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October 17, 2004: ‘Don’t Let Us Win Tonight!’ Red Sox begin ALCS comeback in Game 4
The Red Sox were down three games to none in the 2004 American…
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October 18, 2004: David Ortiz’s walk-off single in 14th lifts Red Sox in Game 5
The Red Sox had one win in the books, with their extra-inning…
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October 19, 2004: Curt Schilling keeps Red Sox alive in ‘Bloody Sock Game’
Momentum seemed to be on the side of the Red Sox. They had been…
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October 20, 2004: ‘Hell freezes over’; Red Sox complete historic ALCS comeback over Yankees in Game 7
Everyone watching the game knew Dave Roberts was put in to try…
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October 20, 2004: Cardinals extend NLCS on Edmonds’ homer in Game 6
The 2004 regular season ended with the St. Louis Cardinals winning…
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October 21, 2004: Cardinals beat Astros, Clemens to win National League pennant
With the National League Championship Series tied at three wins…
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October 23, 2004: Red Sox continue momentum with Game 1 win in World Series
The Boston Red Sox certainly had momentum on their side as they…
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October 24, 2004: Stitched up again, Boston’s Curt Schilling sticks it to St. Louis in Game 2
The Red Sox had won the first game of the 2004 World Series in…
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October 26, 2004: Red Sox win Game 3 as Cardinals blunder on the basepaths
The St. Louis Cardinals were back in Busch Stadium, back home…
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October 27, 2004: ‘Now I Can Die in Peace’: Red Sox sweep World Series to win for first time in 86 years
After a pause in the action that lasted 86 years, the Boston…
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April 4, 2005: Rockies’ resilient rookies lead comeback on Opening Day
Baseball can be the most agonizing of games because blame is…
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April 4, 2005: A magical season begins for White Sox (in under two hours)
Sometimes a magical season begins with offensive thunder, other…
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April 4, 2005: Washington Nationals lose debut game to Phillies
It was a few minutes after 4 P.M. on September 29, 2004, and…
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April 5, 2005: Marlins exceed high expectations on Opening Day
Going into 2005, the Florida Marlins began with high expectations,…
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April 14, 2005: ‘Baseball is back in Washington, DC!’ as Nationals win home opener
There is graduation pomp and circumstance. There is Opening Day…
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May 2, 2005: Cardinals score 7 runs in 9th to complete comeback against Reds
In the first month of the 2005 season, the St. Louis Cardinals…
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May 21, 2005: Mr. Koo’s wild ride
Korean pitcher Dae-Sung Koo spent just 140 days in the majors;…
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June 7, 2005: Pedro Martinez is almost perfect as Mets beat Astros 3-1
The New York Mets were trying to return to relevance in the National…
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June 8, 2005: Wily Mo Pena’s home run caps comeback win for Reds
Bobblehead giveaways are exceedingly popular fan attractions.…
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June 14, 2005: Pine tar on the glove, fracas on the field: Who tipped off Frank Robinson?
The visiting Washington Nationals (37-27) were enjoying an unexpected…
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July 7, 2005: Jeff Francoeur’s dazzling debut
The Atlanta Braves were grinding down the upstart Washington…
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July 15, 2005: Rafael Palmeiro doubles for his 3,000th career hit
Although he had an excellent 20-season major-league career, Rafael…
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July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee
Fans in the US capital were thrilled when Major League Baseball…
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August 5, 2005: Aaron Small pitches into 7th as Yankees beat Blue Jays, 6-2
The starting pitcher for the Yankees was Aaron Small. In the…