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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The bullpen has been shaky.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
ATLANTA AP Kelly Johnson homered twice, James Parr pitched six more scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves overcame a shaky bullpen to deal another.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A shaky inconsistent bullpen and a practically non – existent clutch offense in late innings, is where the team is finding itself in dire straits.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Brad Ausmus led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the season, Darin Erstad connected for his third three batters later and the Houston Astros rallied against the New York Mets’ shaky bullpen for a 6–4 win Sunday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Billy Wagner is still injured, and the Mets bullpen is very shaky, the roster expansion certainly helps the Mets bullpen, and they called up the closer of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007 Al Reyes, so they finally have some closer experience.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Steve Pearce hit a two – out, two – run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets’ shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7–5 Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The starting pitching has been up and down, the bullpen has been really shaky, and the hitting isn’t good enough to overcome the shortcomings of the first two.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Their run differential wasn’t impressive, they relied too heavily on the statistic anomaly that is Livan Hernandez, and their bullpen was downright shaky.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Jays bullpen was shaky all afternoon, refusing to do what they do best (not walk people.)
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Steve Pearce hit a two – out, two – run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets’ shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7–5 Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The bullpen was shaky again, particularly Joe Smith, but Aaron Heilman nailed down his second save in as many games and the Mets moved a game – and – a – half ahead of the Marlins while remaining a game behind the Phillies.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is amazing they are in position to either win the division or earn the wild card berth considering that so many key players have missed significant time due to injuries, they are 36–39 on the road and 17–21 in one – run games, and the bullpen has been shaky all year.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was a little strange seeing Manuel take Pelfrey out in the seventh given that he had just registered a double play ball, and the bullpen is shaky given that closer Billy Wagner was just put on the DL.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We have a shaky bullpen, but was it really THAT shaky?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He knows his bullpen is shaky, so the only way to help his team is to go the distance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
These two are supposed to be the most reliable members of the shaky bullpen.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As long as Guillen is forced to go with a shaky bullpen and relievers such as Ehren Wassermann and Horacio Ramirez in the clutch, they very well may not be going.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Steve Pearce hit a two – out, two – run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets’ shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7–5 Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Mets have their own shot, but the bullpen is shaky.
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