World Series Game 5: The Live Blog
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Oct 29, 2008 
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Here we are, back at LoHud Yankees Blog headquarters. Might as well do a live blog of what is left of Game 5.
I assume some of you are still watching baseball out there, so add your comments.
UPDATE, 8:36 p.m.: Fox has Chris Myers on saying that Tampa Bay pitchers will be going to their mouths a lot. Thanks for the image, Chris. I miss Craig Sager and his garish suits.
UPDATE, 8:38 p.m.: Charlie Manuel has to make a move. And it’ll be Geoff Jenkins to pinch hit for the pitcher.
UPDATE, 8:39 p.m.: This is sort of a critical part of the game for Tampa Bay. If the Phillies get to Chase Utley, Tampa Bay might need a lefty and that could mean a double switch that costs them one of their hitters.
UPDATE, 8:42 p.m.: Wouldn’t it be funny if they cut off beer sales after this inning like parks normally do in the seventh inning?
UPDATE, 8:44 p.m.: Here is the box score by the way.
UPDATE, 8:47 p.m.: Bad start for the Rays. Double, bunt, RBI pop-up single off Iwamura’s glove. 3-2 Phillies. … Meanwhile A-Rod is sending text messages to Scott Boras asking whether he can opt out of his contract again.
UPDATE, 8:49 p.m.: Grant Balfour just said a lot of bad words in the dugout in his Australian accent.
UPDATE, 8:51 p.m.: The Rays have literally everybody in the park rooting against them. By now, even the MLB officials, reporters, the Fox crew and everybody else wants to go home and have the season over with. Other than the Rays, nobody wants to get on a plane and go back to Florida.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: Given that J.P. Howell is one of their best pitchers, will the Rays use him up here for two outs here and bring David Price in for the seventh inning?
UPDATE, 8:57 p.m.: Does Cole Hamels even have to wear his uniform? They should have Ken Rosenthal find that out. It’s not like he can get in the game.
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: Cue the “The Yankees should sign Badelli!!!!” e-mails. People love this guy.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: If this series does go back to Tampa, the Rays will win it. The Phillies will have a 3-2 lead but the Rays will have Shields and Garza as their starters.
UPDATE, 9:06 p.m.: According to the AP, a bunch of Phillies fans drove to Delaware today to heckle the Rays at their hotel.
UPDATE, 9:07 p.m.: Nice to see Bobby Meacham got a job already. Was that just him who sent a runner from second on an infield single?
UPDATE, 9:11 p.m.: Pat Burrell will be an interesting free agent. He gets on base and he’s only 32.
UPDATE, 9:16 p.m.: Isn’t it time for the umpires to blow a call? It’s been 40 minutes.
UPDATE, 9:18 p.m.: Now here’s a big spot. Get a run home and you’re six outs away and still gave Brad Lidge.
UPDATE, 9:21 p.m.: And now it’s 4-3 Phillies. Letting David Price warm up 17 times and not using him hasn’t worked out for Joe Maddon. Neither has that hat.
UPDATE, 9:23 p.m: Fox is playing the Rocky theme. Very original.
UPDATE, 9:26 p.m.: Eric Bruntlett looks like he should be in one of those pickup truck commercials between innings.
UPDATE, 9:28 p.m.: Nice job by J.C. Romero. Charie Manuel leaves him in the game to hit so he can face Crawford. Then he falls behind in the count and gives up a leadoff single to a fast guy.
UPDATE, 9:29 p.m.: Double play. Never mind.
UPDATE, 9:32 p.m.: Just saw on ESPN.com that Greg Oden is out 2-4 weeks with a foot injury. How’s that pick looking?
Meanwhile the Phillies are three outs away.
UPDATE, 9:36 p.m.: An inning too late, it’s David Price.
UPDATE, 9:37 p.m.: If Philadelphia wins, which major city takes on the loser mantle? Seattle?
UPDATE, 9:39 p.m.: Price is just ridiculous. His slider is 90-91 and his fastball 95-96. Very bad news for the rest of the AL East. These playoffs games will be great for his development.
Watch his arm action, he throws 96 easy. Some guys have to muscle up and get everything going downhill to throw like that. This guy has the ball explode out of his hands.
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m.: Here we go, Brad Lidge to try and nail down the World Series.
