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The catch heard 'round the Rockies

By Buster Olney

Monday, September 28, 2009

There were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in the ninth inning late Sunday afternoon as he turned to pursue a looping fly ball that was supposed to ruin a Colorado lead. The Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick had been the hitter, with one out and runners at first and third -- Ludwick, a right-handed pull hitter in a double-play situation. For Barmes, it meant, he mused Sunday evening, that he had moved closer toward the plate and was leaning to his right, thu ...

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