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After an epic, stock of two pitchers rises
Mike Belfiore and Austin Wood's pro stock improved because of 25-inning game
Updated: June 11, 2009, 2:27 PM ET
By Mike Hume | ESPN Insider
It was a truly amazing story -- the rare sort with no villains, only heroes. The kind that left Cooperstown clamoring for mementos. And now its protagonists have a happy ending, if only for the short term.
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