Playoffs 2008: NLCS - Dodgers/Phillies
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 8:20 PM EDT
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With half of the teams now out of the post-season and only the Championship Series to play until the World Series, my thoughts are to keep one thread open per series. Depending on the activity level, we will adjust how future gameday threads are opened and handled. We hope that, with increased interest in the Championship Series' results, that these threads will continue to draw knowledgeable and well-meaning baseball fans from all over. Note, however, that these open threads are not to be misconstrued as a place where visiting fans can gloat about their teams' successes; please take excessive celebratory remarks home.
Game 5: 10/15, 5:22pm AZT, FOX
Phillies Lead 3-1
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Well, what can be said about this one? Certainly I should be able to think of something better than Chad Billingsley, who said: “It’s pretty much do or die.” Really? Pretty much? How is it not do or die in this situation?? Anyway, I don't have much to say today. The Dodgers put their hopes on Billingsley's shoulders, who had a terrible Game 2 start, giving up 8 runs in less than 3 innings. Cole Hamels goes tonight on regular rest, and he has looked great this post-season.
Joe Torre cancelled practice yesterday to give the Dodgers a mental break, while Charlie Manuel wanted to keep his team loose and flowing. Can the Dodger bullpen recover? Can the Phillies offense get the support they need from Hamels? The Phillies have history on their side - 9 of 11 teams to be up 3-0 in an LCS have gone on to win the series. (Boston in '04 and '07 being the exceptions.)
Game 5, here we come!!
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Come on, Phillies
Seems to me like the media has been pretty quick to transfer their adulation from the Cubs to the Dodgers.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Very much so! They seem to be completely in love with them.
In other news, Jeannie Zelasko said during the pre-game, “Well, it’s down to two, at least in the National League.” Seriously? How many are still left in the AL?
And also, she said, “We’ve had enough of Mark Grace for now” and then went to that baseball-lovin’ fool, Joe Buck. Enough of Mark Grace? I don’t think so. And also, how rude.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 9, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Strange.
No posts from Wildcats after the Dodgers were no longer leading.
That is in no way familiar.
Since he doesn't show up when they lose
He is not welcome here if they win.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
He was obviously busy on the phone
Giving Torre advice on how to come back in the game. Too bad Joe didn’t listen, I’m sure.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Not bad
We got to dinner at the middle of the sixth, and mrskishi had been kind enough to pick a restaurant showing the game- or I was lucky enough, whichever. Glad I caught the important bits.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Missed most of the game
Turned it off after LA’s second run, to watch Kevin Bacon go all vigilante in Death Sentence. Kinda wished I’d seen it now, of course, but I’m still happy with the result.
Nice line
The Phillies have been great since Manny was traded to the Dodgers
Hard to imagine many dbacks fans rooting for LA. Now that they’re finally winning a few games, the Dodgers are anathema again – surly Jeff Kent, squirrelly money spent, Ned Coletti, young players who are ready, wont run Shawn Green, frontrunner celebrity scene, smog-wise, blog-wise, Mann-wise, fan-wise….we “loathe” LA :-)
by Diamondhacks on Oct 10, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, look!
We’re having a four-day weekend, so are catching up on movies and slothing – already seen The Bourne Ultimatum. So it’s looking pretty good for me to be about and enjoying this one, along I think with a Krispy Kreme donut. Or twelve. :-)
Go, Phillies.
And, yeah, Bookman’s rules. :-)
Me and my buddy are going to watch the sox/rays tonight at the bar
He’s going for the Sox, i’m going for the Rays.
-Sent by a Blackberry
(invented by John McCain)
by C. Wesley Baier on Oct 10, 2008 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
Same as last night
Dodgers strike first. But after having second and third with no outs, they are probably disappointed not to come away with more than a single run.
BEAT. EL. AY... BEAT. EL. AY...
Great inning for the Phillies. Didn’t look like much, after the first two batters K’d, but they then got five straight hits – including one by the pitcher. Howard then K’d to end it, so I guess Billingsley struck out the side: albeit around four runs by the opposition. Can’t be often that happens.
Howard, it appears, is completely incapable of hitting the curve-ball. Billingsley has thrown eight pitches to him, all breaking pitches, striking him out twice, and Howard hasn’t even been able to foul one off. File that one away for the next time we face the Phillies.
