Joe DiMaggio’s Streak, Game 50: DiMaggio’s Presence Does Nothing for Brows’ Gate

July 19, 2011
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Joe DiMaggio’s Streak, Game 50: DiMaggio’s Presence Does Nothing for Brows’ Gate
Game 50: July 11, 1941 The hottest “ticket” in baseball was Joe DiMaggio—in every Major League city except St. Louis. Even the white-hot DiMaggio, with his 49-game hitting streak and American League-leading 20 homers and 73 RBI, did nothing to bring the fans out on July 11, 1941. A forecast of rain, an afternoon game and the likelihood of another Browns’ defeat brought only 1,625 to Sportsman’s …
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Premiere Is Most-Watched Episode in More Than Seven Years
Marisa Guthrie The HBO series, which has been off the air for two years, was watched by 2.1 million viewers over two airings last Sunday. read more
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 – 11:06
BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have struggled at the plate so frequently it’s been hard to distinguish one night from the next. The lackluster effort Monday against Atlanta seemed to particularly bother manager Eric Wedge. “We’ve had some tough nights this year…
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Bruce enjoys first All-Star experience
share: digg facebook twitter A silver Chevy drove West Brook graduate Jay Bruce a third of a mile down the streets of Phoenix to Chase Field as he sat in the bed of the truck and waved to fans. Bruce, a reserve outfielder, got one at-bat in the game, striking out on a full count to Oakland Athletics left-hander Gio Gonzalez in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 5-1 National League win.
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