latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/14/2009
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Vicente Padilla will start in the National League Championship Series, Dodgers General Manger Ned Colletti said today, meaning that Chad Billingsley's fate for the NLCS depends on whether Hiroki Kuroda comes back from his nerve injury to grab a spot...
bizofbaseball.com - 10/13/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The following is the national broadcast schedule for
the National League and the American League Championship Series.
TBS will provide national coverage of the National League Championship Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers and FOX Sports will provide national ...
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MLB Release Broadcast Schedule for 2009 League ...
bizofbaseball.com - 10/16/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
With Game 1 of the 2009 NLCS in
the books, there are some striking similarities to Game
1 from 2008 Before Friday’s slate of LCS games get underway, The Biz of Baseball has been looking at attendance over the postseason, with a comprehensive look at the LDS this past week. As ...
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Game 1 of 2009 and 2008 NLCS Sees Many Similarities
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Rotation Thoughts
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Torre keeping quiet on his rotation plans (Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports)
Kuroda still possible for NLCS rotation, Padilla definite (Dodger Thoughts)
Kuroda Likely To Join Rotation, Decision To Come Wednesday (True Blue LA)
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NLCS Starting Rotation Chess Moves
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... As per Jon over at Dodger Thoughts, Dodger GM Ned Colletti said today that Vicente Padilla will make the starting rotation for the NLCS. A promising ...
Style Points Classic: Vicente Padilla is Spendin’ All His Dough
Style Points —
... . Is starting for the Dodgers in game three of the National League Championship Series. WHAT!? It’s been quite a turnaround for this neanderthal lookin’ fella. Enjoy this Style Points classic from June. ...
NLCS Preview: Divided by Laundry
The Big Lead —
... and playing in an inferior league where unwanted cast-offs commonly get the nod to start playoff games. Sternly put, the NL is where amazing happens. ...
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A little bit on the Dodgers NLCS rotation
mlbnotebook.com 10/14/2009 — Joe Torre still seems undecided when it comes to his NLCS starting rotation against the Phillies. Ken Gurnick of MLB.com has more: There are strong indications that Torre will have the 21-year-old Kershaw start Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, too, and as a bonus, Torre's probably ...
Kuroda-san to Kuroda-Sim Tuesday
sonsofstevegarvey.com 10/12/2009 — Look out, Jon Garland (or Jeff Weaver): Hiroki Kuroda just might be back on the roster for the NLCS :
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda worked out at Dodger Stadium on Monday, and is scheduled to fly to Arizona to pitch in a simulated game Tuesday against instructional league ...
Dodgers' Kuroda to start Game 3, Billingsley to 'pen
sportingnews.com 10/15/2009 —
Sporting News staff reports
The Dodgers' website reports righthander Hiroki Kuroda, who missed the first round because of a neck injury, will start Game 3 of the NLCS. As a result, ...
And That Happened: NLCS
hardballtimes.com 10/22/2009 — Phillies 10, Dodgers 4 : At some point this winter, Ned Colletti and Joe Torre are going to have an epiphany in which they realize that having to rely on Vicente Padilla to save their butts in an elimination game means that they screwed something up somewhere along the line. Torre may not have ...
Clayton Kershaw gets Game 1 start
latimes.com 10/15/2009 — Left-hander will open NLCS against Philadelphia Phillies. Vicente Padilla will start Game 2, followed by Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3 and Randy Wolf in Game 4.
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And That Happened: NLCS
hardballtimes.com 10/19/2009 — Phillies 11, Dodgers 0 : I'd jump all over the Kuroda start, but (a) the alternative would have been Chad Billingsley, right, and he didn't have much of anything himself last night; and (b) even if he gave up one run over eight innings or something, he still would have lost because Cliff Lee is ...
Keeping Padilla in LA
baseballmusings.com 10/15/2009 — Joe Torre’s decision to start Vicente Padilla in game two means he’ll also be on schedule to start game six, both in Dodger Stadium. Padilla does not have a good history in Citizen’s Bank Park , where he allowed 38.7 home runs per 200 innings while he was with the Phillies. ...
Vicente Padilla turns into Dodgers' ace
latimes.com 10/20/2009 — After allowing only one run in two postseason starts, he will take the mound for Game 5 of the NLCS instead of left-hander Clayton Kershaw.
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After allowing ...
NLCS Health Update
baseballprospectus.com 10/15/2009 — Through seven games, there’s not much to update with the two teams heading to the NLCS. The Phillies had a couple injuries during their series with the Rockies , but there should be no effect. Scott Eyre came back after what looked like a ...
WATN: Vicente Padilla, NLCS Game Two Starter
the700level.com 10/15/2009 — There will be quite a few familiar former Phillies putting on their Dodger Blues this evening in Los Angeles. Randy Wolf, the Dodgers game four starter, spent the bulk of his career in Philadelphia. It's crazy to think the Wolf Pack debuted over a decade ago at the Vet . Jim Thome, perhaps ...
Howard carries Phillies on his bat —
NY Post: Sports
DENVER — Alex Rodriguez is not the only slugger coming through in the playoffs.
Ryan Howard delivered the big blow Monday night to push the Phillies into the NLCS, showing his calmness in the clutch with a two-out, two-run double off Rockies closer H...
