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Sports columnist for Santa Barbara Noozhawk, former sports editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press, author of the novels "Boy On a Hill" and "The Land of Never"
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Mark Patton: Shane Bieber Looking for Way Back to Top of the Mound

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By Mark Patton Verified, Barry Punzal Verified
| Noozhawk Verified
Overview: Shane Bieber is working to regain his golden touch as a Major League Baseball pitcher after having made just 11 appearances in the last three years Pitcher Shane Bieber had a lot dished onto his home plate last week. The former UC Santa Barbara baseball ace had barely returned from a three-month stint on the disabled list when Toronto’s adoring public began counting on him to be their Blue Jay of happiness.
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Mark Patton: Ajay Mitchell Bouncing Back from Abrupt, Bumpy End to His NBA Season

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By Mark Patton Verified, Barry Punzal Verified
| Noozhawk Verified
Overview: Ajay Mitchell was averaging 15.1 points per game in the playoffs for the Oklahoma City Thunder when a calf injury knocked him out of the NBA Western Conference Finals Ajay Mitchell turned 24 last Thursday — a tender age for an NBA basketball player —but he’s already learned about the agony and ecstasy of his profession. The former UC Santa Barbara point guard, now a rapidly emerging star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, has experienced both aplenty.
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Mark Patton: Minor League Baseball Was a Major Deal in Santa Barbara 8 Decades Ago

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By Mark Patton Verified, Barry Punzal Verified
| Noozhawk Verified
Overview: Several of Jackie Robinson’s future sidekicks on the Brooklyn Dodgers played their first games of professional baseball in Santa Barbara Baseball may be America’s pastime, but its minor-league version became too passé for Santa Barbara during the several times it took a turn at bat. It had more starts and stops here than a clunker on the 101 freeway at rush hour.
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