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Around pro baseball: Cards' comeback reminiscent of 1964

9/29/2011 7:10 PM

St. Louis' comeback from a 10 1/2-game deficit on Aug. 25 to earn the National League wild card evoked memories of 1964 when the Cardinals rallied from six games down ... 

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Around pro baseball: Double plays plague Cards; Astros add ex-Drillers pitcher Cedeno

9/27/2011 4:53 PM

If the St. Louis Cardinals fail to reach the postseason, the culprits will be their bullpen, defense and hitting into way too many double plays.

St. Louis already ... 

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Around pro baseball: Cards looking for rare comeback; Strong debut for Union's Rucinski

9/26/2011 7:00 PM

Late-season comebacks to reach the postseason are rare for the St. Louis Cardinals.

On Monday, St. Louis entered its final series of the regular season at Houston, ... 

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Oklahoma Christian dedicates Murcer indoor baseball facility

9/22/2011 6:51 PM

Oklahoma Christian University will dedicate the new Bobby Murcer Indoor Training Facility on Friday.

Oklahoma Christian revived its baseball program in 2008 and ... 

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Around pro baseball: Kennedy debuts in majors two decades after playing for Drillers

9/20/2011 5:26 PM

It's good to see former Tulsa Drillers catcher Darryl Kennedy finally make it to the majors leagues for the first time in his 22nd pro season.

Kansas City added ... 

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Around pro baseball: Henryetta's Carroll stars in Texas League finals

9/15/2011 7:05 PM

Henryetta graduate Sawyer Carroll has been the most valuable player for the San Antonio Missions in the first two games of the Texas League championship series against ... 

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Around pro baseball: Ex-Drillers lefty Pomeranz wins Rockies debut; Bradley makes first pro start

9/11/2011 4:56 PM


Drew Pomeranz, the left-handed phenom who dazzled in his two Tulsa Drillers starts during the past month, won his major league debut with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

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Around pro baseball: Ex-Drillers catcher Rosario socks first homer for Rockies

9/8/2011 6:09 PM


Just before catcher Wilin Rosario left the Tulsa Drillers clubhouse after their season finale on Monday, he said he 'wanted to show what he could do,' when he joined ... 

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Around pro baseball: Three ex-Drillers make major debuts; Bradley fans side in debut

9/7/2011 6:04 PM

Three former Tulsa Drillers made their major league debuts over the past few days.

Wilin Rosario, who was called up by Colorado on Monday, made his debut as the ... 

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A look at Tulsa's major-league callups, past and present

9/6/2011 6:21 PM

One of the fun aspects of reporting on minor league baseball is talking to a player after he has been informed that he has been called up to the majors for the first ... 

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Rockies call up Drillers' Pomeranz, Rosario to majors; Keuchel posts first Triple-A win

9/5/2011 4:54 PM

Monday was another reminder that players can move up to the majors with the Colorado Rockies just as easily from Double-A Tulsa as they can from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

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Tough matchup puts Drillers in must-win situation

9/2/2011 4:24 PM

For the third straight year, the Tulsa Drillers enter the regular season's final weekend needing to sweep a three-game series against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals ... 

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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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