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Fall Classics: Game 6, 1986 NLCS
On October 15, 1986 the New York Mets clinched the National League Championship over the Houston Astros with a 7-6 win in 16 innings at the Houston Astrodome. “Total exhaustion” was the phrase Tim McCarver used as the Mets came through the clubhouse doors at the Astrodome …
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 ALCS/NLCS updates. Game 5 Phillies-Dodgers on Fox tonight at 8PM ET
ALCS/NLCS updates. Game 5 Phillies-Dodgers on Fox tonight at 8PM ET
I’ll get to the ALCS first. The Red Sox are one loss away from elimination. Can you believe it? They would be knocked out by the Rays, and Tampa would advance to the World Series for the very first time in their organizations history. I hope it happens. The Red Sox aren’t performing in the postseaso

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 Dodger Thoughts: My Takeaway
Dodger Thoughts: My Takeaway
In between the bitter gloom of walking out of my office at 4:15 p.m., realizing I had left my tickets to tonight's game at home and spending the next 95 minutes in the car, and the same feeling upon seeing the Dodgers turn over a lead for the third ...
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 NLCS Game 4: No, Still Not Over It Yet
NLCS Game 4: No, Still Not Over It Yet
I’m still pretty bummed about last night’s game, so I’m going to cheer myself up by picking on someone weaker than me. And look, I really don’t mean to turn this into the “FireBillPlaschke” blog (hmm… ...
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The Five Stages of Recovery for Dodger Fans
So now that I’ve had 24 hours to process what happened last night, I’m ready to move on, a new man, ready for Game Five! How did I do it, you might ask? Well, I first read Josh Rawitch’s inspiring stats (the Dodgers have won ...
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 FOX Execs Prepare for the Worst in Possible Phillies/Rays World Series
FOX Execs Prepare for the Worst in Possible Phillies/Rays World Series
Get ready. If the Rays and Phillies make the World Series it will be the lowest rated in history.
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Must-Win: Phils-Dodgers NLCS Gamer V
Joe Torre's Dodgers need a win tonight to keep him from an early jump on his surfing, Pilates, and other ancillary benefits of his new SoCal lifestyle.  Chad Billingsley got rocked in his first start against Philadelphia, while Cole Hamels had a ...
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 I Don't Believe What I Just Saw... [Duan!]
I Don't Believe What I Just Saw... [Duan!]
1988 was a year I didn't watch as much sports as I used to because I discovered Headbanger's Ball and had hair that looked like this , but I did watch the one-legged walk-off game by Kirk Gibson. (Most likely while ironing a Megadeth back patch to my ...
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NLCS Notes
A handful of orphaned scraps pertaining to the Dodgers and Phillies as we head into Game Four: 1. The Lowe Down: Joe Sheehan may have tossed and turned wondering whether Joe Torre would start Clayton Kershaw or Greg Maddux in Game Four, ...

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 LA Sports Bar Bans Dodgers Gear ... Phillies Gear OK, Though [Nlcs]
LA Sports Bar Bans Dodgers Gear ... Phillies Gear OK, Though [Nlcs]
My sports bar of choice when in the Los Angeles area? Big Wangs, of course. Now with two locations — Hollywood and North Hollywood — making it more convenient to head on over to watch Game 5 of the NLCS, and enjoy a heaping basket of ...
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 Like Shane Victorino Said
Like Shane Victorino Said
Like I said, Shane Victornio is one hell of an interview. Following Game 3 of the NLCS, FOX’s irritating midget, Ken Rosenthal, had a few questions to ask of the centerfielder. And like he said, someone on the Phillies was bound to get hit ...
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 Neel: Dazed Dodgers have to recover quickly
Neel: Dazed Dodgers have to recover quickly
The Dodgers were stunned by the Phillies' late-inning comeback in Game 4, but trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven NLCS, L.A. has no choice but to find a way to put that loss behind them in a hurry.

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LCS ratings.
Ratings for the NLCS are up dramatically from last year, while the ALCS is down by nearly a quarter. The NLCS is drawing higher ratings than the ALCS. So why should TBS be far more pleased with Rays/Red Sox than FOX is with Phillies/Dodgers? Through ...
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Phillies/Dodgers on track to be lowest rated LCS ever on broadcast.
Despite featuring the #2 and #4 markets, the 2008 National League Championship Series is hovering near record low territory. Game 4 of the Phillies/Dodgers NLCS drew a 5.0/8 final rating and 7.7 million viewers on FOX Monday night, down 39% and 37% ...
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 Baseball Brains - Hitting Into The World Series
Baseball Brains - Hitting Into The World Series
Ted Williams, arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all-time, once said, "I think without question the hardest single thing to do in sport is to hit a baseball". So, why is hitting a baseball so difficult?
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One Win Away
NLCS Game 5 Preview. Phillies vs. Dodgers. The Phillies are just one win away from the World Series.

