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TWIB looks back All Star Games past, plus all the action from the '77 Midsummer Classic, and Nolan Ryan's diva behavior will not be tolerated.

Babe Ruth sets a new kind of home run record, Ted Williams is fighting for all of the batting titles, and Pete Runnels is attempting to take one away.

Ted Williams gets his one shot on the mound, Vern Stephens hits yet another game-winner, and the Red Sox get a hurler who helps them down the stretch in 1999.

Ted Williams reaches a historic number of walks, Reggie Smith pulls off a switch-hitter's dreams, and Tom Brunansky turns 52.

Ted Williams reaches a milestone, Red Sox pitching does things it hasn't in 2012, and a trade that's now over 100 years old occurs.

Ted Williams hits two of his final home runs, Tim Wakefield has a huge strikeout day, and Brandon Lyon is getting older.

Ellis Kinder has a huge game for the Red Sox at the plate and on the mound, and the Red Sox pick up a few players for different stretch runs.

San Diego needs more statues of Ted Williams.

Sport has always served as a narrative into which one projects their individual hopes and fantasies - and often their prejudices and world view. However, for those who comment on athletics for a...

Any slugger from the steroid era has to deal with an extra set of questions pertaining to their legacy, but what if that scrutiny had always been the case?