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Understandably, Curt Schilling was the first topic of conversation after his performance last night in Boston's 6-2 Game 2 World Series victory. He went six great innings. The game is nine innings.
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Talk about an East Coast bias! One look at the latest All-Star balloting is enough to make anyone outside New York and Boston cringe. The Mets, Yankees and Red Sox have dominated the fan vote so thoroughly this season that 10 of 16 starters &amp;#151; not including the two pitchers &amp;#151; on July 11 in Pittsburgh could come from those three teams.
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Paul Quantrill and Tom Gordon have formed an effective rubber-armed tandem in the Yankees&#39; bullpen this season. Going into the Yankees&#39; game against the Toronto Blue Jays
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LOS ANGELES -- After Eric Gagne faltered in the ninth inning of Thursday night&#39;s game, John Smoltz notched a save and then remarked that there weren&#39;t too many occasions in which he would pitch in the same game as the dominant ...
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When Aaron Sele has won games this year, he&#39;s had the same modus operandi: Keep the Angels in the game and let them do the work for you.
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The Red Sox made room to activate reliever Mike Timlin tonight by cutting ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero . The ballclub designated Romero for assignment, which means they will have 10 days to trade him, waive him, or release him.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE: Reliever John Smoltz is tired of the bitterness over the Braves&#39; playoff shortcomings. BY RAY GLIER. HOUSTON -- It is almost as if Atlanta fans resent being dragged into another October disappointment.
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ATHENS -- Matt Emmons was focusing on staying calm. He should have been focusing on the right target.
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In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees' 10 1/2-game AL East lead to 2 1/2 games. "We're just going to take care of what we can take care of," Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after the Red Sox beat Texas 2-0 on Friday night for their 10th straight victory...
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David Pauley , who has an outside shot at landing the fifth starter spot in the Red Sox rotation, was one of two players who represented the team at Major League Baseball's Rookie Career Development Program last month in Virginia.
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World Champion Boston Red Sox team member Derek Lowe, second from left, picks confetti from the hair of Jay Leno as Mike Timlin, far left, Alan Embree, David Ortiz and Dave Roberts, far right, look on during their visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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All right. Here are the things a starting pitcher would rather do than face the St. Louis Cardinals lineup: Go out in public wearing that wig Tom Sizemore used to portray Pete Rose in &quot;Hustle.
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_ The Astros apologized to the Cardinals today, saying they erred by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez&#39;s tantrum yesterday on the stadium scoreboard.
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Mets ace Tom Glavine has some knowledge about pitching in the World Series. He also has some experience with the Curse of the Bambino and what it&#39;s like to root for the Red Sox come autumn.
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Manny Ram&#xED;rez missed his 20th straight game with a strained left oblique, with rookie Brandon Moss playing left field last night against the Blue Jays. The Sox were without three regulars: Kevin Youkilis (wrist), Coco Crisp (back), and Ram&#xED;rez.
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Nomo improved to 5-5 in his career against Arizona in his 297th career start...Giovanni Carrara retired the side in the seventh for the Dodgers...The Diamondbacks activated pitcher Scott Service from the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitchers Randy
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In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees&#39; 101/2-game AL East lead to 21/2 games. &quot;We&#39;re just going to take care of what we can take care of,&quot; Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after