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Even before last Monday's game, millions of U.S. fans wished their teams could land a Cuban like Livan or Orlando Hernandez, the brothers who helped pitch the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees to World Series crowns in 1997 and 1998. But that can happen only if players defect and leave their families behind, as the Hernandezes did: Livan through Mexico and Orlando by boat. None defected last week, even though U.S. sports agents were practically leaning over the rails waving contracts...
Those of you with internet access probably have read the blurbs on the Internet Movie Database about Ewan McGregor making light saber-esque buzzing noises during his battle scenes and about Natalie Portman's having to redub all her lines in postproduction because the pitch of her voice had changed during shooting...
With the O'Donnell field faithful on their feet and the Tigers hoping for one last ninth-inning rally, the Harvard senior hurler reared back and got the Princeton rookie to strike out on a pitch in the dirt to give the Crimson its third consecutive Ancient Eight title...
With the O'Donnell field faithful on their feet and the Tigers hoping for one last ninthinning rally, the Harvard senior hurler reared back and got the Princeton rookie to strike out on a pitch in the dirt to give the Crimson its third consecutive Ancient Eight title...
...other two ejections came after the most important, and most surprising, defensive play of the series--when Walsh called for junior first baseman Erik Binkowski to charge home plate with the pitch as Woodfork wheeled from second to first base. Sophomore catcher Scot Hopps received the pitch and rifled the ball to Woodfork at first, where freshman left fielder Ryan Achterberg--who represented the tying run--was desperately sliding into the base. Santilli called...