10) Hideki Kuroda's star-crossed year (Opening Day pitcher, DLd for months afterward, intermittently dominant and maddening) might have ended tonight, because it's hard to see how Joe Torre trusts him with any more innings this year. He had nothing, and you have to think that the Dodger manager has other options.9) You'd never know from this post-season that Ryan Howard isn't the best first baseman in baseball, mostly because left handed pitchers either haven't worked to him, or haven't thrown him strikes. He's fielded his position well, legged out a triple like a runaway beer truck, and set a new MLB record with RBIs in seven straight games. They've been playing baseball for a real long time, so setting that kind of record is kinda meaningful. If Howard can keep up this hot streak for another couple of weeks, this marvelously flawed team could win it all again, and maybe make Philly a baseball town. (Well, OK, no. But it'll narrow the margin a bi...
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