nybaseballdigest.com - 11/2/2009
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All it took was a simple “double steal” to rattle Brad Lidge and bring him back down to earth. When Johnny Damon arrived at the plate Lidge had pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in the playoffs. A bloop single and two stolen bases on one play opened the flood gates and set up another ...
Phils Drop Game 4, '2009 Lidge' is Back
misterballz.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — It wasn't a save situation, but it was definitely the spot in the game where the home teams uses its closer, because at that stage of the game, the home team can't have a lead without the game ending, so there's no longer a chance for a save situation. Tie score, top of the ninth inning, the ...
Joe Nathan, Brian Fuentes... Brad Lidge
fackyouk.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — Along their way to the World Series the Yankees - or more accurately, Alex Rodriguez - bested both opposing closers on the way to a crucial win. In Game 2 against Minnesota, A-Rod launched a game-tying 2 run shot in the bottom of the 9th inning off Joe Nathan in a game the Yanks won in the ...
Better than “the Steal”?
spartyandfriends.com 11/2/2009 — This of course all becomes moo*if they Yankees choke away their 3-1 advantage over Philadelphia. However, Johnny Damon had one of the most heads up base running plays in postseason history last night, it set of a chain reaction in the way Brad ...
Yankees on the verge of number 27 after a World Series Classic
soxandpinstripes.com 11/2/2009 — If you were looking for the theatrics and gut check emotions which go with two evenly matched teams meeting in the ultimate test of talent, tonight exemplified those sentiments in a nine inning game. With the Yankees up 2-1 in the series, it was ace, CC Sabathia against the clear-cut Phillies' ...
Yankees Surge to a 3-1 Lead
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — It was a game of moments and fortunately for the Yankees and their fans, the Yankees had more of them than the Phillies did. Thanks to three runs in the top of the ninth inning off of Brad Lidge (more on that later), the Yankees broke open a 4-4 tie and handed the ball to Mariano Rivera in the ...
Brad Lidge Implodes, Yankees On Cusp Of World Series
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 11/2/2009 — In a crucial Game Four, Alex Rodriguez broke a 4-4 tie with a double in the ninth inning off of Lidge and Jorge Posada singled home two more runs to give the Yankees a 7-4 victory over the Phillies.
The Yankees now lead the best of seven World Series 3-1.
Thoughts on the Yanks' Game 4 win + Game 5 pitching matchup
noyoureatowel.net 11/2/2009 — It's 1:20 a.m. EST and my heart rate has finally dropped to a sustainable level after the Yankees stunned the Phillies , their crazy fans at Citizens Bank Park, and the rest of the baseball-watching universe with a series-changing, momentum-stealing 7-4 win in Game 4 of the 2009 World Series. ...
The Nightmare Is Upon Us
myteamrivals.typepad.com 11/2/2009 — Last year, the Phillies won the World Series behind the strength of Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge . This year, they are likely going to lose the World Series because of the failure of those same two players. What was a dream World Series match-up for many has now turned into a ...
Phillies-Yankees Game 4 Notes
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 11/2/2009 — > In the first, Joe Blanton had no movement on his pitches, not that he's usually drowning in it, and wound up surrendering two runs after the first two men reached base. Adding to the interest was watching A-Rod get hit, the third time that's happened in the last two games, leading to a ...
Rodriguez, Yankees beat Phils for 3-1 Series edge —
Examiner Sports 11/2/2009
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny ...
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