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| Championship comes cheap for Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
10/26/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins and Anaheim Angels have demonstrated the last two years that a team doesn't have to be overloaded with high-priced players to win the World Series. This year the Marlins won the championship by beating the New York Yankees, a team that had the highest payroll in major sports history at $180 million. Meanwhile, the $54 million Marlins won with speed, small ball, and most of all strong pitching. The Anaheim Angels and Marlins have both proven that money do |
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| Yankees ousted on home field |
MLB Baseball |
10/26/2003 |
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| NY (MySportsbook) - For the New York Yankees, not winning the World Series equates to disappointment, no matter if they won the AL East for a sixth straight year or just captured their 39th American League pennant. Saturday night's 2-0 loss to the Florida Marlins marked sheer frustration for the men in pinstripes, as a team chock full of stars failed to beat a squad that had several bargain-basement players. The Yankees have always been the model of success. Their 26 World Series titles are the most by any m |
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| Big fish story for McKeon and Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
10/26/2003 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins had everything going against them earlier in the season, a losing record, a depleted starting staff, plus a team filled with young players who had little or no postseason experience. On May 11 the Marlins were 16-22 and they fired manager Jeff Torborg and replaced him with 72-year-old Jack McKeon. Things hit rock bottom for Florida following a May 22 loss to the Expos when the Marlins dipped to 19-29. Then, McKeon's men made an incredible turnaround, snatching |
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| Beckett shutting out Yankees through six innings |
MLB Baseball |
10/25/2003 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Josh Beckett has thrown six scoreless innings to lead the Florida Marlins to a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Beckett has seven strikeouts and has surrendered just three hits and two walks for the Marlins, who lead the best-of-seven series three-games-to-two. After four scoreless innings, Luis Gonzalez singled in a run in the visitors' fifth and an error by Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter led to an unearned run in the top of the s |
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| Marlins and Yankees scoreless after three innings |
MLB Baseball |
10/25/2003 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins and New York Yankees have played three scoreless innings in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Josh Beckett is pitching for Florida, which leads the series three-games-to- two and is just one win away from its second World Series title. The Yankees sent Andy Pettitte to the mound to try and force a decisive Game 7 on Sunday. The Marlins had runners on base in each of the first three innings, but Pettitte retired Miguel Cabrera to end the first and st |
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| Penny and Marlins in control after six innings of Game 5 |
MLB Baseball |
10/23/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins have a 6-1 lead after six innings in Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. New York starting pitcher David Wells left the contest after just one inning with stiffness in his back and the Marlins responded by scoring three runs in the second. Wells, who underwent back surgery in July of 2001, retired the Marlins in order in the first inning and was pinch hit for in the top of the second by David Dellucci. With Jose Contreras on in relief of We |
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| Penny leads Marlins to Game 5 lead |
MLB Baseball |
10/23/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins have a 3-1 lead after three innings in Game 5 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. New York starting pitcher David Wells left the contest after just one inning with stiffness in his back and the Marlins responded with three runs in the second. Wells, who underwent back surgery in July of 2001, retired the Marlins in order in the first inning and was pinch hit for in the top of the second by David Dellucci. With Jose Contreras on in relief of Wells, |
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| Sierra ties Game 4 after nine innings |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees and Florida Marlins are tied at 3-3 after nine innings in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series. Ruben Sierra delivered a two-out, two-run triple down the right-field line to tie the game in the ninth inning for New York. The Yankees have taken the last two games of the set and lead the series 2-1. New York earned a 6-1 victory in Game 3 as Hideki Matsui delivered an RBI single to snap an eighth-inning tie, while Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams each homered during a |
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| Florida remains in front after six innings |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins lead the New York Yankees 3-1 after six innings in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series courtesy of a three-run first-inning rally. Miguel Cabrera's two-run homer highlighted the frame, which featured five consecutive two-out hits. The Yankees have taken the last two games of the set and lead the series 2-1. New York earned a 6-1 victory in Game 3 as Hideki Matsui delivered an RBI single to snap an eighth-inning tie, while Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams each homere |
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| Cabrera's homer puts Florida on top in Game 4 |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins lead the New York Yankees 3-1 after three innings in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series courtesy of a three-run first-inning rally. Miguel Cabrera's two-run homer highlighted the frame, which featured five consecutive two-out hits. The Yankees have taken the last two games of the set and lead the series 2-1. New York earned a 6-1 victory in Game 3 as Hideki Matsui delivered an RBI single to snap an eighth-inning tie, while Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams each home |
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