Myers does it again
2-for-2 with three RBI today. Half as many hits this game, as he had in the entire regular season. Billingsley is gone, and the Phillies get that run back, and another one.
What, no AZWILDCATS?
There's a surprise.
However, you are no longer allowed to post here during the playoffs. If you don’t show up when your team loses the first game, and is getting hammered in the second, then you are not welcome when they threaten to come back.
Any further posts here this post-season will result in your immediate, irrevocable banning as a troll. This is not arguable or up for debate.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess
There was some part of “Any further posts here this post-season will result in your immediate, irrevocable banning” that you didn’t understand.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
You know your offense is having a good day
When your clean-up batter gets to hit with two outs in the first, second and third innings. :-)
Phillies load the bases again, and Joe Torre inserts his fourth pitcher of the game already. Anyone know if Manny has a good curveball?
Myers gets the third out with a K
But it’s a wild pitch, so Furcal reaches. Martin hits and Ramirez homers, to make it 8-5 in the top of the fourth. Not quite the marquee pitching matchup one might have expected.
Almost two hours gone
And we are still only in the middle of the fourth inning. No-one had any plans to go anywhere tonight, did they?
Wondering if this one will be over before the Rays game starts! Maybe Fox will give us split-screen.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 10, 2008 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
They can't help
The Rays-Red Sox game is on TBS. Hopefully, everyone has picture-in-picture.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Never mind.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 10, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Manny!
Nice move to fly out there with a runner on. Come on, Phillies. Build on that lead.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Yes
We like it. It’s on perma-Tivo status here now.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I watched the pilot
I wasn’t too crazy about it.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
We watched Life on Mars, and it was interesting and quirky and weird. I think we’ll watch it again. Even though Denise from The Cosby Show is on there, and it looks like she hasn’t brushed her hair since she was ON the show.
It's like living with a six-year old.
Mrs. SnakePit liked that one too.
She was surprised when I told her it was a remake of a British show. Still think we’ll keep an eye out for it.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot that one was going to be on
BBC America has been showing the original, and it looked interesting.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Phew
Dodgers get the tying run to the plate, but it’s deep fly out to the warning track in center where Victorino makes the leaping catch to end the seventh. Six outs left to get.
Leaving runners stranded in scoring position?
Diamondbacks fans can sympathize.
But most actively choose not to.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
And there we go
Even Mandy can’t swat a three-run homer, with no-one on base. Though if this were the Brewers or Giants, they’d probably petition the league to change the scoring.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And so it shall be
Especially nice if Manny would be kind enough to strike out.
Nice to see Rafael “He’s a difference-maker” Furcal go 1 for 5 on the day, too.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
If Myers holds on
He’ll be the first pitcher since Kirk Rueter for the 2002 Giants, to allow five or more earned runs, pitch the minimum five innings and still get the win in a post-season game.
And only the third
In post-season history. The other was David Cone for the 1998 Yankees.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Werth's Yahoo picture just looks weird
He looks like he was originally designed as a video game character, I think.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Top of the ninth
Finish it off, Phillies!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Tying run at the plate for the Dodgers
Get the outs here, Lidge.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Nomah!
Ks on three straight. Beautiful.
Phillies up 2-0 in the series!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Phillies hold serve at home.
Nice.
Sweet, even.
Be even better if they could steal one or two in LA.
That would be great
I’m sure most of the Dodgers fans will have already left by the time the Phillies clinched it.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Good stuff
Though the on-field reporter dropping a Q on Lidge about his manager’s mother dying today was a bit unexpected and unnecessary. I see Mark Grace on the post-game show, so pleased to see him still getting a bit of work. :-)
And on to the Rays-Red Sox
Boston strand two in the first, thanks to a fortuitous bounce of a double down the line, into the stands. Let’s go, Rays!
Started the other fanpost now :)
You didn’t get my email this morning? :(
by snakecharmer on Oct 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
No, I haven’t even looked at my email today. Not at work, so I haven’t been seeking distractions. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 10, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ohhh.. well that wasn't so good! ;)
I am still under the weather so I was hoping you could’ve written the previews today. No worries, I was home eventually to update the threads.
but I will be at soccer all afternoon tomorrow – could you update them then, pretty please? :)
by snakecharmer on Oct 10, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
No prob.
