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Longtime local Jim Maher set for induction into NJ Scholastic
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A baseball coach for the ages passes away - Merrimack Valley Life
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Derek Jeter, the final walk-off and baseball immortality - ESPN
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Babe Ruth's baseball swing helped spark golf teaching revolution
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Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu
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Jeter dropped retirement news on Yankees hours before announcement
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Media Roundtable taking Bengals over Cowboys
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A tale of two teammates, lifelong pals and boyhood friends bonded
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October 2, 1914: A sign of so many swats to come: Babe Ruth
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Baseball at the Top of the World - The Asia Foundation
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Did Larry King's Obsession With Death Fuel His 'Indomitable' Will
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Baseball is dying? Nonsense: The Case for Baseball's Vitality
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Dan Quisenberry's Eccentric Pitch
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Sarasota Babe Ruth sends three teams to Southeast Regional