Fishing for Compliments

There was once a World Series in which all of the following things happened: All seven games were needed to decide the winner Game 7 went to extra innings The winning team tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, and won in the bottom of the eleventh, in thrilling

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A Different Kind of Pitcher

Deadline deals dominated baseball news this past week, as the likes of David Price, Jon Lester, John Lackey, and Jarred Cosart were shipped off to competitive teams that hoped to boost their playoff chances by improving their starting rotations. Elsewhere in baseball, two decidedly noncompetitive teams saw their pitchers make news for different reasons. The

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