Kansas City Royals' Mike Aviles swings for a home run off Oakland Athletics pitcher Greg Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Oakland, Calif. AP Photo logo AP Photo 15 months ago

Kansas City Royals' Mike Aviles swings for a home run off Oakland Athletics pitcher Greg Smith in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Oakland, Calif.

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  1. Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler reacts after striking out to end the sixth inning with the bases loaded against the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. The Twins won 12-4, clinching a tie for the lead in the American League Central Division. The Twins will host Detroit for a Tuesday playoff game.
  2. Kansas City Royals' Yasuhiko Yabuta throws against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 13-4.
  3. Kansas City Royals left fielder Willie Bloomquist makes a futile attempt for the ball along with fans as Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel hits his second three-run home run of the game in the third inning Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis.
  4. Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon rounds second base after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 13-4.
  5. Kansas City Royals shortstop Luis Hernandez reaches to tag Minnesota Twins' Denard Span, right, on a steal in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. Umpire Tim Timmons stands left. Span was safe.
  6. Kansas City Royals shortstop Luis Hernandez tags out Minnesota Twins' Denard Span, right, on an attempted steal in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Minneapolis. Umpire Tim Timmons stands left.
  7. Former New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics hall of fame baseball player Reggie Jackson (L) talks with current Yankees player Alex Rodriguez prior to the Yankees' MLB American League baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California in this August 18, 2009 file photo. Separated by a distance of sixty feet, six inches, Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson and Hall of Fame hitter Jackson were once natural enemies. In retirement, however,the two share a mutual respect, a love of the game and 38 seasons of insight in "Sixty Feet, Six Inches," a collaborative book about baseball at the highest level.
  8. Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana works against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  9. Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington, right, prepares his double play throw to first base over Los Angeles Angels' Chone Figgins (9) during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Angels' Bobby Abreu was out at first base.
  10. Los Angeles Angels' Joe Saunders works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  11. Oakland Athletics' Brad Kilby works against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  12. Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scott Kazmir throws to the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Oakland, Calif. The Angels beat the Athletics 4-2.
  13. Texas tight end Greg Smith (83) joins offensive tackle Adam Ulatoski (74) and punter Justin Tucker (19) in leading teammates in singing after a 41-10 victory over Wyoming in an NCAA college football game in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  14. Texas tight end Greg Smith, left, embraces running back Cody Johnson, right, after Johnson's 13-yard rush over the right side of the Central Florida defense for his second touchdown of the quarter during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Austin, Texas.
  15. Louisville wide receiver Scott Long (84) breaks away from Arkansas State's Greg Smith (2) during their NCAA college football game at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
  16. Texas' Cody Johnson (31) scores a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe during the first quarter of their NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. Texas' Greg Smith is in the foreground.

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  2. Children look into the coffin of a person killed after heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Ida, at a church in the village of Verapaz, near San Salvador, November 9, 2009. Hurricane Ida roared through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, where important oil fields are located, after triggering floods and mudslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador. Ida was expected to weaken gradually on Monday as it heads toward some of the oil and gas production facilities in the central Gulf, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
  3. French dairy farmers drive their tractors to slow down the traffic on November 9, 2009 in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, central France, prior to a meeting with representatives of industries of the milk sector to end a dispute over prices. The European Union on Monday announced on October 19, 2009 a major aid package to crisis-hit dairy farmers, as hundreds of milk producers demonstrated throughout Europe calling for help. The placard (L) reads in French 'Farmers are angry'.
  4. Residents stand along a damaged road after heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Ida, in the village of Verapaz, near San Salvador, November 9, 2009. Hurricane Ida roared through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, where important oil fields are located, after triggering floods and mudslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador. Ida was expected to weaken gradually on Monday as it heads toward some of the oil and gas production facilities in the central Gulf, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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  6. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (R) visits a pharmacy in Kiev, November 9, 2009. Yushchenko on Sunday dismissed the idea a January election should be delayed because of flu fears and appeared to accept there would be no more IMF funds forthcoming until after the vote.
  7. Survivors of a landslide of rocks and mud caused by the passage of Hurricane Ida attend the wake of some of the victims at the Catholic Church of San Isidro, some 74 km east of San Salvador on November 9, 2009. At least 124 people have been killed in El Salvador by the severe flooding and landslides. Hurricane Ida is now a category two storm packing top wind speeds of nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour as it heads towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
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  10. XIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9: Medical workers help students filling forms before to inject A/H1N1 flu vaccines in a middle school on November 9, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. China's State Council said on October 28 that the country faces 'severe challenges' in the prevention and control of A/H1N1 flu, following a student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics died of the virus, the fourth victim in Chinese mainland. A nationwide H1N1 flu vaccination campaign has been started in many regions across the country.
  11. Palestinian fishermen sort through their catch after pulling in their nets at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9 2009.
  12. Palestinian fishermen pull in their nets at sunset at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  13. A Palestinian fisherman pulls in their nets at sunset at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  14. Palestinian fishermen pull in their nets at sunset at the beach in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  15. An exiled Tibetan woman lights candles during a protest against alleged human rights violations by the Chinese government in Tibet, in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  16. From left, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish President Lech Walesa hold a black and white picture showing cars and people at the border crossing after the Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.