November 1, 2009

Pressure on Blanton to Be Phillies' Savior

Tony DeMarco, NBC Sports

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Somebody asked Joe Blanton, the Phillies' Game 4 starter, if he would go back and review tapes of his previous outings against the Yankees.

Blanton rambled on a bit about how that was a long time ago, how he pitches by feel, and that he'll put his trust in his catcher to call the game. And then the question was re-phrased: So you'll look back at video from past years?

Blanton's answer this time: "Probably not, no."

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