October brings major league playoff season
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Big spenders and budget conscious teams start level in the major league's second season that begins Tuesday with eight playoff teams battling to advance to the World Series.
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Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants can reach the playoffs two ways. They certainly boosted both chances Tuesday night. Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-2 to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 1 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.
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Pitching, as usual, will play a critical role in these playoffs, positively and negatively.
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Ah, mid-October in lovely New England. The famously breathtaking fall foliage, historical landmarks on almost every corner, pumpkin picking, clam bakes on the Cape. An autumnal paradise. It's the last place the Cleveland Indians wanted to be. Not now, anyway.
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Some baseball teams are built for the long grind of the season, some for a short playoff series.
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Disappointment is something that Mike Mussina takes in stride because it has seemed to identify his postseason career. Again and again, Mussina has tossed playoff gems, only to be bested by a sharper opponent.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are set to begin Tuesday after a regular season that provided lots of excitement. The Houston Astros had been pre-season favorites to make the National League playoffs, but
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Alex Rodriguez is about to do in November what he hasn't been able to do in October: Produce some real eye-popping numbers.
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Baseball fans wanting to take their minds off a playoff not involving the Yankees can still find an October classic in the sky. The last total lunar eclipse in North America until March 2007
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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.
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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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The more dominant the Mets become, the more the fans will expect in October and anything less than a World Series appearance is unacceptable.
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In this crevice of the baseball globe, as the season heads to the bottom of the ninth, nothing has changed. It&#39;s an annual rite for both teams by the bay to be in prime playoff position with a week to go, and
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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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If a 15th Subway Series is nigh, it is time to study anew the passions of fans of New YorkÂs two playoff baseball teams.
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The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Diamonbacks, 7-0, Saturday.
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Torii Hunter and the Minnesota Twins are used to celebrating in September. The playoff party never gets old, though...