There is only one game anyway today. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 11, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Come on
Illadel!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
WTG CARDINALS!
Great win in Glendale today
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 12, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions
Empty seats at Dodger Stadium
“They’ll be packed in here by the end of the night,” says the apologist commentator. I don’t know why LA fans get so peeved about the whole ‘arrive late, leave early’ thing: it’s god’s honest truth. If you have tickets but still can’t get there on time for the NLCS, there’s no hope for you.
Especially
on a Sunday. It’s not like they have the work excuse.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Dammit
this game looks like it will be as long as last night’s.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Well, this game is over
Time for a marathon of “The Planet of the Apes”
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 12, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
Personally
I am hoping to try and get in Horror Express [1973, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Telly Savalas] before Dexter at nine. It’s amazing the crap public-domain films ASU TV screens when they don’t have any classes to show. it was Bloody Pit of Horror this afternoon, starring Mr. Jayne Mansfield, Micky Hargitay as a guy who is possessed by the evil spirit of a former executioner and stars torturing people. Though the effect is lessened these days, by an unfortunate resemblance to the lead singer of The Aquabats.
Baseball? Is that game still on?
by Jim McLennan on Oct 12, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Er, starTs torturing people
Of course. Stars torturing people is an upcoming reality series on Fox. It’ll be huge.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Just because the score's uneven
doesn’t mean there’s no excitement!! Pitches in, above the head, benches clearing…. good television, man.
Though, really
Against the background of a 7-1 Dodgers lead, it’s a light thrill…
by Jim McLennan on Oct 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think I like Manny Ramirez at all. He’s a jerk.
And what was that whole bench-clearing thing? Nobody got hit, did they?
It's like living with a six-year old.
Russell Martin was hit
Then he was thrown high and tight. Retaliation was coming, and it came in the form of a pitch from Kuroda above the head of Victorino. Victorino’s all “Dude, hit me in the ribs, fine, but NOT MY HEAD” and after he grounded out, he continued, and benches cleared.
Why Manny got all hotheaded about it is anybody’s guess.
by snakecharmer on Oct 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I couldn’t get why Manny had to lead the charge.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Because he's a Prime Grade A-hole?
Just a wild stab in the dark, of course. From comments earlier, it seems he got all sniffy about Billingsley not retaliating the previous game, after Myers threw behind Mandy.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 12, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed opportunity there
I always feel sorry for a guy who gets pulled for a pinch hitter, and then the PH gets out anyway.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
I love this headline
“One high heater showed the Dodgers were tired of being bullied by the Phils in the NLCS.”
Bullied? You mean “beaten”?
Also, for those of us who didn’t see the brawl on TV, this is interesting. Looks less like a brawl, more like a mingling, with half a dozen Dodgers keeping Manny from doing something stupid enough to get him tossed and suspended.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Juan Pierre starting out in center tonight
His first start in the playoffs.
And the Phillies start the game with runners at the corner, no outs.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Nice double!
Just rides down the line- Phillies up 1-0, runners at second and third, no outs.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Ryan Howard needs to get it going this offseason
and, grounding out is not really what everyone had in mind….
At least got the run in
RBI is better than nothing.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
That didn't help
Victorino grounds into an inning-ending double play. Should have put together a bigger inning there.
…and I hate this ad.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
IBB for Manny
Why not just hit him with a pitch? You’d save a few pitches, and he’d probably charge the mound and get tossed- everyone wins!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Stupid Loney
2-1
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
At least they strand the other runners
Might need some more runs here, Phillies.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Nice start to the second
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
And they do absolutely nothing with it
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
So far, so good
I’m just hoping for the Phillies to take one of the games in LA, then they can win it by taking either game back in their home stadium.
2-1 good guys,
but Philly’s playing like they dont need to win this game, so they probably wont, imo. I hope I’m wong.
They’re hitting Lowe, but what’s with Rollins not stealing in the first, Victorino (a very good bunter) not bunting in the third run in the first, Howard not digging out the booted grounder to deep second. I just dont see a playoff sense of urgency.
I love it
When the commentators say something like ‘Ramirez takes a pitch right down the middle’ and the Pitch Tracker than clearly shows the ball outside.
