June 4, 2002: Twins set records and send Cleveland spiraling with 23-2 win

Minnesota Twins second baseman Luis Rivas arrived at the Hubert…
The Fenway Project book cover

June 28, 2002:  SABR sees Braves continue Red Sox’s interleague misery

A boisterous crowd of 33,137 filled Fenway Park1 on Friday evening,…

July 9, 2002: All-Star Game ends in a historic tie

At a press conference on Monday, July 8 — the day before the…

August 9, 2002: Bartolo Colón records his first multi-hit game

Montreal Expos general manager Omar Minaya had shocked the baseball…

October 8, 2002: Twins take early lead in ALCS Game 1

When asked what was working for Joe Mays in the opening game…

October 9, 2002: Angels tag Rick Reed to tie ALCS in Game 2

After taking the first game of the American League Championship…

March 31, 2003: Tampa Bay scores 5 runs in ninth inning to beat Red Sox on Opening Day

Lou Piniella was coming home. The Tampa native signed a four-year…
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April 5, 2003: Marlins tie team record for hits, score 22 runs in rout of Braves

The early-season matchup of the Marlins and the Braves on Saturday…

April 17, 2003: Cubs explode for 16 runs in win over Reds

“Everybody has been swinging the bat unbelievable and the pitching…
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April 30, 2003: Éric Gagné saves another Dodgers win, 4-0 over Phillies

From August 2002 through July 2004, Los Angeles Dodgers relief…

May 16, 2003: Relentless Blue Jays hitters trounce Royals, 18-1

Two teams with tired bullpens arrived in Kansas City on a cool,…
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June 11, 2003: Six Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter at Yankee Stadium

On June 11, 2003, six Houston Astros combined to pitch a record-setting…
Roger Clemens (Courtesy of Jerry Colli / Dreamstime)

June 13, 2003: Clemens reaches 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts at Yankee Stadium

For the second time in 18 days, a sellout crowd of over 55,000…

June 24, 2003: Expos’ Brad Wilkerson rides ‘le carousel’

There was almost a poetic irony when the Montreal Expos moved…
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July 1, 2003: Marlins batter Braves, 20-1, set eyes on World Series run

Toward the end of the 2002 season, Florida Marlins general manager…