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PAUL AZINGERPGA golfer, on fellow pro Phil Mickelson (left), who failed in his tryout as a pitcher with the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens: "The last time I batted was in Little League, and that's the speed he was throwing."

A 'new' Japan rules Little League