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Created by dipity on Mar 8, 2009
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This is your newest Astros closer, Matt Lindstrom. Make him feel welcome.
Okay, I know you've heard about the trade that sent Matt Lindstrom to the Astros for right-handed starter Robert Bono, shortstop Luis Bryan and a player to be named later.
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The Crawfish Boxes
http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2009/12/9/1193610/lets-talk-lindstrom-the-newest
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It's Day 3 of the winter meetings. Who's going where? Follow along as our team of Ken Rosenthal, Jon Paul Morosi and Tracy Ringolsby break the latest news from Indy. Note: all times ET.
The Brewers, after signing free-agent left-hander Randy Wolf and
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FOX Sports
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After Kevin Gregg was dealt to the Cubs last year, Lindstrom started the 2009 season as the Marlins closer. In 54 games with the Marlins last season, Lindstrom recorded 15 saves in 17 chances. He posted a 5.89 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, and 39 strikeouts in 47.1
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Sports Blogs
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As you may have heard, the Marlins were officially eliminated last night after the Rockies won a late-inning thriller. Over here at Marlin Maniac, I toed the line and “kept the faith,” but it would have taken a complete miracle for us to play in
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2106441&src=rss
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Cameron Maybin was ready to play even though he wasn't in the Florida Marlins' starting lineup Saturday night.
The injury replacement hit a three-run homer in Florida's seven-run fifth and the Marlins rallied to beat the New York Mets 9-6.
Maybin ran
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1254084.html
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Florida Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom is pumped after the last out in the ninth inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Monday, June 1, 2009 at LandShark Stadium in Miami.
While the Marlins rank fifth in the National League in runs scored, they
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Miami Herald
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1203927.html
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MIAMI -- Having Matt Lindstrom back from the disabled list gives the Marlins a big boost.
Florida's heavily used bullpen is in need of a fresh arm, and Lindstrom's objective is to produce the way he has previously at the end of a season.
"I'm hoping
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090812&content_id=6391276&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla
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Looks like Matt Lindstrom’s DL stint didn’t really help him. After a relatively mild return to bullpen duty away from the closer role, Lindstrom had another mini-blowup last night, giving up two runs, one earned, and facing only four batters before
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2005581&src=rss
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Alex Rios has been claimed by the Chicago White Sox, and the Blue Jays basically said, “hey, he’s yours!” So, how does Rios’ value change? I would say it definitely takes a hit unless there is an injury on the Sox. Carlos Quentin, Scott Podsednik
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Fighting Change Fantasy
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FightingChanceFantasy/~3/uy3gjJ8qxqU/3578
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The Marlins activated Matt Lindstrom from the disabled list prior to Saturday night's game between the Marlins and the Cubs.
This gives Fredi Gonzalez a dilemma on how he is going to use Lindstrom. Right now, Gonzalez is going to use Lindstrom for
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Bleacher Report
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/229489-lindstrom-shouldnt-count-on-closing-games
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I bet Heath Bell fetches quite a bit more then John Adkins and Ben Johnson if he is indeed traded…
This deadline really is the ghosts of Omar’s past eh? Lee, Bell..
I bet Kaz Matsui could fetch more than Eli Marrero these days too.
Unfortunately,
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1983698&src=rss
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Quick note before the meat of the report: The Kansas City Royals' Joakim Soria was given the day off Sunday but likely will be available today.
Sunday passed without a Frank Francisco (pneumonia) sighting in the Texas Rangers' bullpen. It was
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KFFL
http://www.kffl.com/article.php/101347/238
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Florida Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitches during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at LandShark Stadium in Miami.
LOS ANGELES -- When Matt Lindstrom returns from the disabled list, which could be as early as
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1156830.html
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Chad Qualls job became much safer with the trade of Tony Pena to the White Sox as there is one less arm to look out for. Keep in mind, however, that other teams are sniffing around about Qualls, but the Snakes are unlikely to deal him unless they get
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1966202&src=rss
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: The Palm Beach Post reports that Marlins RP Matt Lindstrom threw in the bullpen Wednesday and liked what he saw. Im pretty optimistic about everything," said Lindstrom, who has been out since June 24 with a sprained right elbow. Theres no
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=79060216aeed07c4f60e6d7afb0fe6a9
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MIAMI -- To remain in the thick of the race, the Marlins are counting on their pitching to hold up and heal.
