closer Page 48 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The Closer: The Curse Of Junipero Serra
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The Closer: Amazin' Dave's Greatest Hits
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The Closer: ... With An Arm That Can Bring A Man To Tears
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The Closer: Tigers Good, Royals Not So Much
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The Closer: Mets Host Enormous Sleepover
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The Closer: Mr. Met Kicks Some Cross-Town Booty
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Daily Closer: You're A Good Man, Kerry Wood
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The Closer: Fate, Thy Name Is Josh Beckett
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The Closer: We're Up 7-3; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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The Closer: How Griffey Got His Groove Back
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The Closer: Think Blue (And Happy Thoughts)
Notes from a day in baseball: • 1. L.A. Confidential. Here's a trick David Blaine dare not attempt: Winning the National League West without a bullpen. The Los Angeles Dodgers are boldly attempting to do so, even though their 9-6 win over the Astros on Wednesday — their fifth straight win — only ...
The Closer: Sunny Days In The Queen City
Notes from a day of baseball: • 1. Clerical Mixup Has Reds In First. Hmmm, wasn't Cincinnati scheduled to suck this season? We know it's early, and there's a three-way tie up there, but the Reds are in first place in the NL Central, bringing back memories of those great teams in the '70s featurin...
The Closer: Fear The Awesome Hitting Might Of Mark Mulder
Notes from a day of baseball. • 1. Mulder Gets A Little Raucous During Housewarming Party. When they said that the new Busch Stadium would be a pitcher's ballpark, we didn't know they meant it this way. Cardinals starter Mark Mulder clubbed his first career home run on Monday, right over the new H...
The Closer: Bronx Cheer
Notes from a day of baseball ... • 1. Well, That's Two. It was a headline in The New York Times that really bothered us: 'Yankees Rough Up Angels' Colon.' But they were refering to Bartolo Colon, of course, who got pounded by A-Rod & Co. 10-1 yesterday, and hey, the Yankees are off! After beating ...
The Closer: Goodbye To Jimmy
Notes from a day of baseball ... • 1. That's All, Folks. The Phillies' Jimmy Rollins ended his hit streak yesterday, at 38 games, in a 4-2 loss to the Cardinals. (Who are 3-0, by the way.) We are big fans of Rollins — particularly when he shaves his head; he had some cornrows last year that were p...
The Closer: East Coast Bias Edition
Five tidbits from a night of baseball ... • 1. We Love Living In New York. Honestly, New York newspapers are insane. After the Yankees scored 15 runs in their opening night win over the A's, the Daily News actually ran a story asking whether or not this Yankees offense was "the best of all time." ...