AP - Of all those big hitters in Philadelphia's potent lineup, no one ever expected pitcher Brett Myers to put them in control of the NL championship series with his bat.

AP - Sammy, a Shetland sheepdog, wouldn't touch his food, retreating to a corner of the yard and devouring mouthfuls of dirt ? behavioral oddities his owner later learned came from a lifetime of abuse as a "stud" in a large puppy mill.