SF Giants Barry-Barry Big Year Club

Marathon Week

2007-10-31T16:23:22Z

I am runner number 26323 in the ING New York City Marathon. The Time is Now. After chronicling my odyssey all season, since I started distance running last December, it is time. I just returned from the World Series in Denver, where we put the 1...

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Crunchtime

2007-09-26T01:07:41Z

Only 39 days till the ING New York City Marathon. Plantar fasciitis in my right foot is the third consecutive injury I have dealt with in rapid-fire succession. Today was my fourth "rehab run" and after five miles the pain was too much to run thro...

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Please help Team for Kids

2007-08-30T16:20:34Z

Team for Kids Donation Form | Entry 94714 | Newman Dear all my awesome friends: Have you ever wondered what you can do to make a difference? I did, and I found a way: I'm running the ING New York City Marathon 2007 as a member of Team for Kids...

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Running over the Golden Gate Bridge

2007-07-13T15:54:19Z

UPDATED 9:50 A.M. ON SUNDAY, JULY 15: No wonder I almost passed out during the spectacular run I am about to describe. I just went to mapmyrun.com and discovered that it was 7 1/2 miles from our hotel to the Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge. T...

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Off to the All-Star Week

2007-07-06T20:51:00Z

Next stop, San Francisco! On a 7 am 757 on 7-7-7 from NY to San Fran for our MLB All-Star festivities, and after a busy work schedule through all of the activities including the Home Run Derby Monday night and the 78th All-Star Game on Tuesday nig...

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A PR and a pink bat

2007-05-14T02:16:47Z

Why can't every day be Mother's Day? It was an incredible day, again indicative of my Marathon Season. In the morning, I set a PR for time and pace in the New York Junior League Mother's Day Race, a 4M event at Central Park to help erase domestic...

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The Marathon Season officially begins

2007-04-03T13:16:39Z

My marathon awaits in the fall, but the traditional marathon season of baseball is now under way. It has been incredible so far, and not a whole lot of sleep. We had our traditional Opening Day ceremony at the MLBAM HQ in Manhattan, including the ...

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Big day for No. 2978

2007-04-01T20:09:08Z

This will be quick because I'm headed to our MLB offices for 24-48 hours of Opening Day extravaganza as our season starts tonight with Mets at Cardinals. Some of my articles now on MLB.com homepage: this also this and this. It is the best day of...

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Happy First Day of Spring

2007-03-21T19:59:28Z

The first day of spring means that Opening Day cannot be far behind. Nature and baseball go hand-in-hand at this time of year! Only 11 days till the first pitch of Mets at Cardinals, the Sunday Night Opener on ESPN. Make sure MLB.com is already a ...

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20 Days Till Opening Day

2007-03-13T00:03:49Z

Random thoughts... The countdown clock on the top of our homepage is just about to tick inside of 20 days till Opening Day: beautiful. Someone who is really impressing me is Jeff Samardzija, the freshly drafted Notre Dame receiver who pitched to...

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