Walks on the wild Cards&#39; side
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St. Louis- The World Series is no place to talk about walks and errors. It is a time for walk-off home runs, diving catches and pitchers getting big outs when nothing else is acceptable.
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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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He opened the season as a Red Sox prospect -- nothing more, nothing less, except for his celebrated distinction as &quot;The Greek God of Walks&quot; in the bestseller &quot;Moneyball.&quot; So imagine how far Kevin Youkilis has come, from picking up some tips from the big leaguers in spring training to playing third base for Triple A Pawtucket to, well, the ...
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel keeps watching his team move within striking distance of the NL wild card, only to take a step back. "We could have stayed pretty good with them," Manuel said of the San Diego Padres. "Win two, lost two, that don't get it done."
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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ATLANTA - Perry Mason lost a case once. Mariano Rivera blows the occasional save during the postseason. Janet Jackson has a clothing malfunction every now and again.
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PITTSBURGH -- This may slow the Chicago Cubs&#39; chase of the NL wild card: Carlos Zambrano won&#39;t start against Pittsburgh again this season.
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Todd Helton has let his emotional guard down a little more each step of the journey to the World Series, starting with the wild-card tie breaker against San Diego to seal a playoff spot.
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They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.
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Mike Piazza drives in two runs on two bloops and San Diego retains its spot atop the wild card with a 4-1 win over Arizona.
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Let's start with the only , which probably will be just the first of many onlys Albert Pujols carries with him as he barrels down the express E-ZPass lane to Cooperstown.
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Larry Walker delivers three key hits as the Cardinals slug their way past the Astros, 10-7, Wednesday in Game 1 of a NLCS many feel is being unjustly overlooked.
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There&#39;s nothing like the stretch run in baseball. We&#39;ve got unbelievable races for the AL West and the NL wild card going on.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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Red Sox. Boston is on the verge of being swept in four games by the New York. on Aaron Boone&#39;s home run in bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7. It&#39;s been a. pennant in the last seven years.
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Last season, when the Boston Red Sox clinched the wild-card spot in the baseball postseason, the players staged a frenzied celebration on the field at Fenway Park.
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SAN DIEGO -- With their chances in the NL West looking bleaker, the San Francisco Giants at least gave themselves a big boost in the wild card race.