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Lopez, Beltre off to flying starts

By By Jim Baker
MLB Insider

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

In baseball, it is extremely hard not to accept what you see today as an indicator of the way things will be tomorrow. A 5-1 start by the Tigers? Clearly they are going to pull off the greatest turnaround in the history of the sport and carry the division. A 1-5 opening by the Mariners? It's hopeless. They might as well have a fire sale and see what they can get for their core players. Fans and media alike have to respond to what is going on at the moment. After all, that is the nature of news. ...

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