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Weekend Links and Audio: State of the ASU Baseball Program

Before we get to the links, our friends at The Greg and Mark Show delivered a bit of a state-of-the-program on ASU baseball. Hear their take by listening below:

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If you prefer that whole reading thing and you haven’t been visiting Echo from the Buttes this week, here’s what you missed:

That’s all for now. Get ye to Packard Stadium this weekend. And be careful playing tailgate beer pong tournaments. You know, oral herpes. Go Devils!

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No Wally, No Ike, No Power Outage (Yet) for Sun Devils

A big weekend by a pair of powerful Sun Devils has us feeling a little bit better about Ike Davis and Brett Wallace’s absence from the heart of ASU’s lineup. Can Jason Kipnis and Carlos Ramirez keep up the pace?

ASU Sun Devil baseball player Jason Kipnis.

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Repost: 5 Questions about the ASU Sun Devils’ 2009 Baseball Season

ASU’s quest for a sixth NCAA baseball championship commences tonight—with almost none of the star power of 2008. Here are five questions and answers to get you ready for the 50th season of Sun Devil baseball.

ASU Sun Devil baseball player Jason Kipnis.

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Five Landmark ASU Wins: Where does the UCLA Upset Rank?

There’s little doubt Arizona State’s overtime upset of UCLA Saturday was one of those landmark moments that signals a program’s arrival on the next level. Where does it rank on this list of five recent Sun Devil victories that put ASU programs on the map.

James Harden led the ASU Sun Devils past California Los Angeles

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The Top Five Sun Devil Sports Stories of 2008

Our friends at Fanster.com are compiling a list of the top 25 Phoenix sports stories of 2008. Find out which Arizona State stories made the cut—and let us know which stories you would’ve added.
 

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Pat Murphy, King of the Living Room, Does It Again

Master recruiter Pat Murphy has done it again. Arizona State’s 2009 baseball recruiting class was finally revealed this week, and it’s a doozy. See who might be wearing maroon and gold in a few years

pat murphy

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Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Dustin Pedroia? Sure, and Here’s Why

With his considerable haul of hardware in his first two years in the bigs, few major league greats can touch former Sun Devil and current American League MVP Dustin Pedroia.

Dustin Pedroia

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Pedroia Wins Gold Glove. Could Wallace be Next?

Former Arizona State star Dustin Pedroia claimed the AL Gold Glove Award last week and is still on the short list for MVP. Meanwhile, fellow Sun Devil Brett Wallace is developing quite nicely at third base.

Dustin Pedroia

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