Found October 13, 2009 on Big League Stew:
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As the NLCS prepares to kick off Thursday night in LA, Big League Stew takes a look at five early storylines.1. Which Manny will show up?:At this point, I expect that half of the Stew's readership will chime in and finish that question with "Yeah, the Manny with fertility drugs or the one without?" Excellent take folks, but I've moved past that and am currently wondering whether the Dodgers will see the Manny from NLDS Games 1 and 2 (1-for-8) or the Manny from the clinching Game 3 against the Cardinals (3-for-5, two doubles, two RBIs)?With the emergence of Andre Ethier(notes) and Matt Kemp(notes) as productive hitters, Los Angeles doesn't need to solely look to Ramirez like it did during last year's NLCS (when he hit .533/.682/1.067 with two doubles, two homers and seven RBIs). However, if the Dodgers want to unseat the defending champs, Man-Ram will definitely have to recreate more than just the "fight" from last fall. 2. Ryan Howard(notes) and ...
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