MARKET PULSE: Heading for home

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Let's start with a quick moment to remember the victims of 9/11, here on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Let us hope and pray that nothing like this happens anywhere—or to anyone—ever again.

Now, on to baseball. Here in the homiest of stretches, with just a few weeks left, all players are risky. Prince Fielder could slump or C.C. Sabathia could throw a couple of clunkers. All things being equal, we should still expect the best players to perform the best. But some lesser players will get hot in September, and these guys may just do enough to put you over the top. Here, we will again focus on players who have been playing well as of late, hoping to...

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