Phightins

The Rays are incredibly overmatched. Did not see this coming at all.

Bob is in net tonight. No Pronger though.

Personally I am still against full instant replay. I just think it's ridiculous that you have six umpires on the field and not one of them got that call right. It was clear as day on standard-def TV.

Hmm...you add two outfield umpires for the postseason and they still can't get those calls right. Looking forward to the onslaught on instant replay articles tomorrow.

I don't get how a pitcher can do a total 180 after a midseason trade like Kerry Wood did. I mean I get the whole change of scenery/pitching coach/whatever thing, but he is LITERALLY night and day from Cleveland to now.

Best pitcher I have ever seen. I hate over-glorifying athletes, but it is truly an honor to watch him every 5 days. Unreal.

I seriously would...

Roy Halladay, I would love to have your children.

Tight strike zone. Seems like it affected Edinson more than Doc.

Now we just have to hope for the weather to hold off.

Lets goooooo

Yeah, and you couldn't tell at all by the tone of his voice that it was going to be a homerun. Terrible.

Ian Laperriere is done for the season and probably his career. So sad. He rushed back from his concussion to play in the finals last year, and that may have been what ended his career.

It's possible with the ballpark. And yes you are probably right, really small sample size. I just felt like giving you [expletive] when he hit that double.

I understand. Just kinda odd that his OPS jumped nearly 200 points when he went to the Rangers.

I know. No offense to Atlanta, but TBS baseball coverage makes me crave Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. This play by play guy is the worst. Sounds like Ben Stein. Absolutely no enthusiasm.

Jeff Francoeur.....wow. Must be painful to watch, eh Fish?

Nino Niederreiter has made the Islanders final roster.

Polly out of the lineup today. [expletive].

This is pretty good. Way too much Bill Simmons though.

Yeah it'll be even harder now in a full stadium now that all the Tampa residents remembered that they have a baseball team.

Yes, I can't wait for it. It will be the first one I've seen. I never got around to seeing the Iverson one. Oh, BTW, I still love you Kyle and Waldo.

I agree. Of the 5 in their rotation, Zito is easily the most hittable. It might not even matter though, sounds like Bobby is trying to give them the series. I really don't get the decision to save Hudson for game 3, unless there is something I am missing.

Also, the Giants announced that Barry Zito is not starting in this series. For game 4, they will either go with Madison Bumgarner, or Tim Lincecum on short rest.

It looks that way, yet I am still very nervous for this series. But I am always nervous for the playoffs.