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It's all in the words

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Friday, November 5, 2004

Ten favorite quotes of the year (regular-season division) 10. From Tigers humorist Dmitri Young, on trying to play while sick: "My nose was running like an Olympic sprinter." King 9. From Cardinals reliever Ray King, who was so inspired by the sight of President Bush throwing out the first ball on opening day that he promptly ran 3-and-0 counts on the first two hitters he faced: "The president threw one more strike than I did." 8. From Giants philosopher-manager Felipe Alou, trying to descr ...

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