UPDATE, 9:47 p.m.: Those Cialis commercials are creepy. But say this for the poor Cialis users on TV, they all seem to have a wife who is 10 years younger and still hot.
UPDATE, 9:48 p.m.: I like Brad Lidge. I covered the NLCS when he gave up that bomb to Albert Pujols and he stood at his locker after the game and answered the same questions over and over until there were no more questions to answer. Mariano is the same way. How a closer deals with defeat tells you a lot, I think.
UPDATE, 9:51 p.m.: If you’re a cop in Philly, you’re buckling up now. It’s going to get ugly and they’ll have extra time to flip cars.
UPDATE, 9:52 p.m.: Still some life in those Rays. Have to run for Navarro, no?
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Yep, Fernando Perez of New Jersey and Columbia. Would not shock me to see Maddon send him. Why not?
UPDATE, 9:54 p.m.: There you go. The Rays are in business.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: Hinske is only the roster because Cliff Floyd hurt his shoulder. Now he has to try and extend the Series.
UPDATE, 9:57 p.m.: One strike left. Throw ‘em the slider, Brad.
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: And that is that. It took 80 minutes. The Phillies are the World Series champions.
UPDATE, 10:00 p.m.: Now would be a good time to text your buddies who are Mets fans and saying something like “Wow, Jimmy Rollins is good.” I just did.
Meanwhile, Ryan Howard just leveled Lidge and Ruiz. You also have to love the awkward group man hug by the coaches.
UPDATE, 10:02 p.m.: “I don’t care about that other crap,” says Lidge. Good for him. He’s now the guy who clinched the Series, not the guy who gave up that bomb to Pujols.
I’m certainly glad I predicted the Rays in six. Just brilliant.
UPDATE, 10:04 p.m.: Jimmy Rollins is going to get a lot of commercials. He’s smooth.
UPDATE, 10:10 p.m.: Fox’s insipid Jeanne Zelasko just said “you got a World Series in your backyard” to the fans. Or right in the city. Either way, Jeanne. Meanwhile, Bud Selig is getting booed like he’s Apollo Creed.
UPDATE, 10:13 p.m.: Good for Pat Gillick, who is retiring.
UPDATE, 10:14 p.m.: I love that they give guys a car for winning MVP. Because, you know, major leaguers can’t afford new cars.
UPDATE, 10:16 p.m.: Wow, a Camaro. Sweet.
UPDATE, 10:21 p.m.: Joe Maddon is a class guy, giving a good interview after losing. Nice to see a manager handle things like that. Maddon clearly has the respect of his players and those around him and he’s done a lot to improve the image of that team. The Rays made a smart hire when they chose him.
UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: That’s it for the live blog. Thanks for all the comments.
The baseball season is officially over and the Hot Stove can get started. I’ll be flying to California on Sunday for the GM meetings. The free agents can start to file now and the speculation can begin in earnest.
Good to see the stadium is full. Hopefully the game ends tonight! I don’t want to see this go back to Tampa.
Should be interesting. Let’s hope it’s at least an exciting 3 innings.
Lets hope Balfours name changes to ball four!
Balfour is an interesting choice. Not sure how I feel about it.
Go Rays!
“LoHud Yankees Blog headquarters”
Pete, you’re in your parent’s basement?
from below
I want my Moosey back! I wish there were room for Giambi only because I feel bad for him and he really is a great team player.
OT – please answer this only if you are sure of the answer!
I was a journalism major but just am not sure about whether the verb here should be singular or plural:
My deepest sympathy, as well as profound gratitude, goes/go out to the family…
I’m thinking plural, but singular also sounds right!
Thanks.
Anyone else surprised the teams aren’t going with starters?
this game will go 16 innings and the rain will fall again and it will be suspended for tomorrow. hopefully the WS stretches until December to narrow the gap between the time the Yankees were mathematically eliminated and spring training ’09
This will be interesting. Remember- Mariano was a little iffy last year in Baltimore during the suspended game
i missed an information on this 1/3 a game. why didnt anyone go with putting in a starter today?
Nice start!
Darn I thought it was gone.
I liked the comment on a walk this place will go nuts. Thanks captain obvious!
harwood, I’m wondering the same thing re: starters, especially in terms of the Rays.
