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"Blockade Billy" by Stephen King
It's hard to write good baseball fiction. The game is so unlikely, so bizarre at times, that it's a challenge to the fiction writer's imagination to do it justice.
Who, for instance, could have invented Johnny Damon's at-bat in the ninth inning of Game 4...Tags: Bernard Malamud, Football, Baseball, Stephen King, Sports
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Juan Rivera says his home run (and double) admiring days are over
Angels UnpluggedIt's one thing to stand in the batter's box for several moments to admire a long home run ball you've just hit; players who do that run the risk of infuriating opposing teams, especially pitchers, . But when you stand...... -
Angels vs. Yankees: Lineups, pregame notes
Angels UnpluggedThe New York Yankees will have plenty of firepower on the bench today. Manager Joe Girardi, whose team clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night, gave third baseman Alex Rodriguez (27 home runs), catcher Jorge Posada (22 home runs), right fielder...... -
Derek Jeter: Cap'n Clutch. Torii Hunter: ???
Angels UnpluggedGot a nickname for Torii Hunter? Of all the players with at least 80 at-bats in division series play, only five have a career batting average above .300. Here they are: Derek Jeter -- .360 Torii Hunter -- .354 Johnny...... -
Scioscia to juggle playoff rotation; Kazmir or Saunders likely to start Game 2
Angels UnpluggedAngels Manager Mike Scioscia won't announce his playoff rotation until Wednesday, but he said before today's workout today that "in every scenario we've discussed, we'll have a left-hander in Yankee Stadium in Game 1 or 2" of the American League...... -
Yankees' Johnny Damon seeks a way out of his slump
The Fabulous ForumYankees outfielder Johnny Damon hit better than .400 in two of his first four playoff series. So he's performed well on the big stage before. But this fall? Well, not so much. Damon had just one hit in 12 at-bats...... -
Back to the bad old days
Angels UnpluggedThe Angels played Game 1 of the ALCS the way they used to play all their playoff games against the Red Sox. They were tight, tentative, sloppy and, in the single biggest play of the game in the first inning,...... -
How can that happen?
Angels UnpluggedI know it's raining some. I know it's cold. I know it's a hostile ballpark. But, come on. How do you not catch a simple infield pop up in the 166th game of the season? After playing so smoothly and...... -
Angels pitcher Jered Weaver moves into the fast lane
The Fabulous ForumJered Weaver's fastball is rarely clocked over 92 mph, but with a runner on third and no outs in the first inning of Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers, the Angels right-hander struck out Johnny Damon, Magglio Ordonez and Miguel...... -
Justin Verlander's masterpiece in 5-1 win completes Tigers' sweep of Angels
The Fabulous ForumJustin Verlander retired 23 consecutive batters from the first through ninth innings, giving up one run and three hits in 8 1/3 innings to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Angels in Comerica Park and their...... -
Johnny Damon's home run gives Tigers 3-2 walk-off win over Angels
The Fabulous ForumJohnny Damon hit a solo home run that barely cleared the right-field wall off Angels reliever Scot Shields with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, giving the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 walk-off win in Comerica Park....... -
Angels pregame: Scioscia says no bullpen controversy, sticks with Fuentes
The Fabulous ForumThe Angels' 4-3 loss to the Tigers Thursday night seemed to ignite a closer controversy: the established guy who is coming off an injury versus the guy who more than filled his shoes while he was out. But on Friday,......
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