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nybaseballdigest.com - 2 days ago
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No, I can’t produce a Dominican dateline, much
to my disappointment. Instead, I’m in New York, but...
with ESPN Deportes, I was able to get a look at several players, including Tobi Stoner (written up by the terrific Jed Weisberger below) during a broadcast from the Dominican Winter ...
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Observations From Dominican Republic
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crashburnalley.com - 2 days ago
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BBWAA: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols
was a unanimous choice in winning the National League...
Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career. The right guy, again. This time ...
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misterballz.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was awarded his
third National League Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday....
The honor put Pujols in select company, as only Barry Bonds has won more. Stan Musial, another Cardinal won three NL MVP's also (1943, 1946, 1948). Pujols was also just the sixth ...
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MVP Voting is a Joke (For Some)
pinstripealley.com - 3 days ago
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Pujols wins unanimous MVP A 188 OPS+ will do
that for you. Hanley Ramirez and Ryan Howard finished...
second and third, respectively. (via LoHud )
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Pujols wins unanimous MVP
baseballmusings.com - 3 days ago
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Albert Pujols wins the BBWAA MVP Award unanimously
. That’s pretty impressive that both leagues had a...
clear view of who should be the MVP, with Mauer getting 27 of 28 first place votes. Congratulations to Albert on his third MVP, something that should cement his Hall of Frame credentials. ...
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All for Pujols
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
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Like Joe Mauer yesterday, today's announcement of the
NL MVP comes as no surprise. Albert Pujols received...
all of the possible 32 first-place votes and finished off his third MVP season batting .327/.443/.658 with 47 home runs and 135 RBI. Florida's Hanley Ramirez finished second, with Ryan ...
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Pujols Unanimous Pick For NL MVP
nybaseballdigest.com - 3 days ago
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I wanted to take a moment to respond
to the piece by Sam Page, A Study in...
Unintentional Hilarity , making fun of Marty Noble’s recent Inbox column. Full disclosure: I am the Poet Laureate at Amazin’ Avenue and a fan of both Sam and Marty. In terms of player evaluation, I tend to ...
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In Defense of Marty Noble
macho-row.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
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It was a day that no Phillies fan
will soon forget. Just hours before the Phillies were...
set to play the role of visitor for the home opener of the Washington Nationals, the legendary voice of the team, Harry Kalas , passed away as he prepared for the afternoon game's broadcast. Who else would ...
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Memories from 2009 - Winning one for Harry
baseballreflections.com - 4 days ago
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Image by Scott Ableman via Flickr Rumors and
anecdotes have persisted regarding the declining quality of umpiring...
at the Major League level. The 2009 playoffs brought that discussion into sharp focus. Starting with the one-game playoff between Minnesota and ...
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Adding More Instant Replay in Baseball
baseballreflections.com - 6 days ago
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The Philadelphia Phillies accomplished quite a bit in
2009, despite falling just short of the coveted World...
Series Championship repeat. In fact, just getting back to the Fall Classic showed quite a bit of determination, and, to make it more impressive, they did it with a team that was ...
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Phillies 2009 Year in Review And a Sneak Peak at 2010
bluejays.gearupforsports.com - 7 days ago
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The Toronto Blue Jays made a roster move
on Thursday adding 23 year old right handed pitcher...
Reidier Gonzalez to their 40 man roster. The move protects Gonzalez from being taken in the Rule 5 Draft which approaches on December 10th 2009. Players considered eligible for the Rule 5 ...
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Jays Add Gonzalez to 40 Man Roster, Free Agent Market Opens
fantasyballjunkie.com - 7 days ago
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Really fun new column that, as the site
advertises, applies 'rougue economics' to fantasy....
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Supermarginal: The Advantage of the “Dumb” Average
macho-row.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
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On this day in 2006 Ryan Howard was
crowned the National League MVP , beating out St....
Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. In 2006 Howard hit a franchise record 58 home runs, helping to drive in a career high 149 runs batted in. Howard also hit a career high .313, scored 104 runs, and ...
