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On July 24, 2007, the same day that he announced he would retire at the end of the season, Houston's Craig Biggio hit a grand slam to defeat the Dodgers, 7-4. Earlier in the season, Biggio had collected his 3,000th hit.

On July 24, 1983, the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees play the famed “Pine Tar Game.” George Brett hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. Umpire Tim McClelland, ruling that Brett’s bat had excessive pine tar, calls him out. American League President Lee MacPhail will later reverse the decision.

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"In the expansion era (since 1961), only two teams, the 2006 Cardinals and the 1987 Twins, have had as miserable a road record in the regular season as the Boston Red Sox have in 2008, and still went on to win the World Series. Unless the Sox start to show that they can win away from Fenway Park, a repeat of their success in last year's post-season is highly unlikely."
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"He's stupid. He's an idiot. He spent $750,000 on the ball and that's what he's doing with it? What he's doing is stupid."

— Barry Bonds, last September on Marc Ecko's decision to let fans decide what to do with the ball he hit for #756. The ball, branded with an asterisk, was donated to the Hall of Fame.

Santo to Sandberg to Chance. How's that for an around the horn double play trio? Sweet Swinging Billy Williams, Hack Wilson, and Sammy Sosa lead the fearsome lineup for the Chicago Cubs All-Time Team, which also boasts three Hall of Fame hurlers.
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