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It's a dirty job ...
Sliding can make the difference between being safe -- or out of the playoffs
Updated: September 11, 2009, 1:19 PM ET
By Jeff Bradley | ESPN The Magazine
This story appears in the Sept. 21 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
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