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And That Happened: ALCS
hardballtimes.com - 10/26/2009
And That Happened: ALCS
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Yankees 5, Angels 2 : "At times we played good baseball. At times we shot ourselves in the foot," Mike Scioscia said after the game. Someone's gonna have to point out the good for me, because I missed most of it. Eight errors in the series. Saunders walked five guys last night. Scioscia made ...
Despite ALCS loss, Angels put together a season to be proud of
sports.yahoo.com - 10/26/2009
Despite ALCS loss, Angels put together a season to be proud of
— sports.yahoo.com — Between the profound heartache of early April and the deep disappointment of late October, Mike Scioscia's Los... Angeles Angels of Anaheim put together one of the franchise's proudest and most memorable seasons. Rookie right-hander Nick Adenhart ... (more) Despite ALCS loss, Angels put together a season to be ...

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dugoutcentral.com - 10/26/2009
Will The Real ALCS MVP Please Stand Up?
— dugoutcentral.com — It became clear in the middle of the 8th inning of last night’s game six of the... ALCS (around the time Howie Kendrick and Scott Kazmir decided to play like first year little leaguers) that the Bronx Bombers would be returning to the Fall Classic for ... (more) Will The Real ALCS MVP Please Stand Up?

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Scioscia Not a Fan of Post-season Schedule
baseballmusings.com - 10/25/2009
Scioscia Not a Fan of Post-season Schedule
— baseballmusings.com — Mike Scioscia complains about the post-season schedule : After playing 162 games over 182 days during the... regular season, the Angels and Yankees played just eight each over the next 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL championship series, which was postponed to Sunday because of rain. Los ... (more) Scioscia Not a Fan of Post-season Schedule

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No, You're a Towel:  What They're Saying: Umpires, The Overmanager, and ALCS Recaps

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What They're Saying: Umpires, The Overmanager, and ALCS Recaps
No, You're a Towel — ... Slate seems to agree and calls him The Overmanager. Keith Law says his #1 key for the Yankees is to "hog-tie Joe Girardi and leave him in a clubhouse locker". Almost makes you yearn for the days of this overrated guy. Rob Neyer takes them all to task and says that most teams would loved to be overmanaged to within 4 wins of a World Series title. The ALCS: Ken Davidoff recaps the clinching Game 6 and so does Shysterball. Baseball Musings looks at what went wrong for the Angels, while David ...

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