mlbnotebook.com - 11/3/2009
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St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson doesn't understand the issue of pitchers starting games on only three days rest. "What's the big deal?" Gibson said Monday night. "I don't get it. I don't think it's going to kill somebody. A pitcher can't pitch with three days' rest? Some of these guys ...
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Gibson On Workload Chatter : Give It A Rest
cantstopthebleeding.com 11/3/2009 — The Yankees have already sent CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett to the mound on 3 days rest in the 2009 World Series to varying degrees of success — heck, the allegedly gutless Cole Hamels will have to do the same if Philly advances to a seventh game on Thursday night. Tiring of such ...
2009 World Series: Cumulative WPA through Game 5
fungoes.net 11/3/2009 — Alex Rodriguez has apparently “learned” clutch-hitting skill after all of these years. By the way, if ARod can suddenly stop being a playoff choker, does that mean that Chase Utley could someday lose his clutch-hitting skill?
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What the early Holliday market looks like...
metsfever.blogspot.com 11/4/2009 — It's been reported that the markets for Matt Holliday is between five teams; the Cardinals, Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and Mets... With Scott Boras as his agent this will be a long and drawn out process with at least one mystery teams and numerous rumors. But if all shakes out right the Mets ...
Pedro is looking to do his best Grover
athbaseball.com 11/3/2009 — Do you know the story of Grover Cleveland Alexander ? It's one of the best baseball stories ever told... and it's true.
There are a few similarities between Grover Cleveland Alexander and Pedro Martinez you know. It's kind of like the Kennedy / Lincoln thing (well not exactly, but try to ...
Pujols, Jeter winners of Aaron Award —
Major League Baseball News 11/1/2009
Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals are the winners of the 2009 Sharp presents Hank Aaron Award, it was announced on Sunday night before Jeter's Yanks played the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series at ...
Which Players Make Good Managers? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/2/2009
Mark McGwire is back in St. Louis. Big Mac will join the Cardinals' coaching staff as the hitting coach.
We've all heard the various complaints, criticisms, and even praise for the Redbirds' new hitting instructor, but how much of it is warranted? ...
Viewers tune in for Game 4 in droves —
Major League Baseball News 11/2/2009
The Yankees' 7-4 Game 4 win over the Phillies was seen by 22.8 million viewers, which is a 47 percent increase over last year's Game 4 and the highest number since the Red Sox's Series-clinching Game 4 win over the Cardinals in 2004, according to ...