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Meanwhile, and just as importantly, the Boston bullpen has been strengthened for an arduous pennant run. Ugueth Urbina’s heart-stopping closing has been the exception and not the rule. Casey Fossum and Sun-Woo Kim have been welcome additions, while the incomparable El Guapo and the inexplicable Tim Wakefield remain solid relievers. In short, the pitching situation is bright...
...Pennant: St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants, two NL teams that made big improvements in the offseason. San Fran. in seven games...
...Pennant: New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners, The M’s are good and didn’t hurt themselves in the offseason— can they knock off the Yanks though? New York in five games...
Once The Rookie gets over itself and starts to tell its story rather than be in awe of it, it’s really quite wonderful. There are basically two plots: the high school team’s quest for the pennant and Morris’ journey to overcome his doubts and achieve the glory of which he is capable. That’s not one but two inspiring stories, meaning the potential for cliché is dangerously high...
Neither Paul O'Neill nor any of the other players had ever heard anything quite like last Monday night at the stadium when the Yanks crushed the Mariners 12-3 to clinch the A.L. pennant. "It was awesome," O'Neill recalled. "I saw so many things go on that night." An enthralling wave of singing and chanting--some of it even printable--washed over the crowd from the first inning and never stopped...