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U.S. mines gold on baseball diamond■ Brewer farmhand hurls gem against CubaAssociated PressSYDNEY. Australia—It took a ragtag band of minor leaguers to bring down a dynasty and finally bring home the gold for America.Led by Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda, a collection of draft picks and major-league misfits beat mighty Cuba 4-0 on Wednesday for the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in bscbttllThe team known as the Big Red Machine got only three hits off Ben Sheets, the Milwaukee Brewers’ first-round draft choice in 1999 Then the Cubans had to stand and watch in disbelief while Sheets and his teammates rolled in the dirt as partof their joyous celebration.“Cuba is supposed to be the best baseball team in theworld, shortstop Adam Everett said We just proved w** an* 0en sneets celebrates the U.S. when it counts.” baseball team’s 4-0 win overTurn to BASEBALL/8A Cuba in the gold medal game.Associated Pres^
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Sep 27, 2000
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