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... National League, but experienced a major shock in the first round of the NLDS. In Game Two, the Cardinals were up 2-1 and had a chance to ... Colorado Rockies The Rockies had a real chance to take over the NLDS against the Phillies when it returned to Colorado at 1-1. ... saves and had an ERA that hovered around 7. Lidge got through the NLDS rather easily by saving Game Three and Game Four in Colorado ...

... 9. Ryan Howard's RBI double stuns Rockies — NLDS Game 4 One day after Guerrero crushed Boston's hopes, ... * * 7. Matt Holliday's error in Los Angeles — NLDS Game 2 Matt Holliday's(notes) failure to grab ... certain victory and gave the Dodgers a new life they'd use to take a 2-0 NLDS lead. It was easily the biggest error of the '09 postseason and possibly the ...

... in five World Series games. After Lee allowed one run in nine innings in game one of the NLDS against the Rockies this year, the Phils had made seven quality starts in a row in playoff games. In ... this year before that became apparent. He was pitching in relief in the sixth inning of game two of the NLDS with the Phils down 4-0. The Phils and Yankees both played 15 post-season games in 2009. ...

... the way hitting a 1st inning HR as Al Leiter pitched a two hit shutout. The next night in the 1999 NLDS he was the hero of Game #1 in Arizona. He hit 2 HRs including a grand slam in the top of ... 425 on base percentage. He made his only All Star team and was one of the best all around second baseman in the game. In the NLDS he hit a HR in the 9th inning of Game #2 and drove in five runs overall while ...

... is thankful that he didn't spend all year in Oakland and that some people are focused on what Ryan Franklin did in NLDS Game 2.Ryan Franklin is thankful he got that extension signed early and that some people are focused on what Matt Holliday did in NLDS Game 2.Kyle McClellan is thankful that Adam Wainwright doesn't hold grudges, especially since ...

... between Cleveland and Philadelphia, Lee went 14-13 during the regular season with a 3.22 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP, to go with his 181 strikeouts in 232+ innings. He then went on to throw another 40 innings in the NLDS, NLCS and World Series. So he thew 272 innings in 2009, a jump of 50 innings from 2008. I present this as I am concerned that Lee may experience a fall off in performance compared to ...

... together. I remember Myers pitching at Reading, his sparkling debut against Mark Pryor, who was also making his debut,in Chicago, and the complete game shutout he threw against the Brewers in 2008 on three days' rest. His at-bats against C.C. Sabathia in the 2008 NLDS and again vs. Derek Lowe in the NLCS that year were the stuff of myth. Good-by and good luck. Things already begin to change.

... he struggled, and the former Rockie is definitely more comfortable playing in the National League rather than the Yanks an the American League. Defensively, he's an upgrade from Johnny Damon, but if you saw Game 2 of the NLDS, not by much. Jason Bay hit .267 with 35 homers and 119 RBIs for the Red Sox this past season. He came over in the 3-team Manny Ramirez deal back in July of '08, and ...

... must be on the Mets next season: Matt Holliday. It’s an absolutely no-brainer decision. Last season he had a .909 OPS, a 114 wRC, a positive UZR/150 (despite what you may have seen against the Dodgers in the NLDS), and 5.7 Wins Above Replacement. The Mets need to pull out all the stops to acquire him and spend any money possible. $18-20 million for five or six years should do the trick and ...