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BASEBALL PREVIEW

SCOUTING REPORTS

62 PAGES

SHOWDOWN '05

SI's PREDICTIONS BY DIVISION

Yankees Topple Red Sox * Braves Sink Marlins

Twins Hold Off Indians * Cards Clip Cubs

Angels Outlast Rangers * Giants Put Down Dodgers

PLUS: THE ULTIMATE BATTING ORDER ~ BY TOM VERDUCCI

FINAL 4

WHO WILL WIN IT ALL?

 

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER IOOSS JR.

"They havewhat we want"-- DEREK JETER

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER IOOSS JR.

" We plan towin it again" --JOHNNY DAMON

TWO COLOR PHOTOS

John Biever

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John W. McDonough (Louisville)

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Manny Millan (North Carolina)