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BASEBALL 2013

(RE)PREVIEW

THE SECOND HALF

The Cases for ...

The Red Sox

The A's

The Braves

Buster Posey

P. 48

The Strangest But Truest Story of the Summer

The Playoff-Bound Pirates and Their Sharknado Bullpen

BY BEN REITER

P. 34

Pearl Jam and, um, grilled cheese announce the arrival of baseball's best closer in '13, career journeyman Jason Grilli.

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SI HAS REGIONAL COVER THIS WEEK: Photograph by Hunter Martin/Getty Images (Grilli)

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Ryan Pierse/Getty Images (shark)