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Before we go any farther, notice the difference between manager John Gibbons each night. When Burnett walked Miguel Tejada with two out in the ninth, right at 100 pitches, Gibbons stayed nailed to the bench. A couple of minutes and yet another very sharp curveball later, Aubrey Huff was flailing for Burnett's 10th strikeout.

This is the same Gibbons who quite properly yanked Litsch with two out in the ninth of a 2-1 game. Sparky Anderson used to say it 30 years ago