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March 13, 2024
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THE BIRTH OF SHOWTIME
By Jeff Pearlman
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YOU THINK ROGER GOODELL HAS MUSCLE ...
By Jeff Pearlman
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Dela-where? New Orleans, That's Where
By Jeff Pearlman
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THE HERO NO ONE KNEW
By Jeff Pearlman
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Revenge of The Nerds
By Jeff Pearlman
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ADAM DUNN/Reds Leftfielder
By Jeff Pearlman
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180 Degrees Of Separation In 1999 Josh Hamilton and Josh Beckett were so close in talent and potential that they were drafted 1 and 2. Now they're worlds apart
By Jeff Pearlman
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The Passion Of J.D. Drew Atlanta's new outfielder has spent his career fighting injuries, insults and those who say his religious devotion keeps him from stardom
By Jeff Pearlman
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Worth Clucking Over Success? Tradition? Crazy fans? Delaware's Blue Hens have 'em all
By Jeff Pearlman
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Ice Shift Once celebrated--and then ridiculed--as rapper Vanilla Ice, Rob Van Winkle has found peace and fulfillment in a return to motocross racing
By Jeff Pearlman
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6 Milwaukee Brewers On a team desperate for leadership, a fit and willing vet, Royce Clayton, fills the void
By Jeff Pearlman
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3 Chicago Cubs Everything could finally fall into place here if the pitchers throw the way they ought to
By Jeff Pearlman
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2 Houston Astros Jeff Kent's big bat will more than justify the displacement of Craig Biggio
By Jeff Pearlman
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5 Pittsburgh Pirates Keep the faith in this gradually improving club. First baseman Randall Simon has
By Jeff Pearlman
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1 St. Louis Cardinals Will Brett Tomko ever pitch to his potential? If he does, it will help his new team a lot
By Jeff Pearlman
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4 Cincinnati Reds In a rotation full of questions, is designated ace Ryan Dempster the answer?
By Jeff Pearlman
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Is Everybody Happy? After a contentious run to the World Series, the Giants rebuilt their lineup with veterans who can get along with Barry Bonds. Will the plan work?
By Jeff Pearlman
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Old Reliable Still going strong after a record 1,187 appearances, Padres lefty reliever Jesse Orosco, 45, now makes his living one batter at a time
By Jeff Pearlman
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The Pampered Camper Not-so-rustic pleasures at the Seven Lakes Lodge
By Jeff Pearlman
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Sam McDowell, Pitcher MAY 30, 1966
By Jeff Pearlman
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Holy Warrior Up-and-coming welterweight Dmitriy Salita pulls no punches when it comes to his Jewish faith
By Jeff Pearlman
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Giant Steps Batting behind Barry Bonds, 37-year-old Benito Santiago delivered some of the big hits that helped San Francisco win its first pennant in 13 years
By Jeff Pearlman
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Straighter A's A mid-May housecleaning toned down the club's personality, and by ignoring the threat of a strike, Oakland played its way to the top of the AL West
By Jeff Pearlman
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He's Arrived For the Yankees' Alfonso Soriano it's been a breakout year (no matter how long it lasts) after taking a wildly unlikely road to the Show
By Jeff Pearlman
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A Character Guy
By Jeff Pearlman
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Inside Baseball
By Jeff Pearlman
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Inside Baseball
By Jeff Pearlman
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The Right Stuff National League teams are scoring nearly half a run less per game than in 2001. Here's a scout's-eye view of six budding righthanders who are helping to hold batters at bay
By Jeff Pearlman
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Street Tough By boldly saving all four games of Texas' undefeated World Series run, Huston Street joined his dad as a Longhorns legend
By Jeff Pearlman
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19 Games That's how many the Red Sox and the Yankees play against each other this season. In Boston it's a war. In New York it's a party
By Jeff Pearlman
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Prize Catch With his fearless fielding and a suddenly sizzling bat, Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter has been a gem for his endangered ballclub
By Jeff Pearlman
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Inside Baseball
By Jeff Pearlman
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George Foster, Power Hitter OCTOBER 11, 1976
By Jeff Pearlman
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Country Mile He's young, raw and strikes out too often, but the Reds' small-town slugger, Adam Dunn, can hit the ball a...
By Jeff Pearlman
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4 Milwaukee Brewers Wanted: a spark at the top of the order and power in the middle of the lineup
By Jeff Pearlman
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5 Cincinnati Reds How bad are the Reds? Two years ago their ace was a minor leaguer--in Japan
By Jeff Pearlman
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3 Florida Marlins This talented young bunch needed a leader. They got themselves a Rock
By Jeff Pearlman
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3 Chicago Cubs Will baseball's longest championship drought finally end? Don't count on it
By Jeff Pearlman
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5 Montreal Expos A team teetering on the brink of extinction is pondering what might have been
By Jeff Pearlman
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2 New York Mets No team made more changes this winter, but will they turn out to be for the better?
By Jeff Pearlman
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6 Pittsburgh Pirates Brian Giles is a superstar, but the naked truth is: The rest of this team stinks
By Jeff Pearlman
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My, How He's Grown Sweet-swinging SEAN BURROUGHS, a star since his Little League days, is this spring's can't-miss rookie
By Jeff Pearlman
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Anchors Aweigh After an off-season of cruisin', peerless--but oft-injured--Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez is eager to prove that he's shipshape
By Jeff Pearlman
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Well Armed With a will of iron inherited from his dad, Cardinals ace Matt Morris has come all the way back from major elbow surgery. Now life seems like a day at the beach
By Jeff Pearlman
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No Winners Here Evander Holyfield battered John Ruiz but got a draw, and boxing took a beating
By Jeff Pearlman
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On The Board Early Only 14, Hikaru Nakamura is the best young U.S. player since Bobby Fischer
By Jeff Pearlman
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Driver's Education Texan Todd Hays played football and kickboxed on his way to bobsleds
By Jeff Pearlman
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Seattle Mariners
By Jeff Pearlman
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It's a Wrap With a mighty burst of power, Barry Bonds seized the home run record and capped his astounding season on a weekend that was rich in baseball history
By Jeff Pearlman
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Picture This Perfect TYLER UGOLYN WENT FROM BEING A FACE ON A MISSING-PERSON FLIER TO A FRIEND YOU WISH YOU'D MET
By Jeff Pearlman
