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Last at-bat heroics: every hitter's post-season dream.
ONE OF BASEBALL'S PREVAILING and cherished myths is that "it ain't over till it's over," a romantic fallacy that nurtures hope when it should be all but gone.
Don't let anyone kid you, it ain't necessarily so and seldom has been. It's almost always over for all practical purposes well before the final pitch is thrown and the last bat is swung.
That's especially true of postseason play, whether World Series, division and league championship matchups, or tie-breaking playoffs for a pennant or a wild-card berth.
Sure, the Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the New York Yankees in last year's World Series by rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Last at-bat heroics: every hitter's post-season dream.