Originally Posted By alexbook Grumble. The fact that the Dodgers are still in it just makes things more annoying.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden <<beamerdog: Dodgers are a fluke...i hope your phillies kick their butts >> As a Phillies fan I'd like to think they are a fluke, but I have too much respect for Torre and Manny (as a hitter).
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun When Torre first went to LA, I hoped he would do well. I just thought the way he was treated in NY was terrible. But as a Red Sox fan, I can't root for a team with Manny. He was so blatently bad before the trade that I lost all repect for him. Unfortunately he is a great hitter and could really hurt the Sox if they were to meet. GO PHILLY!!! The Sox can't have a pitcher pitching like Beckett did last night if they expect to beat Tampa. The rays are too good. Either way I am enjoying the playoffs.
Originally Posted By beamerdog The Phils are playing tonight. I hope that Shane Victorino can keep his focus on the game - his grandmother died during the last game. They didn't tell him until after the game. Luckily, since they're on the West Coast, he'll be able to make the funeral.
Originally Posted By submarine-maniac I think Victorino did a little more than keep his head in the game...it almost got taken off!! What happened to Beckett this year? He was so amazing last year
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Ugh! Beckett HAS been off all year, but Lester hasn't. Don't know what happened to him tonight. I hate to say it may be TB's year.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 The Phils just won again...usually our Philly teams have choked by now...
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden ^^^C'mon now, there's plenty of time left to choke. Seriously though, this team has proven over the past two years to never count them out. If you don't believe it just go ask a Met fan.
Originally Posted By beamerdog >>I think Victorino did a little more than keep his head in the game...it almost got taken off!!<< Last time I saw a pitch like that was the last time the Phils were in the playoffs and "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams threw one of the behind-the-back bombs. Shane Victorino is not only a good baseball player, but an awesome human being.
Originally Posted By DAR Did anyone see this comment from Matt Stairs? <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20081014_Just_A_Win_Away.html" target="_blank">http://www.philly.com/philly/s...way.html</a>
Originally Posted By beamerdog ^^funny I heard part of the interview, but I don't remember that language ;-) I heard on WIP today that Andy Reed and Manual text message each other congratulations after a game. Now that's an image: Charlie text messaging!
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun The Sox live another day. Wish I could stay up to watch these games. This 8:30 pm (Eastern) start is killing me. Great game!!! Hopefully tonight will be the same....
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden ^^^I'm trying to catch up on all my sleep now before tomorrow night. I could handle the 8:30 start time it's the flipping back and forth between ESPN and Comcast for all the postgame shows that do me in. I get that rush of adrenaline after a Phils win and the next thing you know it's 2 o'clock in the morning.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden ^^^I've been listening to WIP back when the morning show was Cataldi and Tom Brooksheier. I remember when Pat Croce had a show and was fired mid-shift for doing a live KFC commercial and stopping in the middle to tell people there was no way they should put all that unhealthy food in their bodies. When Joe Conklin first appeared on Jody Macs show on Thursday afternoons and the first Wingbowl was 5 contestants at the Windham Franklin Plaza. You could say I listen to 'IP.
Originally Posted By beamerdog OMG! I thought that the Pat Croce thing was absolutely classic. I like the mid-day show the best although it's clearly not geared for women.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Now that I'm done sulking over the Sox lose.....Go Phillies. Can't bring myslelf to root for the Rays like DH. That and DS9 is named Cole and loves it when he finds someone else with "his" name. He was so excited that the Phillies won that first game.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden ^^^Cole will be back out there one more time tonight. It couldn't be laid out any better than it is for the Phillies. Their ace pitching, slugger on fire, and the crowd will be absolutely delirious.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Yeah Phillies. Even though Cole didn't get the win, he got the MVP, not a bad days work!!!
Originally Posted By beamerdog Way to go, Phils!!!!! I've been getting a lot of comments on my license plate (GOPHILZ), but the best one was yesterday when someone suggested that I'd be able to get a lot of money if I sold it. Never.
