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> BOSTON—Things looked bleak for the Angels when they trailed by two runs in
> the ninth inning, but Los Angeles recovered thanks to a key single from
> Vladimir Guerrero to pull out a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox at
> Fenway Park on Sunday.
> 
> Guerrero drove in two Angels runners. He went 2-4 at the plate.
> 
> “When it comes down to honoring Nick Adenhart, and what happened in April
> in Anaheim, yes, it probably was the biggest hit (of my career),” Guerrero
> said. “Because I'm dedicating that to a former teammate, a guy that passed
> away.”
> 
> Guerrero has been good at the plate all season, especially in day games.
> During day games Guerrero has a .794 OPS. He has hit five home runs and
> driven in 13 runners in 26 games in day games.
> 
> After Chone Figgins walked, Bobby Abreu doubled and Torii Hunter was
> intentionally walked, the Angels were leading by one when Guerrero came to
> the plate against Jonathan Papelbon with two outs and the bases loaded in
> the ninth inning. He singled scoring Abreu from second and Figgins from
> third, which gave Angels the lead for good.
> 
> The Angels clinched the AL Division Series 3-0.
> 

Via Hacker News [1], “Is Software Set to Replace Sports Journalists? |
Singularity Hub [2]”

The above article is about the October 11^th playoff game between the Angels
and the Red Sox, and I quote it here not because I'm a fan of baseball (I'm
not), but because Bunny is, and because it relates to the current topic of
the month: tool, or crutch? In this case, the story above was written
entirely by software [3].

I guess that's one way to cut costs in a dying industry [4].

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=936515
[2] http://singularityhub.com/2009/11/09/is-software-set-
[3] http://singularityhub.com/2009/11/09/is-
[4] http://www.newspaperdeathwatch.com/

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