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...played with pain for years. He knows he can recover from his surgery and return to the diamond in top shape--and the fans of Philadelphia believe in him. Instead of attacking Schmidt in the off-season, why don't we let him prove himself in the batter's box in April? Bridget Asay...
...blow came against Jay Howell, making his first appearance since his suspension for using pine tar in the third game of the National League playoffs. It was the first home run Howell had given up to a right handed batter in 112 at-bats this season...
Hershiser, 23-8 during the season with eight shutouts, allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked just one batter in eight-and-one-third innings. He used a variety of pitches to fool the Mets, who had outscored the Dodgers 49-18 in winning 10 of 11 games during the season, including all six here...
Hurst, 18-6, walked Rob Ducey--the ninth-place batter in the Toronto lineup--on a 3-2 pitch to start the eighth. With one out and Kelly Gruber batting, Ducey stole second and continued to third when Gedman threw the ball into center field. Gruber then hit a sacrifice fly to center...
...society; the long, recurring seasons are an ongoing epic, Homeric or Vergilian or Dantesque, a vital locus of rapt assembly where enduring values are enacted and passed on. "The game is such a wonderful mix between the individual and the community," he says. "The struggle between the pitcher and batter throws these two isolated competitors into lonely relief. But the purpose of that confrontation is for the team, the benefit of the larger group...