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Steve Phillips, Making Messes Of The Mets And His Own Life
October 21, 2009 by
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ESPN analyst and former Mets GM Steve Phillips has an affair that goes all Fatal Attraction on him, except for the boiled bunny thing.
We heard this rumor Sunday and began to inquire with a few ESPN sources about Phillips’ behavior. All three sources said the same thing - Phillips...
The Fat Lady Warms Up: Yankees 10, Angels 1
October 21, 2009 by
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The blown calls, irritating as they were (how in the hell do you miss the fact that both Cano and Posada were off the bag, something that was transparent to me up in the thin air, or the CS 2-6 against Nick Swisher in the second that suddenly wasn't), didn't contribute that...
Don Mattingly Interviews For Manager's Jobs In Cleveland, Washington
October 20, 2009 by
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Per MLB.com; Mattingly has had a phone interview with the Tribe, and has been approached for the vacant Nationals job as well through the Dodgers' front office.
Dodgers Extend Ned Colletti
October 20, 2009 by
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Per the Times; to an unknown multi-year deal.
Broxton's Stairs-Way To Heaving: Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
October 20, 2009 by
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I've had my problems with Jonathan Broxton as the Dodgers closer, but usually think he does a fine job. But this ought to be enough to get him permanently demoted from the job:
His first pitch to Stairs was about 100 mph. But it was also outside the strike zone.
Said Stairs:...
Mo Rivera Throwing A Spitter?
October 20, 2009 by
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Quinlan's Goofy Swing at Halos Heaven has the two-dimensional photographic evidence. Interesting. MLB says there's no evidence he ever did such a naughty thing, which, uh, doesn't this photographic sequence sorta prove otherwise?
Kiss My Ass, Evil Empire: Angels 5, Yankees 4 (11 Innings)
October 20, 2009 by
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Dueling Columnists On Moving Vlad Around
October 19, 2009 by
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Ken Rosenthal:
Here's a statistical oddity for you. The Angels went 17-4 when both Hunter and Guerrero were injured from July 8 to Aug. 3, batting .324-.381-.511, averaging 7.6 runs per game. The quality of the team's competition during that period was not especially good...
Matt Welch On The Imperious Yankees Welfare Queens
October 19, 2009 by
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At Reason:
This year the Yankees moved into a new stadium. According to
baseball economist Neil deMause of the excellent Field of Schemes website, the
facility cost a stunning $1.56 billion, and the total project
(including replacing 22-acres of parkland that had been destroyed...
Humiliation? You Ain't Seen Nothin': Phillies 11, Dodgers 0
October 19, 2009 by
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Is it enough to say Hiroki Kuroda had nothing? No. Only two Dodger pitchers escaped this one unscathed, while the offense managed to do exactly nothing against Cliff Lee; between him and Chad Durbin, the Phils suffocated the Dodgers' offense with a three-hit shutout. There was...
Humiliation: Yankees 4, Angels 3 (13 Innings)
October 18, 2009 by
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I want to give the Angels the benefit of the doubt here, but when the game ends on errors like the Angels made in this one — perhaps mitigated somewhat by the awful playing conditions — it just looks awful for their chances to progress.
Bad umpiring almost all the way...
Where's King Solomon When You Really Need Him? Both McCourts Claim Dodger Ownership
October 16, 2009 by
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Yup, divorce a-coming:
Major League Baseball lists Frank McCourt as the Dodgers' "control person." But a high-ranking baseball source said Thursday that the couple presented themselves together for the approval of Commissioner Bud Selig when they bought the team in 2004...
Abreu Rejects Angels' 2 Year/$16M Offer
October 16, 2009 by
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Per Jon Heyman, Bobby Abreu has turned down the Angels' 2 year/$16M offer.
Nancy Bea, At Least, Will Return
October 16, 2009 by
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Via Vin Scully Is My Homeboy, Nancy Bea Hefley has signed a 3-year extension through the 2012 season.
Phillies @ Dodgers NLCS Game 1: Phillies 0, Dodgers 0 (In Progress)
October 15, 2009 by
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Top 1st: Shane Victorino reaches on a one-out line drive single, and immediately afterwards, the fans hearts find their way into their throats as Chase Utley chases Matt Kemp to the warning track for a long, scary flyball out. Kershaw picks off Victorino 1-3-6; the Flyin' Hawaiian...
Kuroda, Elbert Make The Team As Dodgers Announce NLCS Roster
October 15, 2009 by
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Weaver and Garland missed the cut.
CBS Outdoor To Run Dodgers Scores During The NLCS
October 15, 2009 by
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CBS Outdoor billboards will display the Dodger scores during the NLDS; the billboards will appear at Olympic Blvd at Granville, Cahuenga at Franklin, Westwood at Santa Monica Blvd, Third at La Cienega, and Santa Monica and Federal.
Incidentally, CBS Outdoor is the corporate successor...
Rangers Stiff Fans Who Bought Postseason Tickets
October 15, 2009 by
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... at least, temporarily. Fans who made the mistake of buying postseason tickets won't get their money back until November because "the money is tied up with MLB." David Pinto suggests the team is being run like the Washington Senators, from which the franchise was born.
Nor'easter Threatens ALCS Schedule
October 15, 2009 by
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Via David Pinto, a nor'easter is threatening to wreak havoc on the ALCS. Heavy rains starting Friday and lasting through the weekend are liable to cause Game 1 to be postponed.
Game 1 would be played on Saturday and Game 2 on Sunday, which is currently scheduled as an off-day...
McCourts Separate
October 14, 2009 by
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Maybe nobody could tell after they bought two adjoining properties in Holmby Hills. (They also have two in Malibu.) No comment on a possible divorce, but if that happens, look for a replay of the John and Becky Moores divorce in San Diego that forced the former owner of the Padres...
Ross Newhan Revisionism: O'Malley And The Angels
October 14, 2009 by
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Times sportswriter emeritus Ross Newhan's recent account of the Angels' relations with Walter O'Malley is fine as far as it goes — nothing new here if you've read his now rather dated history — but then there's this, something that inevitably seems to...
Three From Maury Brown
October 14, 2009 by
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Overlooked yesterday: TBS's coverage of MLB's Division Series was their highest-rated programming in that network's history.
MLB announces umpiring crews: crew chief Tim McClelland with Dale Scott, Jerry Layne, Fieldin Culbreth, Laz Diaz and Bill Miller in the ALCS, and...
Dodgers Announce NLCS Rotation
October 14, 2009 by
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ITD says it's Kershaw, Padilla, Kuroda, and Wolf.
Just Say No To Evil Robots In San Diego
October 14, 2009 by
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Or, why Kim Ng and/or Logan White shouldn't be interviewed for the GM job in San Diego. Heh.
ESPN Insider Predicts, ALCS Edition
October 14, 2009 by
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Not like "Criswell Predicts" we assume, ESPN Insider (with the byline of Keith Law and whoever worked with him at Baseball Prospectus) is picking the Yankees in six.
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