierce and LeBron, and question Spoelstra's play calling at the end of the game.
Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers joined D & C this morning to break down his team's Game 2 loss to Philly. He gives his take on the foul called on KG's screen at the end of the game, the health of both Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley, and if they should have fouled earlier at the end of the 4th quarter.
Smoltz gives his opinion on the Beckett golf outing, talks about the struggles of Clay Buchholz, and Daniel Bard.
Buster joins Mut and Lou to talk about all the major topics in Major League Baseball and also discusses the trade value for Kevin Youkilis. Olney also tells a great Roger Clemens story involving Icy Hot.
Mut and Lou talk about three of the most intriguing stories in MLB, Lawrie's ejection, Strasberg using Icy Hot on his testicles, and David Wright arguing with his manager because he wants to get hit by a pitch.
We discuss the Curt Schilling/38 Studios loan issue with the state of Rhode Island and try and bring out the facts of the case, and point why some people are giddy to see Schilling fail.
We discuss the Sox and their 5 game winning streak, plus putting the Beckett controversies behind them with the skipper of your Red Sox, Bobby Valentine.
We discuss David Stern's comments about players flopping this weekend, and how the whole thing is one big contradiction from how he ruled on things like the Ron Artest suspension.
Ryder and Kirk talk about what the Red Sox might do when their injured position players start making their return to the lineup and what that could mean for the struggling Kevin Youkilis.
Ryder and Kirk Minihane are talking about Josh Becketts impressive outing against the Seattle Mariners. They also talk about the Celtics-76ers series and how much energy the Celtics will have in game 3.
Mikey is back from Vegas and is talking all about his trip, the Mayweather-Cotto fight, Celtics and of course the Red Sox getting swept by the Orioles and what it will take for them to get things turned around.
Open season on Schilling from the Rhodey folks!
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Wes Welker joins Mut and Merloni to discuss his current contract status with the Patriots, if he thinks he'll be at the mandatory mini camp in June, and if he can see himself missing regular season games.
More from this showJermaine O Neal joins Mut and Merloni in an attempt to let fans hear his side of the story on his time in Boston. Jermaine denies ever wanting to go to the Heat.
More from this showPaw Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks called in to D & C to talk about his hot hitting to begin the season. Will touches on what's been the key to his success, why he chose baseball over football, and his future as the next Red Sox third baseman.
More from this showWade Boggs calls into D&C to refute the accusations "Oil Can" Boyd made saying he was a bigot. He gets very emotional defending himself, thinks "Oil Can" is a troubled man, and his wife Debbie joins the conversation to defend Wade and his father.
More from this showWe talk to Max on the day of game two and get his take on the phenomenal playoffs that Kevin Garnett is having, how the rest of this 6ers series will play out, and more love for Larry Bird.
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