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How can the Phillies beat the Yankees in the 2009 World Series?  - Tom Verducci  - SI.com
How can the Phillies beat the Yankees in the 2009 World Series? - Tom Verducci - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 1. As the postseason began, Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz gave me a stunning piece of advice about how to stop the Yankees this October. Remember, it was the powerful New York lineup that knocked Smoltz clear out of the American League and very nearly ... (more) How can the Phillies beat the Yankees in the 2009 World ...
VERDUCCI: Five Cuts from World Series Game 2
VERDUCCI: Five Cuts from World Series Game 2
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Game 2 will not go into the Charlie Manuel highlight reel, writes Tom Verducci. At least the Phillies made Mariano Rivera work, which could pay dividends when the Series shifts to Philly. (more) VERDUCCI: Five Cuts from World Series Game 2
Tom Verducci still California dreamin'
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com — The Yankees went 35-8 at home in the regular season after the All-Star break, but Sports Illustrated columnist Tom Verducci credits the Bombers' continued home success in the postseason to geography of another kind. Last week, when Verducci started pushing his "East Coast Baseball Theory," which ... (more) Tom Verducci still California dreamin'
Huston Street latest closer to blow up, Charlie Manuel's smarts - Tom Verducci  - SI.com
Huston Street latest closer to blow up, Charlie Manuel's smarts - Tom Verducci - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 1. How is Mariano Rivera looking right about now? Not that we didn't already know that the Yankees closer is the best all-time at what he does, but the Division Series, in which closer after closer blew up in the ninth inning, showed why Rivera has ... (more) Huston Street latest closer to blow up, Charlie Manuel's ...
Tom Verducci: Girardi's overmanaging cost the Yankees in Game 3
Tom Verducci: Girardi's overmanaging cost the Yankees in Game 3
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — The Yankees still have the edge in the ALCS, says Tom Verducci. But the Angels have renewed life heading into tonight's Game 4. Why? Point to a couple of curious managerial decisions. (more) Tom Verducci: Girardi's overmanaging cost the Yankees in ...
Shocker! Tom Verducci slams CC Sabathia, A-Rod, and the Yankees - again
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com — Every Sports Illustrated Tom Verducci column ought to have the disclaimer "this author has financial ties with Joe Torre, so take everything the writer says about the Yankees with a grain of salt." Make that a salt shaker. A day after writing an evisceration of Joe Girardi that he somehow missed ... (more) Shocker! Tom Verducci slams CC Sabathia, A-Rod, and the ...
Bad calls by umpires, redemption for CC Sabathia, Alex Rodriguez - Tom Verducci  - SI.com
Bad calls by umpires, redemption for CC Sabathia, Alex Rodriguez - Tom Verducci - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 1. I generally don't get too wrapped up in mistakes by umpires in the postseason. The men in blue get right an enormous percentage of their calls, and the ones they do miss get a tremendous amount of attention, especially with high-definition cameras, ... (more) Bad calls by umpires, redemption for CC Sabathia, Alex ...
It's Official: We're All a Bunch of Pansies
It's Official: We're All a Bunch of Pansies
sonsofstevegarvey.com — From Tom Verducci at SI.com : I started thinking about East Coast Baseball as I watched the Dodgers and Angels go 0-4 in Philadelphia and New York in the LCS, all the while looking like they were not up to the challenges of the crowd and the weather. And then I thought, is there something ... (more) It's Official: We're All a Bunch of Pansies
Joe Girardi's overmanaging cost Yankees in ALCS Game 3 - Tom Verducci - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 1. The Yankees are still in command of the ALCS. They give the ball on Tuesday night to a red-hot CC Sabathia , and, given that the Angels have no one like Sabathia, Mariano Rivera or Alex Rodriguez , New York is still likely to win the series. Joe ... (more) Joe Girardi's overmanaging cost Yankees in ALCS Game 3 - ...