Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.

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  1. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter dances with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, during a rally for the baseball team at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Phillies take on the New York Yankees in the World Series beginning Wednesday in New York.
  2. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth (R) congratulates teammate Pedro Feliz (7) after scoring on an RBI double by Phillies' Raul Ibanez (Not Pictured), against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of their Major League Baseball NLCS series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  3. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Green (L) speaks with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel before the Phillies met the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  4. The Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.
  5. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Starting pitcher Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch against the Colorado Rockies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  6. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has a Phillies logo painted on her face prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  7. Hong-Chih Kuo, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  8. Yung Chi Chen, an infield prospect with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  9. Hong-Chih Kuo, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  10. Fu-Te Ni, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  11. Hu Chin-lung, Major League Baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  12. Wang Chien-min, Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball, walks on the stage as he takes part in a fashion show by fellow baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon in August, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Morakot triggered the worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 50 years, killing some 700 people.
  13. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) gives the ball to manager Joe Torre (L) as Kuroda is taken out of the game in the second inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009. Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake in at center.
  14. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (L) looks at a two-run home run hit by Philadelphia Phillies Jayson Werth (C), as Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes celebrates in the first inning of Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  15. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Philles in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.
  16. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda delivers against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning in Game 3 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia, October 18, 2009.

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