Mark Loretta - A career summed up in one at bat
truebluela.com 10/9/2009 — Some don't like this part of baseball but it is one of my favorite parts. The guy on the end of the bench who can be a difference maker  at any time in any game. In football the 40th man usually just sits, in basketball the 12th man rarely if ...

Mark Loretta Statistics and History
baseball-reference.com 9/29/2009 — Year Age Tm League AL - American League (1901-present) NL - National League (1876-present) AA - American Association ( UA - Union Association (1884) PL - Players League (1890) FL - Federal League (1914-1915) NA - National Association (1871-1875)')">Lg ...

Cardinals Have a Ways To Go Before They Are Cub-Like
424tales.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — Last night, as I prepared to turn the channel to The Office from the Cardinals' Amish closer trying to set the Dodgers down to close out a 2-1 victory, all hell broke loose instead. Matt Holliday attempted to catch the third out of the ninth inning with his groin and was unsuccessful.  ...

Mark Loretta: Arcadia Little League Superstar
dodgerfan.net 10/30/2009 — An old college friend of mine, Don, recently shared the following Little League anecdote about former Dodger (and NLDS hero) Mark Loretta with me, and he’s given me permission to post it here.

No, That Is Not Joe Torre
sonsofstevegarvey.com 10/9/2009 — From ESPN News tonight, the walkoff hit hero of the 2009 NLDS Game 2: Come on, a former Red Sock and a former Yankee manager. Surely even ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Northeastern Sports, could get this right.

Time to bounce back
ryanfranklin.mlblogs.com 10/9/2009 — When I went out there in the ninth inning, my first playoff game, I was pumped up. I was excited. I felt like I had everything right where I wanted it. I wasn't nervous. It was pretty surprising to me...

Dodgers Win Had Shades of Kirk Gibson, Destiny?
mlbplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 10/9/2009 — Last night’s game had some drama and unless you’re a Cardinals fan or a Dodger hater, you had to enjoy the game because it everything. Adam Wainwright and his 19 regular season wins vs the Dodgers young stud Clayton Kershaw, righty vs lefty, established vs rookie, you get it. ...

Cardinals (And Holliday) Take It In The Nuts
reflectionsofblue.com 10/9/2009 — My that glove looks awful empty. Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th SCORE Trever Miller pitching for St. Louis STL LAD T Miller relieved A Wainwright. 2 1 A Ethier popped out to second. 2 1 R Franklin relieved T Miller. 2 1 M Ramirez flied out ...

Dodgers Cash In Gift, Send Cardinals To Brink Of Offseason Holliday
truebluela.com 10/9/2009 — More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Oh, what a feeling!!! Browse more photos » I've heard of a sucker punch game, but this was ...

Once more, for those in the back
vivaelbirdos.com 10/10/2009 — Ok, now that we’ve all had a chance to decompress following the 9th inning debacle in game 2 – and the lynch mob has had an opportunity to put the torches away – maybe we can settle down and realize that Matt Holliday is not solely to blame for the ...

Dodgers stun Cards with rally in ninth — Major League Baseball News 10/9/2009
With a reprieve thanks to a Cardinals error in the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Mark Loretta singled home Casey Blake to give the Dodgers a stunning 3-2 win and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five National League Division Series.

Wainwright's gem spoiled in errant ninth — Major League Baseball News 10/9/2009
Mark Loretta hit a two-out game-ending RBI pinch-single against Ryan Franklin in the ninth inning, sending St. Louis to a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

Dodgers rally, win after Holliday error (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/9/2009
Matt Holliday dropped a sinking line drive for an error with two outs in the ninth inning, leading to a two-run rally by the Los Angeles Dodgers that gave them a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Ronnie Belliard and ...

Holliday gaffe leads to Dodger stunner — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/9/2009
Matt Holliday dropped James Loney's would-be game-ending fly ball for a two-base error. With the bases eventually loaded, pinch-hitter Mark Loretta dropped a single into center field as the Dodgers stunned the Cardinals, 3-2.

From walk to walk-off, Blake set stage — Major League Baseball News 10/9/2009
Mark Loretta's walk-off hit in the Dodgers' 3-2 victory over the Cardinals in Game 2 of the NLDS on Thursday wouldn't have been possible if Casey Blake didn't work a two-out walk off closer Ryan Franklin.