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Florida leads the country in All-Star participants

Published on July 10, 2017 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks

With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game coming to Florida for the first time, a large number of the All-Stars will be returning to their home state. During Tuesday night’s game at Marlins Park in Miami, 9 Floridians, including one of the starting pitchers, will be joining the game’s best. Left hander Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox and the starting pitcher for the American League, is a native of Lakeland and a graduate of Lakeland High School. He…

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The good and bad of all-star fan voting

Published on July 6, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks

Baseball has entered the annual day after the all-star selection snub fest. Which deserving player or players will not be going to the All-Star Game? Which ones have absolutely no business being there? The Rays’ Alex Colome has the numbers to back up his selection. He has certainly done all that is asked of him by saving all 19 of his opportunities with a 1.71 earned average. Evan Longoria deserved some consideration with his 18 home runs and 48 runs…

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BBQ or bagels? A tasty World Series set, Royals meet Mets

Published on October 27, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Yoenis Cespedes launching long drives, Lorenzo Cain dashing to catch them. Noah Syndergaard zinging 100 mph heat, Alcides Escobar trying to catch up. The pitching-rich New York Mets, boosted by Daniel Murphy‘s power surge. The plucky Kansas City Royals, constantly pressuring opponents and aiming to atone for last year’s near-miss. A tasty World Series, served up with some BBQ and bagels. A dead even one, too, beginning Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. “I opened it as a pick,” Johnny Avello,…

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