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Maybe Hudson’s finally found a team he can dominate in the playoffs. Last season, the A’s ace was southpaw Barry Zito. Yet, he only pitched once in Oakland’s five game series against a Minnesota team stacked with lefties. This year, the A’s will make sure their best have two chances to pitch. Hudson’s been phenomenal all year long. And in his one performance against Boston, he threw a nine-inning, two-hit, one-walk shutout...
...will pitch third for Oakland? No Mark Mulder?! This team has no chance! But stop! It’s Ted Lilly to the rescue! He’s only been the best pitcher in the American League (besides Pedro) in his past five starts. Lilly’s month of September? 2.05 ERA and four wins. Talk about stepping up for Mulder...
...first lesson, impressed perhaps too fervently upon new residents of Harvard Yard, was that much is possible. On her first foray into Phillips Brooks House (the building that houses PBHA, among other things), Hammond was wooed by a zealous representative of Best Buddies, who struck her with a unique pitch. “He approached me and was like, ‘You look like you want to learn about this.’” Ultimately, his approach led her to ask herself the right question, which, for Hammond, was never “What kind of service...
Bonds has been walked 147 times thus far this season. His OBP is .530, almost 80 points higher than that of Mr. Pujols. It’s kinda hard to pile up the RBIs when pitchers are too scared to pitch to you. That’s what happens when you’re far and away the best hitter in baseball...
...perhaps most unfortunate that this dispute had to reach the pitch of anger and conflict that it did. Contracts are best hammered out in conference rooms, not picket lines. Both sides must realize that this is no kind of way to handle labor negotiations, and this fight should be studied to understand how to avoid future strikes at Yale...