bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/19/2009
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Both Joe Torre and Charlie Manuel wasted precious pitches from premier hurlers in Game 3 of the N.L.C.S.
babeslovebaseball.com - 10/19/2009
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babeslovebaseball.com —
Total domination. That's what we like to call
Cliff Lee's eight-inning performance against the Los Angeles Dodgers...
Sunday night. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner struck out ten batters and allowed just three hits in all while facing only two batters over the minimum...
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philly.com - 10/19/2009
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philly.com —
Don't look now, but it is the second
year in a row that the lightly regarded (by...
many) Manuel has out-managed the likely Hall of Fame-bound Torre. Of course, in this and most other cases, managing can be best defined as "has the better pitching." For ...
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Phil Sheridan: Manuel getting the better of Torre
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Babes Love Baseball —
... off the hill after he failed to get more than four outs, six hits and six runs later. Big Brown nailed three RBIs, including a two-run triple in the first before Werth blasted a two-run homer. That proved to be more than enough for Lee to work with. Right-hander Joe Blanton will start Game 4 Monday night against lefty Randy Wolf, who hasn’t seen the mound since the opener of the division series against the St. Louis Cardinals. [Bats] | [Macho Row] | [Fandome] | [The 700 Level] ...
Quick Review of Yesterday's Games: NFL and LCS Weekend
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... some serious offense, winning 11-0 yesterday. Maybe the Dodgers need to stop pitching to Ryan Howard. This series is now 2-1 and the pressure falls onto the shoulder of Randy Wolf, who still has a lot of fans in Philly. The other guys who have a lot of fans in Philly? This Cliff Lee fella who is making up for lost time and "Chooooooooch". Think the Dodgers wish they would have paid up for Cliff Lee? The one question for the Phillies: why were they pitching Cliff Lee so late? NFL: Cliff Lee has more Ks than the ...
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