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September 15, 2006: Carlos Villanueva collects first hit, first RBI, and first win in a thesaurus-worthy outing
“A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents…
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September 18, 2006: Dodgers hit four consecutive home runs in 9th inning, rally to beat Padres
The 2006 version of the Los Angeles Dodgers was one of the franchise’s…
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September 21, 2006: David Ortiz’s 51st home run establishes new Red Sox record, eclipsing Jimmie Foxx
With his 51st home run of 2006, hit off Johan Santana of the…
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September 22, 2006: Ryan Howard equals Philadelphia single-season records with 58th home run
In 1932 the MVP winners in both the American and National Leagues…
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October 1, 2006: Devern Hansack throws an ‘unofficial’ no-hitter for Red Sox
When does a pitcher throw a complete-game shutout without giving…
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October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call
When the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks,…
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October 4, 2006: Delgado leads Mets to win in NLDS opener
The New York Mets finished the 2006 season with a 97-65 record,…
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October 5, 2006: Glavine leads Mets to win over Dodgers in Game 2
Shea Stadium was packed for Game Two of the 2006 National League…
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October 7, 2006: Mets rally to sweep Dodgers in NLDS
The Dodgers faced elimination in the National League Division…
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October 14, 2006: Magglio Ordoñez blasts Detroit Tigers into World Series
The Detroit Tigers were one win from their first World Series…
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October 19, 2006: Cardinals beat Mets in Game 7 on Molina homer
It all came down to this one game to decide who would face the…
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April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals
The slice of eternity between when the heavily favored 97-win…
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April 6, 2007: Devil Rays score three in the ninth to beat Blue Jays in home opener
Expectations were high for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007.…
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April 10, 2007: Red Sox rebound from a humiliating implosion toward a World Series championship
"Opening Day at Fenway arrives like a secular rite of spring.…
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April 18, 2007: Wakefield, home runs put Red Sox on top of AL East
With a 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on…
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May 12, 2007: Another holiday, another Ryan Zimmerman walk-off homer
In 2007, the Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins could only…
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May 13, 2007: Mother’s Day Miracle lifts Boston over Baltimore
Baseball is different from most sports in the United States in…
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May 17, 2007: Delgado’s walk-off lifts Mets in a fatigued comeback
The New York Mets had good reason to be tired when they took…
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June 6, 2007: Padres’ Trevor Hoffman closes out Dodgers for 500th career save
It took just 10 pitches. The ninth-inning play-by-play line for…
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June 9, 2007: Battered Rule 5 draft pick Speigner bests Twins’ Santana
The 2007 Washington Nationals were plodding along a dozen games…
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June 23, 2007: Paul Lo Duca holds a yard sale before David Wright brings down the house in Mets squeaker
Like most forces of nature, Paul Lo Duca’s twin eruptions in…
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June 28, 2007: Craig Biggio’s 3,000th hit
The first half of the 2007 season was an indicator that two…
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June 29, 2007: Aubrey Huff’s milestone cycle not enough to help Orioles beat Angels
Using the minimum four at-bats needed, Aubrey Huff hit for the…
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June 29, 2007: Astros win with walkoff homer on second straight night
As the Houston Astros prepared to face the Colorado Rockies on…