A couple of right-handers currently on the disabled list are working their way back to full strength. Exactly when they'll return remains
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090716&content_id=5896694&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla
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Andrew Bailey
Leo Nunez
Jason Frasor
LaTroy Hawkins
CJ Wilson
Chris Sampson
Mike MacDougal
David Aardsma
Scott Downs
What do the above names have in common? You are correct if you guessed that very few, if any, of these guys were drafted in
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1928878&src=rss
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Florida Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitches during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.
The Marlins are shopping for bullpen help after placing closer Matt Lindstrom on the
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1112876.html
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins placed pitcher Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
Following Tuesday's extra-inning win against Baltimore, Lindstrom said he felt soreness in his forearm area. The
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The Sports Network
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/newstest.aspx?id=4239173
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MIAMI -- The fastball velocity was still there, as Matt Lindstrom was triggering the radar gun at 98 mph on Tuesday night. But whenever he threw his slider, he felt some discomfort.
So immediately after Florida's 7-6 win in 12 innings over the Orioles
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090624&content_id=5503180&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla
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MIAMI -- The Marlins on Wednesday afternoon placed closer Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
The hard-throwing right-hander is on a no-throw status for four weeks. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the team would mix and
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090624&content_id=5503180&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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Miami, FL -- (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins placed pitcher Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.
Following Tuesday's extra-inning win against Baltimore, Lindstrom said he felt soreness in his forearm area. The
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Local10 Miami
http://www.justnews.com/sports/19848943/detail.html
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Joe Frisaro, of MLB.com, reports the Florida Marlins placed closer Matt Lindstrom (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, June 24, with a right elbow sprain. He will not throw for four weeks. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the team will mix and
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KFFL
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http://www.kffl.com/article.php/99288/379
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: The Marlins entered the top of the ninth inning on Tuesday against Baltimore with a comfortable 6-3 lead as they handed the ball over to closer Matt Lindstrom. The Orioles scored three runs in the ninth to tie the game at 6 with five consecutive
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=d1c4a1d0dc5ebc8277a57cc933835fe0
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Florida Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitches during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at LandShark Stadium in Miami.
The ''W'' next to Chris Volstad's name told only part of the Marlins' pitching story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1108022.html
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Florida Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth inning on Monday, June 1, 2009 at LandShark Stadium in Miami.
One day after another shaky outing, closer Matt Lindstrom received a vote of confidence from his
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1086792.html
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: Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom earned his 11th save of the season on Thursday in a 4-3 win over the Brewers. He allowed one hit in the ninth inning and also struck out a batter. His ERA dropped to 5.56 on the season with the performance.
(Updated 0
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=0dd0dacaa70433e4acb258c0c158f1de
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Florida Marlins relief pitcher Matt Lindstrom winds up to deliver the last pitch in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, May 25, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Marlins won 5-3.
NEW YORK -- There is no closer
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Miami Herald
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1073856.html
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: Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom started the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-3 win over the Mets, but couldn't finish the game out. Lindstrom gave up a one-out walk, a one-out single and a two-out, one-run double before being relieved by Leo Nunez.
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=e0091e0772e7a422fee31422e9c114aa
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom worked a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday against the Phillies in a non-save situation. He made an adventure out of it however, loading the bases with two base hits and a walk. Jimmy Rollins lined out to center to
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=bf76ab8426d3d9f99bab80009d259bbc
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom walked a batter but was otherwise perfect in the ninth inning on Monday against the Phillies. Lindstrom earned his ninth save of the year and added a strikeout. His ERA is 6.16.
(Updated 05/25/2009).
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=79fbc7a1ce5a9eedf3e14cfccac2ff58
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| 11:33 PM
Shane Victorino screwed up.
He knows it, too.
Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning tonight and facing hard-throwing Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom, against whom the Phillies staged a seven-run ninth-inning rally April 24 in Miami, Victorino
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2009/05/may-25-victorino-i-f-ed-up.html
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom came on in Saturday's game against the Rays to attempt to keep the score 4-3 Tampa Bay. Instead of keeping the Marlins in the game, Lindstrom allowed four runs on three hits and a walk and only got one out before being
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=e237a0b7786ccea2c655d8a4fe79ce79
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom saved his eighth game of the season on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Pitching in the first game of a doubleheader, Lindstrom pitched a perfect ninth with one strikeout. His ERA is 5.06.
(Updated 05/20/2009).
