Found October 16, 2009 on SportsTsar: Yardbarker Blogger Network
If you happened to cruise by ESPN.com earlier this afternoon, you would have been subject to this sheer brilliance of a headline promoting the Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS: Yes, we get it. You’re talking about the bullpens. And yes, they proved critical in the game, as George [...]
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