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Frayed Knot Oct 09 2008 11:51 AM

8:22 first pitch (or so they claim) at CBP in Philadelphia Hamels vs Lowe Hamels faced LA twice this year, both were in August, both times going 7 IP and giving up 2 runs on 5 hits, one win & one no-decision. Lowe didn't face Philly this season Teams split 8 games this year, each winning all 4 in their building Dodger closer Saito is NOT on the roster for this round, leaving the closing duties to big boy Broxton

soupcan Oct 09 2008 11:55 AM

Predicción: Los Doyers de Los Ángeles gana en seis juegos.

Willets Point Oct 09 2008 01:59 PM

Go Phillies.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 09 2008 02:08 PM

Willets Point wrote: Go Phillies. You're seriously outnumbered with that sentiment: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10364

Fman99 Oct 09 2008 07:57 PM

National baseball broadcasters stink. So do 8:25 starts. So do factoids about "all-time postseason records." Like Mickey Mantle had three rounds to hit homers in. Go away.

SteveJRogers Oct 09 2008 08:17 PM

Yeah but any time a Yankee doesn't hold some sort of record is a good thing! Sorry, just had to take a swipe at Val there.

DocTee Oct 09 2008 08:39 PM

FMan's swipe at champagne celebrations gaining speed, picked up by Gene Wojchiehowski at ESPN.

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2008 08:43 PM

Phils continuing their post-season streak of relying on the HR and bunching all their runs in one inning. They were down 2-0 before an error (on Furcal) HR (Utley) & HR (Burrell) gave them the lead (and that was it for Lowe). Hamels pulled after 7 Torre went to Maddux for an inning of relief. X-Met factors in LA: Jeff Kent and Chan Ho Park Madson gets the Phils thru the 8th

Frayed Knot Oct 09 2008 09:01 PM

Lidge closes it out: FO, FO, K A playoff game played in 2:36. I didn't know that still happened. Tomorrow's the AL so the over/under is 3:36 ... and I'm taking the over.

Fman99 Oct 09 2008 09:20 PM

DocTee wrote: FMan's swipe at champagne celebrations gaining speed, picked up by Gene Wojchiehowski at ESPN. I am, again, a trendsetter. It's all good. Just wait until Jayson Stark threatens to punch Pete Rose in the neck and kick Marge Schott in her dead cunt.

Frayed Knot Oct 10 2008 11:58 AM

Game 2, 4:00 EDT: Myers vs Billingsley Charlie Manuel's mother died at some point since the end of last night's game. Not sure if he's going to be in the dugout for this game or not.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2008 06:22 AM

Phils continue their 'big-inning-ness' this post-season. They've now been shutout in 41 of the 50 innings they've batted over 6 games and still managed to go 5-1 in that time. The main reason is that those 9 innings where they did score included only 3 one-run innings but 6 innings of 3 runs or more: 2 three-run innings, 3 fours, plus a five. And many of these runs are coming with 2 outs. Yesterday's 2nd inning involved 5 straight 2-out hits turning a 2-out/none-on situation into a 4-spot. 6 of last night's 8 runs came w/2 out. And then there's Bret Myers. 4-for-58 during the reg season he goes 3-for-3 w/3 RBIs last night making him 4-for-5 overall plus that 10-pitch walk that had a big part in knocking Sabathia out of the game last week.

Willets Point Oct 11 2008 07:20 AM

C'mon Phillies, keep it going. You need to win big now. Get it out of your system. Have nothing left to prove. And then rest on your laurels in '09.

soupcan Oct 11 2008 10:04 AM

Predicción: Los Filis de Filadelfia ganar en cinco juegos

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2008 08:43 AM

Game 3 in LA: Jamie Moyer vs Hiroki Kuroda (lethal bantamweight) Another weekend day and another 8:30 starting time (8;22 they claim). At least it's an NL game so the over/under for last pitch is still this side of midnight ... even if just barely.

seawolf17 Oct 12 2008 07:24 PM

This is the first piece of playoff baseball I've watched so far -- I only turned it on because the Dodgers were up five early. Things getting a little hot as Russ Martin, who got HBP his first time up, has to duck out of the way of another pitch his second time up... then the following half-inning, Kuroda airmails a fastball over the head of Shane Victorino. Benches clear after Victorino grounds out -- bitching about Kuroda throwing at his head instead of his ribs -- and the main conspirators appear to be the coaching staff, with Mariano Duncan and Davey Lopes doing most of the jawing.

themetfairy Oct 12 2008 08:46 PM

How does Manny Ramirez have that much schmutz on his helmet? He's only been on the Dodgers for 15 minutes.

AG/DC Oct 12 2008 10:25 PM

Once they put pine tar on their helmets, dirt sticks to them just laying around the dugout.

MFS62 Oct 13 2008 07:50 AM

The guy playing second base for LA - Dewitt has been a third baseman most of the season. If he can make the transition to second so smoothly, why can't Murphy? There's hope, folks. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 13 2008 11:39 AM

Be honest now, does Murphy look or move like a middle infielder? Maybe he'll surprise us, nor is he as bulky as some came-up-as 3rd sackers (Giambi, Thome, or Burrell), but I suspect this is an experiment to make him more versatile in emergency situations than as a full-time assignment.