Lot of baserunners
Seven for the Phillies, six for the Dodgers. Probably slows things down a bit, but it’s only 50 minutes so far, so is moving at a decent rate.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 13, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m still unconvinced that anyone who would grill an ostrich burger would drink Miller High Life.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
The fat guy
is very persuasive. Let him into your life, and he’ll turn it upside down.
by Diamondhacks on Oct 13, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That I can accept
But those people supposedly had the Miller High Life before he showed up!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Not lately
and, I don’t think it can be said enough, anyway.
by snakecharmer on Oct 13, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
And the game
Grinds to a halt, as Torre goes for his third pitcher of the inning. Just one little three-run homer for the Phillies – is that so much to ask?
He's the one who pitched
like 0.1 innings and gave up 8 or 9 runs, right??
by snakecharmer on Oct 13, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite that bad
But nine earned runs in 9.1 innings, mostly thanks to 11 walks, at the ass-end of the 2004 season, so eminently forgettable, certainly.
And another double to Pierre. Looks like Manual has been taking lessons from the Melvin book of bullpen management.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 13, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there another Durbin?
I could’ve sworn there was a guy who had terrible numbers.
AHA! I was right! J.D. Durbin, 0.2IP, 7 ER.
by snakecharmer on Oct 13, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
And a walk
Yes, you put a pitcher with a career ERA+ of 89, over ten years, into a playoff game when it’s tied. He surrenders a homer to the first batter he faces, so you’re now behind, but you have no backup plan, leave him in there to let the next two batters reach base and the game is now perilously close to being blown open.
It all sounds terribly familiar, yes… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 13, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
and only three batters later
Charlie Manuel is “on it”!
by Diamondhacks on Oct 13, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I am catching up on Chuck
It is brilliant. Plus, OMG, How I Met Your Mother was brilliant tonight.
We're having a renaissance, so stick around.
I've started watching Chuck, too
I’m about four episodes in to the first season. It’s cute, I wonder why I didn’t watch it when it was actually on.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
As soco will attest to
I am a Firefly-hooker. Anything the actors are in I will see. This is mostly good, as it did get me into Chuck from episode 1, it also made me see 3:10 to Yuma. (Damn you Alan Tudyk, you and your amazingness! I sat through 3 hours of crap for like 10 minutes with you in it!)
We're having a renaissance, so stick around.
I'm pretty much the same way
The only thing I haven’t given in to yet is Stargate Atlantis, I think. And there was a movie with the guy who played Simon that I meant to rent, but never got around to. And Chuck, up until now.
And I liked 3:10 to Yuma.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Was it the one where he is playing a hypochondriac? We liked it, though it was kind of cheesy. It, oddly enough, had a character from SGA that I liked. Jewel Staite is painfully adorable on SGA, even though they are taking her in a direction that makes me want to get sick on the entirety of the writers room.
It is so freaking LONG and GORY. This might not be aided by the fact that we saw “The Assasination of Jesse James” directly after and it was so beautiful that I couldn’t take it.
We're having a renaissance, so stick around.
That's the one exactly
It’s on my “eventually” list. And I can just never get into any Stargate show, really. My developing theory that the people running the Sci-Fi Channel hate sci-fi fans doesn’t help much.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
That movie
the one with the hypochondriac was terrible.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Obviously
Your wife is using the royal we.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
They really really do
Plus the writers are kind of self centered, uppity jerks with little knowledge of what their fans actually like. BUT, it is like crack. I am addicted.
Also, I was using the royal “we”, it comes to all girls with the marriage licenses. Fun facts.
We're having a renaissance, so stick around.
I'll have to check with my wife on that one
Though she did tell me today that I’d have to choose between pursuing a degree in political science or bacon.
Obviously, I chose bacon.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
The conversation went like this
“You can get your degree in political science, but if you do, I’m going to have to limit meat and salt in your diet so that you don’t have a heart attack in a moment of spite.”
“You you’re making me choose between political science and bacon?”
“Yes.”
“Bacon it is, then.”
Later on she said, “I know you’re full of yourself, but I’m not sure you’re full of yourself enough to major in theater.”
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
There
are degrees in bacon? Where do I sign up?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Hormel University
It’s second on my list of preferred degrees, after that degree in paranormal studies.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Can I get a
BS in Cryptozoology there?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
coast to coast am
the best place to cram for those exams.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Your theory
is also, unfortunately, totally accurate.
Bob Melvin: Black Denarian in disguise.
