Notes: He bunts with the best of &#39;em
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Ichiro Suzuki is so fast you might wonder why he doesn&#39;t bunt more often. Only a handful of his 250-plus hits have been bunts and manager Bob Melvin explained that opposing
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October 10, 2004 -- MINNEAPOLIS - It is only fitting that in this season of comebacks, the man who came back from being the player buried the deepest in Joe Torre&#39;s doghouse, provided the firepower for one more amazing comeback victory.
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Experienced, power-laden lineups and a favorite&#39;s role haven&#39;t been a winning combination for the Braves in recent postseaons.
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Schneider&#39;s four hits tied a career-high...Wilkerson leads the majors with eight lead-off home runs this season...Hernandez hasn&#39;t beaten the Braves since August 18, 2000 in San Francisco, when he was a member of the Giants...Montreal beat Atlanta for the
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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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The old man knew how to rise to the occasion. David Wells saved his best of the season for when it was needed most, a dominating performance that has the San Diego Padres in the postseason for the second year in a row.
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Joe Torre always says that nothing restores order like a well-pitched ballgame. Consider order restored. Mike Mussina tossed eight brilliant innings of three-hit ball
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BOSTON -- They smart-bombed the New York Yankees in four consecutive and stunning games, exposing George Steinbrenner&#39;s mercenaries as a collection of high-priced misfits instead of cohesive champions.
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Everything&#39;s going the Astros&#39; way these days. They&#39;re scoring a ton of runs, their schedule looks favorable, their bullpen is starting to kick in -- even their starting pitching, which consists of Roger Clemens
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Alex Rodriguez sneaked up behind John Olerud and sang out, &quot;Johnny O&#39;s too dry.&quot; A-Rod, who made all the right moves in the division series, then made another in the clubhouse
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In watching Barry Bonds&#39; rapid ascent up the all-time home run chart in recent years, Hank Aaron took the position that records are made to be broken while saying his career mark of 755 homers has stood long enough.
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Ichiro Suzuki&#39;s 56 hits in August are still impressive -- only they&#39;re not the most in a month by a major leaguer in 68 years as originally reported.
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Left fielder Raul Ibanez had one of those so-that&#39;s-how-Ichiro-does-it experiences Wednesday night during one heck of a singles party.
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Baseball's been very, very good to Buffett.
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The latest regime of George Steinbrenner&#39;s Evil Empire has picked a perfect time to prove just how all conquering it can be. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY.
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The top four hitters in the Sox lineup last night - Dustin Pedroia , Kevin Youkilis , David Ortiz , and Manny Ram&#xED;rez - combined to go 7 for 14 with 4 runs, 6 RBIs, and 4 extra-base hits (doubles by Pedroia and Ram&#xED;rez and a triple and home run by Youkilis).
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Jon Lester pitched in a baseball game Monday. Simple? Perhaps. Special? Absolutely.