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Presents the highlights in the world of professional baseball for each day of the week beginning September 16, 1996. The 3,000th hit of the Minnesota Twins' Paul Molitor; The resignation of Jim Leyland as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates; The no-hitter by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Hideo Nomo; The games pitting division leaders against their closest pursuers; The Atlanta Braves; The Montreal Expos; The Seattle Mariners; The Texas Rangers; The San Diego Padres.

Looks at the frenetic week of baseball player trading and free- agent signing that began on April 3, 1995. Trades of John Wetteland, David Cone, Ken Hill, Marquis Grissom, Brian McRae and Scott Cooper; Free-agents Kevin Brown, John Burkett, Bill Swift and others; Examples of pay cuts and raises; Cost cutting in small-revenue clubs.

States that a new and charismatic group of home run hitters has made clearing the fences look easy. Exploits of Ken Griffey Jr.; Shots slugged by Juan Gonzalez; Dean Palmer's fence busting abilities; Other major league standouts who can clear the stadium walls.

Discusses the designated hitter (DH) rule in baseball and how the performance of pitchers at bat presents the best argument in support of the rule. Pitcher forgetting bat when going to the on-deck circle; Pitiful performances of some pitchers; Lack of batting practice for pitchers; Pitchers' fear of the ball; Pitchers hitting from the wrong side of the plate; More.

Discusses how well Bo Jackson's artificial hip will hold up and other questions about baseball. The Astros; Replacing Barry Bonds in leftfield for the Pirates; The Blue Jays and Tom Henke; Andre Dawson and the Red Sox; The Phillies chances; Bad baseball in Southern California this year; The Mets' acquisitions; The Padres; More.

Presents predictions on the American League's East Division. The Baltimore Orioles as ready to unseat the world champion Toronto Blue Jays; Uncertainty about positions on the Blue Jays; The pitching of the New York Yankees; The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen; Problems with the Boston Red Sox; More.

Presents predictions for the American League West division. No clear favorite among the five contenders; Kirby Puckett and the Minnesota Twins; The Oakland Athletics; The talent of the Chicago White Sox; Hal McRae's opinion on managing; Awful pitching in the Seattle Mariners' spring training; More.

Focuses on the 1996 College World Series between the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers and the Miami Hurricanes. LSU's 9-8 victory over Miami; The home run by LSU player Warren Morris in the 9th inning which won the game; Highlights of the game.