firenedcollettinow.com - 10/13/2008
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...we were throwing over it."
That's the best line from the post-game interviews, brought to you by none other than Russell Martin.
In all seriousness though, I really do think this helps the Dodgers in the long run. No, i'm not one of those guys who believes throwing at another player is ...
ESPN Is Awesome At Sensationalist Garbage Journalism
firenedcollettinow.com 10/11/2008 — I was shocked when I read Amy Nelson’s article on the Dodgers loss to the Phillies in Game 2. If you read her piece, it sure seems like Chad Billingsley was being classless by throwing Russell Martin under the bus for his bad performance.
She writes:
"If Chad Billingsley is going to be an...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Russell Martin —
Complain In Vain
After the Dodgers-Phillies playoff game last night, there was an interview on SportsCenter of Russell Martin. Not only is Martin the catcher for the Dodgers. And not only did Martin score a run in the team’s 7-2 win. But Martin also introduced a new word into our lexicon. Aggressivity. ...
Dodgers take Game 3 as tempers flare —
The Sommer Frieze
Blake DeWitt’s 3-run triple highlighted a 5-run first inning as the Dodgers took Game 3 of the NLCS 7-2 to cut the Phils’ lead to two games to one.
In Game 2, Manny Ramirez was buzzed by Brett Myers. In Game 3, Russell Martin was buzzed by Clay Condrey in the 2nd inning—this ...
Dodgers’ Fight Back —
ON THE BUZZER Sports Blog
Let’s look past the box score; the W, the Hiroki Kuroda performance, the 7-2 shelacking that was handed to the Phillies. The real win came in the 3rd inning, after Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was thrown at, again. Enter Kuroda, launching a warning pitch over the head of the crazy ...
Martin Hit Again —
baseballmusings.com
Chad Durbin hits Russell Martin with a breaking ball. That the second time he's been hit, and one other time the Phillies came close. With both sides warned, I'm surprised Durbin isn't out of the game. I thought that was...
The Seventh Run —
baseballmusings.com
Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin walk in the bottom of the fourth with two out. Garciaparra singles to left and Manny tries to score with two out. I thought Burrell had a great shot at throwing him out at the...
Relief in brief —
Philliesflow.com
Here’s a look at some of the guys we could be seeing out of the Dodgers bullpen in the NLCS, what they did this season and in September:
2008
September, 2008
Player
L/R
IP
ERA
Ratio
K
IP
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NLCS Preview Part IV : The Pen’s The Thing —
Phillies Nation
2008 National League Championship Series Preview
Part IV : The Pen’s The Thing
Probable Bullpen
Chan Ho Park - 4-4 / 3.40 ERA / 79 K / 36 BB
James McDonald - 0-0 / 0.00 ERA / 2 K / 0 BB
Greg Maddux - 8-13 / 4.22 ERA / 98 K / 30 BB
Cory Wade - 2-1 / 2.27 ERA / 51 K / 15 BB
Takashi ...