What?
But don’t you want to watch wrestling and Scare Tactics? Or eight solid hours of Enterprise? Come on!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Noooooo.
Not nearly brain dead enough for that. Why, that would cut into my Dominions and Civ time.
I did take the time Monday to catch Slater’s new series premier though. Given the medium, not too shabby at all.
Bob Melvin: Black Denarian in disguise.
Thinking of an early night
And a chance to hit some of the long Tivo stuff, like The Departed or Black Book, both of which are about 2:30. We tend to skip that on a normal night, because we’d rather go for the short stuff and get to sleep at a reasonable hour!
by Jim McLennan on Oct 13, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
"But he handles the bat so well"
Says Bob Melvin. ;-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 13, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
thankyouthankyouthankyou
thankyouthankyou!
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
is this the
2-3-2 format?
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply actions
never mind
yes it is.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
phew!
thought it was a wrigley gum commercial
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Madson hurt?
Surprised Lidge pitching in the 8th.
Didnt record a single 1+ IP appearance all year
Oh, that's right
He pitched the sixth and seventh
by Diamondhacks on Oct 13, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
come on!
just need 4 more outs
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
Loney's picture
on Yahoo game day just makes him look so darn goofy looking.
and now isn’t the time to fall apart.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions
3 more outs
focus philly
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 13, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
Game over!
Phillies up 3-1 on the series!
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
As a sidenote
Joe Torre has Emperor Palpatine eyes. Scary.
My nephew had this to say about the Dodgers: “The Dodgers have really bad manners. They spit!”
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
good day
baseball wise
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
Yes
With all the market driven blather on Manny showing up the Red Sox, or the Red Sox showing up Manny, watching his current and former teams fail to advance would double the pleasure, double the fun.
(Sorry, there I go again)
by Diamondhacks on Oct 14, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I was going to respond to this, but I can’t figure out how to type like Frank Caliendo pretending to be Donald Trump. Maybe on a solid gold keyboard, because Donald Trump is very rich.
But that’d be heavy.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Interesting poll on azcentral.com
Which win is the most satisfying?
Cardinals over Cowboys.
71.45%
Suns over Spurs or Lakers.
14.68%
ASU/UA over UA/ASU in anything.
12.35%
D-Backs over Dodgers.
1.51%
Total Votes: 2841
Not a big surprise the day AFTER a huge win by the Cards over the ’Boys though. Am a bit disappointed the DBacks rank so low.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 2:37 AM EDT reply actions
Be interesting to see the results if the poll was done in, say, April or May.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
That is probably the case.
our season is over and football is in full swing with basketball starting anew.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Also
I note that the Coyotes don’t even merit an option. =)
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
good catch!
that hadn’t dawned on me.
I hear good things about them and hope we can have a white out in glendale after the regular season is over.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 3:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
Other than the obvious “caring about the NHL” problem, there’s also the fact that the Coyotes haven’t developed a rival in their stay in the desert. The closest they get is either the Red Wings, because everyone hates the Red Wings, or the Stars in the late ’90s.
Yahoo had a story
on the top ten candidates for a franchise move. the ‘Yotes were in that list. They suggested the ’Yotes move back to Winnipeg to be in a ’real’ hockey town. The ‘downfall of the ’yotes was their move out to Glendale. I bet they would be drawing very well if more centrally located. I know Card season ticket holders out in the east valley who will not be renewing due to the long drive.
I remember going to hockey games at the mad house on McDowell when the Roadrunner’s were playing. They could pack that venue in its heyday and the crowd was very much into the game. This goes back to the WHL/WHA days (before my time) and even more recently with the IHL. The Roadrunners are back and playing in the Suns arena, but it is several grades (classes)lower than the Roadrunners of old.
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd
certainly willing to try hockey if they were in Central Phoenix or the East Valley. Going all the way to Glendale, especially during the week, is almost out of the question for me, nevermind on a regular basis.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I love reading predictions
From the Imagine Sports prediction of yesterday’s NLCS game:
So, your key leverage points are whether Lowe is able to do well on 3-days’ rest and whether the LA pen holds it if he does. If not, the Dodgers may have trouble tonight if they can’t out-hit the Phils to win.
Now, doesn’t that really translates to this: “If the Dodgers starting pitcher and bullpen don’t do well, they’ll need to hit better than the Phillies to win.”
