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Hollywood Ending Gives Dodgers Control
Hollywood Ending Gives Dodgers Control
by Jeff Fletcher LOS ANGELES -- Getting the 27th out against the Dodgers this year has proved very difficult. The 28th? Forget it. The Dodgers managed 12 walk-off wins, tops in the National League, throughout the regular season, but none of them were as memorable as their first one in the ...
NLDS Coverage: Don’t Blame Holliday
fangraphs.com — You’ve all seen the highlight by now. With two out in the ninth inning, James Loney lined... a ball right at Matt Holliday. If he catches the ball, the Cardinals tie the series with a 2-1 win in game two. But he didn’t catch the ball. It hit ... (more) NLDS Coverage: Don’t Blame Holliday
MLB Playoffs Day 4: Stars
MLB Playoffs Day 4: Stars
mlbplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com — Day four of the Major League Baseball playoffs took an odd twist as far as a scheduling... standpoint. Due to a snowstorm in Colorado, the Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies match up was postponed, moving to Sunday at 10:07pm EST. This left only one game on Saturday night. The Los ... (more) MLB Playoffs Day 4: Stars
Holliday To Blame For Cards Loss?
Holliday To Blame For Cards Loss?
foulpole2foulpole.com — Who is responsible for the Cardinals loss in Game 2? With two outs in the bottom of... 9th, Dodgers 1B James Loney hit a liner at Cardinals LF Matt Holliday. Holliday lost the ball in the lights and it dropped in for a two base error. You can’t catch what you can’t see. If Holliday catches the ... (more) Holliday To Blame For Cards Loss?
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Cardinals Will Not Recover From Hole
Foul Balls — ... It truly was one of the more magical endings to a baseball playoff game we've ever seen, a game that can't be described any better than a Hollywood ending in which the hero miraculously manages to fight off an entire army with one gun and six bullets to save the girl. In the movies, we never get to see the loser's epilogue. The NLDS between the ...

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