Bale jumps back into big leagues: Reliever feels he's better by having pitched in Japan
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John Bale had a special interest in the Stanley Cup while pitching in Japan in 2004. He would arise early in the morning, flip on his laptop computer and listen on the radio to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won hockey's coveted trophy that year.
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