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Today in Phillies history - MVP for Howard
hardballtimes.com - 7 days ago
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Do batters time a breaking pitch in their
first at-bat, then crush it when they see it...
on their second trip to the plate? Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
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Medium and short-time pitch memory
nybaseballdigest.com - 8 days ago
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Benjamin Kabek has an interesting post at RAB
entitled “What it means to make a player available.”...
Essentially Kabek discusses the need for fans to read behind the rumor and analyze the situation. He specifically is talking about Bob Nightingale’s “tweet” regarding the Yankees ...
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Media & Rumor Mill: Can the Fans Handle It?
feedproxy.google.com - 8 days ago
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Saw this tweet today: " @MLB: Ryan Howard
is 30 today and will hit more homers than...
his age in 2010. HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Phillies @philaphillies " and thought maybe I should figure out who are the oldest hitters who hit more home runs than their age. The Answers: Hank Aaron (40) and Barry Bonds ...
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Stat of the Day: More Homers Than Your Age
thatballsouttahere.com - 8 days ago
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First of all, his name isn’t anywhere near
as funny-sounding. Secondly, he hit .250 for the Cardinals...
in 2009, and struck out more than ever in his career (121). ”This team’s already got a strikeout artist,” said Ryan Howard and his 186 SO in 2009. ”And his name is me.”
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Phils Dump Figgins; Court DeRosa for the Rebound
macho-row.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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Born on this day in 1979. Also celebrating
a birthday today is Phillies relief pitcher Clay Condrey...
(1975), and former players Dickie Noles (1956), and Bob Boone (1947).
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Happy Birthday Ryan Howard
nybaseballdigest.com - 9 days ago
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I won’t deny it; I like a bargain.
And to be clear, that doesn’t mean buying the...
cheapest possible item. It means getting the same value that an expensive item provides for a much lower price. In other words, it doesn’t mean getting Karim Garcia and Shane Spencer instead of ...
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Marquis and Figueroa: Who’s the Perfect Fit?
feedproxy.google.com - 9 days ago
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Bart Hubbuch, in today’s NY Post , discusses
NY native and free agent pitcher Jason Marquis. Jeff...
Francoeur wasn’t kidding when he told The Post this summer that free-agent right hander Jason Marquis badly wants to be a Met in 2010. Marquis backed that up this week, telling The ...
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Free Agent: Jason Marquis
philliesnation.com - 11 days ago
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Tomorrow, the 2009 National League Rookie of the
Year will be announced. Here are some of the...
top candidates for the award: J.A Happ (PHI): 12-4, 166 IP, 2.93 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 119 SO, .244 AVG There is no clear cut favorite. However, Happ has ...
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Rookie of the Year Candidates
seattlesportsinsider.com - 11 days ago
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Not a real good match for churches Jason
at Prospect Insider suggests that the M's may be...
Hideki Matsui's second-most-likely landing spot if he does not return to New York. Putting aside the questions of PC Seattle's emphasis on character guys, ...
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Hideki Matsui, Nick Johnson
nybaseballdigest.com - 14 days ago
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I must admit to being surprised by the
reported willingness of the Mets to pay Bengie Molina...
$6 million for 2010, and possibly go two or even three years in length with his contract. In an offseason where New York has many holes to fill, this represents a sizable chunk of what they’ll be ...
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Olivo Over Molina
cantstopthebleeding.com - 15 days ago
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Earlier today, the New York Post’s Bart Hubbach
called out Mets executive V.P. of lying David Howard...
(above, third from left) after the club reneged on an earlier pledge to lower season ticket prices. Lower them, they have, just not nearly as much as previously touted. After ...
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David Howard’s New Math
faithandfear.blogharbor.com - 15 days ago
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Today the New York Post has a brief
item about Mets fans who were expecting a 10%...
cut in ticket prices, but are seeing reductions that are basically a rounding error. Bart Hubbach and Jeremy Olshan quote the ever-reliable Dave Howard, who defends the apparent discrepancy as follows : "It's very ...
