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Current Video: Bowden: NL Report

Former MLB GM Jim Bowden offers his take on the NL pennant races. Hear his thoughts on the Marlins, Phillies and Braves.

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" I'm Brian Weber please be joined by former big league GM and -- baseball idolized Jim -- Jim -- you Dillon grade or you I -- well great to you let's talk National League Pedro Martinez has been stellar -- making him still effective in the twilight of his career."

" Way -- made a brilliant move by not signing until mid July that a lot of shoulder to strengthen he's now finally healthy -- velocity is now better than it was with a net but more importantly it's a late movement on the changeup in the commanded the strike zone. That's significantly has made him better it's amazing that so many teams -- on -- when the Phillies signed."

" An out pitch Tim Lincecum this week that's what David do you think paper's going to pitch next year. I do I think Pedro is going to come back and pitch and I'm going to overpay him. Okay let's go through a list of other guys like Brad Penny was -- dignity and John ball all looking Dudley coming over to naturally --"

" Well I think first of all three reasons why this has happened as Manny Ramirez joked last year and retreated from Boston the Dodgers. He's there was like gold from the major leagues to triple a all that's an exaggeration. You don't actually doesn't have as many star lineups like the Yankees and the red sock and the Angels let alone the DH rule it about the unbalanced schedule you play the same team. Eighteen times they hitters were in the picture they learned the deliveries early point the late break on the pictures and once the memory in my head in. You look at what you're drinking your holiday hitters adjust and finally you know all of them have been successful career the rob veterans but they got. Dump them competitive and contending team. That hurt them so you know what they're competitive come out -- drone floats."

" And let's not overlook Jose Contreras has been sharp coming to the Rockies as well let's talk about the Braves red -- a couple weeks ago now they pulled off what's wrong with --"

" Well you know the Braves finally a go back their pitching rotation but you know what the know I have to is not what it used to be. You know Chipper Jones you hit 25 homers and driving a hundred every year that he did eight times. But because -- agent is back he can no longer carry the Braves on his back and the Braves are -- surrounding him -- Fred McGriff and Andruw Jones and David just has been you know what no other lineup -- with guys and it fifteen homers drive in seven -- bottom line. The Braves that they want to contend in 2010. They better rebuild the -- outline."

" Focus on 2009 will report from Miami indicate that Dan Uggla and Hanley Ramirez got into it. Did that you -- the Marlins and what have you learned about that alleged in."

" It -- had a factor in the Marlins clue about no question about it. Dan Uggla and the -- is an era Maris and said look you playing at 70% is -- anyone out playing a 100%. And we had a pennant race like you played -- Perry looked. He really doesn't have a lot of experience playing in the post season but this and that happened he went five for eight. At RBIs and a homer scored four runs but more importantly it brought the Marlins together. They then broke a team record last week going eight runs or more four consecutive games. Don't forget Niedermayer don't want to top five guys in the league -- cars perform."

" I actually wrap it up wasn't about Uggla a guy who got to the bigs see in the rule five draft getting in the day all a perennial dark."

" Well it's experience help you need leaders and sometimes the leaders can be a mob guys in the car about. Sometimes the big guys the Marlins needed someone to step up and and the message he did it and it worked."

" As always we appreciate it and I don't forget fox sports that got -- covered throughout the pennant races for Jim O'Brien will he next."

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