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Life sucks at 3-1, now what?
Life sucks at 3-1, now what?
Well that sucked. That's been about my only concrete thought for the past twelve hours since the game ended. The series isn't over and in baseball anything can happen, but I'm undeniably in a deep state of melancholy and depression today. It's not so much the fact that we're down 3-1, it's ...
WS Coverage: Game Four Thoughts
fangraphs.com — Several things stood out to me about last night’s game, so I’ll touch on them each briefly... with the patented notes post. 1. I’ll give Charlie Manuel this – the man has cojones the size of the liberty bell. No matter how ... (more) WS Coverage: Game Four Thoughts
Rich Hofmann: The moment we all feared: Lidge implosion
philly.com — The thing: that Brad Lidge really wasn't Brad Lidge anymore. Perfection is the standard. Lidge set it.... Lidge knows it. That he never had a chance to match it, after his impeccable, impossible 2008 season, was a known fact. But he has not approached ... (more) Rich Hofmann: The moment we all feared: Lidge implosion
Anatomy of an at-bat: Johnny Damon's single
Anatomy of an at-bat: Johnny Damon's single
pinstripealley.com — More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Browse more photos » Damon gets the AAB Award... for the second straight night. His nine-pitch single with two outs in the ninth started a three-run rally that allowed Mo to ... (more) Anatomy of an at-bat: Johnny Damon's single
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