Oakland Athletics 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5, F — The Dodgers, already serious underdogs against the A’s and Bash Brothers Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, are given even less of a chance with injured star Kirk Gibson on the shelf. Canseco’s second-inning grand slam gives Oakland a 4-3 lead until the bottom of the
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Florida Marlins 2 at New York Yankees 0 — Josh Beckett, on short rest, throws a complete-game shutout to clinch the Series and win the MVP. The shutout was the 19th in a World Series-deciding game. Beckett’s 47 strikeouts in the postseason tied Randy Johnson (2001) for the all-time record in a single postseason.
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Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Yankees 3, F — Having blown a two-games-to-none lead in the series, the Braves needed a win to stay alive. But the Yanks broke through early, scoring three runs in the third inning off ace Greg Maddux. After a Joe Girardi triple got things rolling, Bernie Williams provided a
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Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 3, F — When baseball’s King of Ks, Nolan Ryan, struck out Roberto Alomar for his 16th strikeout of the game, it marked the completion of Ryan’s record seventh no-hit gem — three more than the man with the second most no-nos in history, Sandy Koufax. The 44
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New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 3, F — It was billed as a heavyweight bout: Roger Clemens vs. Pedro Martinez. Yankees vs. Red Sox. The game actually exceeded the hype, as New York prevailed, 4-3, at Fenway Park during an evening that included a benches-clearing incident. During the fracas, Martinez knocked down
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After watching the devastation on the news, two people from Detroit knew they wanted to do something to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. They also new they couldn’t do it alone. So with the help of local business, the pair collected goods and hand-delivered them to people in Haiti.
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When it comes down to it, an autograph from a Detroit Tigers baseball player really is a bunch of illegible scribble. But it is the journey, the memory and the moment of watching them sign their name that makes it special and for many something they will never forget. Eric Seals – DFP
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