Well, duh.
Their prediction for tonight’s Rays game pretty much seems to be “If the Rays can’t hit Wakefield’s knuckleball, they’ll probably lose.” Excellent work, guys, glad we’ve got computers to help us figure things out like this.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
lol
about as imaginative as Bickley
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish!"
by unnamedDBacksfan on Oct 14, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Fightin' Phils!
Keep the chatter going, folks. I was there in Arizona in 2001 (attended Game One of the NLDS, the 1-0 Schilling vs. Morris duel) and remember how incredible that was, now I WANT SOME!
Ha
Thanks to one of the posters over that The Good Phight, who pointed out this gem:
Slugger Manny Ramirez was reminded that his Boston Red Sox rallied from a 3-1 American League Championship Series deficit in 2007, but he provided little optimism.
“That was Boston,” Ramirez said. “That was a great team. This is different.”
Is the Manny-LA lovefest done? Please, oh please?
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
That
makes me oddly happy.
:-)
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. Mmmhm.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Oct 14, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillies lead off the game with a home run.
Nice start, Philadelphia- finish ’em off today.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Er... never mind...
Struggling in the 2nd. :(
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there anything better
Than seeing Mandy ground out on the first pitch?
Any guesses where he’ll be next year? The TV seems to reckon he’ll get only a two-year deal, no-one will want to touch him for longer than that, because of the issues he had in Boston.
I think that's about right.
But there’s always a chance Boras will convince someone that second-half Manny is the real deal, and the first half was just a grumpy aberration. I could see somebody reaching and giving him like four years, particularly if Hanky boy in New York gets extremely desperate this offseason.
I fixed it for you
5-0 Phillies.
Furcal sucks again. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome back, Furcal
Remember, like two weeks ago, when they kept saying he was such a huge boost for the Dodgers in the post-season?
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Safe at first on shortstop R. Furcal's throwing error
I love seeing that.
Again. And again. And again…
Ask, and ye shall receive
I heard all this shouting from the TV in the living room – surely the Dodgers had homered, or at least scored a run. No, apparently they’d got someone into scoring position. Wooo! DeWitt soon took care of that little threat.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought I heard earlier
that DeWitt himself has left like 11 men on base! I actually thought it was 17 but that seems really high. He’s 1 for 13 and a lot of DPs.
DeWitt is now pulled.
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Well okay, I like that plan
Let the fans get some hope back and then CRUSH IT… bwahaha Jeff Kent, you suck too.
Nice stat from over on Dodger Thoughts
In 2 ABs in 1 game, Blake DeWitt hit the same no. of double plays, 2, that Akinori Iwamura hit into in 627 ABs over 152 games.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow!
That’s an amazing stat for Iwamura!
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Puling Maddux for a PH?
Not sure that won’t backfire on them.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Makes sense
Got to try and get one run back at a time. Mind you, Kent’s career average as a pinch-hitter, according to the TV, was something like .128.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
And Maddux's career average is .171, so it'd be better to keep him out there!
I’d just think that, given how much of their bullpen they threw out there last time, they should take the advantage of having a guy out there who can give them four innings if they need them.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
I see
They have now charged Furcal with three errors. :-) $39m for three years of a 99 OPS+. Good signing, LA!
As a comparison
Drew had an OPS+ of 96 over the same time, for about one-tenth of the cost.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That's an impressive dinning
Wonder how many players have managed two errors on a single play before.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Homer for Manny
Solo shot, though.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
How much
did he ham it up?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Don't know
I’m splitting my attention between Gameday and Chuck on Hulu.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Me neither, sorry
I’m dealing with crazy clients. Is the election over yet?? Sigh.
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry
I’m now writing a review of Eight Men Out.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
I was eating lasagna. Eight Men Out the movie?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Yep.
I was a bit disappointed. It had its moments, but I didn’t really gain much insight into the events in question.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
it did well in highlighting some motivations of the players, since without the historical insight it could be confusing for someone to look back on.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Yes, it did make it clear
That it was an unfortunate combination of circumstance: players who were good enough to get the World Series, but disgruntled enough to accept a bribe, in an era where you basically could only play for one team.
I’m using the above sentence in my review. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
'Tis a good line
If I remember correctly, the movie also has some excellent baseball playing scenes. It seems too many movies shy away from why we want to see the movie in the first place.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Hmmm...