Nice bunt by Jimmy, now I only hope that the risp bug doesn’t bite them tonight.
Balfour is a disaster. What is Maddon doing?
I like Balfour.
Geeze they are all looking bad!
what’s up with the bunting?
Yes!
jeter or cano catches that
here we go Phillies!!!
(sorry, just can’t support a division rival)
They have their own mo in Price and they can never get to use him. Kinda sad news for them. Why didn’t price start a game anyway? That guy is insane
Noooooo
Balfour was doing so well.
Arod they are definitely playing for the run, especially since it is potentially only a three-inning game.
Great call by Maddon. 12 outs to play and he doesn’t go with his best arms.
Hes made bad call after bad call here.
Tough play but Tampa looks way tight out there. Can’t blame them.
Maddon is going to be second guessed to death? for using Balfour. Seems like he was playing to win game 6 instead of focusing on game 5.
On the other hand, you might say that Iwamura should have caught that ball and if he did, the run might not have scored since it was caught in shallow center.
Rishi October 29th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
here we go Phillies!!!
(sorry, just can’t support a division rival)
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I wouldn’t call them a rival, but I can’t root for them either.
Trish,
Family is a collective noun. I think singular is the right choice.
“My deepest sympathy, as well as profound gratitude, go out to the family…”
Price didn’t look that good his last time out against the Phillies.
Knicks looking like a real team tonight, very odd.
Maddon is forgiven based on that explanation. Damn NL park!
“I think singular is the right choice.”
Then it would be “goes.”
Ag your right. I’ve had one too many beers tonight
Baseball is still going on?
“Grant Balfour just said a lot of bad words in the dugout in his Australian accent.”
Yes he sure did. We have pretty colorful vocabularies, Peter.
So I hear, anyway.
Hah, understandable. I’m about to go out (as opposed to explaining grammar on a blog…) in a few minutes. Go PHILLIES!
jennifer – fair enough…ultimately i just don’t want to have to hear “world champion tampa rays” all year long… and hearing “world champion philadelphia phillies” helps me manage the “Met Fan” family
Hamels to go 5-0 in a postseason!!!!
Tom, thanks for that and I am thinking you are absolutely correct (even though the explanation was suspect…)
The verb should have nothing to do with “family” but rather with the subject of the sentence. But hey you got the right answer so who cares???
Thanks!
“Knicks looking like a real team tonight, very odd.”
Up is down and down is up.
shocking
Oh, brother.
i love Baldeli
ROCCCCCCKKKKKOOOOOOOO !!!!!
I swear I just said to my husband Baldelli is going yard.
and it continues…
Oy. All tied up
Now we have a game!
at least until the phils come to bat and take the lead…
SA & Al -
The Nets are actually doing better without Kidd too. Still feel weird without RJ.
I LOVE YA ROCCO, PAISAN AND FELLOW RHODE ISLANDER!!!
WOO HOO!!!!!
Roc em Sock em
Roc em Sock em
Baldelli for 4th OFer!!!
Who cares about the 30 win Knicks?
Take it to a Knick board.
You have to say that these Rays just don’t quit.
GOOD ON YA RAYS!!!
“The Nets are actually doing better without Kidd too”
Harris is a better player than Kidd is right now.
I have to say the Yankees should sign Baldelli and have him and Gardner split time in CF. He is a better 4th outfielder than Melky…..
Wonder if there was any kind of announcement about the number of free tacos claimed yesterday.
I didn’t bother going because tacos aren’t my favorite and it was kind of late when I remembered.
“Harris is a better player than Kidd is right now.”
As much as I like Kidd, but he past his prime.
Now my Kidd’s Nets jersey is now a collection. 
“Does Cole Hamels even have to wear his uniform? They should have Ken Rosenthal find that out. It’s not like he can get in the game.”
MLB security should be on this!-Terry Francona
Pete never mind the fact that he can’t play on back to back days.
Damn can’t believe Cole was just denied his 5th post season win.
jennifer October 29th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Price didn’t look that good his last time out against the Phillies.
He gave up one meaningless HR.
“I have to say the Yankees should sign Baldelli and have him and Gardner split time in CF. He is a better 4th outfielder than Melky…..”
