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Found October 20, 2009 on Raise the Jolly Roger!: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jimmy Rollins
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies

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Hopefully sometime in the next few years this blog will be at its peak in early/mid October, but instead we’ll have to settle on short blurbs about each series from time to time: Phillies/Dodgers–Phillies lead, 3-1 The World Champs are in an awfully good position to return to the Fall Classic after Jimmy Rollins’ dramatic walk-off double, [...]
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