By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
There’s a world out there in which a young man in Minneapolis died in police captivity, millions have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus and many thousands more have lost their lives.
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By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The weather is fine enough, the low 80s. Perfect for spring training, perfect for baseball. But what a terrible time, and that’s beyond the jolting reality that Don & Charlie’s, great ribs, great history — Babe Ruth’s autograph among the dozens — has closed.
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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
TEMPE, Ariz. — He is young, gifted and unsatisfied. Mike Trout of the Angels has been described as the best player in the game, which only makes him want to get better.
"I keep thinking about putting up good numbers," he said recently. Not the numbers in a bank account. The ones in the record books.
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