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Helping Dave Howard Hear the Outrage
metspolice.com - 15 days ago
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Please do the right thing and click on
Burt Hubbuch's article in the Post about this...Burt comes...
out swinging....but here's the money quote. Mets spokesman David Howard said, "It's very consistent with what we said in the beginning. Obviously, the 'average' means there is some higher and ...
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David Howard On 2010 New York Mets Ticket Prices: ...
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com - 16 days ago
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MLB award season has begun and several Phillies
expect to be up for some of the big...
awards. Among the Phillies in contention for an award include Ryan Howard (MVP), Charlie Manuel (Manager of the Year) and J.A. Happ (Rookie of the Year). Those awards are coming in the next few days but first a few..
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Rollins, Victorino repeat as Gold Glove winners
nybaseballdigest.com - 16 days ago
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The reporting on the Ponzi scheme that Bernie
Madoff perpetuated has been thorough- with the clear understanding...
that the Securities and Exchange Commission failed to exercise its regulatory authority many times over. But the most concrete clue that Madoff would equal disaster came from his ...
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Madoff’s Number Should Have Been Tipoff
mlb.mlb.com - 17 days ago
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By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com 11/09/09 7:25 PM
EST TORONTO -- The Blue Jays added a pair...
of players to their 40-man roster on Monday, selecting the contract of first baseman Brian Dopirak from Triple-A Las Vegas and claiming infielder Mike McCoy off ...
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Jays add Dopirak, McCoy to roster
nybaseballdigest.com - 18 days ago
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Let me first say that it would be
irresponsible to conclude that one of the worst weeks...
of gun violence in our nation’s history was a direct result of the Yankees winning championship number 27. There is no direct evidence of this, and to conclude such a thing before a full investigation ...
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Where Is The Joy?
nybaseballdigest.com - 19 days ago
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We put a cap on the 2009 baseball
season and the world champion New York Yankees. I...
will host a special two hour edition of the show as we talk about the 09′ Yankees, share memories, and look towards the future. Expected to join me over the two hours are: - Howard Megdal of SNY - ...
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Two Hours of Yankee Talk Tonight @ 8pm
morehardball.blogspot.com - 20 days ago
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Prince Fielder mashes homeruns like a Hamilton Beach
handheld does white potatoes. Thing is, that's all he...
eats...veggies...and some fruit. The beefy bopper doesn't do beef, or any meat for that matter anymore. Seriously, he's the fattest vegetarian I've ever seen. There has been no better ...
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Funny Big Men: Fielder & Howard
misterballz.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
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The Phillies came up short in the World
Series this time around. However, players and phans alike...
should all still feel as though 2009 was a hugely succesful year. I got the hate out of the way with my previous post , so, looking back, here are my top '09 reasons that Phillies phans should be ...
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2009- Still a Great Year
nydailynews.com - 22 days ago
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Jimmy Rollins did a lot of talking before
the World Series opened last week, predicting a Philadelphia...
triumph in five games, six at the most. Now that the Yankees have made him look ridiculous, about the only thing New Yorkers want to hear Rollins is ...
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Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins: Phillies are still ...
macho-row.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
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Shane Victorino grounded to first for the final
out of the World Series Photo credit: Nick Laham/Getty...
Images New York Yankees clinch their 27th World Series title, winning game six 7-3 There was reason for the Phillies to be optimistic heading into game six. They were sending Pedro ...
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Quest for a repeat falls short in six games
espn.go.com - 22 days ago
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Fast Facts •The Yankees' 27 World Series titles
are the most in MLB history. •Wednesday's clincher marked...
the sixth time New York has defeated the defending champ in the World Series. •The Yankees are the first team to lead the majors in runs and ...
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November 04, 2009
feedproxy.google.com - 22 days ago
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They could give him 1/2 of Cano's or
Teixeira's. Ryan Howard...MIA Return to Bob's Blitz homepage. Bob's...
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Should the Yankees Vote Ryan Howard 1/2 Share?
athbaseball.com - 23 days ago
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Congratulations to the New York Yankees on the
purchase of their 27th World Series Title! It was...
over when: Jimmy Rollins opened his mouth and couldn't back it up. Ryan Howard swung and hit air (almost every time up). His HR was too little too late. Matsui hit a HR off of Pedro in ...
