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Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies

By Buster Olney

Monday, November 2, 2009

The great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at least what they are perceived to be). Because the pitchers and the catchers won't mess around. They will just keep throwing the same pitch in the same spot until you demonstrate that you can hit that pitch. The Dodgers pounded Matt Holliday with inside fastballs. Nick Swisher is seeing a ton of breaking balls. Shane Victorino is being pitched inside. ...

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