However, the Jenkinsite ideas lived on and, so it is argued, were taken up by Tony Blair and his team, leading to a landslide victory in 1997 by New Labour, as it was now called.

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It was at this point that a series of unlikely events began to transpire, starting with rookie catcher Buster Posey playing like Johnny Bench the last two months of the season, and ending with 34-year-old Edgar Renteria leading the team to its first World Series victory since 1954.

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Ibanez also featured in the 2002 Grand Slam winning team and helped France win the 2006 Six Nations title before leading them to victory in the competition again the following year.

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