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Dodgers/Phillies Game 4: The Fat Man Chokes, the Fat Lady Is Warming Up

Boss Hogg blew it.Jonathan Broxton imploded in the bottom of the 9th Monday night, giving up a walk, hitting a batter, then giving up a two-out double to Jimmy Rollins that scored the tying and winning runs and put the Phillies one victory away from eliminating the Dodgers for the second consecutive ... More >>

Dodgers/Phillies Game 2: Phew!

​Freaky Friday, folks.Has-been Pedro Martinez dialed up the way back machine and held the Dodgers to two hits in seven shutout innings with no walks. Castoff Vicente Padilla pretty much matched him: four hits over 7.1 innings, with one walk and only Ryan Howard's solo homer. And the Dodgers turned ... More >>

Dodgers/Phillies Game 1: Uh, That Wasn't Pretty

​What the hell was that?If you would've told me that the Dodgers would score 6 runs on 14 hits in Game 1, I would've taken that bet on a victory.Unfortunately, the Dodgers gave up eight earned runs. Eight. Joe Torre's roll of the dice to start 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw didn't pay off as he gave ... More >>

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