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 Monday Night Liveglog: Paula Abdul vs. Betsy Ross
Monday Night Liveglog: Paula Abdul vs. Betsy Ross
Once again, I'm super duper jazzed to be here, liveglogging Game 4 of the NLCS with you handsome commenters. In case you've been in a coma for the past couple of weeks (and if that's the case, welcome back!) the Dodgers are trying to fight their way ...
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 Matt Stairs Hits the Biggest Home Run of his Life
Matt Stairs Hits the Biggest Home Run of his Life
Matt Stairs says some pretty dirty things after hitting his big pinch-hit home run for the Phillies.
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LCS: TBS up, FOX down.
Heading into today's action, ratings for the MLB League Championship series have been mixed. The Phillies/Dodgers NLCS on FOX is up dramatically from last year's Rockies/Dodgers NLCS on TBS, but down from last year's Red Sox/Indians ALCS, which FOX ...
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 Victory tends to follow valiant Victorino | MLB.com: News
Victory tends to follow valiant Victorino | MLB.com: News
LOS ANGELES -- Considering Shane Victorino's multi-faceted value, his versatility and his unique blend of skills, it seems logical that there might be equally many ways to describe him. But there are, in fact, surprisingly few. "He's an energy ...
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 Video -  10-13-08 NLCS Dodgers vs. Phillies,Messing with Philly FANS!
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Video - 10-13-08 NLCS Dodgers vs. Phillies,Messing with Philly FANS!
Wow look at all the racial slurs the Philly fans are posting. I am not Mexican but what does race have to do with it? Do they still have slavery over there? ...
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 Philadelphia Phillies Versus Los Angeles Dodgers Game 4 NLCS Live Thread [2008 MLB Playoffs]
Philadelphia Phillies Versus Los Angeles Dodgers Game 4 NLCS Live Thread [2008 MLB Playoffs]
Manny Being Manny: Game 3 of the NLCS is tonight. The Dodgers are down 2-0 in the series so far to the Phillies, and Hiroki Kuroda (9-10, 3.73) will try to give the Dodgers a chance against 46-year old Jamie Moyer (16-7, 3.71). The Phillies ...
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We don't have a lot of time these days, which is why our posts are appearing less frequently than Sarah Palin on Meet the Press . (Ooooooooooooh shit! Political humor! Bam!) Anyway, I just got home from work and am watching the highly entertaining ...
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Phillies vs. Dodgers - Recap - October 13, 2008
Fast Facts •With the Dodgers' loss, manager Joe Torre has now lost seven of his past eight LCS games. •Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs is the first player to debut for a team in September and hit a go-ahead HR for that team in the eighth inning or later ...
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NLCS Game Four Recap: Take the Stairs
It's not five minutes as I type this since the Phillies claimed Game Four of the National League Championship Series as Jeff Kent's line drive landed in the glove of Pedro Feliz, and I'm struggling to process everything that happened in this one. A ...
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 Philly uses every bit of North America to take 3-1 lead in NLCS
Philly uses every bit of North America to take 3-1 lead in NLCS
Hawaii's Shane Victorino went volcanic on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Canada's Matt Stairs hit a ball to the North Pole in a four-run eighth inning, driving the Philadelphia Phillies to a stunning 7-5 victory in the NLCS. As a result, the Phillies ...
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 Stark: No ordinary come-from-behind win for the Phillies
Stark: No ordinary come-from-behind win for the Phillies
The Phillies have had plenty of comeback victories this season, but the one they threw at the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS is one few will forget.
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 You don’t mess with Florida
You don’t mess with Florida
With Tampa Bay obliterating the Red Sox 9-1 at Fenway Park in game 3 of an exciting ALCS, Florida’s unexplainable post-season dominance continues SCOTT JACOBS You can’t help but wonder what is in the water in Florida. Or what ...
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 MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs
MLB Quote of the Year: Matt Stairs
According to his post-game quotes, Matt Stairs must be into some freaky celebratory shit. Following the 2-run blast that made Jonathan Broxton the new old-Brad Lidge, he had this to say: “When you get that nice celebration coming into the ...
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 NLCS Game Four Live Blog: Phillies Vs. Dodgers [Live Blogs]
NLCS Game Four Live Blog: Phillies Vs. Dodgers [Live Blogs]
The Dodgers want to even up this series at 2-2. Strangely, the Phillies don't agree with them on that issue. It remains to be seen if the Phillies will stay unbeaten in Deadspin live blogs, or if Tim McCarver will fall asleep sometime during the ...
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 MLB Postseason Recap
MLB Postseason Recap
The Tampa Bay Rays took a 2-1 lead in the ALCS and the Philadelphia Phillies take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NLCS
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 Open NLCS thread #2
Open NLCS thread #2
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 Finally Some Distaste in the NLCS
Finally Some Distaste in the NLCS
The Los Angeles fans have done all of the work for us. All we have to do is simply point and laugh at the level of douchebaggery they've reached.
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 Video -  Shane Victorino Game 3 NLCS
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Video - Shane Victorino Game 3 NLCS
http://vinscullyismyhomeboy55.blogspot.com/Victorino speaks to the media after game 3 October 12, 2008 Dodgers vs Phillies NLCS
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Some Ominous Stats Before Game 4
Poking around baseball reference, some concerning statistics going into NLCS Game 4: Derek Lowe on three days rest is a gamble. Lowe only has one other outing this year on three days' rest and the result was not good, a loss to the Angels May 18 ...
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