weretheteamtobeat.com - 24 days ago
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Everyone's favorite blogger (you didn't know it was Hyperbole Monday around here?) was interviewed between the douple-dip yesterday and there's all kinds of good quotes in the interview. Here's some quotes from the article and there's even a video compilation to go with it.
PHILADELPHIA — ...
After two games we are all tied up at 1-1. So who's got the advantage now?
athbaseball.com 27 days ago — Well at this point it's the Phillies, at least from this writer's perspective. By coming away with a split and taking a game in NY, they have given themselves the opportunity close out the series at home or come back to New York up 4-2. Without winning that game they wouldn't have those ...
Watching Rivera
baseballmusings.com 27 days ago — The Phillies think the more they see of Mariano Rivera , the better they will hit him.
“We can hit Rivera,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel promised not long after the Yankees laid a 3-1 bruise on his team to even this World Series at ...
The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success
baseballreflections.com 20 days ago —
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He’s A Christian!
But he wasn’t always a Christian, people never are…not from birth anyway. Furhtermore, there is a moment in every Christian’s life where they have made a choice to follow the path God has planned for them. For ...
What makes Mo so great
espn.go.com 21 days ago — In the wake of yet another brilliant postseason performance, Dave Allen looks at Mariano Rivera's pitches and goes a fair piece toward explaining just...
That’s not how he rolls…
puristbleedspinstripes.com 26 days ago — There’s them fightin’ words: Jimmy Rollins stated today that, well, yeah, he could hit Mariano.
Not an accusation you want to be making lightly.
First things first: Rollins has had exactly two ABs against the great Mariano, and he has not recorded a hit. Might he hit Rivera ...
When To Go To Mo
noyoureatowel.net 23 days ago — I asked Andrew the following question last night and I am hearing it debated this afternoon: if the Yankees have a lead in the 7th inning tomorrow, do you go to Mo for nine outs? He hasn't thrown three innings in a game since Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Red Sox. Obviously a six out save ...
Mariano Rivera: Been There Done That
joshqpublic.com 27 days ago —
Its been a long time since I rock and rolled. Its been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back. Let me get it back, baby, where I come from. -Led Zeppelin
Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Look who it is. Look who it is again. ...
Going the Distance
baseballmusings.com 22 days ago — Mariano Rivera is ready to pitch as long as needed for a championship:
Rivera has already pitched two or more innings three times this postseason, most recently during a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. But would he be able to pitch three if needed?
“Hopefully we don’t ...
Attempting to Quantify Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Value
mvn.com 17 days ago — Last week, Rob Neyer challenged someone to find out just how many championships Mariano Rivera has been worth. I was tempted to go ahead and figure it out, but didn't really have the time or idea on how do it. Rebecca, over at This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes, decided to go ahead and take that ...
Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 19 days ago — Mariano Rivera pitched with a ribcage injury during the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6 of the World Series, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the Phillies?
Phillies Down, But Not Out —
Bleacher Report - MLB 24 days ago
Charlie Manuel says he's team is resilient. He points out the fact that the team has lost 22 games this season where they led after the 7th inning. That sounds like the 2008 New York Mets to me. But in this case it was the Phillies this year and not ...
Philly paper jumps the gun on World Series congrats —
NY Post: Sports 24 days ago
A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles.
The Yankees held a commanding 3-1 lead in the championship as of Monday, the day the...