Series proves baseball in October has no rival
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For all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball is the best game, the best theater in sports for moments to remember.
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It might not attract much attention east of the Rockies, particularly with the curtain lifting on baseball&#39;s Fall Classic. But Fresno State&#39;s trip to No.
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Just three weeks ago, Boston Red Sox players and fans weren't thinking about those dreaded New York Yankees and the American League East division title.
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It isn't as though Hideki Matsui hasn't been in the middle of a baseball blood rivalry before. In Japan, the clan war between the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers has been going on for decades. It's just as lopsided (30 Central League titles for the Giants, 4 for the Tigers) and it even has its own curse.
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The Red Sox appear to be the center of the baseball universe.
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!
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WAIT a minute! Just because the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees does not mean the &quot;Curse of the Bambino&quot; has ended.
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The greatest pleasure in October is watching a knock-down, drag-out baseball playoff series. That's the case with the ALCS, which has tantalizing possibilities this weekend.
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In a game that mirrored the 115-year history of the bitter rivalry, the Dodgers outlasted the Giants 7-4 to win a rare September series in San Francisco.
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Here&#39;s another baseball stat to go with your morning coffee and news that the St. Louis Cardinals have defeated the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series: In October, 613 fans logged onto the Astros
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When it comes to landmark winning streaks, the same rules apparently apply in volleyball as they do with a possible no-hitter in baseball. Until the achievement is realized, there can be no speaking of it.
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OAKLAND -- -- The essential difference between the A&#39;s and the Anaheim Angels, so narrow yet so pronounced, rang loud and clear Saturday, distilled to a single inning.
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Even the uninitiated know the significance of a series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also understand the importance of keeping the rivalry in perspective, regardless of the enmity. Perhaps easier said than done before you experience it up close and personal, as Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez did the last time the teams met.
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The baseball playoffs begin, but this time each city team is dominant in its league. Nothing like this has happened since 1956, a year of magic.
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ST. LOUIS  - A World Series that has already  produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when  Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and  St. Louis Cardinals is played out on the eve of a lunar  eclipse.
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One week left, nothing decided. That doesn't mean the National League pennant race has been uneventful lately.
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The Mets are in reach of winning consecutive division titles for the first time, despite fielding a team that does not stand out in any particular way.