ESPN.com&#39;s Pitching Preview | 2004 MLB Playoffs
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In Thursday&#39;s two NLDS Game 2 matchups, Dodgers starter Jeff Weaver has a tough assignment vs. St. Louis, while the Astros aim to take a commanding series lead over Atlanta with their second Cy Young candidate on the mound in as many days.
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ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November, to write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and to deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.
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Boston -- What&#39;s in store today for Boston&#39;s beleaguered pitching staff? Scheduled starter Tim Wakefield volunteered to work in relief on Saturday and threw 3 1/3 innings.
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It is the ultimate aspirin for a Red Sox playoff celebration hangover: a quick glimpse into the future. When the ALCS begins on Tuesday, the Red Sox pitching rotation will be well-rested
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(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees can clinch a playoff berth tonight, and they can do it with a pitcher who is still unbeaten this year.
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It&#39;s a no-brainer, a Red Sox pitcher suggested when he was asked which team he would rather face in the postseason. &quot;Are you kidding?
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Television: ESPN2. Dave O&#39;Brien (play-by-play), Len Elmore (color analysis) and Stacey Dales-Schuman (sidelines) call the action.
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Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.
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NEW YORK - No manager would publicly doubt his team&#39;s chances on the eve of a playoff series. So it was Joe Torre&#39;s job Monday to present the Yankees&#39; scenario for beating the Minnesota Twins in their American League Division Series.
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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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A test of his sore right ankle finds him ready to go, if Red Sox can win Game 5 today. BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch a possible Game 6 of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees
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John Thomson looks ready for a prime spot in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation, and Julio Franco looks ready to display his midlife resurgence to a wider audience in the playoffs.
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Mel Stottlemyre revealed some of the Yankees&#39; postseason pitching plans on Saturday afternoon, but Kevin Brown&#39;s performance and the health of Orlando Hernandez are clouding
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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First it seemed Russ Ortiz would be relegated to the bullpen for the division series. Now it sounds like he&#39;ll start a potentially decisive Game 4 if the series goes that far.
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(Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs are finding out first hand that teams with below .500 records like playing the role of spoiler in late September.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...