Found June 25, 2008 on Beerleaguer:
With bases loaded in the seventh, Carlos Ruiz grounded into an inning-ending double play, while Jamie Moyer, who'd been sharp, hit a wall in the bottom half when Emil Brown tagged a hanging change. Phils lost 5-2. If you read Pat Burrell's quotes in today's Inquirer, it sounds like they're pressing. I've read that excuse often in relation to certain players and believe it's probably happening now to every Phillie who picks up a baseball bat. It happened because they...
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