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Iguchi Kinda Rhymes With Taguchi
Published 8/31/2007 by Metstradamus at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
... But one call I did take was from Art Howe. He congratulated the team for battling. ...

THT Daily: New York
Published 8/31/2007 by Matthew Carruth at The Hardball Times
... National League PHI 11 NYN 10 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 5 MIL 4 ...

OK, Jimmy Rollins...
Published 8/31/2007 by Jason at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... As yesterday's game roared along (an absolute classic, though I get the feeling it won't be repeated on SNY), I suggested to an equally nervous Emily that maybe the Mets and Phils should just declare whoever won the Champion of the Universe and then go home until February. Should either or both of us make the playoffs (and after these last four days, that conditional is not just baseball superstition), it's hard to believe there will be a game this thrilling -- or exhausting. Apologies that this is late, but I went to bed at 8:30 and didn't stir until 7. A baseball apocalypse will do that to you. ...

Clearing the Bases - Long Day's Journey Into Night Edition
Published 8/31/2007 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... fore leaving the game. "There's no chance I'm trying to do that," Chamberlain said of his intent. "I definitely don't want to send that message, because that's not who I am." Youkilis anticipated Chamberlain's reaction, and rebuffed it in advance. "Two balls going over somebody's head at 98 mph, I don't know," Youkilis said. "I didn't see any other pitches going that far out of the strike zone. Those balls were pretty close to the head." "That's the second time," Youkilis continued, referring to a similar situation that occurred on June 1. "Scott Proctor hit me in the head. Coincidence? I don't know. It doesn't look good. When two balls go at your head and the guy has a zero ERA and is around the strike zone pretty good, any man is going to think there's intent to hit him in the head." In any event, the Yanks completed a sweep of the Red Sox, but after a 2-5 road trip, that only cut the AL East gap to five games. Following the conclusion of that contest, I flipped over to the ...

More Mets Please?
Published 9/17/2007 by David Cohen <info@thegoodphight.com> at The Good Phight: Front Page Posts
... dramatics aside, it's been the pitching.  This first chart shows the Phils' hitting performance this year against the Mets compared to the rest of their opponents. ...

NLDS Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Published 10/3/2007 by Al Doyle at Baseball Analysts
... (.298/.404/.459, 8 HR, 49 RBI) was mostly a bench player until Victorino got hurt. He filled in more than admirably, posting a 1.109 OPS in August. He cooled off in September, but he is a potent and patient bat off the bench. Plus, he can steal a base or two when needed, as the Mets learned the hard way when he stole two in the ninth on August 30 to fuel a comeback win and a key four-game sweep. ...

NLDS Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Published 10/3/2007 by David Cohen <info@thegoodphight.com> at The Good Phight: Front Page Posts
... (.298/.404/.459, 8 HR, 49 RBI) was mostly a bench player until Victorino got hurt. He filled in more than admirably, posting a 1.109 OPS in August. He cooled off in September, but he is a potent and patient bat off the bench. Plus, he can steal a base or two when needed, as the Mets learned the hard way when he stole two in the ninth on August 30 to fuel a comeback win and a key four-game sweep. ...

Werth to DL
Published 5/24/2008 by dajafi at The Good Phight: Front Page Posts
...  like conversion and emerges as SuperWerth, an offensive monster with the strike zone judgment of Pat Burrell, the plate coverage of Vlad Guerrero and the on-base derring-do of Jackie Robinson. SuperWerth appeared twice in 2007, going 9 for 9 over a two-game stretch and stealing two bases against Billy Wagner and the Mets in perhaps the best victory of a memorable season, and once in 2008, bashing three home runs against the Blue Jays in a blowout win.  ...