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The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2

By Buster Olney

Friday, October 30, 2009

It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is a legend because of the weapon that is his cut fastball, the pitch that veers in on the hands of left-handed hitters. Almost without exception, no matter the opposing hitter, he has looked to bury his cutter inside against lefties at some point. But for the first time I can remember, Rivera carefully worked around a left-handed hitter in a big spo ...

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