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I don't have a lot of time to post tonight, but I had to note that not only did Paul Maholm pitch very well today, he did manage to strike out Billy Crystal and preserve the last remaining shred of dignity for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I saw the at-bat on Sportscenter and it seemed to me like Maholm played it right, give Crystal a change to hit the ball, don't actually let him hit it, and smile ... [link]

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Big Turnaround
Published 3/14/2008 by bmac21 at Raise the Jolly Roger!
... [Bucs Dugout] [PG] [ESPN] [Mondesi's House] [WHYGAVS] [Deadspin] -- Uh, oh, by the way, the Bucs actually beat the Yankees, 5-3 [recap]. Maholm, overshadowed by Crystal, tossed 4 innings of one-hit, scoreless ball against the ...

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