September 30, 2000: Athletics inch closer to playoffs in 23-2 rout of Rangers

Inconsistency is not usually a recipe for success in baseball,…

October 1, 2000: Shane Halter plays all nine positions for Tigers

Late-season games involving two teams out of playoff contention…

October 4, 2000: Giants’ Livan Hernandez shuts down Mets in NLDS opener

When the New York Mets played the San Francisco Giants in the…

October 7, 2000: Benny Agbayani’s blast ends playoff drama in 13th inning

This game started at 4:20 on a crisp fall afternoon.1 It ended…

October 12, 2000: Ninth-inning rally leads Mets to win in NLCS Game 2

After losing the first game of the NLCS, the St. Louis Cardinals…

October 14, 2000: Andy Benes, Cardinals shut down Mets in Game 3

After losing two games at home, the St. Louis Cardinals headed…

October 15, 2000: Mets close in on NL pennant with win in Game 4

With their 8-2 win in the third game of the National League Championship…

October 16, 2000: Mets punch their ticket to a Subway Series

The New York Mets came into the 2000 National League Championship…
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October 17, 2000: David Justice powers Yankees to 37th AL pennant in comeback win

Nearly a quarter of a century had passed since the New York Yankees…
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October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning

In October 2000, for the first time in 44 years, two New York…

October 22, 2000: Clemens and Piazza clash as Yankees win Game Two

After losing in 12 innings to the New York Yankees in the first…

April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo joins elite company with no-hitters in both leagues

In his first start with the Boston Red Sox, Hideo Nomo pitched…

April 8, 2001: CC Sabathia overcomes rocky start in major-league debut

CC Sabathia strode to the mound at Jacobs Field on a bright and…

April 8, 2001: Aramis Ramirez attains liftoff for Pirates with three home runs

Earmarked for greatness during his rapid rise through the Pirates’…
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April 17, 2001: Blowout at Busch: Diamondbacks blast Cardinals 17-4

Coming into 2001, prognosticators predicted good years for the…

May 15, 2001: Cardinals defeat Pirates in St. Louis’s first-ever game at PNC Park

The 2001 major-league season saw the debut of Pittsburgh’s…
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May 22, 2001: Doug Mientkiewicz’s four-hit outburst keys Twins’ win over Mariners

Two first-place American League teams clashed for the first time…