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Embracing the task
Embracing the task
Ace's return helps snap team's skid By TOM HAUDRICOURT thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com Posted: Aug. 29, 2007 Chicago - Blisters sort of have a mind of their own, especially on the finger of a pitcher's throwing hand. So, when Ben Sheets took the mound Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers kept their fingers crossed. Crossed them so tight, in fact, that a few ...
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Embracing The Task
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogEmbracing The Task Suffering no ill effects from the original tendon injury to his middle finger or the recent blister outbreak, Sheets was everything the Brewers hoped for in his return from six weeks on the disabled list, tossing six strong innings in a badly needed 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at quiet Wrigley Field. You called it, Harvey.

A Slide That Will Live In Infamy
The Feed — ... The Cubs overtook the Brewers this month despite little production from Carlos Zambrano. If they hope to hold them off they'll need something more from their ace. He finished August 0-4 with a no-decision after giving up nine hits and all six runs in Milwaukee's 6-1 win on Wednesday. The winner was Ben Sheets, fresh from the DL, and the Brewers have to hope that the return of their ace will help them regain the division lead they owned for so much of the season.  ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, August 30
Projo Sox Blog — ... THE RACES -- N.L. CENTRAL: Ben Sheets' return from the disabled list was everything the Brewers hoped as they beat the Cubs and moved back into second place. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Tony La Russa ...

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