ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - To Dustin Pedroia, the difference between this year and last year was this much. That's about how close Pedroia estimates he was from putting a perfect swing on a Dan Wheeler fastball in the eighth inning of last night's deciding game of the American League Championship Series. (Full article: 604 words)

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