Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe during a spring training

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Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip Stock Photo - Alamy

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Houston Astros baseball pitcher Brandon Backe delivers a throw as his dog, a boxer named Blaze, looks on at the start of spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., Friday, Feb. 17, 2006. (AP

Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip Stock Photo - Alamy

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Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip Stock Photo - Alamy

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