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Up, down and everything in between

By Phil Rogers
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

In the immortal words of Buddy Bell, "Don't ever say it can't get worse.'' That was among the pearls of wisdom tossed around in dugouts in the first half of a 2006 season that was full of highs and lows. Other memorable lines included the classic, "Can anyone make a play out there?'' uttered by Minnesota's Kyle Lohse shortly before he was shipped to Triple-A, and Michael Barrett's confession, "I do feel sorry for the kids that were watching.'' In fairness, Barrett was referring to the right ja ...

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