pinstripedbible.mlblogs.com - 10/13/2009
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FIVE YEARS LATER......The Yankees are back in the American League Championship Series. This is an accomplishment, no doubt about it, but the sweep of the Twins shouldn't be taken as any sign of the Yankees' predestination as champions. Despite their...
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 10/12/2009
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voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com —
After an improbable comeback and an appearance in
the playoffs, the season for the Minnesota Twins has...
come to an end. There will be no long playoff run, no more Metrodome magic, and no World Series title. The off-season begins immediately, and what had been a great run has come to a sudden ...
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It's Over
beyondtheboxscore.com - 10/13/2009
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beyondtheboxscore.com —
More photos » by David Banks - AP
Was Gavin Floyd the best pitcher on the best...
team in the AL Central this year? Maybe. Browse more photos » We continue our series of ...
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BtB Power Rankings Season Review: AL Central
daytondailynews.com - 10/12/2009
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daytondailynews.com —
Updated 9:04 PM Saturday, October 10, 2009 Hal
McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton Daily...
News, knows a thing or two about America s pastime. If you want to tap into that knowledge, send an e-mail to hmccoy@daytondailynews.com. For ...
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Ask Hal: Yanks don’t play nice vs. Twins
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Five years, what a surprise
Full of Sports —
FIVE YEARS LATER......The Yankees are back in the American League Championship Series. This is an accomplishment, no doubt about it, but the sweep of the Twins shouldn't be taken as any sign of the Yankees' predestination as champions. Despite their... BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 95 minutes ago on pinstripedbible.mlblogs.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Minnesota Twins
YESNetwork: Goldman: Five years, what a surprise
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
YESNetwork: Goldman: Five years, what a surprise that TBS trotted out the Buster Elias Sports Bureau’s Productive Outs thingee. PRODUCTIVE OUTS I was disgusted to see a list of “productive outs” pop up towards the end of TBS’s broadcast last night. It just cemented TBS’s status as a network that broadcasts baseball but doesn’t pay enough attention to the game in any of its aspects to be successful. How the heck do we kill this concept that making outs can be a good thing? Check out the stats: A team with a runner on first with no outs has the expectation of scoring .88 runs, ...
On Productive Outs
Sabernomics —
... I’ve been getting a few hits for the term “productive outs” lately. I blame TBS (so does Steve Goldman). When the stat came into being five years ago, I did ...
Yanks can go with the Big Three in the ALCS, and not use a 4th starter
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... Sabathia
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CC on short rest? / Closing Time / Yankees know Halos will be tough test
ALCS Preview: Yankees/Angels / NY Yankees resume workouts on Wednesday
Five years, what a surprise / Yanks Draw Nemesis Instead of Archrival
Moving ...
Tuesday Taters
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... . As Steven Goldman notes, "We've got all bloody week to delve into" the American League Championship Series. And here's a start , anyway. Blogger (and soon-to-be author) Emma Span ...
Diamond Hoggers —
It's been five years since the Yankees have been in the ALCS. That's pretty hard to believe A look at what the series vs. the Minnesota Twins really meant, a vote to put Mariano Rivera in the Hall of Fame right now and a look ahead of what challenges the Yankees face in trying to make it back to another World Series. [Pinstriped Bible] ...
Sunday a Great New York Sports Day
No, You're a Towel —
... . This doesn't matter much because the Twins can't play "fundamentally sound" baseball when it counts most as the Yankees complete a 10-0 season vs. the Twins and a date in the ALCS for the first time since 2004. ...
Rounding Up Some ALCS Previews
Fack Youk —
... Steve Goldman from The Pinstriped Bible quickly notes the differences between the Twins and Angels and assures us that the Halos will be a tougher match-up. ...
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The Minnesota Twins season ended after one of the best comebacks anyone could have ever imagined. But poor plays and bad calls consumed their time in the playoffs and unfortunately were knocked out by the New York Yankees after just three games. The ...
Rivera gives Yankees edge in October —
NY Post: Sports 10/13/2009
MARIANO Rivera fractured another bat, and broke the Twins' heart.
It was the eighth inning Sunday night. The Twins were trying to extend their season, trying desperately to stuff more baseball inside the Metrodome. The tying run was on first, two...
