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    So much for the Bash. "If we faced Josh Beckett and Roy Halladay every game during the regular season, I don't think our offense would be the same ... We faced Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez, two really good pitchers, the first two games. You're not going to score 10 runs a game off those two guys." There have been home runs, though. Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online
    If we faced Josh Beckett and Roy Halladay every game during the regular season, I don't think our offense would be the same ... We faced Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez, two really good pitchers, the first two games. You're not going to score 10 runs a game off those two guys.
    Mark Teixeira – Mark Teixeira SOURCE: N.J. Courier-Post Online 3 weeks ago
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Starters rule first 2 games of the Series
  1. I think that, in most instances, good pitching can shut down good hitting, and mediocre pitching can't always shut down mediocre hitting ... You look at both these lineups, both these lineups are very good, and the pitching on both sides is very good, and they've been two well-pitched games. It's usuall...
    Joe Girardi – Joe Girardi SOURCE: N.J. Courier-Post Online 3 weeks ago
  2. Some teams, let's be honest, there are some teams that just don't put out five good starters. When you get to the postseason, you're facing a three- or four-man rotation, and because you're in the World Series, it's three or four of the best pitchers in baseball. You're never going to expect to see the ...
    SOURCE: N.J. Courier-Post Online 3 weeks ago
  3. During the season you're facing a five-man rotation
    SOURCE: N.J. Courier-Post Online 3 weeks ago

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