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Remembrances of Spoils Past, Part One
That the Mets are playing out the string at this point, rather than competing for a playoff spot, is not all that unusual based on recent history. What is out of the ordinary is the fact that they are in the position to play spoiler to other more fortunate teams. The last two seasons, as the Mets...
10/13/2001 - Jeter's flip saves Yankees' season
(Posada applies the tag. Photo courtesy of the New York Daily News) The 2001 New York Yankees, the winners of four World Series titles in five years, came dangerously close to getting knocked out in the first round. The Oakland Athletics, their first opponent in the postseason, were an extremely...
Friday Applesauce
It was linked to in this FanPost, but it deserves another plug. At Beyond the Boxscore, Sky Kalkman breaks down the National League MVP race using clutch performance, playing time and defense, among other things. Sky clarifies the "clutch" point thusly: Let's start with that last claim, that...
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