Baldelli is nothing more for a 4th OFer now. Baldelli is often compared to DiMaggio, I think he would sign.
nice flicking play by Utley.
Oh my freakin word.
HA HA Bartlet. YOU FOOL!!!
Katie October 29th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I have to say the Yankees should sign Baldelli and have him and Gardner split time in CF. He is a better 4th outfielder than Melky…..
He has a medical condition where he can barely play back to back days and can’t play the field. Genius.
What a play by Utley and Ruiz.
Yeah but think about it Ed- would you rather have Baldelli or Melky as our 4th outfielder?
Yeah that was amazing by utley. Smart plays all around, forcing the play and the amazing smarts
Jo, I said split time with Gardner and if he is our 4th outfielder, he would play, what?, like maybe 2 times a week?
I’m not stupid, I know he has a medical condition but I would rather have him than Melky.
Just noticed this new thread….
Repost:
The nets had a players vs coaches softball game at Yankee stadium. Said it was the final game there. The new announcer struck out and threw his bat
Kate -
Of course Baldelli. Check this out: http://cache.daylife.com/image.....o/610x.jpg
Katie did you just hear what the broadcasters said. He had 80 ab the ENTIRE season. He would play once every 4 games. It is worthless to have him.
Wow some of you really have a hate thing for the Rays, jen!
Pete I disagree with your surmise about the Rays winning it if this goes back to Tampa. I still give the edge to the Phils.
wow, the Phillies want this game to be over with tonight!!!!
Another one I thought was gone.
Pat the Bat!
I’d get Price in there now.
They’re lucky that didn’t go out.
Wow, so close
A homerun would’ve been nice to have as a first WS hit.
Bring ‘em home Shane.
Jennifer-He wouldn’t cost that much and from what I have been hearing his medical condition can be controlled.
Tampa is letting him go, so why not offer him some money and try to get him.
Ed- 1. I didn’t know Belicheck was a Yankee fan?
2. That’s an encouraging picture, hahaha
now a hit with RISP please…
Or Bradford. Trying to set up for ground balls. I guess.
I grew up a Pete Rose fan and by extension a Philly fan.
ANd someone please explain to me how that was a ground rule double. I didn’t see anyone touch it.
jennifer –
Baldelli came back from the DL in mid-August, or sometime after the All-Star break. Buck should really be more specific.
“wow, the Phillies want this game to be over with tonight!!!!”
me too. lets get this offseason started already.
If the Phillies win tonight that play by Utley goes right up there with the Knoblauch deek on Lonnie Smith and the Jeter flip.
About Baldelli. I’ve seen him miss a few balls that he would have caught when he was in better health. I love the guy but I would be afraid of a backslide.
“I didn’t know Belicheck was a Yankee fan?”
that was Beli-cheat? wow, i been figuring out who was that guy. thanks for notifying it. lol
Katie, He hasn’t played since Oct 23! He can’t play every day! or every 3 days.
Also nice job Pat, you JOG to first, yeah I and probably everyone in that park thought it was gone but you RUN!!!
Don’t bunt Flyin Hawaiian
“Pat Burrell will be an interesting free agent. He gets on base and he’s only 32.”
Just say no to any player that old! The only players over the age of 30 that I want to see back are any current productive Yankees thank you.
Trisha- agreed about Baldelli in that sense. He is diffidently not everyday material, but the kid has power and could be an asset to our team. Think about our pinch hitters and 4th outfielder. Melky, and Betemit or Baldelli. Defensively, eh, he is not the best, but an occasional sub or pinch hitter, would be nice.
Ed- Yes, Belicheat. I saw the picture and he was the first 1 I noticed. Ha, hard to not notice his face.
Jennifer- Nobody is asking him to play everyday or every 3 days. How often do 4th outfielders play? Not very. He is a good pinch hitter though. Better than Betemit
NOW will he bring Price in?
too early to say the Rays are back on earth?
4-3
Get more runs!
Nice hitting by Feliz. Bradford’s very hard to git.
I like Baldelli, but, 4th outfielders need to be available to play everyday. Even if he can control his illness he’d still feel its effects.
Ed-
Yes! And are trying to jinx the Phillies and extend the series?