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Even Yogi Says It's Over
baseballmusings.com - 23 days ago
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Why is Ryan Howard slumping ? Paul Hagen
presents five theories, but number two (slumps happen) and...
number five (the Yankees are pitching him well) seem to make the most sense. Paul dismisses theory one, that Howard is putting two much pressure on himself: There’s probably something to ...
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Theories on the Slump
bases.nbcsports.com - 23 days ago
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Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Inquirer offers five
possible explanations for Ryan Howard's struggles during the World...
Series: (1) He's putting too much pressure on himself; (2) That's just baseball. Slumps happen; (3) The time off between the NLCS and...
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What's Ryan Howard's problem?
baseballmusings.com - 23 days ago
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J.C. Bradbury notes that the Phillies decision to
keep Howard and Utley in the minors for a...
long time paid off : The end result is that the team has two quite valuable players locked in through their peak years (29-30). Of course, the players were hurt somewhat monetarily. An earlier call ...
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Buns in the Oven
sabernomics.com - 23 days ago
sports.yahoo.com - 23 days ago
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Phillies slugger Ryan Howard (notes) did not let
teammate Chase Utley (notes) make the World Series record...
book all by himself Monday night. Utley's power surge against the Yankees has been matched in a sense by Howard, whose strikeout binge ...
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Here comes the strikeout: Ryan Howard ties Series mark ...
weretheteamtobeat.com - 24 days ago
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Sorry for this post coming so late in
the day, but I think I developed an ulcer...
during the ninth inning of last night's game. Two men on and Derek Jeter up, with no outs nonetheless, I was in knots. Madson closed out the game for the win, but not without nearly causing me to develop a hole ...
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On to New York for 6 & 7
courierpostonline.com - 24 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA— Aside from troubled reliever Brad Lidge, there
may be no player in the Phillies clubhouse more...
anxious to seek redemption in New York than Ryan Howard. As the Phillies try to become the seventh team in World Series history to come back ...
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Howard ties record for K's
macho-row.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
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Cliff Lee not spectacular but good enough for
a win If the season relied on one at-bat,...
who else would the Phillies want up besides Chase Utley ? Right now the answer is probably nobody. Utley smacked two home runs but his first inning three run blast set the tone for the game as the ...
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Chase Utley powers Phillies to Game Six
nybaseballdigest.com - 24 days ago
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No small number of Mets fans I have
spoken to or read have said they hope the...
2009 World Series will end, the sooner the better. I am certainly not one of them. This has been compelling baseball. Leave aside parochial concerns for a moment. This is a series with the two most talented teams ...
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Don’t Miss This Series
pabaseball.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
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Awesome- Chase Utley. He has hit 5 homeruns
this World Series, tying Mr. October Reggie Jackson for...
the record. Add in his 2 homeruns from the '08 WS and he has 7, which is a record for secondbaseman. Record Setter- We're used to Ryan Howard setting records for homeruns, rbi, and strikeouts ...
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Live To Play Another Day
bigleaguescrew.com - 24 days ago
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Unfortunately, Bad A.J. picked a bad time to
show up for the Yankees. The Yankees #2 starter...
had an awful performance on Monday night as the Yankees dropped Game 5 of the World Series . Cliff Lee overcame a rocky start before the Bombers were able to get to him in the 8th inning. At that ...
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UTLEY, HOWARD SET RECORDS IN PHILLIES’ GAME 5 WIN
baseballmusings.com - 24 days ago
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Chase Utley hits another homer, his second of
the game and fifith of the series. That ties...
Reggie Jackson for most home runs in a World Series, and gives Chase two multi-homer games. With a 7-2 lead, it looks like Chase will get a chance to break the record in the Bronx on Wednesday. Update : ...
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Utley Joins Jackson













































