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...element of surprise. Because St. Louis isn't the media capital of the world, the Cardinals have been lost in the pipe-dream speculation of a Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees. After first baseman Mark McGwire went down with an injury, the Cardinals quietly built the second-best record in the National League. Chances are good that the Mets will have their hands full with an explosive offense and stifling defense St. Louis showcased against Atlanta...
Even still, surely no team deserved as much calamity as befell Boston this year. The first casualty of outrageous fortune came before the season even started, as promising righthanded starter Juan Pena went down with a season-ending arm injury in spring training. Third baseman John Valentin was Boston's next victim, as a freak play in the infield disabled him for the year...
...uninhabited, mosquito-infested island off the Florida Keys, clueless as to when they'd be leaving. No, it wasn't the first episode of Survivor II, but rather the second attempt of Cuban baseball slugger ANDY MORALES to reach U.S. soil. Six weeks ago, the stellar third baseman tried to defect but was plucked from the sea and hauled back to his homeland, where a year earlier Castro had personally congratulated him for hitting the winning home run in an exhibition game against the Orioles. On Thursday, Morales, 25, who left behind his wife and seven-month...
...York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch and rotund golfer John Daly both had Thursdays they'd like to forget. Knoblauch committed three errors in a Yankee loss; Daly shot a 14 on one U.S. Open hole. Compare their incompetence...
...Mager did prove up to the task, driving in 24 runs on the season, good for second on the team behind sophomore third baseman Nick Carter...