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Rare 1954 Ted Williams baseball card stolen from New York collector

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Are you in to collecting vintage baseball cards? If you spot this one, it’s worth a bundle. The Associated Press reports a 1954 Ted Williams baseball card, issued by the Wilson Franks hot dog company, was stolen from a collector’s hotel room in upstate New York on October 3.

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Mercy rule in high school football

Posted by bob hammerstrom

At Pinkerton Academy in Derry last weekend, the mercy rule was announced over the loud speaker at half time. I hadn’t every heard of it before, but it exists.

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Defensive roll: defined as taking one in the Gluteus Maximus

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Baseball players learn the technique at a young age. When the ball is thrown at you, turn your other cheeks forward and take one for the team.

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How to talk to your children about STEROIDS

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Have you had that talk yet with your kids about STEROIDS, or otherwise known as “performance enhancing DRUGS”, as the pros call them. Just drop out the first two words in that title, and that’s exactly what you should be warning the athlete in your family about.

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Boston Red Sox homerun king took steroids? Is that surprising?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

I’m wondering how quickly the number 34 Red Sox jerseys will depreciate in price over the next 24 hours, as news of Big Papi allegedly taking steroids in 2003, surfaces to Fenway fans.

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What do you do when Little League is over?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Is your son or daughter finishing up their Little League season? Are you wondering where to go from here? Do they have the potential to play high school sports or beyond?

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Who’s your pick to win the MLB All Stars Home Run Derby?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Have you selected your favorite slugger to win the home run derby (actually called the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby) during the Gatorade All Star Workout Break? Oh, how the advertising dollars rule.

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Building smaller baseball fields raises homerun tally for Yankees

Posted by bob hammerstrom

As if a shot or two of steroids didn’t work for certain New York Yankees players, to boost their homerun tally, AccuWeather.com says the dimensions of the new Yankee Stadium, not wind factors, are responsible for a surge in homeruns hit by the Yankees, according to an AP report in the Concord Monitor.

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Merrimack Youth Association funding hot topic in town

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Recreational youth sports leagues are an essential part of any town, no matter the population. They are not only the feeder programs for junior high and high school teams, but also play a key role in the healthiness of the town’s youngest generation.

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Flip flop flub or hit by foul ball…Which hurt more?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

I wasn’t there when team manager, A.J. Jackson injured his ankle walking up a set of stairs in flip flops. But, I can say it wasn’t his fault for not moving fast enough when my son, Brandon ripped a foul ball down the third base line, hitting A.J.’s ankle in the same spot. Double-Ouch!

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