Talkin' Baseball...

Our beloved (World Champion) Boston Red Sox took a 16+ hour nonstop plane ride from Florida over the Great Circle Route via northern Canada, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to Japan the other day, and will open the regular MLB season Tuesday in Tokyo against the Oakland A's.

Here's a look back at some classic pitcher-batter matchups from days past:

http://mvn.com/mlb-source/2008/03/21/pitchers-and-hitters-love-and-hate/