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Postseason Meltdowns Can Ruin Careers
nybaseballdigest.com - 10/11/2009
Postseason Meltdowns Can Ruin Careers
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Joe Nathan entered the 2009 ALDS with a career ERA+ of 175. For those that may not know, that means he is 75% better than league average. He has also produced a WHIP less than one in five of the last seven seasons. You could argue that he is second to only Mariano Rivera when it comes to naming ...
Supporting Joe Nathan
voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com - 10/10/2009
Supporting Joe Nathan
— voicefromtwinsterritory.mlblogs.com — With a two-run lead the Minnesota Twins were three outs away from leaving New York tied up... at one game apiece. A single off closer Joe Nathan and a two-run homerun later, and the game was all tied. The Twins would go on to lose, and instead of having a great chance heading home, they'll instead ... (more) Supporting Joe Nathan

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Jayson Stark: Philadelphia Phillies' Brad Lidge turns back the clock
sports.espn.go.com - 10/12/2009
Jayson Stark: Philadelphia Phillies' Brad Lidge turns back the clock
— sports.espn.go.com — DENVER -- He came trotting out of the bullpen at 2:02 a.m. ET, or Philadelphia Daylight Nail... Chewing Time. A year ago, this was his time. His place. His mountaintop. But as Brad Lidge has been finding out for six agonizing months now, it isn't last ... (more) Jayson Stark: Philadelphia Phillies' Brad Lidge turns ...

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Picture This: Umpires Become Unwanted Stars for MLB Postseason
bizofbaseball.com - 10/12/2009
Picture This: Umpires Become Unwanted Stars for MLB Postseason
— bizofbaseball.com — C.B. Bucknor's blown call at first during the ALDS Red Sox v Angels Game 1 ALDS was... one of two in the game, and the beginning of a series of umpire errors in the Divison Series Major League Baseball just can’t seem to catch a break. If it isn’t PEDs overshadowing the game, it’s ... (more) Picture This: Umpires Become Unwanted Stars for MLB ...

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Zell's Pinstripe Blog:  Yankees to put Chamberlain in the pen for the rest of the postseason

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Yankees to put Chamberlain in the pen for the rest of the postseason
Zell's Pinstripe Blog — ... in New York, greeted by early Yankee speculation / Yankees notes A-Rod thriving in playoffs for NY Yankees while playing without expectations A-Rod the talk of the town heading into Game 3  / Mauer: I’m ‘not feeling great’ Six Or More With Three Or Less, Please / Minnesota Writers Grasping At Straws Pettitte and the Metrodome / Postseason Meltdowns Can Ruin Careers Bombers eliminating 2004 ALCS from memory / ...

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