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Accomplished arms who may press on for '09 or call it a career

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

It's late September, and an aging pitcher's thoughts turn to golf, relaxing weekends at home in front of the big-screen TV and the always-daunting "honey do" list. For the Tom Glavines, Greg Madduxes and Curt Schillings of the world, a crash course in reality also could mean an end to baseball as they know it. As the regular season winds to a close, this week's edition of Starting 9 looks at nine accomplished pitchers -- eight starters and a closer -- who have reached the stage when there's no ...

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