In All-Star All-Nighter, Wright and Drew Were in the Pen

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In All-Star All-Nighter, Wright and Drew Were in the Pen
BOSTON IRISH found this 7/16/2008 on www.nytimes.com [flag]
Major League Baseball officials insisted that the All-Star Game end with a win, even if Mets third baseman David Wright and Boston Red Sox right fielder J. D. Drew had to pitch the final innings. > [link]

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In a NY state of mind
Published 7/16/2008 by Cormac (noreply@blogger.com) at BOSTON IRISH
... It all starts with the ugly headline the New York rag which I won't even bother naming printed. Ironically, the New York Times takes their, well, compatriot, to task. Jack Curry, I guy I read regularly and a guy who is right up there with the better baseball writers right now, had this to say; ...

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