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It Ain’t Over Yet
As I sat and soaked in all of the post-game glory on Comcast Sportsnet and Fox last night, I suddenly had a sobering thought: this series isn’t over yet! Now, I don’t want to be the wet blanket thrown on … Continue reading
Tagged cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, world series
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World Series: Game 2
Obviously, it was an ugly loss in Game 2. Between the abysmal situational hitting, the fielding miscues, a base-running blunder, and the two horrendous calls by home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley, the Phillies took a game that should have been a … Continue reading
Tagged brett myers, jayson werth, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, world series
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World Series- Game 1 Thoughts
It wasn’t the most encouraging win possible, but a win is a win, as they say, and the Phils have one down and three to go in the hunt for the title. It was basically more of the same from … Continue reading
Tagged bj upton, chase utley, cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, ryan madson, world series
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World Series Notes
The DH Question: Charlie Manuel hasn’t said much about who will be the designated hitter for the games in Tampa, so that leaves us to ponder the question. Bob Ford covered the issue in today’s Inquirer, and says that Charlie … Continue reading
On to the Series
Philadelphia Philles: 2008 National League Champions. It’s a beautiful thing. As I watched the fairly easy Game 5 win, I was obviously excited, but I wasn’t completely appreciating the magnitude of this Phillie team’s accomplishment until my man Joe Buck started recounting … Continue reading
Tagged cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, pat burrell, phillies, playoffs, world series
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Thoughts on Game 4
I’m back from the extended celebration of my blog-mate’s marriage, and I’ll do what I can here while he enjoys his honeymoon during one of the more exciting weeks in recent Philly sports history. After a late-inning comeback in Game 4, … Continue reading
Thoughts on Game 2
-I’ll rank the Victorino slam as the second-best Phillies moment of my life, with the Mitch Williams leap when they clinched the ’93 NLCS at #1. When the ball came off his bat, I jumped up and opened my mouth … Continue reading
Tagged brett myers, brewers, cc sabathia, chase utley, MLB, phillies, playoffs, shane victorino
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Quick-fire Postseason Predicitions
Note: See below post for more in-depth looks at the Division Series match-ups. With the Phillies involved, I’ll admit right away that I just can’t give completely objective opinions, but I’ll do my best. I’m all ready on record in … Continue reading
Phillies NLDS Preview
So, the Phillies are playoff-bound for the second consecutive year and for just the third time in the last 25 years. The question now is: will this year’s trip resemble 1993, when the team thrilled the whole city and came … Continue reading
Tagged brett myers, brewers, cc sabathia, cole hamels, jamie moyer, MLB, phillies, playoffs
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The Final Weekend and an MVP Pick
–Well, I went into tonight just looking for a loss from the Mets or the Brewers. I would have been ecstatic if just one of them had lost but, alas, they both pulled out walk-off wins and the Phillies find … Continue reading
Tagged albert pujols, brewers, mets, MLB, pennant race, phillies, ryan howard
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