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sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 29 days ago

How can the Phillies beat the Yankees in the 2009 World Series? - Tom Verducci - SI.com

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1. As the postseason began, Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz gave me a stunning piece of advice about how to stop the Yankees this October. Remember, it was the powerful New York lineup that knocked Smoltz clear out of the American League and very nearly all the way into retirement with a ...

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mysportsrumors.com - 30 days ago

Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too

— mysportsrumors.com — I’ve been living in Philadelphia now for 10+ years and the whole time I’ve been waiting for... my beloved New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies to face off in the World Series. The time has finally come and unlike other World Series this decade there is an excitement level that ... (more) Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too

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minorleagueball.com - 29 days ago

Comparing the Phillies and the Yankees

— minorleagueball.com — Here is a comparison of the Philadelphia and New York World Series rosters: Phillies Roster Breakdown: 25... Players Acquired by Trades or Waivers: 8 (32%) Phillies Farm System Products:  8  (32%) Major League Free Agents:   ... (more) Comparing the Phillies and the Yankees

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bugsandcranks.com - 30 days ago

Finally, a Rooting Interest

— bugsandcranks.com — Have you ever been lounging about your living room, wearing less-than-pants and flipping disinterestedly through the channels... on a lazy evening, when all the sudden you inexplicably stopped on, say, a Division II collegiate badminton tournament? You ... (more) Finally, a Rooting Interest

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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog:  S.I.: Verducci: How do you beat the Yankees? Smoltz has a radical idea

THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball:  John Smoltz: Sabermetrician!

Baseball Prospectus:  Changing Speeds: Smoltz, SOMA, and the Series by Ken Funck

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Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:  Smoltz Radical Idea on How to Beat the Yanks

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S.I.: Verducci: How do you beat the Yankees? Smoltz has a radical idea
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — S.I.: Verducci: How do you beat the Yankees? Smoltz has a radical idea The Smoltz Effect: ~CRACK~ whizzzzzzzzzz ~CRACK~ whizzzzzzzzzz ~CRACK~ whizzzzzzzzzz… 1. As the postseason began, Cardinals pitcher John Smoltz gave me a stunning piece of advice about how to stop the Yankees this October. Remember, it was the powerful New York lineup that knocked Smoltz clear out of the American League and very nearly all the way into retirement with a resounding thumping back in August. “I’ll tell you what I would do against them,” Smoltz said, “and I know nobody would ever do this. ...

John Smoltz: Sabermetrician!
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball — Straight out of The Book playbook: I’ll tell you what I would do against them and I know nobody would ever do this. I would treat it like a spring training game with my pitchers. I would keep bringing in a fresh arm to pitch to them, rather than asking my starting pitcher to go deep into the game trying to get them out two, three, four times. They just wear out a pitcher. I know nobody would ever do it, because what message would people think you were giving your starting pitcher? But their lineup is so deep I would change pitchers ...

Changing Speeds: Smoltz, SOMA, and the Series by Ken Funck
Baseball Prospectus — ... , proud owner of a 15-4 postseason record, surprised Verducci with this description of how a team could best face the Yankees. "I would treat it like a spring training game with my pitchers," Smoltz said. "I would keep bringing in a fresh arm to pitch to them, rather than asking my starting pitcher to go deep into the game trying to get them out two, three, four times. They just wear out a pitcher. I know nobody would ever do it, because what message would people think you were giving your starting pitcher? But their lineup is so deep I would change pitchers every two or ...

Smoltz Radical Idea on How to Beat the Yanks
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... John Smoltz got into the World Series spirit by opining on how to beat the Yankees to Tom Verducci of SI. Many will wonder why the Phillies would listen considering this is ...