Monthly Archives: October 2009
NLCS Game 3 Thoughts
-I don’t think Joe Torre ever explained why he decided to go with Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3 and Randy Wolf in Game 4. Wolf clearly had a better season, has much more major-league experience, and didn’t spend the last three weeks recovering from … Continue reading
Live Blog: 2009 NLCS, Game Two
2:45 PM: It’s about an hour and a half before Game Two gets underway. The Phils will look to keep the magic going that’s helped them to 3 straight heart-pounding wins in this post-season, while the Dodgers will look to … Continue reading
Tagged dodgers, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, vicente padilla
2 Comments
Live Blog: 2009 NLCS, Game One
Well, my friends, it is time–for the second year in a row–for the Phightin’ Phillies to take on the LA Dodgers in the NLCS. For a quick ridiculous stat, when the Phillies beat the Rockies in the NLDS, they became … Continue reading
Tagged MLB
38 Comments
BSB Podcast: NLCS Preview
Head on over to http://broadstreetbelievers.podbean.com to stream or download the new BSB Podcast, in which we preview the Phillies-Dodgers NLCS. Bry and Doogan discuss the formidable Dodger bullpen, the ongoing questions/decisions surrounding the Phillie pitching staff, and give predictions for the series. And, … Continue reading
This is Why We Die Hard
To heed all you Royals fans and Orioles fans out there. Every 8-year old kid in the DC-metro area, pay attention. Please do not give up, all you diehards in Western Pennsylvania. Trust me when I say, “stick with your … Continue reading
Tagged 2009 NLDS, bobby abreu, brad lidge, carlos ruiz, charlie manuel, chase utley, cole hamels, curt schilling, dodgers, huston street, jayson werth, jim tracy, jimmy rollins, joe madden, joe torre, kevin stocker, larry bowa, MLB, pat combs, phillies, randy wolf, rockies, ryan howard, scott eyre, scott rolen, shane victorino, vicente padilla
2 Comments
Question of the Day: Game 2 Starter?
Assuming Cole Hamels will be the Game 1 starter, who should get the ball in Game 2?
Posted in Questions of the Day
Tagged cliff lee, cole hamels, ja happ, joe blanton, pedro martinez, phillies, playoffs
5 Comments
One To Remember
Being a fan of a baseball team that’s still playing October is still a fairly new experience for me, and I’m starting to understand that certain games in a post-season run will be the ones that you remember and that … Continue reading
NLDS Game 2 Thoughts
Of course, it would have been really nice to take the first two games of this series and be in control as it shifts to Colorado, but it’s certainly not time to panic. It’s now a best-of-three series, with two … Continue reading
Okay, Here We Go!
It is time for the Phillies to start their World Series title defense. And, it starts today. Playoff baseball is fantastic, and if you didn’t remember how great it was, all you needed was to watch that game last night. … Continue reading
Tagged 2009 mlb playoffs, cardinals, dodgers, MLB, phillies, rockies, twins, yankees
4 Comments
