Subplots abound in rich ALCS
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the two Eastern Division rivals as consumed with each other as Ahab was with his whale, now and forever. Tonight, it&#39;s Mike Mussina vs.
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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From pacifiers to caskets and nearly everything in between, Americaâs racing fans can show where their true loyalties lie.
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This yearâs World Series was so full of odd, unscripted sights and moments that it sometimes seemed as if the laws of baseball probability had been temporarily suspended.
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Heroics and heartbreaks, diving catches and basepath blunders, hot bats and bizarre slumps, rainy days and endless nights.
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Big arena, lots of players, stories at every turn. A week covering a tournament like the Deutsche Bank Championship leaves some lasting impressions. Just a sampling of the sights carried with me from this year's tournament at TPC Boston:
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Top stars make more than ever, but they raise the tide for the whole league.
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Sammy Sosa joined an elite club, hitting his 600th home run against his former team. Meanwhile, two younger sluggers hit key home runs to rally baseball's hottest teams to victories.
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One reason pennant races have heated up in both leagues is because the supposed spoilers are the ones getting spoiled. Consider the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who once were third in the American League East and flirting with .
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It demands a look. And a second look. And perhaps even a third. When 1.364 pops up in the on-base plus slugging category for the American League Championship Series, it brings to mind a true middle-of-the-order hitter. It brings to mind Manny Ram&#xED;rez (a gaudy 1.491), or David Ortiz (1.225). But, no, that number belongs to Kevin Youkilis, ...
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From the instant Aaron Boone's home run cleared the left-field wall last October, the Yankees and Red Sox have been building to this.
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On the eve of a major Test series, with the eyes of the cricketing world focused on it, one would have liked to write about the subtle intricacies of a five-day game that enthrall a sports fan.
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When the Yankees visit the Red Sox this weekend, there will be drama, subplots and quality baseball. But there wonât be much change in the American League East.
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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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By the time things mercifully came to a conclusion last night -- or was it early morning? -- the dominant story for the first two-thirds of Game 1 of the ALCS, a 10-7 Yankees victory, had been reduced to a footnote.
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Metal bats have a magical quality. They can turn warning-track fly balls into home runs and pop-ups into hits.
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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.