sports.yahoo.com - 10/16/2009
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When appropriate, Big League Stew reviews a key decision during the playoffs to see if the right one was made. The Turning Point: Dodgers manager Joe Torre stuck with rookie left-hander Clayton Kershaw (notes) for six batters after Carlos Ruiz (notes) put the Phillies ahead with a ...
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
news.bostonherald.com - 10/15/2009
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L OS ANGELES It was a Monday game
at Shea Stadium, a day game, May 26, 1975....
The Mets beat the Dodgers, 6-3, on a walkoff, three-run, pinch-hit home run by Wayne Garrett (although it was not called a "walk-off" in the newspaper accounts the next ...
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A look back at Charlie Manuel vs. Joe Torre I
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The Good Phight —
... most teams have "Don't give up multiple three-run home runs" stashed somewhere in their playbooks.
Lidge saves it as Phillies take Game 1 from Dodgers Brad Lidge is fixed! YAY!
Martinez back where he started - The Boston Globe Under the mango tree?
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