Katie, thinking of it that way I could see going after him. And you could definitely think of having him in when we have our sinker ball pitchers on the mound!
trisha -
good thing Burrell trade to the Yanks failed a couple of seasons ago. Burrell approved trades to and were only interested in playing with the Yanks and Red Sox at that time.
so where did the Rays get these caps with flaps? They look ridiculous!
it’s been surreal watching Price throwing meaningless pitches in the bullpen.
of course J.C. Romero hitting here is weird. now Lidge has to be coming in.
this is like something from “John McNamara Teaches You How To Make Clutch Decisions” video.
Are those Elmer fudd caps made by MLB?
Rishi some of the Phillies players have them too.
“too early to say the Rays are back on earth?”
Ed, this is a team that got robbed last game when the umpire scored two runs for the Phils, and they still had the poise to come back and tie the score, with torrential rains coming down.
I don’t care who you root for, I cannot understand how anybody could have anything but the greatest respect for the amazing accomplishments of this team, from the first day of spring training right through to this game. What happens next season remains to be seen, but you have to absolutely appreciate what they have done.
Don’t forget all of the doomsayers who were here draping the forum in black for the Rays after the Sux made their pretend run back!
strikes…must throw strikes
they are worse than the ski masks…ugh. i hope we don’t see people acutally buying them as winter hats
Nice!
Wow, don’t bunt BJ…
Leave it to MLB to come up with the ugliest hats.
Hey has anybody heard anything about the MLB network? Is it going to be like to NFL network?
’108. they are worse than the ski masks…ugh. i hope we don’t see people acutally buying them as winter hats’
The new Philly fashion statement of the year. Mark it down…
trisha – my issue is not with the Rays but with their fans. The Rays had about 5 loyal fans until this year, now they have a bunch of bandwagon babies who hopped on just because they were winning.
Mike I definitely know what you are saying but think about this. When CBS owned the Yanks, they had very spotty attendance. Now the Stadium is packed full. Couldn’t you say the same thing about Yankee fans?
well Upton pretty much cost the Rays the game right there.
2008 Champions the Phillies
Now gimme Family Guy and Simpsons back!
Longoria pretty much caught the postseason Arod flu this series.
Can’t knock them for not having fans. Still a relatively new team in an area with a lot of transplants…
unless we have a situation like 01 w/ moe its over
Fran, although anything is possible, I would think you are right. Brad Lidge doesn’t give up much.
I hope a young team like the Rays are able to appreciate just what they accomplished this year, which was next to miraculous. Hopefully they haven’t yet caught the Yankee disease that says anything less than a world series win is an unsuccessful season!
meaning, winning the world series.
Trisha -
relax. of course I give credit when its due. For the past 9 seasons, they were a last place team and up until their 10th season, they made it to the World Series. They just basically shut everyone’s mouth for once this season alone. Yeah you are right, who knows what might happen next season.
saucy – no not at all. it just irks me when I see Rays fans in CT and they brag about the Rays and how they are in the WS and the Yankees are not. In reality they have no right to brag because they are not real fans.
Ed, when I said you, I meant anyone who is rooting for the Phils, I didn’t mean you personally.
No longer do the arrogant Mets fans, announcers (Gary Cohen in particular), and players (the ones who were in denial all season and thought they were the better team) have anything over Philly (assuming the lead holds up).
That was my main motivation for rooting for Philly
Price vs. Joba next year. What a game that will be
“Ed, when I said you, I meant anyone who is rooting for the Phils, I didn’t mean you personally.”
ok trisha. gotcha.
Did the Garden really chant “We want Steph!”?
so to be honest, I don’t really care who wins the WS. I look at it like this, Philly hasn’t won anything for 25 years. Tampa is the surprise of the season. Both are equally deserving.
2nd. The sooner it’s over the better for us Yankee fans. That means the sooner CC files for free agency. The sooner we know what we will have going into next season.
I have to laugh at all the people who said the Phils wouldn’t have matched up well with the Sux. Are you kidding me? The Phils would have danced all over their heads!!!
I can agree with that Mike!
Will Lidge get the job done or have another post-season meltdown moment?
Here we go. Top of the 9th time
I always said, if you give Philly some pitching they will be very dangerous. They just have a grittiness to them that is built for October. They’ve always had garbage pitching though… a couple of years ago they had Lieber, Adam Eaton, Randy Wolf etc. in the rotation with Tom Gordon closing.
