sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/13/2009
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1. How is Mariano Rivera looking right about now? Not that we didn't already know that the Yankees closer is the best all-time at what he does, but the Division Series, in which closer after closer blew up in the ninth inning, showed why Rivera has been the team's ultimate weapon all these ...
newyork.yankees.mlb.com - 10/14/2009
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newyork.yankees.mlb.com —
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com 10/14/09 6:05 PM
ET NEW YORK -- In a postseason in which
closer after closer has faltered, Mariano Rivera has stood tall. Battling an illness, Rivera tossed at least one scoreless inning in each of the Yankees' three ...
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Mariano wins Delivery Man of Year Award
yankees.lhblogs.com - 10/13/2009
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
While watching Huston Street fall apart in the
ninth inning of the Rockies-Phillies game, it got me
thinking about what an awful postseason this has so far been for some of the top closers in the game. Street saved 35 games this year and had a 0.91 ...
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Closing Time
nypost.com - 10/13/2009
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nypost.com —
1. In today’s Post, I wrote a column
on how great Mariano Rivera continues to be in
the postseason. Just look at the rest of the playoffs. Matt Holliday will be remembered for dropping that flyball with two outs in the ninth. But Ryan Franklin ...
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3UP: Rivera, Hughes and Phillies
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Verducci: Five Cuts: Here’s why it’s so hard to close out a game in October
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Verducci: Five Cuts: Here’s why it’s so hard to close out a game in October The Verducci Efface. Take all the closers this postseason (Rivera, Brian Fuentes of the Angels, Jonathan Papelbon of the Red Sox, Joe Nathan of the Twins, Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers, Brad Lidge of the Phillies, Ryan Franklin of the Cardinals and Huston Street of the Rockies), look at what they did in their 18 ninth-inning appearances of the Division Series, and compare that to the major league average ninth inning—not just those thrown by closers—for the 2009 season: Ninth-Inning Performance ...
No Shortage of Relief Options for Yanks
FanHouse —
... More: Angels Shuffle Rotation; Yanks Too? | SI.com: October Saving Isn't Easy
No Shortage of Relief Options for Yanks originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST . Please see our ...
No Shortage of Relief Options for Yanks
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by Ed Price Filed under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship SeriesNEW YORK -- Joe Girardi must feel like a kid on Christmas morning. He has been given a bunch of the latest and greatest toys, and he's going to use them all.
The Yankees -- who open the ALCS on Friday at home against the Angels -- have assembled their most reliable (albeit youngest) bullpen in a while, and Girardi showed in the American League Division Series he will utilize it.
"It's turned out all right," Chamberlain told FanHouse. "You've got a couple right-handers, a couple left-handers, and the other guys pretty much do ...
No Shortage of Relief Options for Yanks
FanHouse —
by Ed Price Filed under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship SeriesNEW YORK -- Joe Girardi must feel like a kid on Christmas morning. He has been given a bunch of the latest and greatest toys, and he's going to use them all.
The Yankees -- who open the ALCS on Friday at home against the Angels -- have assembled their most reliable (albeit youngest) bullpen in a while, and Girardi showed in the American League Division Series he will utilize it.
"It's turned out all right," Chamberlain told FanHouse. "You've got a couple right-handers, a couple left-handers, and the other guys pretty much do ...
How a famous sportwriters (Verducci) can write an entire article composed of B.S. and get paid…
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball —
for it is almost beyond my comprehension.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/10/13/five.cuts/index.html?eref=sircrc
Closer Implosions
Fack Youk —
... Tom Verducci over at SI.com attempts to unlock the mysteries of October in a single column, entitled: "Here's why it's so hard to close out a game in October". Intriguing, yes? What secrets has Tom uncovered? How long must it have taken him to research countless postseasons to find the relevant trends? Enlighten us with you timeless findings, Mr. Verducci! [emphasis mine] ...
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The true measure of Rivera's genius. His resolve.
athbloggs.blogspot.com 10/13/2009 — On Saturday in the Joe Nathan make Armando Benitez look clutch post we spoke about the troubles that Joe Nathan has had in his playoff career. If you look at the numbers, it’s quite unbelievable really. It’s like he’s a completely different pitcher. But that’s what pressure does. You squeeze ...
Blown Saves Story of Post Season So Far
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 10/13/2009 — You can talk about A-Rod suddenly becoming Mr. October or Sabathia earning his money or Vladamir Guerrero hitting that single or the Dodgers sweeping the Cardinals. The story of the post season at the end of the division series rounds is the blown saves. We had Joe Nathan serving up a two run ...
Even the mightiest of closers eventually fall
bluejayhunter.com 10/13/2009 — All it took was less than one week and already the first round of the MLB playoffs are in the books. It was not without controversy what with the botched calls, but for me the storyline that prevailed through most of the series was the fall of many of the teams closers. Jonathan Papelbon, Joe ...
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Phillies rally in ninth, KO Rockies —
NY Post: Sports 10/13/2009
DENVER -- The collapsing closers club got another member last night when the Rockies' Huston Street blew the save in Game 4 of their NLDS with the Phillies.
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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...
