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To Be the "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth"
pinstripealley.com - 7/4/2009
To Be the "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth"
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From  Gehrig's  official website: Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and ...
MLB Clubs to Hold Special On-Field Ceremonies on 4th to Honor 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech
bizofbaseball.com - 7/4/2009
MLB Clubs to Hold Special On-Field Ceremonies on 4th to Honor 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's ...
— bizofbaseball.com — In an effort to raise awareness and financial support for organizations leading the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic... Lateral Sclerosis), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, every Major League Baseball Club playing at home on July 4 th will conduct a special on-field ... (more) MLB Clubs to Hold Special On-Field Ceremonies on 4th to ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 7/4/2009posted this
keitholbermann.mlblogs.com - 7/5/2009
It Disgusts Me
— keitholbermann.mlblogs.com — When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer... of 1938. It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington. If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for ... (more) It Disgusts Me

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Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, and America
sportingnews.com - 7/6/2009
Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, and America
— sportingnews.com — You know what the world really could use right about now? Some more outrage. Because there just... are never enough people outraged about something or other. We could especially use some outrage about performance-enhancing drug use in baseball, since ... (more) Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, ...

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"It's great to be young and a Yankee.":  "Ladies and gentlemen, Lou Gehrig's consecutive streak of 2,130 games played has ended."

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"Ladies and gentlemen, Lou Gehrig's consecutive streak of 2,130 games played has ended."
"It's great to be young and a Yankee." — ... my eyes as he very slowly walked out of the visitor’s clubhouse at Sportsman’s Park for what would be the last time. Thank you, Lou Gehrig. Baseball might have been given some bad breaks, but thanks to you, we have an awful lot to root for. * * * And if you're comfortable with crying, these are really touching and fantastic testaments from the Yankee blogosphere that brought a tear to my eye: "The Luckiest" from Fack Youk "To Be the Luckiest Man on the Face of the Planet" from Pinstripe Alley ...

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