Finally, pitchers have regained control of the game
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Quietly, baseball has brought itself back into balance over the last two years. Largely because of a bigger strike zone, pitching is back. If Barry Bonds, with his 73 home runs, was the symbol of 2001, then Curt Schilling with his 18-3 record, and more than a dozen starts still to come, is the symbol for 2002.
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