2009 MLB Playoffs

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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Diamondbacks reliever Clay Zavada shows up to accept American Mustache Institute's 2009 "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year" award

I declare shenanigans.

George Parros should've ran away with this one.

[Wholin1]

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These games are wearing me out, let's get it done tonight. No. 27 !

[Dirty]

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Diamondbacks reliever Clay Zavada shows up to accept American Mustache Institute's 2009 "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year" award

The guy in the black jacket doesn't even have a mustache!

[SteveF]

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Well I guess Rollins will have to fix his prediction.

ozzie guillen wont

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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[bostonewe]

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I hadn't seen that before...that's amazing.

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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I hadn't seen that before...that's amazing.

First time anyone has stolen two bases on one play in the World Series.

[Jon]

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That is actually really funny. I'm shocked this doesn't happen all the time against the shift.

Memo to Terry Francona: bat Ellsbury in front of Papi. It would be funny...

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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That is actually really funny. I'm shocked this doesn't happen all the time against the shift.

Memo to Terry Francona: bat Ellsbury in front of Papi. It would be funny...

I'd imagine that most teams wouldn't have a pitcher be as brain-dead as Lidge and forget to cover third.

[state of hockey]

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I'd imagine that most teams wouldn't have a pitcher be as brain-dead as Lidge and forget to cover third.

Exactly. This isn't the first time someone has stolen while the shift was on. It's the first time the pitcher was a complete buffoon.

Very heads up by Damon though, I laughed my arse off.

[Terrierbyassociation]

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I'd imagine that most teams wouldn't have a pitcher be as brain-dead as Lidge and forget to cover third.

Can you imagine in a situation where the ball is in the dirt and the runner takes second uncontested, he still has his momentum and rounds second and could take third easily. The pitcher probably doesn't break to third until the runner rounds second.

This is why the shift is stupid.

[Hammer]

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If that ball had gone to the backstop and kicks the right way, there's an outside chance that Damon comes all the way around to score, if the pitcher falls asleep on the mound.

[Terrierbyassociation]

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I can't believe the people defending Manuel for keeping the shift on with a runner on first base.

[Greyeagle]

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If that ball had gone to the backstop and kicks the right way, there's an outside chance that Damon comes all the way around to score, if the pitcher falls asleep on the mound.

If? He was in deep REM as Damon went to second.

It was weird watching it on TV, Damon breaks for 2nd & I thought it Lew Ford had pinch run.

[jmh]

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If? He was in deep REM as Damon went to second.

The pitcher covering home on a wild pitch comes up in game situations a lot more often than covering third when the defense is playing an extreme shift. I'm not sure why I'm defending Lidge, but I think he would've been there to cover home if need be.