mlbnotebook.com - 10/11/2009
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Recently, I had a chance to do a little interview /Q&A/whatever you want to call it, with Jesse Spector of the New York Daily News. He is running a series entitled "Blogger Nine Innings" where he asks bloggers nine questions, and I jumped at the chance to participate. Make sure to head over ...
Utley’s Throws
baseballmusings.com 10/18/2009 — I find it interesting that when the Phillies talk about Chase Utley’s throwing problems in the first two games of the NLCS they concentrate on the errors :
Dodgers third base coach Larry Bowa, who managed Utley when he first came up in Philadelphia, doesn’t buy it.
“No, ...
A Tough Loss
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/17/2009 — The Phillies took a tough loss today against the Dodgers to tie this NLCS series 1 game each. Pedro Martinez was brilliant through 7 innings where he allowed only 2 hits and no runs. You could not have asked for more out of him. But Martinez was pulled before the 8th ...
NLCS Pitcher Scouting Reports
crashburnalley.com 10/15/2009 — Folks, your prize fighters for the NLCS have been announced! Lyoto Machida will take on Shogun Rua Cole Hamels will take on Clayton Kershaw in Game One, and Pedro Martinez will oppose Vicente Padilla in Game Two. The Dodgers have scheduled Hiroki ...
Sam Donnellon: Why Phillies second baseman Chase Utley is the man
philly.com 10/3/2009 — EVERYONE HAS his list of greatest playmakers. Christian Laettner, with his prayer. Magic, with his junior, junior skyhook. Scottie Reynolds, running past five Pitt defenders, running Villanova into the Final Four. Tiger Woods on almost any Sunday that ...
Wild Mood Swings: Phillies 5, Rockies 4
thegoodphight.com 10/13/2009 —
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by Jack Dempsey - AP
Man of the hour: Jayson Werth had two big run-scoring hits, this sixth-inning homer and the game-winner in the ninth, as the ...
An Utley failure: Chase morphs into Knoblauch before our eyes
sports.yahoo.com 10/19/2009 — Just when you assumed it was safe for Chase Utley (notes) to throw a baseball, he went all Chuck Knoblauch on the Phillies at Dodger Stadium the past two games. Nobody in the front row was safe! Utley's throwing error on Friday afternoon — ...
Ryan Howard delivers rally, Phillies win NLDS
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/13/2009 — Brad Lidge picks up the save in wild ninth inning There would have been no better way to finish off this hotly contested NLDS between the past two National League champions. The Phillies took a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning and won by a final score of 5-4. After seeing the game almost ...
Closing out Closers
mlbnotebook.com 10/14/2009 — For those of you who watched the Phillies end the Rockies' season last night, you may remember Dexter Fowler leapfrogging Chase Utley to beat a double play. That was awesome. You may also remember Huston Street pitching to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, who, if you don't remember, are ...
Mitch Williams: Utley Playing Hurt
the700level.com 10/20/2009 — He can't say for sure. Nobody in the clubhouse is really supporting or denying the idea. Mitch just has a feeling, and that feeling is something ain't right at second base. "Something is wrong. When the season's over, there's going to be something come out that Chase has been playing with ...
Awful Umpiring Help Phillies Take Game Two
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/12/2009 — What the heck is going on with the umpiring during these playoffs? It has been truly terrible. I think the home plate umpiring has been okay. For the most part, the home plate umpires have been consistent with their umpiring
But the issue is--they are missing obvious calls.