Article: Dusty Baker back in uniform, signs deal to manage Reds.(SPORTS)(Brief article)

Article: Reds' Baker Sets Sights on World Series
AP Online;  October 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ...CINCINNATI - Dusty Baker had a whole new...my whole life," Baker said. As an outfielder, he won a World Series ring while wearing...m inspired," said Baker, the first black...Reds haven't won a World Series since 1990, when...managers since 2003. Baker is their fifth ...

Article: Effective team work helped angels wrap up world series title. (Warm Up Tosses).(Anaheim Angels)
Baseball Digest;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...IN WINNING A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING WORLD SERIES LAST OCTOBER, THE ANGELS proved once again how strong...spokesman. From day one and on through the playoffs and World Series, it seemed like a different player was doing something...much for the nostalgic as well as positive side of the World ...

Article: World Series paydirt.(Sports Scene)(Column)
USA Today (Magazine);  March 1, 2004 ;     693 words ...WINNING the World Series has come up in every one of the 100...How did these greats fare in the World Series? For instance, we chose the Cal Ripken...the best of my knowledge, the last World Series day game ever played. And, perhaps...

Article: ESPN, Harrah's Entertainment Extend Agreement To Telecast World Series of Poker(R) Through 2010.
Business Wire;  June 9, 2006 ;     568 words ......agreement to extend ESPN's coverage of the World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light...widely regarded as the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. Last year the World Series of Poker awarded nearly $53 million in prize...

Article: 2008 World Series Ratings Could Be Worst in Televised World Series History, According to BetOnline.com Odds Makers.
Business Wire;  October 21, 2008 ;     362 words ...World Series Favorite Rays, Underdog Phillies Expected...online sportsbook in the world - the 2008 World Series could be one of the lowest-rated October...lowest ratings average in televised World Series history (a 10.6 share), the line for...

Article: Mobile Nation, Inc. to Acquire The World Series of Golf, Inc.
Business Wire;  December 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......publicly traded entity. The World Series of Golf tournament will...the champion of The World Series of Golf. With a maximum...business plan of The World Series of Golf will see the...automatic entry into The World Series of Golf finals in Las...registration for The ...

Article: Yankee Bashing: An Exercise in Futility.(the dominance of the New York Yankees has been revived, following 18 years without a World Series victory)(Brief Article)
USA Today (Magazine);  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...IN THE WORLD SERIES after I was born, the Yankees beat the Braves. Four decades later, in the World Series after my daughter was born, the Yankees beat the Braves. In the World Series after my second son was born, the Yankees beat the Braves...

Article: Baseball's ultimate game: no. 7: nothing compares to the excitement of a League Championship series or World Series title coming to a conclusion in the seventh and final contest.
Baseball Digest;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......League Championship Series (LCS) and World Series that are extended to the limit. No...bigger than a final pennant-winning or World Series-clinching game. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...summed up the situation admirably. A World Series that ends in four, five, or six games...

Article: Agent Boras Urges 9-Game World Series
AP Online;  June 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK - Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-ni...a gold mine," Boras said. "To have a World Series Weekend, WSW, I think it will create...tense games to a postseason in which World Series champions already have to pile up 11...

Article: Legion World Series returns to Oregon.(Sports)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  June 15, 2004 ;     385 words ......baseball team could win the American Legion World Series without ever having to leave the state...The regional champion advances to the World Series, which will be held in Corvallis, Aug...find yourself lucky enough to be in the World Series, it is to your advantage because it...

Article: World Series of Golf Launches Blog.
Business Wire;  June 25, 2008 ;     623 words ......Sports June 28-29, 2008 LAS VEGAS -- World Series of Golf, Inc. (OTCBB: WSGF), a competitive...company that owns the rights to The World Series of Golf[R], a patent-pending method...http://blog.worldseriesofgolf.com. The World Series of Golf Blog will feature articles about...

Article: Flops, failures and disappointments: World Series performances by some major leaguers were not on a par with their regular season accomplishments.
Baseball Digest;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...SUPER STARDOM IS NO GUARANTEE of World Series success, as many great players, including...duel of league champions. While every World Series produces heroes, it also creates flops...emerges as the improbable hero of a World Series. Among the many Cinderfellas have been...

Article: Harrah's and Robby Gordon Go 'All-In' with World Series of Poker(R) Branding; No. 7 Chevy to Sport WSOP Paint Scheme in Three NASCAR Nextel Cup Races.
Business Wire;  August 30, 2006 ;     436 words ......announced it will brand the car with a new World Series of Poker (WSOP) design during three...new paint scheme will promote the 2006 World Series of Poker telecasts airing Tuesday nights...31. Harrah's owns and operates the World Series of Poker, which this year generated...

Article: From a rocky past to the World Series.(COTE'S COLORADO)
ColoradoBiz;  November 1, 2007 ;     664 words ......before the Rockies clinched a spot in the World Series, a bar patron looked up at a TV screen...bandwagon just in time to ride it to the World Series. For the first time in the team's 15-ye...stadium only for fireworks celebrations to World Series contenders who battle in front of ...