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New team takes to field
GLENDALE — At a glance, the evening practices that have occupied Stengel Field recently resemble any other that typically take place on the venerable field, which is home to high school and junior college baseball contests throughout the year....Tags: Crimes, College Baseball, Colleges and Universities, High School Sports, All Stars
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Local off to All-Star Game
Bits and pieces from the local sports scene. Player among 24 national finalists in competition: Burbank resident Erin Lashkari is headed to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game in Phoenix. Lashkari, who plays for the Skittles in the Burbank Park, Recreation and...Tags: Crimes, Basketball, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Multi-Sport Events
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Fans bank on Kemp
BURBANK — In the hour-plus he spent signing autographs and greeting fans, Matt Kemp didn't stop smiling and laughing.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers player had a rare off-day Thursday, Kemp, the team's starting centerfielder, took time away...Tags: Miami Marlins, Athletes, New York Yankees, Clay Buchholz, Human Interest
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At the ready
With the summer simmering along outside, Lonnie Kauppila is restless inside.
A ball, a mitt and a bat call him, just as they've done since he was but 5 years old. And without them, the summer is simply stumbling along.
"I'm pretty much in the dumps...Tags: Crimes, Stanford University, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Baseball
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Top 10 Sports Stories of the Year
Throughout the past year, the local community experienced its share of important, interesting and exciting sports stories. Some of the stories touched us, some informed us and others just entertained us.
Although many of the stories deserve recognition,...Tags: Basketball, University of California, San Francisco Giants, Arkansas Razorbacks, Multi-Sport Events
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Finally, the postseason
BURBANK — After nine seasons, 844 Major League Baseball games and 3,161 at-bats, Freddy Sanchez is finally getting the opportunity to compete in the postseason for the first time. Sanchez, a Burbank High graduate who attended Glendale Community...Tags: All Stars, Crime, Law and Justice, Atlanta Braves, Crimes, Aubrey Huff
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Sanchez, Giants Series bound
BURBANK — It took Freddy Sanchez the first 10 years of his Major League Baseball career to experience playoff baseball. Now that he's in the postseason, he's certainly making the most of it.
The Burbank High graduate and Glendale Community College...Tags: Texas Rangers, Athletes, World Series, Brian Wilson, Human Interest
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A dream of a journey
The journey has been a long one for Freddy Sanchez.
From toiling countless hours as a youth on the baseball fields of Burbank, to competing for three junior colleges — including a year at Glendale Community College — to years of making his...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Texas Rangers, World Series, All Stars, San Francisco Giants
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'Ball Four' part of local display
The Baseball Reliquary has enjoyed an ongoing association with the Burbank Central Library. For a number of years, the library has hosted a variety of baseball-related events and displays put on by the San Gabriel Valley-based organization. The...Tags: Bowie Kuhn, New York Yankees, All Stars, Documentary (genre), Libraries
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Sanchez, Giants clinch World Series title
BURBANK — From Burbank High graduate to Glendale Community College standout to 2010 World Series champion.
Freddy Sanchez' nine-year Major League Baseball career, though it's featured a National League batting title and three All-Star appearances,...Tags: Miami Marlins, Texas Rangers, World Series, Brian Wilson, All Stars
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Burbank honors its own
BURBANK HIGH — They were award-winning athletes, successful coaches and revered administrators. In their tenure at Burbank High, a special group of individuals helped put the school on the athletic map, helped bring pride to the city and...Tags: Basketball, University of California, Athletes, College Basketball, Human Interest
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Kauppila taken in draft
BURBANK — Although he just completed his senior baseball season, Burbank High baseball standout Lonnie Kauppila has already fulfilled two of his dreams.
Last year, Kauppila fulfilled a childhood dream of earning a college scholarship when he signed...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Colleges and Universities, Houston Astros, Baseball, Sports
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