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April 16, 2003
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Early Surprises
There is simply no debate on the biggest early surprises of the 2003 season. The Royals are 11-2. Hideki Matsui is a no-brainer, and how about Tampa Bay's Rocco Baldelli? Just keep your eyes on the games and you're sure to see a few more surprises before the month is over.
The Angels are making their move again, and Garrett Anderson is one MLB hitting leader who needs to get more credit immediately. Hideki Matsui has helped the Yankees to the best 13-game start in their history. The Royals, already off to a great start, await the return of Carlos Beltran to their lineup. But, of course, baseball is a game of ups and downs. All the news >
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Giants on the move, take on Dodgers
The Giants are off to one the best starts in their history, and a big part of their history includes the Dodgers. San Francisco, which swept LA last weekend and has improved since last season, according to John Schlegel, visits Dodger Stadium for three games beginning Friday. More >
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Big Numbers
Check out this tool on the site that uses a player's season and career statistics in various categories to project when they will achieve career and historical milestones.
This Week's Projected Milestones
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| Player | | Milestone |
| Moises Alou, CHC | 500 BB |
| Dean Palmer, DET | 500 BB |
| Jeff Bagwell, HOU | 386 HR
(41st all time) |
| Rafael Palmeiro, TEX | 1,584 RBI
(30th all time) |
| Robin Ventura, NYY | 1,000 BB |
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MLB Photo Galleries
In this week's photo gallery, we've captured Cleveland's Omar Vizquel tag out Baltimiore's Gary Matthews Jr., Sammy Sosa hitting a homer off Danny Graves, the emotional intensity between the umpire, catcher and Polanco after he was hit by a Josh Beckett pitch, as well as the windup pose of Mike Mussina against the Blue Jays.
More Photo Galleries >
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Godzilla plays to smash reviews
Can Hideki Matsui make an entrance, or what? Godzilla had an RBI single in his first MLB at-bat, a grand slam in his Yankee Stadium debut, and a walkoff RBI single against Tampa Bay. He is meeting productivity expectations, and up the coast Johnny Damon is exceeding them. More >
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