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Around pro baseball: Former Tulsa infielder wins Gold Glove; Drillers shine in Arizona

10/31/2012 6:58 PM

New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira won his fifth Gold Glove as the American League's Gold Glove winners were announced on Tuesday.

Teixeira played for ... 

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Around pro baseball: Ex-Drillers lefty a World Series genius; Giants beat Tigers in Tulsa

10/29/2012 9:24 PM

It's about time that former Tulsa Drillers lefty Dave Righetti starts getting recognition as one of the great pitching coaches of the 21st century.

Righetti's pitchers ... 

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Around pro baseball: Former Drillers pitchers give up historic World Series homers

10/25/2012 7:40 PM

On Wednesday night, San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval joined Babe Ruth (twice), Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only players in World Series history to hit three ... 

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Around pro baseball: Another award for Bundy; Myers named minors' top player

10/24/2012 7:25 PM

Owasso graduate Dylan Bundy picked up another award on Tuesday when he was announced as an MiLBY winner in MiLB.com's fan voting as the minors' starting pitcher of the ... 

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Around pro baseball: Former Drillers catcher has chance for rare World Series feat; BA's Wilkins socks walkoff homer

10/23/2012 2:39 PM

Former Tulsa Drillers catcher Gerald Laird and his Detroit Tigers batterymate Octavio Dotel have a chance for a rare accomplishment.

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Around pro baseball: Tigers' relievers were decade bookends for Drillers; BA's Wilkins shines

10/16/2012 5:47 PM

Detroit Tigers relievers Joaquin Benoit and Al Alburquerque began and closed out this century's first decade for the Tulsa Drillers.

Benoit threw Tulsa's first ... 

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Around pro baseball: Kozma overcame odds to become playoff hero

10/13/2012 7:30 PM

Owasso graduate Pete Kozma had to overcome long odds to even be in position to deliver the game-winning hit in St. Louis’ 9-7 comeback win over Washington in the National ... 

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Around pro baseball: Ex-Tulsa pitcher Strop saves Orioles; Drillers trio on TL prospects list

10/12/2012 1:43 PM

Former Tulsa Drillers reliever Pedro Strop helped save the Baltimore Orioles' season on Thursday.

Strop pitched two scoreless innings and picked up the win in ... 

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Around pro baseball: Cards almost dropped Kozma; Shannon nominated for Hall

10/10/2012 5:14 PM


Sometimes the best moves are the ones not made.

Another example is Owasso graduate Pete Kozma, who hit a three-run homer in St. Louis' 8-0 victory over Washington ... 

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Around pro baseball: Former Drillers relievers post playoff wins; Rockies need fresh start

10/8/2012 4:14 PM

Former Tulsa Drillers relievers Ryan Mattheus and Al Alburquerque were the winning pitchers in division series games Sunday.

Mattheus, who was with Tulsa in 2007-09, ... 

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Around pro baseball: Giants drop Penny; Kozma shows speed

10/6/2012 9:37 PM

San Francisco has left Broken Arrow’s Brad Penny off its National League Division Series roster.

Penny, who was a postseason hero for the 2003 World Series champion ... 

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Around pro baseball: Revised postseason predictions

10/6/2012 1:14 AM

After striking out on my two wild-card game picks Friday and being reminded how little home-field advantage means in the postseason, here are my slightly revised playoff ... 

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Tulsa World sports writer Barry Lewis joined the newspaper in September 1993. A University of Tulsa graduate, he covered high school sports for the Tulsa Tribune from 1983 to 1992 and has been in charge of the World's high school coverage since 2004. He remembers well the excitement of attending his first high school football game, Edison at Booker T. Washington, before a capacity crowd at S.E. Williams Stadium in 1973. He also has reported on Tulsa Drillers baseball at both newspapers for almost 20 years.

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