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  • Ali to deliver first pitch at All-Star Game(Why? Because he draft-dodged in Houston)

    07/08/2004 11:19:54 AM PDT · by Diddle E. Squat · 55 replies · 1,676+ views
    Houston Chronicle - yellow edition ^ | 7/8/04 | DAVID BARRON
    Nearly four decades after he filled the Astrodome for a pair of championship fights, then relinquished his heavyweight boxing title by placing principles ahead of profession, Muhammad Ali will return to Houston next Tuesday to throw out the first pitch for the All-Star Game at Minute Maid Park. Ali's selection was disclosed Wednesday by Ed Goren, the president of Fox Sports, which will broadcast the game Tuesday night. "It should be one of the most historic moments fans will ever see at an All-Star Game," Goren said. This will not be the first time Ali has participated in the opening...