Archive for October, 2009
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Friday, October 30th, 2009Cole Hamels faces lefty Andy Pettitte in game three on Saturday.
The 37-year-old Pettitte made 32 starts for the Yankees this season, going 14-8 with a 4.16 ERA and a 1.38 ratio. Righties hit 249/331/386 against him and lefties 282/321/409. Like Burnett, same-side hitters hit for a higher average against him. […]
Most influential player that ever stepped in Yankee Stadium makes his case for a new addition to Vizzini’s list
Friday, October 30th, 2009Vizzini is the guy in The Princess Bride who is best known for his list of classic blunders that’s headed up by never getting involved in a land war in Asia. With an assist to Grady Little, it may be time for him to add never letting Pedro Martinez stay in a playoff game […]
Take two
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Pedro Martinez faces righty AJ Burnett tonight in game two of the World Series.
Burnett went 13-9 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.40 ratio in 33 starts for the Yankees this season. The righty was much better against lefties than he was against righties. Lefties hit just 217/310/343 against him while righties […]
Phils starting to regret not trading for Halladay less and less with each passing day
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Quite a show for the Phils and Cliff Lee last night as a relaxed-looking Phillies team jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the Yankees in the World Series. How good was Lee? Well, Utley hit two home runs before the end of the sixth and that inning ended with the Phils up […]
Play like a dynasty
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009It’s a little late for any of us to ask the Phillies to play like champions. They’ve been doing that for a while now — they are champions and nothing can ever take that away from this core of outstanding players. But the World Series starts tonight and with it the chance for […]
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