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=fecce14005044959314952e8249ee480
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Florida Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino (29) congratulates closer Matt Lindstrom who pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Marlins 4-3 victory over the New York Mets in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York,
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Miami Herald
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1047300.html
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: Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom worked a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in an 8-6 loss to the Braves on Wednesday. Lindstrom walked a batter and struck one out, needing 16 pitches to get out of the inning.
(Updated 05/06/2009).
No
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=7449bc46cc1862175678e7dfcbe37c92
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CHICAGO -- In the grand scheme of things, the delay didn't cost the Marlins the game on Wednesday, but still the organization would like some answers.
After consulting internally, the Marlins are planning on contacting Major League Baseball to inquire
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4502020&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla
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NEW YORK — Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitched himself into trouble in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday - and then had to kill time before wriggling out of the jam.
With two outs and the bases loaded, the New York Mets summoned a back-up catcher to
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/sports/epaper/2009/04/29/0429marlins.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom closed out his fifth save of the season on Wednesday against the Mets. Lindstrom walked two in a scoreless ninth and struck out a batter. His ERA in 8.31 on the season.
(Updated 04/29/2009).
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=0cafbbd871c34dcebf613a0c66790137
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Matt Lindstrom has four saves in six opportunities entering Wednesday's action. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
NEW YORK -- Last Friday, Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom attempted to preserve a three-run ninth-inning lead, but he ended up surrendering seven runs. On
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MLB.com
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: From the The Sports Xchange: The Marlins aren't ready to give up on Matt Lindstrom, who suffered the worst blown save of his career Friday when he allowed seven runs in the ninth inning of Florida's 7-3 loss to the Phillies. "Matty's our closer,"
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=c67c2253aea9e53d7e286e8e7f8f6821
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MIAMI GARDENS — Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom said he barely slept after allowing seven runs in the ninth inning Friday night. He had plenty of time to rest Saturday.
Lindstrom was given the day off to rest his arm after throwing 38 pitches - but
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Palm Beach Post
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/sports/epaper/2009/04/25/0426_marlins_notebook.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46
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MIAMI Facing a wild Matt Lindstrom in the ninth inning, Shane Victorino wanted to avoid taking a 98-mph fastball in the ribs.
Victorino's two-out homer highlighted a seven-run rally in the ninth last night against closer Lindstrom, and the Philadelphia
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The Honolulu Advertiser
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090425/SPORTS07/904250335/-1/RSS03?source=rss_sports
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MIAMI GARDENS - The story of Friday's game was written all over the face of Marlins
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The shock, disappointment and pain was evident as Lindstrom stood by his locker and tried to explain how he had
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://feeds.sun-sentinel.com/~r/sun-sentinel/sports/~3/NiYA_otGW38/sfl-marlins-phillies-s042509pnapr25,0,1282182.story
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| 12:53 AM
FORT LAUDERDALE -- So, there I was, sitting in the Dolphin Stadium press box last night and getting ready to apply the finishing touches to my game story for The News Journal's first edition when first-year Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/2009/04/april-25-game-15-wrap-beating-lindstrom.html
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The Phillies have left no doubt who's been the better club from that point forward.
Florida is wondering what went wrong after blowing consecutive ninth-inning leads to visiting Philadelphia, and Sunday afternoon it'll try to avoid a sixth straight
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=290426128
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I think that Matt Lindstrom came into this season a bit overrated, even as a closer in a bullpen with not a lot of competition.
He walked way too many last season, and his strikeout rate was above average...after tonight, I bet some owners will cut him.
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1800687&src=rss
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: Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout on Sunday against the Nationals for his third save of the season. Lindstrom's ERA is 1.50 on the year.
(Updated 04/19/2009).
No information available at this
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=8322905888d014d2d0dd9d560c32a4b2
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: Florida closer Matt Lindstrom worked the 10th inning of a 3-2 win over the Nationals for his second save, getting three outs after allowing a leadoff double to Elijah Dukes.
(Updated 04/17/2009).
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=98f23fb5a6b99ee5a3622d99d8f6fa0b
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Matt Lindstrom has allowed one earned run in three innings this season. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
ATLANTA -- As tempted as Fredi Gonzalez is to use closer Matt Lindstrom on back-to-back days, the Marlins manager still isn't ready to do it.
"On the way in
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090415&content_id=4284246&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla&partnerId=rss_fla
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