Mets/Braves 'capping preview and quiz

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Read a complete handicapping preview of Wednesday's Mets/Braves contest by going to the RX home page at www.therx.com

Also, here is a little quiz for serious baseball fans:

Name the last pitcher to register three complete-game wins in one World Series.

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Bob Gibson...

 

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No, but you are VERY, VERY close. Who opposed Gibson in one of the Cardinals' World Series appearances?

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whitey ford

 

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Nope, it wasn't Whitey.

 

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Hint - He did throw left-handed!

 

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Mickey Lolich

 

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CORRECT!!!!

Lolich tossed three complete-game victories during the 1968 World Series aganist the St. Louis Cardinals. He won Game 7 against Bob Gibson on two days rest!

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