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...DIED. KEN CAMINITI, 41, the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1996, who later admitted to steroid use; of an apparent heart attack; in New York City. The third baseman led the San Diego Padres to a National League division title in 1996. In 2001, eight days after his retirement from the Atlanta Braves, he was charged with cocaine possession and had since failed several drug tests...
KEVIN MILLAR, Boston Red Sox first baseman, on whom he preferred to meet in the play-offs on the road to the World Series...
Robbins was not alone in speaking too soon for the Sox, who promptly gave up three straight singles to score the first run; a wild pitch to plate the second and tie the game at five a-piece; and a flubbed ground ball by first-baseman Bill Buckner that drove in the winning run for New York. This series of errors ended the Sox chances, even though they could have won the series the following night in Game...
...Want a real Dream Team? The U.S. finished 9-0 for the tournament, and until the sixth inning of yesterday's game, when Australia strung together a small two-out rally, the team's ERA was 0.00 (they outscored opponents 51-1 over the nine games). U.S. third baseman Crystal Bustos hit two home runs in the gold medal game, including one shot that landed somewhere in Crete, giving her five for the tournament. The other seven teams hit five home runs combined. Says one fan: "These girls could beat the Milwaukee Brewers...
...Whitt would have liked to hide first baseman Justin Morneau. A hot prospect, Morneau was playing with the Rochester Red Wings until mid-July, when the Minnesota Twins called him up. He went on a hitting tear, prompting the Twins to keep the Canadian in their lineup rather than let him go to Athens. Clubs are allowed to recall their players from the Olympic team as late as Aug. 5, three days after the Canadian squad holds its first practice...