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The Phillies got the job done winning 4-3 over the Nationals, giving them back-to-back NL East title Championships. Once again, the fightin' Phillies make a come back from behind victory, to overcome their rival - Mets. And I think it was rightfully so. Afterall, The Phils were in first place mid-season. I remember it being the Mets down about 5 games or more. Then Interleague play happened and the Phils messed up getting them in the hole in the first place. Hey, as all Philly fans know by now, "it wouldn't be the Philly way if it were easy." I believe It was Jimmy Rollins who made a statement close to those words.
The game was sweet yet nerve-racking. Things were getting scary in the top of the ninth inning. The bases were loaded with one out. Phillies amazing closer, Brad Lidge was on the mound. He hadn't blown a save yet at this point. He's sweatin'......large sweat drops! Every fan must have had the world's largest Monarch batting around madly in their stomachs. The ball is hit hard and it looks like...oh....damn...it's going down the middle...oh, but wait.....yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! Jimmy Rollins stops it on a remarkable dive catch, tosses it perfectly to Utley who throws it to Howard at first, and the double play is made, the game is over, and the Philllies win. Whew! Extreme tension is lifted. Then the celebration. I had the wish-I-was-there feeling when I watched the party unfold on my tv screen. The game I went to most recently was last Mondays game when the Phillies beat the Braves in the first game of the series. That was good, but shoot, I picked the wrong game, because this would have been great.
Okay, so what now? The Phillies are in the play-offs, but they know it's gotta be better than last year. They will be playing against the Brewers with the first game being today on TBS at 3PM, Eastern time. Can they beat the Brewers? Absolutely! But, it won't be easy.
So all you Philly fans out there, keep cheering and supporting the team. Get ready cause a little butterfly just told me that the Phils are going to go a long way.
GO PHILLIES!!! THIS BALL IS OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!
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The Phillies got the job done winning 4-3 over the Nationals, giving them back-to-back NL East title Championships. Once again, the fightin' Phillies make a come back from behind victory, to overcome their rival - Mets. And I think it was rightfully so. Afterall, The Phils were in first place mid-season. I remember it being the Mets down about 5 games or more. Then Interleague play happened and the Phils messed up getting them in the hole in the first place. Hey, as all Philly fans know by now, "it wouldn't be the Philly way if it were easy." I believe It was Jimmy Rollins who made a statement close to those words.
The game was sweet yet nerve-racking. Things were getting scary in the top of the ninth inning. The bases were loaded with one out. Phillies amazing closer, Brad Lidge was on the mound. He hadn't blown a save yet at this point. He's sweatin'......large sweat drops! Every fan must have had the world's largest Monarch batting around madly in their stomachs. The ball is hit hard and it looks like...oh....damn...it's going down the middle...oh, but wait.....yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! Jimmy Rollins stops it on a remarkable dive catch, tosses it perfectly to Utley who throws it to Howard at first, and the double play is made, the game is over, and the Philllies win. Whew! Extreme tension is lifted. Then the celebration. I had the wish-I-was-there feeling when I watched the party unfold on my tv screen. The game I went to most recently was last Mondays game when the Phillies beat the Braves in the first game of the series. That was good, but shoot, I picked the wrong game, because this would have been great.
Okay, so what now? The Phillies are in the play-offs, but they know it's gotta be better than last year. They will be playing against the Brewers with the first game being today on TBS at 3PM, Eastern time. Can they beat the Brewers? Absolutely! But, it won't be easy.
So all you Philly fans out there, keep cheering and supporting the team. Get ready cause a little butterfly just told me that the Phils are going to go a long way.
GO PHILLIES!!! THIS BALL IS OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!
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Greetings from the first state - Delaware!
Many things have happened since my last post, moons ago, and time certainly doesn't stand still. During my absence, I have vacationed in Ocean City, Maryland, and traveled to my homeland of Williamsport, Pennsylvania during the annual Little League World Series. The 2008 Olympics have come and gone as the world witnessed records being made and some dreams shattered. The Presidential race in the USA continued to grab everyones attention with Obami selecting his running mate as the election grows closer. American football season got underway with pre-season match-ups that draw crowds similiar in size to the games that count. Then There's baseball. Sweet, end-of-August Major League Baseball.
