Comcast-Spectacor officials yesterday announced plans to demolish Independence Hall after the current tourist season and replace the city's iconic symbol with a history-flavored theme park.
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I've reached that annoying stage of life where my memory bank is as enlarged as my prostate. Consequently, I compare everything to what used to be.
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The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods is like: The Andy Griffith Show without Barney. Julia Roberts without teeth. The Red Sox without Fenway Park.
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A memorable baseball season is a remarkable thing. It lasts so long, imprints so deeply, elates and depresses so often that we can carry its residue forever.
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The annual convergence of Father's Day and the U.S. Open's final round always brings to mind that heart-tugging hug between Tiger Woods and his father after the 1997 Masters.
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What if a baseball season were covered like a presidential primary season? CHRIS MATTHEWS: Welcome to Philadelphia, my hometown, for MSNBC's continuing coverage of "Pennant Race '09." We're here at Phillies headquarters inside Chickie's & Pete's, just a few blocks away from where they'll meet the Mets in Game 1 of the 2009 season.
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Baseball needs many things. Less time between pitches. A new strike zone. A ban on maple bats. More daylight postseason games. A replacement for Joe West.
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It's official. I've become a troglodyte. It happened about the time American Idol moved to the top of the ratings, people started wearing flag pins, iceberg lettuce became a culinary pariah, and the Colorado Rockies won a pennant.
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Poor baseball. Even when the sport is in the pink, it can't avoid a red face. One week before pink bats and pink wristbands were used on Mother's Day to raise awareness of breast cancer, the Chicago White Sox employed their own bit of sexual symbolism.
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The "reverse pivot." It sounds like one of George Mikan's favorite low-post moves. Or maybe something you attach to a screen door.
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The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, and while I love to watch the greatest two minutes in sports, it's been nearly 40 years since I was a regular horse bettor.
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"Mets Fan Banned for Impersonating Sports Reporter." That was an actual headline this week. Before I go further, a personal disclosure: In my more than half-century following Phillies baseball, I've often had the urge to pass myself off as a Mets fan.
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