Phightins

I think there is a center in Philadelphia who would be more worthy of that title.

Phillies lineup... Rollins SS Victorino CF Utley 2B Howard 1B Werth RF Ibanez DH Francisco LF Feliz 3B Ruiz C Yankees lineup... Jeter SS Damon LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Posada C Matsui DH Cano 2B Swisher RF Cabrera CF

Disappointed that this wasn't last night, so that I actually could have watched. There is a small baseball game happening tonight that just might take most of my attention. On a similar note, thankfully this game is not in Philadelphia, or they would be playing in front of 1,000 people tops.

The Eagles-Giants game was supposed to be at 4 but they moved it to 1 for obvious reasons. The Eagles had a home game last year on the same day as one of the World Series games as well, and I don't remember traffic being too awful. But yes, definitely a day to avoid South Broad Street if at all possible lol.

Another interesting fact... If the Phillies win the World Series, Pedro Martinez will become the first pitcher ever to have a Cy Young award and a World Series championship in both leagues. I think that is pretty cool/interesting.

Yeah the NY Post is kind of a joke, so even though it pisses Philly fans off to read that, that was their objective. There is an idiot who writes for the LA Times named TJ Simers who basically published the same bull[expletive] when the Phillies have played the Dodgers each of the past two seasons. That is even worse since the LA Times is supposed to be a respectable newspaper.

The article is even worse http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/frillies_are_coming_to_town_mnrbqD4sqsEKH10TfB3k6H

Well, that sucked. Second straight game that they got a ton of shots off, but very little went in.

Also, Brett Myers is back on the roster for the World Series, and Miguel Cairo is off, which means they are going with 12 pitchers. I like that they are going with 12 pitchers, but it does suck that Cairo is off the roster. This means that in the games where Ben Francisco is in the lineup in LF/DH, Eric Bruntlett is our only right handed bat off the bench. But we need Bruntlett for the late inning speed factor. So I guess no matter what they would have done, there would have been a down side. I personally would have gone with 11 pitchers and subbed Myers in for Antonio Bastardo and kept both Cairo and Bruntlett, but I completely understand why they want a deep bullpen. And for the games up in NY chances are they won't really need to go too far into the bench.

Pedro in game 2. Already excited for that.

Lol. Shane doesn't care. He was like "at least my legs look good". Typical NY Post though.

Charlie still will not commit to anything beyond his game 1 starter, although it does look like Raul Ibanez will DH and Ben Francisco will play left field for the games in New York, as expected.

I agree. If I were a neutral fan, I'd be super excited for this series. And obviously being a Phillies fan, I cannot wait for it. For pitching matchups, we already know that the Yankees will go Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Sabathia. Unclear what the Phillies will do, other than the fact that Cliff Lee will pitch game 1. I think it would be awesome to see Pedro Martinez pitch game 2 at Yankee Stadium, however.

Discuss. Wednesday, just get here already. Thanks.

So unlike the Angels. Anyway, with Rivera for the 9th that should just about do it.

Could anybody have though? Look at what he was given to work with.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4593663 Solid hiring. I always liked Acta and think he has a lot of potential. I've always looked at him as a very smart manager stuck in one of the worst organizations in pro sports (the Washington Nationals). Now he will have some talent to work with in Cleveland, and a front office that isn't completely clueless, so we will see how this goes.

Cliff Lee will pitch game 1. Not really a surprise there.

No suspension. Pretty surprised.

I agree about Lindros, but you could argue that Booth should have known a hit was coming too. How he didn't sense Richards coming is beyond me, and even though he got rid of the puck, he had to realize that momentum was going to make that hit happen anyway. Whatever, an unfortunate situation all around. I think that in the end, the fact that Booth got shaken up as badly as he did will be the deciding factor. That and the fact that Tuomo Ruutu was just suspended 3 games for a shot to the head.

Alright, after watching the replay a bunch of times, I've come to the conclusion that it's pretty much a legal hit, but Richards will absolutely be suspended because of A. the final result, B. the team he plays for, and C. the fact that Tuomo Ruutu was just suspended 3 games for a hit that did not look nearly as gruesome. It's unfortunate that Booth got hurt, but this hit is really no different than many others I have seen. Richards did not leave his feet or extend his arms, it was just a clean shoulder hit, and unfortunately Booth was staring off into space and had no idea it was coming. People will say that Booth did not have the puck, making it look like Richards was head hunting, but he clearly made up his mind to make the hit while Booth had the puck, and there was no stopping that momentum. My favorite part of the whole thing is that Scott Stevens' hit on Eric Lindros in 2000 was virtually the exact same thing, and had the exact same final result (ironically it was at almost the exact same part of the rink), but it is lauded as one of the greatest hits in NHL history. In Richards' case, he is looking at a lengthy suspension. If it is a 1 or 2 game suspension, I will be alright with it, but anything more is kind of ridiculous in my mind. There was nothing blatantly dirty about the hit. Unfortunately, I think we are looking at 4 or 5 games. Richards is a very clean player, however, so perhaps his reputation can save him. The most important thing is that David Booth is alright. I heard he was moving his extremities, so hopefully it is not as bad as it looked on the ice. Also, I have a hunch that a certain Boston Bruins fan is going to disagree entirely.

Blah. I'd say Mike Richards is looking at a suspension. Hopefully David Booth is alright.

Call me crazy but I love NJ weather.

Waldo...I dunno if this will be an advantage or disadvantage for the Phillies. If the Yankees wrap it up tomorrow, they will still be able to do pretty much whatever they want with their rotation for the World Series (unless they decide to go with Sabathia tomorrow). Also, baseball is such a momentum sport, so when a team gets a full week off like the Phillies are having, you never know what will happen when they get back at it. The Phillies were in the exact same situation against Tampa last year and it worked out fine, but you never know. And east coast weather FTW. So-Cal weather is nice, but if I had to deal with the exact same weather every single day of my life, I'd probably want to kill myself. The east coast actually has four distinct seasons and all different types of weather. Thunderstorms, snow storms, all kinds of stuff you never see in LA. I love it, with the one exception being when it gets in the way of baseball.

Game postponed.