Category Archives: World Series

the real world champions

By Mike Sadowski | Published: November 5, 2009 | 0 Comments
There are a few truths we know for sure after the Yankees won their 27th World Series last night: They’re the best team in baseball.  They deserved every part of this win. Anyone who tells you different is kidding themselves.  The core of Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte that has won five championships may [...]
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the lidge meltdown we all expected

By Mike Sadowski | Published: November 2, 2009 | 0 Comments
In April, the chinks in the armor already were showing. After his perfect year, Brad Lidge would be far from perfect. Everyone knew it. We all saw it. We didn’t want to, but we did. When he blew his first save on April 18, the signs were already there. He had already given up two home runs, [...]
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now we’re even

By Mike Sadowski | Published: October 30, 2009 | 0 Comments
Here’s why AJ Burnett’s Game 2 performance was better than Cliff Lee’s gem in Game 1: Because we expected that of Cliff Lee. Maybe not to that extent, but we thought it could happen. Burnett? Everything pointed against it. The Phillies had been successful off him in the past, he had been wild in his last start [...]
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