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Ted Robinson of NBCSports.com fires away on what’s making news in Major League Baseball, the National Football League and professional tennis.

Robinson called the play-by-play on NBC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts from 1986-89. Additionally, he has done play-by-play for the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets. Since 2000 Robinson has provided play-by-play for NBC Sports on the French Open and Wimbledon. He also previously served in that role at the U.S. Open for USA Network. Robinson is also the play-by-play voice of the San Francisco 49ers on KNBR.



June 2007 - Posts

Five most surprising teams

Posted: Friday, June 29, 2007 4:00 PM

Approaching the halfway mark of the season, here are the five most surprising teams in baseball:

ARIZONA

The young talent has been building over the last two years, but the Diamondbacks ability to sustain winning through the first half is impressive and a positive statement on manager Bob Melvin. Early in the season some coaches of an NL West rival of Arizona's told me they feared the Diamondbacks' roster, but were unsure that the youth could hold up through a baseball summer. CONTINUED >>

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Day of milestones

Posted: Friday, June 29, 2007 1:00 PM

A special night, one commanding attention as two milestones are reached in the same evening -- the first time baseball witnesses a player reach 500 home runs and another attain 3,000 hits on the same day. CONTINUED >>

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Electrifying battle of legends

Posted: Monday, June 25, 2007 4:16 PM

No one expected to see the two aging greats face each other. But Barry Bonds started all three games of last weekend's Yankees-Giants series in San Francisco. Roger Clemens, not scheduled to start in San Francisco, made the trip, and volunteered to relieve in a 13-inning game Saturday although he was not called upon by manager Joe Torre. CONTINUED >>

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