Articles filed under Baseball
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In baseball, one man's pressure another man's dream come trueOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - His team down a run in the bottom of the ninth, of the seventh game of the World Series, Mark Grace stood at home plate and stared out at Mariano Rivera. Grace knew he w...
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Issues for Cubs to address if they plan to avoid a sweepOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Thursday night had long since turned to Friday morning Chicago time when Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa was doing his best to cheer up everybody in sight, inclu...
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Cubs tickets, like hopes, plummetOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Spendthrifts -- and Diamondback fans -- likely are the only ones celebrating the two Cubs losses in Arizona. They caused ticket prices for today's games to start tanking...
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Indians hope to finish sweepOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The Cleveland Indians could end a few eras Sunday night. Roger Clemens could be taking the mound for the last time. Alex Rodriguez could be playing his final ...
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D'backs relish 'fun' atmosphere at WrigleyOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Diamondbacks have the Cubs right where they want them. And not only because they own a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NLDS, which the D'backs could wrap up with anothe...
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Banged-up Angels limp homeOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. - Get out those Rally Monkeys. Down 2-0 in their best-of-five AL playoff series with Boston, the banged-up Los Angeles Angels are back home, where their ...
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D'backs' 'Livo' knows the drillOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Playoff experience is overrated. At least, that seemed to be proven in the first two games of this divisional playoff series when the younger Arizona Diamondbacks pounde...
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Emotions in postseason impossible to duplicateOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Lou Pinella's message seems to be to get everyone to relax. Is that possible in an elimination game? A. It's difficult. You can't duplicate the atmosphere in postseas...
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These guys shouldn't be this goodOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Some sports phenomena defy explanation. Take the Arizona Diamondbacks, please. Thursday night they beat the Cubs 8-4 to take a 2-0 lead in their National Leag...
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Drew, Reynolds produce big time on the big stageOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- So much for the inexperience of the Diamondbacks. Little-known shortstop Stephen Drew and rookie third baseman Mark Reynolds made the pre-series argument that...