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APhoto Of The Day — 4.18.11

Florida Marlins third baseman Wes Helms, right, dives to tag Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins with an empty glove as Rollins steals second base in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday in Philadelphia. Florida's catcher John Buck was charged with an error for the off throw. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Top Cutlines

  • 1. Seattle execs become excited at the opportunity to maybe trade for Helms, figuring if he can’t catch a badly thrown ball and tries to tag a runner with an empty glove, he’d be a great fit for the M’s -- JohnA.
  • 2. Rollins later said the play would have been error free if only he had John 3:16 stenciled on his eye black -- CindyH.
  • 3. In the annual blue states versus red states softball game, the blue states fail to take out the competition -- Nic.
  • HM: Kage Mann


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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