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Diamond Rundown – Edition Seventeen
Diamond Rundown – Edition Seventeen
Facts, figures and other tidbits from the seventeenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season. Well Supported : On Monday, Sidney Ponson of the Yankees went to 2-0 and the team moved to 4-0 in his four starts since joining the team after his release from the Rangers earlier this season. Ponson pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up three runs on nine hits and two walks in the 12-4 ...
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