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T.J. Simers: Casey Blake's power of negative thinking keeps Dodgers in the hunt
latimes.com - 10/17/2009
T.J. Simers: Casey Blake's power of negative thinking keeps Dodgers in the hunt
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Third baseman, who had a key walk against the Cardinals, starts winning rally against the Phillies. > Third baseman, who had a key walk against the Cardinals, starts winning rally against the Phillies.
T.J. Simers: Squandering everything, just to end up the same as in '08
latimes.com - 10/22/2009
T.J. Simers: Squandering everything, just to end up the same as in '08
— latimes.com — City officials spent the day greasing the light poles, street lights and nearby trees knowing Vicente Padilla... was pitching for the Dodgers and the drunken uglies here would go stupid once the Phillies clinched the pennant. (more) T.J. Simers: Squandering everything, just to end up the ...

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T.J. Simers doesn’t love the City of Brotherly Shove
umpbump.com - 10/21/2009
T.J. Simers doesn’t love the City of Brotherly Shove
— umpbump.com — Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers can see the end in sight , and he’s a little... bitter that his Dodgers are about to lose to the Philadelphia Phillies, of all teams. Let’s take his insults one at a time. As you know, Fox will be broadcasting the … [ visit site to read ... (more) T.J. Simers doesn’t love the City of Brotherly Shove

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T.J. Simers: Dodgers' old man didn't protect the kid
latimes.com - 10/16/2009
T.J. Simers: Dodgers' old man didn't protect the kid
— latimes.com — Manager Joe Torre should have taken Clayton Kershaw out after he gave up three runs in the... fifth inning. Instead, Kershaw stayed in and the Phillies got two more runs, the difference in Game 1. >  ... (more) T.J. Simers: Dodgers' old man didn't protect the kid

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T.J. Simers: Casey Blake’s power of negative thinking keeps Dodgers in the hunt
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — T.J. Simers: Casey Blake’s power of negative thinking keeps Dodgers in the hunt OK, OK, so Andre Ethier has really cemented his reputation now as the Dodgers’ walk-off specialist. But his gritty, lefty-against lefty, self-disciplined approach—resulting in a walk at a time when everyone was expecting something so much more heroic—is now becoming the Dodgers’ trademark for success. And while Ethier might be the ultimate closer when it comes to tough at-bats, as rallies go, the biggest instigator so far this postseason is Casey Blake. Blake’s a duck killer too, but I’m so ...

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