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Found August 12, 2009 on Macho Row:
PLAYERS: Ryan Madson,  Pedro Martinez
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  Miami Marlins,  Atlanta Braves

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The Phillies pounded the Cubs tonight in Pedro Martinez's Phillies debut. Meanwhile down south the Florida Marlins lost to the Houston Astros. Coupled with a victory b the Atlanta Braves the Marlins drop into a second place tie in the NL East.

This also means that the magic number drops two places, decreasing from 48 to 46. This year reliever Ryan Madson switched from 63 to 46. While the lowering of the magic number is a somewhat joyous occasion, I was unable to find a happier picture of Madson in which his uniform number was prominent. So this picture of him wondering what went wrong on a home run to his opponent will have to suffice for now.
Original Story: http://macho-row.blogspot.com/2009/08...
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