They’ve come a long way since then.
Now they have that pitching.
“so to be honest, I don’t really care who wins the WS. I look at it like this, Philly hasn’t won anything for 25 years. Tampa is the surprise of the season. Both are equally deserving.”
katie, I’m with ya. I’m rooting for the Rays because I’ve been a Rays rooter for a long time and they are the AL team. But I think the Phils are great and would be happy to see them win it also. I always thought the Phils would win even though I was rooting for the Rays. So either works for me.
When do pitchers and catchers report?
Lidge will blow this one.
Ev-rod is up…
Yeah Trisha, after Tampa beat Boston. I was like yes, time to sit back and just watch baseball without bitting my nails, yelling at the umpire/ tv/ team.
It’s actually quite enjoyable when you don’t have anything to worry about. BUT I would trade this for all the nailbitting/ yelling for the Yankees anyday!!
2 more outs!!
“Lidge will blow this one.”
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/i.....AA240_.jpg
Katie – I hear ya! I have all of the same emotions going on. I have thoroughly enjoyed this baseball postseason because I’ve been able to watch it without my stomach in knots, especially since the Sux and Dodgers got beaten!
But I want our Yankees there.
P.S. THEY WILL BE AGAIN NEXT YEAR! GO DEMOCRATS!!!
dp right here?
So if AJ opts out right now, we’ll know he’s a true Yankee, right?
Credit to ex-Yankee Dionner!
Just sayin’
Excuse me I meant
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/i.....AA240_.jpg
At least this is exciting
PH for Badelli?
Saucy -
Baldlli wasn’t really swinging the bat well tonight so I can see why Maddon made the the switch.
Ah screw it
END OF THE LINE TAMPA
Hinske on deck, or so it looked like he was.
Oh damn I almost had a heart attack.
he hit that well too heh
“If you’re a cop in Philly, you’re buckling up now. It’s going to get ugly and they’ll have extra time to flip cars.”
It may be feel Like 32°F right now where I am, but I can already feel the warmth from the stove.
Has the National Guard been called?
Are you insane?! Home plate ump calling that 9th inning 2 outs WS elimination!
Leave it to a former Sux to screw it up hahaha
…and the Phillies are World Champions!!!
GO CRAZY PHILLY !!!!!!!
OKAY, CAN WE GO GET CC NOW????!!!!
Congrats to the Phillies. Happy to see that a change of scenery did Lidge good.
Wow. Congratulations to those Phils!!!! Great to have it happen on their home field.
And congratulations to the Rays for a magical season.
pray for me as i live in philly and these next days will be hell
Joe Maddon with one of the worst managed 4 innings in history.
God.. I can already hear the police sirens though my TV. GL Philly.
That check swing on Hinske was a bogus call. The ump just wanted the game over with, like the rest of the country. LOL!
Hamels – World Champ!
Victorino – World Champ!
Dobbs – World Champ!
Madson – World Champ!
….TIME TO STICK IT TO MY MET FRIENDS!!!
congrats phils
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Theeeeee Phillies Win!
Yes, did we sign cc yet?
It’s been a long time. I want them to be more excited.
Real swift Howard, you bum rushed your pitcher!!
HEY YANKEE FANS!!!
I told you all that I knew the Rays were going to beat the Sux. I had a gut feeling.
I told you that I knew the Phils would beat the Rays despite my rooting for the Rays. I had a gut feeling.
Well here is my gut feeling for 2009. THE YANKEES WILL ONCE AGAIN WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!
WOO HOO~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many times are they going to show that mosh pit?
fran October 29th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
pray for me as i live in philly and these next days will be hell
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Stay safe and good luck. Things will be wild there.
“80% of the people on here said the Rays would win….”
You’re nutss. 99 percent, including yours truly, said the Phils would take it.
Go back to your craptown sewer with the rest of the Sux losers.
They deserve it. They were the most loose offense and those fans still packed that joint after a suspended game.
I picked the Rays in 6. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t know anything about baseball. It means that TB picked the wrong time to go into a slump.
I would have threw my glove up a la Tug Mc Graw.
Oh well. Sorry Rays.
FOX really is bad. Hey you forgot to show the beer guy’s reaction.
