Best of the SB Nation Network: October 19, 2009

Oct 20, 2009, 6:09 AM UTC

Baseball

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It's hard to believe but True Blue LA says that the Dodgers are experiencing deja vu all over again by losing game four in heartbreaking fashion to the Phillies. Conversely, the Phillies fans are feeling the Rollin Thunder.
Over in the ALCS, Pinstripe Alley wonders if Joe Girardi overmanaged the game today to give the Angels new life. Halos Heaven actually agrees with Pinstripe Alley on this point, wondering why Girardi made that fateful decision.

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We've all been there before where a traditional reporter like the NY Post's Peter Vecsey seems to have it in for your team or your franchise. And we just love to hate them. Tom Lewis and Indy Cornrows are calling out Vecsey for his attack on the Pacers franchise.
Peach Tree Hoops discusses how the Atlanta Hawks could do a better job of marketing their game to the Latino community in the ATL, especially given the presence of Al Horford.

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Football

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Big Blue View finally has something to complain about and they were passing around "Wet Willies" like they were going out of style on Monday after the big loss to the Saints. For the other side of the story, our Saints blogger from Canal Street Chronicles was actually inside the Dome for some close up reporting.
Apparently the Ravens' kicker also starred and lost his virginity in the movie Superbad, at least according to Baltimore Beatdown. And that kid is to blame for the Ravens not pulling one out in Minny.

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College

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The big upset of the weekend with Purdue over Ohio State, well, Hammer and Rails says Nirvana achieved. What about you, We Will Always Have Tempe? They've gone all emo, when Tresselball not only can't win national championships or win games against Texas or USC, but now can't even win the Big Ten.
Florida barely squeaking by Arkansas? Chomped in the heart and the Gators are to blame, says Arkansas Expats, and Alligator Army is just happy to survive and advance.

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Hockey

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Stanley Cup of Chowder is trying to figure out the Chuck Kobasew trade to the Minnesota Wild.
Behind the Net wonders if past performance in the still relatively new format of the shootout in hockey is a predictor of future performance. It's a pretty applicable statistics story that could apply to any sport.

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NASCAR

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