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Jul 2025
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In The Dugout With Baseball All Stars

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As Major League Baseball celebrates a memorable All Star Game, we feature some of our favorite baseball interviews – with crafty veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer, cerebral and successful manager Tony La Russa, and slugger Mike Piazza on his epic confrontation with Roger Clemens in the World Series.

John Powers reviews Cloud, the new psychological thriller from Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

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