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Fenway Park’s Troubled Racial Past

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Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox’s storied ballpark, celebrated its 100th birthday late last month. And in honor of the centennial, moments in Red Sox history were remembered and relived, like the “Curse of the Bambino,” the 86-year World Series drought, and the reversal of the Curse in 2004. Today we’re talking about one element […]

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Yankees out after being defeated by Tigers

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A historic night in baseball

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Yankees Relief Pitcher Rivera Sets Record

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Panama’s Litter of Yankee Armaments

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Sports Update

Living On Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports that the subway series between cross town rival Mets and Yankees has some environmental benefits.

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Sports: Final Four, MLB season opener

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Move over, Thanksgiving. Easter weekend is shaping up to be a big one for televised sports. The Final Four square off in Indianapolis Saturday, and Major League Baseball opens (in a major way) at Fenway on Sunday.

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Takeouts: health care bill, World Series, ‘squeezed’ listeners

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Todd Zwillich looks at the details of the House health care reform bill, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin reviews Game 2 of the World Series, and we hear from listeners about how employers are squeezing more work from their employees.

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Takeouts: Afghanistan troops, ALCS, winter

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Takeouts: The Obama administration, an Afghanistan election, and a new war strategy; baseball’s post-season is wrapping up; and listeners respond to our question on how you know it’s winter and how you’re preparing this year.

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The Yankees Bring Out the Brooms

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The New York Yankees brought out the broomsticks this past weekend, sweeping the Boston Red Sox in four games. Joining The Takeaway to talk about this series and other news in sports is The Takeaway’s Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.