Frayed Knot Oct 13 2008 11:47 AM

themetfairy wrote: How does Manny Ramirez have that much schmutz on his helmet? He's only been on the Dodgers for 15 minutes. Some players opt to buy the pre-schmutzed model available from Iwannabelikecraigbiggio.com Vlad Guerrero has a standing account there too.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 13 2008 12:18 PM

I remember Jim Thome, in like his second game with the Phillies, had a helmet that looked like it had a decade's worth of scuffs on it.

Frayed Knot Oct 13 2008 06:30 PM

[u:9e2beb147f]Game 4 - 8:20[/u:9e2beb147f] Lowe (on short rest) is in early trouble facing Blanton for the Phils

metsguyinmichigan Oct 13 2008 08:23 PM

Chan Ho Park delivers a performance worthy of our bully. Gets one out, then a wild pitch to let in the tying run.

SteveJRogers Oct 13 2008 09:26 PM

Broxton is blowing this one in the 8th. 7-5 Phillies now.

HahnSolo Oct 14 2008 06:38 AM

Felt like a Met game. A million guys left on base, and the bullpen (seven relievers' worth) blows it.

metirish Oct 14 2008 06:53 AM

If I were a Dodgers fan , which I am I suppose in this series then I am worried that Chan Ho Park is being asked to get important outs. Not signaling him out for this game just the fact that he is there at all.

soupcan Oct 14 2008 07:18 AM

Dodger fans were understandably stunned at that loss last night but Met fans weren't. This year the Phillies are never out of any game until the 27th out is made. Victorino in 2008 is to Phillie fans as Lenny Dykstra was to Met fans in 1986.

cooby Oct 14 2008 07:23 AM

Good

HahnSolo Oct 14 2008 08:06 AM

St. Joe not distinguishing himself last night. - Derek Lowe, 74 pitches over 5 innings. Mike Greenberg made a good point this morning...if you are bringing a guy back on 3 days rest, you have to be willing to go with him. No reason at all why he can't pitch the 6th, especially after settling in with a 1, 2, 3 fifth. - Take Kuo out after giving up a 125-foot hopper base hit? Then compound it by bringing in Wade? Either leave an effective Kuo in there, or go directly to Broxton. Even more reason to stick with Kuo? He left him in to bunt with 2 on and 1 out the inning before!

Centerfield Oct 14 2008 08:11 AM

soupcan wrote: Dodger fans were understandably stunned at that loss last night but Met fans weren't. This year the Phillies are never out of any game until the 27th out is made. Victorino in 2008 is to Phillie fans as Lenny Dykstra was to Met fans in 1986. This is great news. That means next year he'll decide he's a home run hitter, and his career will trend downwarnd until he's eventually traded to the Mets for Luis Castillo.

Willets Point Oct 14 2008 02:42 PM

Centerfield wrote: ="soupcan"]Dodger fans were understandably stunned at that loss last night but Met fans weren't. This year the Phillies are never out of any game until the 27th out is made. Victorino in 2008 is to Phillie fans as Lenny Dykstra was to Met fans in 1986. This is great news. That means next year he'll decide he's a home run hitter, and his career will trend downward until he's eventually traded to the Mets for Luis Castillo. /Bullet of Cool

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2008 02:49 PM

]St. Joe not distinguishing himself last night And is taking a beating for it in the LA papers.

metirish Oct 15 2008 07:25 PM

Dodgers down 3 - 0 and Tore pulls his starter in the 3rd , enough of that though , get this. When Vivtorino came up for his first AB it was the cue for Ken Rosenthal to tell us how the Phillies police themselves , after Victorino hit the grand-slam off CC in the ALDS he ran the bases arm pumping with glee and after the game the other players stuck pictures of him doing that on his locker with J Reyes written on them. The point was not to show up the other team like Reyes does.

Frayed Knot Oct 15 2008 08:43 PM

Dodgers, with the exception of Manny, couldn't be playing a worse series. Errors, critcal GiDPs, bad pitching, questionable managing, ...

Willets Point Oct 15 2008 09:50 PM

...and the Phillies win the pennant!

G-Fafif Oct 15 2008 11:01 PM

Great news. This means there's a chance Shane Victorino will get thrown at some more.

G-Fafif Oct 15 2008 11:02 PM

="metirish"]When Vivtorino came up for his first AB it was the cue for Ken Rosenthal to tell us how the Phillies police themselves , after Victorino hit the grand-slam off CC in the ALDS he ran the bases arm pumping with glee and after the game the other players stuck pictures of him doing that on his locker with J Reyes written on them. The point was not to show up the other team like Reyes does. And then they all lined up behind Matt Stairs to get their asses hammered.

Frayed Knot Oct 16 2008 06:21 AM

And now they, and by extension us, get to sit around for an entire week waiting for the WS.

bmfc1 Oct 16 2008 06:39 AM

It would be nice to have a week to enjoy being the NL Champs and to eagerly anticipate the Series. Instead, we look for Arizona Fall League stats and read the transcript of a tepid interview with Minaya.