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Francis "Frank" McCourt (born 19 August 1930) is an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, best known as the author of Angela's Ashes.

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008 photo, Los Angeles Dodgers owner and chairman Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie McCourt after the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles. Frank McCourt on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, filed papers opposing his wife's demand to be reinstated as the team's chief executive, citing insubordination and an affair she allegedly had with her bodyguard. The documents were submitted one day after Jamie McCourt filed divorce papers seeking to regain her $2 million-a-year job. Jamie McCourt
Los Angeles Dodgers' Ronnie Belliard, right, reaches first base on a missed catch error by Cleveland Indians first baseman Shelley Duncan, left, in the eighth inning in a spring training baseball game Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Glendale, Ariz. The Indians won 12-5. Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi brings the 2009 World Series trophy out to the mound for pregame ceremonies before the Yankees home spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. World Series
New York Yankees starting pitcher Alfredo Aceves watches from the dugout after coming out of the game during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla. New York Yankees
Former Major League Baseball reliever Eric Gagne, right, smiles at a news conference with the Capitales de Quebec baseball team Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Quebec City municipal stadium. Gagne will play with the team from the Can-Am League as a starting pitcher. Eric Gagne
Frank Hsieh, presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, delivers a speech during a rally in Kaohsiung, Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will hold its fourth directly-elected presidential poll on March 22, 2008. Taiwan
Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Joe Torre, right, and hitting coach Don Mattingly watch as the Dodgers play the Los Angeles Angels in the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Tempe, Ariz., Monday, March 15, 2010. Joe Torre
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf left, looks away as manager Joe Torre comes to the mound to relieve him in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, in Philadelphia. Randy Wolf
Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles toward home plate from the mound between pitches in a Red Sox minor league intrasquad game at the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., Sunday, March 21, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched two innings on Sunday. Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti, left, and manager Joe Torre, sit together during a reception in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, for Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, before the installation of Lasorda's portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington. Ned Colletti
The Director of the Fine Arts Museum of Boston Malcom Rogers gives a press conference during the presentation of the painting 'The Daughters of Edward Darley Bolt' (L) by US painter John Singer Sargent at El Prado museum in Madrid on March 15, 2010. The Prado Museum presents the painting 'The Daughters of Edward Darley Bolt' by US painter John Singer Sargent next to the famous painting 'Las Meninas' by Spaniard Diego Velazquez, in which the American artist was inspired. Boston
Temple's Ryan Brooks boards a bus in Philadelphia, before the team departs for the NCAA college basketball tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Temple is scheduled to play Cornell in a first-round East Regional game on Friday. Philadelphia
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez strikes during the MLB Taiwan Games in Taipei on March 12, 2010. Taiwan's professional all-star baseball team defeated the visiting Los Angeles 5-2 in the first of the three scheduled exhibition games. Manny Ramirez
Arizona State's Anthony Robles, tries to roll Ohio State's Nikko Triggas during their match at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday March. 20, 2010, in Omaha, Neb. Arizona
Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez, left, is mimicked by the Pittsburgh Pirates' mascot as he stretches prior to a spring training baseball game, Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Bradenton, Fla. Raul Ibanez
Oakland Athletics' Adam Rosales, left, and Michael Taylor celebrate after both scored on Eric Patterson's three-run triple against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game in Phoenix, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Michael Taylor (baseball)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 21: Nick Young #1 of the Washington Wizards goes up for a shot against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 21, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 99-92. California
Chicago White Sox' Juan Pierre, left, is congratulated by manager Ozzie Guillen after scoring against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Juan Pierre

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Former Los Angeles Dodger player Maury Wills, right, and owner Frank McCourt embrace before a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Former Los Angeles Dodger player Maury Wills, right, and owner Frank McCourt embrace before a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt arrives at a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt arrives at a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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"I realized he was fast ... because (pitchers) Johnny Podres and Stan Williams were betting on him – and those guys knew how to bet."


Tommy Davis Mar 17 2010 7:15 AM from SpokesmanReview.com

"I spent it as soon as I got it because I always knew there would be more"


Mar 12 2010 5:18 PM from Long Beach Press-Telegram

"It comes with it ... It's what comes with the territory. If this is where you want to play, this is what's going to come with it. We're going to fight and push back and not want to do stuff sometimes, but if you want to play like..."


Andre Ethier Mar 12 2010 7:12 AM from Los Angeles Times

"Playing for the team that they do in the market they do certainly gives them the platform ... They're going to have to push the envelope and they're going to have to demonstrate they have personality."


David Carter (politician) Mar 12 2010 7:12 AM from Los Angeles Times

"I could have avoided it simply by just checking the lineup card ... We usually look at it before the game but I didn't even look at it."


Don Mattingly Mar 11 2010 9:04 AM from L.A. Daily News

"We talked about it, for sure, (but) nothing definitive"


Don Mattingly Mar 11 2010 9:04 AM from L.A. Daily News

"His accomplishments on the field and in the community place him among the greatest players to wear a Red Sox uniform ... We are very appreciative that Nomar is ending his career where it began."


John Henry Mar 11 2010 7:34 AM from The Washington Post

"I felt like I was there ... In Boston there's something greater than an individual player winning a World Series. When I was there I realized there's something bigger than us winning a World Series. It's winning a World Series..."


Nomar Garciaparra Mar 11 2010 7:34 AM from The Washington Post

"It was kind of like I didn't hit the first time but I did hit the second time ... The truth of it is that none of it counts because it's spring training."


Andre Ethier Mar 11 2010 6:53 AM from Daily Breeze

"I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror"


Jim Hendry Mar 11 2010 3:07 AM from The San Jose Mercury News
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Former Los Angeles Dodger player Maury Wills, right, and owner Frank McCourt embrace before a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Former Los Angeles Dodger player Maury Wills, right, and owner Frank McCourt embrace before a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt arrives at a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt arrives at a memorial service for Dodgers baseball great Willie Davis is seen before a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Davis was found dead in his Burbank home last week. He was 69. He won two World Series and three Gold Gloves during 14 seasons with the Dodgers.

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