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Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
walkoffwalk.com - 22 days ago
Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
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Welcome to this week's edition of Kicking and Screaming , a Walkoff Walk introduction to Pitch F/x. Today we learn the importance of a favorable umpire. Much is being made of the Yankees decision to pitch A.J. Burnett on three days rest. The somewhat-erratic starter was electric in Game 2 ...
And on the 7th day he rested....
athbaseball.com - 23 days ago
And on the 7th day he rested....
— athbaseball.com — Joe, you picked the wrong one. Even God got his rest in! Heck if you can't distill... your own moonshine turning water into wine or part the water for a shortcut how the heck can you pitch a World Series game without getting the proper rest? It was talked about quite a bit before the game, ... (more) And on the 7th day he rested....

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nydailynews.com - 23 days ago
Burnett bombs, but Girardi made right decision
— nydailynews.com — A.J. Burnett was awful in Game 5, and while many will now second-guess Joe Girardi’s decision to... start him on short rest, you won’t see any of that in this space. Burnett said he felt fine physically, he just couldn’t throw ... (more) Burnett bombs, but Girardi made right decision

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And the Bad AJ shows up
itsaboutthemoney.net - 23 days ago
And the Bad AJ shows up
— itsaboutthemoney.net — Let's dispatch with what some will try to make as "the story": AJ was terrible because he... had no command or control, and he didn't have the A+ curveball he showed in Game 2 . It wasn't exclusively because he was on three days rest; his velocity ... (more) And the Bad AJ shows up

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3:10 To Joba:  Hump de Bump: Location, Location, Location

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Hump de Bump: Location, Location, Location
3:10 To Joba — Wednesdays suck. The taint of the work week or school week can drag on forever... but the weekend looms with promises of sweets. To help get you through this day of days, we present you with links (the "Bumps") to other sites that put up awesome content from the past few days. Hopefully this reading provides momentary respite. Via Walkoff Walk: What a Difference an Ump Makes Via Style Points: Guest editing by Jack Kerouac? Yes please! Via Sportress of Blogitude: I Hear Dubya is Huge In Japan Via Busted Coverage: Yankees and Phillies ...

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