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Five all-time pennant race blunders

By Jonah Keri
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

If by this time next week the Padres aren't preparing for their first-round playoff series, count Sunday, Sept. 23, as one of the weirdest and most costly days in pennant race history. That day, the Pads fell victim to, not one, but two absurd, painful injuries. First, Milton Bradley and Mike Cameron collided in the outfield. Bradley ended up stepping on Cameron's fingers. The result? A torn ulnar collateral ligament in Cameron's thumb, knocking him out for the rest of the regular season. A li ...

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