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Barring extreme weather that leave tonight’s (5/14/08) game unfinished before the sixth inning, Lance Berkman would have just extended his hitting streak to 13 games dating back to April 30. He did so with a two-run homer in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants. That leaves him with six HRs during the current streak, in addition to his seven doubles, 16 RBIs, eight walks and only four strike-outs.

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There are more, but Day One makes the entire previous offseason erasable. It’s fun to debate who the best players are because generally no one can really agree. There are certain players who are absolute locks to be on every list, but their list placements are never assured.

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“Scott Kazmir is either a visionary or insane: He used the words “playoffs” and “Rays” in the same sentence, as Marc Topkin writes.” - Buston Olney blog quote

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Flash forward to last season, and the NL West was MLB’s most competitive division (and in a good way). 1.5 games separated the division winner Arizona Diamondbacks, the second place Colorado Rockies (wild card winner), and the third place San Diego Padres. Even the Los Angeles Dodgers remained in the race until its second half collapse. I won’t mention the San Francisco Giants; I’m too embarrassed to. The next closest competitive division was the NL East with only 5 games separating the top three teams.

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“I dominated that era and I did it clean.” — Pedro Martinez on pitching during baseball’s steroid era.

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