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Changes at the Playing Fields of Dana Put On Hold by City Park and Rec
of baseball parents and the baseball coach, urging approval of the change, but the Rec Council members were troubled. The David Wells proposal was verbal and there was nothing in writing, including who would pay for the increased maintenance cost of the upgraded from Ocean Beach Rag Read more »
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15 years ago today: David Wells' perfect game
Wells got a hero’s escort from his teammates after retiring all 27 Twins on May 17, 1998. (AP) Overweight and often controversial, David Wells hardly fit anyone’s ideal of perfection, as he himself would later concede with the title of his autobiography. Nonetheless, from Sports Illustrated Read more »
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Keeping Score: Keeping Score — Winning After a Cy Young Winner Leaves
and a sub-4.00 E.R.A. After he won the 1998 A.L. Cy Young with Toronto, Roger Clemens was traded to the Yankees for David Wells. Statistically, Wells probably had a better 1999 season with the Blue Jays than Clemens did with the Yankees. Wells won three more from The New York Times Read more »
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Your Morning Phil: Ryu, Jackson, April leaders
a star from the Korea Baseball Organization’s Hanwha Eagles, is looking like equal parts Fernando Valenzuela, David Wells and Mark Buehrle after his first month with the Dodgers. He struck out 12 in six innings against Colorado’s dangerous lineup last night, from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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Got the whammy, AL teams
transition period? Whitey Ford went an amazing 32-10 with a 2.62 ERA against them. But in recent years, it's David Wells. Not only does he have a comparable percentage and lower ERA than those other guys, but Wells' entry here highlights one lamentable fact from The Hardball Times Read more »