Former National Sledge flourishes in Japan
By: Leon Saffelle
Examiner Staff Writer
10/21/09 5:13 PM EDT
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Carmelo Anthony » The Baltimore native is tearing up the NBA preseason. OK, it’s only preseason, but the Denver forward is averaging a point per minute — a league-leading 22.8 points per game over six games.
Terrmel Sledge » When we last saw Sledge in 2005, he was part of the deal that brought Alfonso Soriano to D.C. from the Rangers. Now, with the Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League, Sledge hit a walk-off grand slam Wednesday in the first game of the championship series.
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Manny Ramirez » Took hitting the showers to a whole new level Monday night when he was getting sudsy during the 9th inning of Jonathan Broxton’s meltdown against Philadelphia in Game 4 of the NLCS. The Manny being Manny act works better when you’re not batting .250 with one homer and two RBI in the series.
Los Angeles Angels » When does a 97-65 record look bad? When you’re facing a team (the Yankees) that was 103-59 and bought the most expensive free-agent fielder (from your team) and pitcher and have all of those parts working perfectly in October.
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