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Found July 02, 2011 on mlb.com:
Setup relievers are the offensive linemen of baseball, flying under the radar, but few, if any, lefties in the American League stack up with Scott Downs' performance in his debut season with the Angels.
Original Story: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?y...
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