Harrison the Hitter Turns Ball Hawk
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New England safety Rodney Harrison finally seems to have learned that game-turning interceptions do not cost as much as highlight-caliber hits.
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ANAHEIM, California As Pedro MartÃ­nez strode to the bullpen for pregame warm-ups on Wednesday, with no one within 50 yards of him, he caught Vladimir Guerrero out of the corner of his eye and pointed to his heart.
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Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that.
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He breaks up a scoreless tie with a three-run, ninth-inning homer to give Houston the victory and a 3-2 series edge on St. Louis. HOUSTON -- On a night when pitching suddenly took over the National League playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit.
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While a flock of seagulls flew gracefully above, the Southeastern and Blue Hills players slid all over the field yesterday. Warrior Matt Standbury was able to slip in on a 2-point conversion to preserve the Warriors' undefeated regular-season record with an 8-6 win in nonleague action.
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Atlanta -- Hammerin&#39; Hank Aaron was at the game. Boomin&#39; Barry Bonds was on his game. In the homers hub of the universe, the residence of the all-time champ, the past and future came together Sunday night
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Frank Thomas hit one out of the park for the 500th time. Eight innings later, he was sent out of the park himself.
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Shannon Stewart was looking for guidance as he stepped to the plate. Hoping for a hit -- with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Curt Schilling's no-hitter on the line -- he peaked over at venerable third base coach Rene Lachemann. But that was a waste of time.
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Toronto's Gregg Zaun is the first to admit his good fortune in homering from both sides of the plate.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The way heâs been batting lately, Eric Chavez figured Laynce Nix would surely get a glove on his line drive to center field.
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However you want to define hot, make sure Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Beltran is part of the description. Just don&#39;t ask him to explain the home run tear that
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Paul Byrd pitched his best game of the season without his best stuff.
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Eric Chavez singled in the winning run, the fourth lead change in the final four innings of a crazy game. &quot;It&#39;s was almost like a kickoff of a football game,&quot; Chavez said.
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â¢ PITCHING: Braves left-hander Mike Hampton, already pitching with a bad knee, had to leave the game with one out in the seventh inning when his left forearm tightened.
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HOUSTON - The ball sailed inches over the head of Jeff Bagwell for ball four. The Astros first baseman said something to Cardinals pitcher Julian Tavarez , who yelled something back.
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Last week Xaverian learned the importance of the two-point conversion. This week the Hawks learned the importance of the field goal.
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Adam Wainwright threw the final pitch of last season and one of the first at spring training this year.