Do we want to watch actors pretending to play baseball?
Discuss. I might get some good thoughts out of it. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure
we could find someone in Hollywood that at least played some sort of college ball.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I know
Chuck Connors, who was The Rifleman in the 50’s and was also in Soylent Green, got one at-bat with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949. And Kevin Costner has made enough baseball films that he must have something of an idea…
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I liked the movie, I’d hardly known anything about the scandal before watching it. I liked how it told the story.
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Out of trouble
Nice outing.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Kent is pulled from the game
A couple of at-bats too late for the Dodgers, I’d say.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Pardon me
If I crack open a nice large (25 oz) bottle of Duval Belgian beer. At 8.5% alcohol, I trust I will not have to drive anywhere the rest of the night. :-)
I was thinking
of having some Dos Equis, but after a glass of milk that might be a bad choice.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I'm with you
There is a packet of Oreos lying temptingly on the counter…but strong Belgian beer and cookies don’t really mix. What I need are some pretzels or something like that… Hmmm….
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
We need to trade
I have a big bag of preztels.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Manny's last AB as a Dodger
I’m surprised the commentators could talk, given they had their mouths apparently so full of his dick. :-)
There. He singled. Now go back to the American League.
MVP time..
Assuming the Phillies hold on, who do you choose for MVP? I would pick either Victorino or Hamels.
Difficult
Victorino has six RBI, but is only 4-for-18. I’d go with Hamels: 14 IP, 3 ER and a 2-0 record.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He's only 4 for 18??
I swear he’s been much more of an offensive player this series…hmm. Just seems like he’s always in the middle of things, I guess.
by snakecharmer on Oct 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
I have to root for the Phils in the World Series. They win in the tasty food department, hands down.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I dunno
Have you ever had sting-ray, pan-fried with a little butter?
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Er...
It certainly sounds good. Mind you, with the Duval now kicking in, I am contemplating sending SnakePit Jr. to Jack on the Box, so my culinary standards may not be at their peak…
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Then
I’d probably like as I looooooooooooooove Jack in the Box.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Though bonus points go
To the person who asked Yahoo! Answers for good stingray recipes… in the vegetarian and vegan section!
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Aparently
very Japanese. I wonder if it would be good in sushi?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
YAY PHILLIES!
Though I call shenanigans on LA, “Time of your Life” … really?
What is this, my high school graduation?
We're having a renaissance, so stick around.
Damn
I didn’t have to see your name to know that it’d be you.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
In the style of AZWILDCATS, since he's not here
LETS GO PHILLIES! DODGERS SUCK!
Of course, for accuracy, that should all be in the subject line…
yeah where is he did you really ban him lol
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Oct 16, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, yes
I finally had enough with him showing up only when the Dodgers were doing well, and told him he wasn’t allowed to post until after the playoffs.
He didn’t listen, and joined a small but select list of those banned from the site. I feel no great loss.
by Jim McLennan on Oct 16, 2008 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Knock that off!
Don’t make me tell your mother.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Woooh!
Now I just need the Rays to win tomorrow, and I’ll be happy.
I mean, the Rays could decide to win it in Tampa, too. But I like showing up a home crowd, especially in LA or Boston.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Yeah
At least we didn’t have to watch the Rockies dancing around on our field…
by Jim McLennan on Oct 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
True
Thought they did have to put up with that from us at the end of the season last year.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Oh, very enjoyable
Second only to getting to celebrate at home. After game seven. Against the Yankees. =)
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
On my birthday
(Wasn’t really my birthday)
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Well
You could still party like it was your birthday.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
50 doesn't care though
:-(
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
What can i say?
Dude’s picky about cakes.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Uh-huh
Listening to the radio today, Colin Cowherd was talking about how the Dodgers fans are okay losing this series, they were just glad to make the playoffs and win a series at all, and how LA fans are the smartest, best-sports-educated fans in the country.
Really?
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Don't forget best-looking
I really need to start remembering to grab my MP3 player on the way to the car in the morning.
"Now, this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard [Hank Steinbrenner] say, and this is the third time I've said that this season."
Well.
It’s a good thing all those home runs they hit in Philadelphia wouldn’t have been home runs in Los Angeles.
OH WAIT.
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