Phightins

Don't [expletive]ing tell me to man up. I do not have to accept this loss. This was the most painful loss I have ever gone through as a Philadelphia sports fan, I do not have to accept it. And for the record, I did not say a word about money, one Phillies fan did.

I liked that.

I like how one Phillies fan makes a comment about money, and all of a sudden all of the Yankees fans (and Yankees "fans") come in and turn it into a big deal. Jesus, just enjoy the win, don't worry about what other people are saying.

COOL

The most painful loss I have ever gone though. Speechless. I just hope Cliff shuts them down tomorrow so I don't have to see them lift the trophy on our field. Can't even think about baseball right now.

That would be nice. This has the potential to be one of the best days in a while if the Phillies can pull out a W too.

Great game, great way to start the Philadelphia/NY day. 1 win down, 1 to go.

Because then it would be Hamels vs. Sabathia tonight, which is even less favorable lol.

I think it goes without saying that tonight is a must win for the Phillies. They have had some success off CC in the past, and they will need to find a way to get it done again tonight. Everything needs to go right. Joe needs to be at his best. It sucks for him because he hasn't really gotten consistent starts this postseason, so who knows how he is gonna pitch. If he pitches like the regular Joe Blanton, then I don't see any reason why we can't keep it close and hopefully get to the Yanks bullpen (well, the people in it not named Mariano). But we really need for everything to go right tonight. Must win. I really like the matchup tomorrow night of Cliff Lee vs. either AJ Burnett on short rest or Chad Gaudin, but if we are down 3-1 going into that, it won't really be as big of a deal.

He said a lot of things he shouldn't have. He is an idiot sometimes, he doesn't think before he talks.

Anyway, so many things to point at for losing this game. Shane Victorino's at bat in the 2nd inning with the bases loaded and 1 out was absolutely horrible. I know he wound up with a sac fly, but he swung at 3 straight pitches when we had Pettitte on the ropes, and right after a bases loaded walk to Rollins. He had to show a bit more patience there. We could have blown the game open right there. Also, I am still upset over the A-Rod homerun call. Unless the umpires have an advanced degree in physics, there is no way they could have determined for sure that the ball would have left the park and not hit the top of the wall. And they took about two seconds to review it.

The tickets up for resale have generally been cheaper for the games in NY than the games in Philly for this series. And thanks for the life lesson, but it still blows. I went to about 30 games this year and get shut out from the World Series games because of the ridiculous prices. Obviously, I realize why it is. But don't you see why I'd be disappointed with the fact that most of the people at these WS games probably haven't been to a game all season, and really don't care about what they are watching?

Also I hate the fact that the "real fans" do not get to go to the games, and we get stuck with disgraceful crowds like we had tonight. It was the same deal for the two games in New York. There are a lot of people at these games who do not give two [expletive]s about baseball or the game, they just are there because they have money to burn. The real fans who support this team all year long just do not have the money to be there. Really disappointed about that. I would love to be there but I am not paying $400 for a standing room ticket.

Bleh.

Game 3 lineups.... Yankees: Jeter SS Damon LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Posada C Cano 2B Swisher RF Cabrera CF Pettitte P Phillies: Rollins SS Victorino CF Utley 2B Howard 1B Werth RF Ibanez LF Feliz 3B Ruiz C Hamels P

Agreed. Much better idea to use him in game 5 on his regular cycle and let him do what he has done for the past month. Some guys are okay pitching on short rest, and others aren't. Just depends on the guy. The World Series is not the time to experiment and find out whether or not Cliff Lee is one of those guys who can do it haha. Should this series go to game 7, Cole Hamels will pitch for the Phillies, but Charlie said that Lee will be available out of the bullpen to throw 65-70 pitches if need be. If it comes to that and Hamels shows any signs of being bad, Charlie will go to Lee right away I'd imagine. It would be all hands on deck, obviously.

Through June they were awful at home. Once July hit, they went on a tear. Plus they are always known for being very good there down the stretch, going back to '07 when they caught the Mets. And lol TruTrojan I was actually going to say that the Phillies are undefeated at Citizens Bank Park in October against everybody not from Colorado.

Haha wow.

Very streaky game. Seems like it may be the Sixers m/o. Good start to the second half after sleep walking through the 2nd quarter.

Find me another "prime example". Kthnx. At least I am giving you some company in this thread, nobody else seems to care about this game.

Way too many turnovers.

Lulz.

Lol yeah I know, how ridiculous is that. Home opener too, kind of disappointing, yet expected. If you listen closely you can probably hear Matt screaming [expletive] through the TV.

No, although I would have considered going out if the Phillies weren't on.

I have always looked at him as a second option. Unfortunately on this team he is expected to lead and be a superstar, but he just isn't one.