Leave it to the Ivy League guy to call it a ``sabbatical." Nope, said Dartmouth-bred Brad Ausmus, who was behind the plate, it wasn't a ``retirement," since that would have implied he didn't expect the guy to come back. It was just a little three-month leave, like a professor heading off to the continent for a little research. (Full article: 1066 words)

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