A sport with an eternal like season in the month of April, with highs, lows, slumps, some wins, some losses, is now nearing the end. If you are a fan of one of the teams fighting for first place, then you understand the thrill of the game and what is meant by the statement, "every game counts." In the National League East, the race is close between the Phillies and the Mets, and it's getting good....real good.
Now that I'm "active" again, I plan to report on some of the topics or places mentioned above, and of course, Phillies Baseball.
Please check in and feel free to comment.
-Dani
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The Philadelphia Phillies reclaim the first place slot for the National East as they win against the Washington Nationals for the second time in this series.
Currently, this appears to be a close race between three teams: Phillies, Mets, and Marlins. It was the Marlins win over the Mets, and the Phillies win yesterday over the Nats that put the red hats in the lead, again. It looks like this could be another end-of-season anxiety builder for baseball fans of those three teams with the Marlins not far behind the other two teams
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The Philllies finally win against Oakland, after a season high 6 game losing streak. Yep. The Phils have lost 8 games out of their last 10. This is uncharacteristic for the 2008 season they had been having that put them at the top for the NL East. Nevertheless, as Phillies fans should know by now, it doesn't seem to come easy.
Here are the current Major league Basball - National League East Standings:
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Tonight the Phillies take on the Angels at Citizen's Bank Park, the Phillies homestand. I dare not attempt to make a prediction of the outcome. I just hope the Phils regrouped on their day off yesterday.
After playing against some of the toughest teams in the MLB, the Phils seemed to respond with a new trend. Instead of winning the series against the opponent, they are losing 2 games to 1. And they come out strong in the first game winning, but tucker out the next two. This is some switch after consistently winning series after series for some time. The offense had gotten weak and far from playing their best ball. Chase Utley was in the worst batting slump I ever saw him in, and made a huge error the last game they played against the Red Sox. I may be wrong here, but did I see the prospective all-star second baseman drop a simple little-league play ball that just popped out of his glove on what would have been the third out. I like Utley, but damn. What was up with that
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What I am about to tell you is a 100% true story. First, I want to say that the act of eating sunflower seeds may be regarded as not ladylike. I mean you're putting them in your mouth, cracking the seeds open whichever way works best, and spitting out the shell, or tossing it on the ground. If you do this long enough during a sunflower seed eating session, eventually a whole lot of saliva will find it's way on the shell, maybe on the ground, and probably on your fingers. So some would certainly have said that this is not ladylike. I say...who cares!!! They taste great.
Okay. Here is the story. After attending many rookie level baseball games for youngsters aged 6-8, I have rediscovered the delicious snack and fun eating style of the sunflower seed. The kind still packed in the shell. One night, I decided to improve my skills at the art if you will, of eating these things. I read the packaging on the kind we had. I can't remember the namebrand. Anyway, it's talking about the different ways you can eat them. The skilled can place a whole bunch in their mouth at once, store them in a cheek (like a chipmunk) and one by one using teeth and tongue, spit out the shell... yada yada yada. I decided to try this. It was a challenge I must admit. I really had to concentrate
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So the Phillies didn't win Sunday against the Cardinals, and lost the series. That's alright. They still remain in the lead. They just won 8-2 tonight against the Boston Red Sox.
Cole Hamels pitched another great game, and the Phillies were belting in the runs. Jimmy Rollins started things off for the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning when he slammed in a single run homerun. Ryan Howard had another 4 RBI game with a two run homerun in the first inning as well. Shane Victorino deserves credit for hitting a line drive grounder in the outfield too. Cole Hamels was successful in bunting bringing runners to second and third. Pat Burrell hit a trilple which was the first for him since 2006. I wasn't seeing much out of Utley at bat. He appears to be in a bit of a slump, and now is a good time to pull out of that.
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The outcome in last night's game was the Phillies hammered the Cardinals, 20-2.
Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Pat Burrell of the Phillies hit single run homeruns in the first inning driving the score up to 3-0. That's back to back to back homeruns. The Phillies just kept driving runs in the whole game in most of the innings. Kyle Kendrick was pitching an awesome game holding the Cards in place
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The Phillies played the Marlins on a scorching hot Florida night, winning the final game of the three game series, 3-0. The win keeps the Phils in a 3 game lead in the NL East with Marlins in second. The Mets and Braves also lost their games which keeps them at bay.
Jamie Moyer had a tremendous night tonight getting credit combined with Lidge for the shut-out win
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