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It was a friendly battle of artists versus writers at Herrick Park in East Hampton. Former New York Yankees manager and current MLB Chief Baseball Officer, Joe Torre threw out the 68th annual Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game’s first pitch and former New York Mets reliever John Franco took the mound to pitch a few innings for the Writers team, who defeated the Artists team 9-6.
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A&W Ball caps
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Ann Ligouri and John Franco
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Artists shirts
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Benito Vila and Ken Auletta
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Ed Hollander and Eric Ernst
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Game in play
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James Lipton in the broadcast booth
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Joe Torre and John Franco
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Joe Torre first pitch
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Joe Torre threw out the 68th annual Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game’s first pitch
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John Franco hits a double
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John Franco takes the mound
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Journalist and CNN commentator Carl Bernstein
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Mayor Paul Rickenback and Cantor Debra Stein present Brian Pfund with MVP award of 2015 game
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Mike Lupica and Joe Torre
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Mike Lupica and John Franco
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National Anthem
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Some of the silent auction items
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Supreme Court Justice Hon. Richard Lowe
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Team Artists
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Team Writers
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The Choral Society of the Hamptons sings the National Anthem
