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Is Brandon Backe a liar or just a bad pitcher?
Is Brandon Backe a liar or just a bad pitcher? (flag)
stl-sabr.bajink.com — I can understand him getting a little upset because it was so high. But I didn’t try to hit him by any means. I’m trying to get in there. Part of the scouting report against him is to throw the ball inside on him and jam him. – Brandon Backe on his high-and-tight pitch to Yadier Molina I wasn’t expecting it. I wasn’t expecting that pitch that close, right ...

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wrigleyville23 — ... The sabermetric-y Fungoes cleverly asks "Is Brandon Backe a liar or just a bad pitcher?" - and uses numbers to find out. I didn't finish reading the whole post, though I'm not sure the two are mutually exclusive. ...

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