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Frank Thomas moved from player to player, circling the room. He hugged each of his teammates, offering a word and a pat on the back.

In the far corner, Huston Street, the losing pitcher, became Dennis Eckersley circa 1988. He explained again and again Saturday, to wave after wave of reporters, the pitch he threw to Magglio Ordoñez, the one that Ordoñez hit into the night to put the Detroit Tigers in the World Series for the first time in 22 years. And sent the A's home.

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