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Babe Ruth

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    April 16, 2012

    Nancy Pelosi Is Least-Liked Congressional Leader, Poll Shows

    Remember that scene in the The Sandlot when Smalls said he didn't know who the Great Bambino was, prompting all the other kids to incredulously list off the rest of Babe Ruth's many nicknames? The Sultan of Swat! the Colossus of Clout! The King of Crash! And so Smalls, not wanting to seem ignorant i ... More >>

  • News

    March 28, 2012

    Lost Boys of Summer: Some Ex-Ballplayers Seek Help From MLB

    Remember that scene in the The Sandlot when Smalls said he didn't know who the Great Bambino was, prompting all the other kids to incredulously list off the rest of Babe Ruth's many nicknames? The Sultan of Swat! the Colossus of Clout! The King of Crash! And so Smalls, not wanting to seem ignorant i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 21, 2012

    Out of the Park

    Remember that scene in the The Sandlot when Smalls said he didn't know who the Great Bambino was, prompting all the other kids to incredulously list off the rest of Babe Ruth's many nicknames? The Sultan of Swat! the Colossus of Clout! The King of Crash! And so Smalls, not wanting to seem ignorant i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Brian Wilson Goes over to Charlie Sheen's House to Play

    ​In the latest of his series of Herculean feats of increasing awesomeness, beloved San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson took himself and his beard on a play date at the Los Angeles digs of actor Charlie Sheen, according to TMZ.Sheen reportedly flew in Wilson from spring training in Arizona on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Saturday Night: Gorillaz Drag Out De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, and More for a Cartoonishly Fun Halloween

    Calibree Photography​GorillazN*E*R*DOctober 30, 2010Oracle ArenaBetter than: Vomiting up a one-eyed octopus; also, seeing Gorillaz on not-Halloween.What are you supposed to look at during a Gorillaz performance? Do you look at the band onstage, where a  group of humans -- including Damon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Texas Vs. San Francisco: the World Series of Music

    The World Series is about much more than baseball. It's a clash of two cities, two regional cultures, two rabid groups of fans, two color schemes, two outlooks on drug policy, and much more. (We ain't even gonna go into politics.)Starting right now, we're also making the World Series about music. To ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Exclusive Download: Chris Orr's 'Hac Mix' for Halloween Debaser

    Chris BrennanChris Orr​Chris Orr, the U.K. ex-pat and S.F.-based radio host, Public Works team member, acid-house casualty, and veteran DJ, is headlining Debaser's Halloween party this Friday, October 29, at 111 Minna. Before that performance, Orr hooked us up with a stellar mix of classic dance m ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2009

    Will the Real iPhone Apps Please Stand Up?

    Chris BrennanChris Orr​Chris Orr, the U.K. ex-pat and S.F.-based radio host, Public Works team member, acid-house casualty, and veteran DJ, is headlining Debaser's Halloween party this Friday, October 29, at 111 Minna. Before that performance, Orr hooked us up with a stellar mix of classic dance m ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Beheadings and Dead Microphones

    KNBR's new owners try to adjust to big-market radio

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Most Valuable Teammate

    What team more than the Giants needs a morale booster and respectful team player? They got one in Mark Sweeney.

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2005

    Follow That Bird

    Rubber duckies race for charity

  • Film

    April 13, 2005

    Ball Busters

    The battle over Bonds' record-setting homer looks quaint four seasons later

  • Film

    September 29, 2004

    Like Moths to Flame

    Americans will likely swarm to Ladder 49, an unabashed homage to firefighters

  • Film

    September 8, 2004

    Crooked as They Come

    Criminal swipes its story from a far superior movie

  • Film

    April 28, 2004

    Missing Links

    A well-meaning ode to golf's first legend ends up in the bunker

  • Calendar

    July 7, 1999

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    A well-meaning ode to golf's first legend ends up in the bunker

  • Calendar

    January 13, 1999

    Cothran

    A well-meaning ode to golf's first legend ends up in the bunker

  • News

    April 15, 1998

    Baseball's Orphans

    Why are 74 old-timers -- players who helped create the multibillion-dollar business called Major League Baseball -- still without pensions?

  • Film

    August 21, 1996

    Retrofitting Red Riding Hood

    Why are 74 old-timers -- players who helped create the multibillion-dollar business called Major League Baseball -- still without pensions?

  • News

    March 1, 1995

    The All-Mandel Team or How to Staff One Great San Francisco Newspaper

    Why are 74 old-timers -- players who helped create the multibillion-dollar business called Major League Baseball -- still without pensions?

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