I called it Phillies in 6 ..technically it was 6
Hey, congrats Philly. Gonna be one hell of a party tonight.
Wow fran, be careful. You are right it is going to be crazy!
Maddon still deserves Mgr of the Year, but he made some questionable moves throughout the whole series.
The best part about this is that the Mutts fans are somewhere pissed. I love it!!
Congratulations to the Phillies.
Congratulations to the LoHudders. You can now dream…
so which big trade will happen next week?
the Lidge traded happened exactly a week after the Series was over last season.
And the countdown until the day C.C. puts on the pinstripes begins.
Laura, ignore idiot sux fans who still need to slink around here like groupies. They can’t get over the fact that they’re not Yankee fans.
WTF I thought the Knicks were up 23 !
Congrats Phillies.
I bet Gayle is really excited.
Is CC going to declare Free Agency tomorrow or does he have to wait 15 days? Can’t they make an exception for him?
15 more days laura. . .
Does trisha ever pull for a team that actually pulls it out?
The parade in Philly should end at the Art Museum so the whole team can run up the stairs together while the Rocky Theme plays in the background.
And of course, the Rocky theme one more time.
“15 more days laura. . .”
I know, I know. I was hoping they change the rules for him.
S.A.-Looking forward to 2009 and show CC the money (and food)! October 21st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Phillies in 6
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Off by one game. Oh well
Well Harry, I pulled for the Rays to beat the Sux. Hardee har har har har. That would make you really pretty stupid not to have figured that one out.
Mommy said time for your beddy bye!
Jeannie the man!
haha Philly fans booing Bud.
are they booing bud?
Selig just always looks like a mess
Lidge is what baseball is all about. He could have become Mitch Williams or Mark Wohlers, but, didn’t. He found redemption.
To paraphrase Rocky IV “if Lidge can do it Arod can do it”
And Bud is getting booed why? Because he made it rain
Philly fans classy as always.
It’s a collective boo for all that moron has done over the years.
Take it in, Bud!
Maddon is going to get crapped on for not starting with Howell or Price tonight.
Just a terrible decision.
I am so happy for Charlie. I don’t think Jeannie had to ask that question about his mother. What a tool.
And the MVP will be?
Congrats to Cole!
Congrats to Cole I’d knew he’d win.
Did Bud say World Sherry?
What no Edge? Classless!
that Jeannie Zelasko is a ding dong…
Cole Hamels gets a Chevy and now he doesn’t have to buy a b-day present for his girl friend
Watching Maddon live on ESPN. Very very classy.
Does Cole have to wait until 2010 to get his 2010 Camaro?
They brought Camaros back?
Is it just me, or does nobody care the the World Series is over?
Phillies win, Knicks win what an improbable evening
“Cole Hamels gets a Chevy and now he doesn’t have to buy a b-day present for his girl friend”
He might be wise to give the car to his wife for her birthday because she was on Survivor and might be able to kick his butt.
pat- Who is his wife?
Congrats Phillies!!!
Know that when you’ve beaten Tampa, you’ve beaten the best!
Phillies win, Nets win what an improbable evening
sorry Al, gotta give the Nets some props too. lol
research in motion.
Wasn’t the perp that was harassing Rebecca from there?
Brandon,
Cole has a 30-yr. old wife.
“Phillies win, Nets win what an improbable evening
sorry Al, gotta give the Nets some props too. lol”
No credit for you guys, you at least have Vince Carter the Knicks have nobody.
Mel -
only 6 year difference. lol
jennifer
I don’t know. My 14 year old told us Monday night his wife was on Survivor and “she’s hot”. Makes a mother proud.
“Joe Maddon is a class guy, giving a good interview after losing. Nice to see a manager handle things like that. Maddon clearly has the respect of his players and those around him and he’s done a lot to improve the image of that team. The Rays made a smart hire when they chose him.”
Absolutely. Maddon is the right guy for that team.
Al,
it was definitely weird of not seeing RJ playing with the Nets. I’m still not over that K-Mart was traded. lol
AL from Burger King
I think if we get CC, and sign andy back and possibly moose, i think you trade phil hughes for a first baseman.. what u think?? you can’t complain about CC,Wang,Moose,Pettitte,Joba
http://www.google.com/search?h.....cole+hames
I’m still learning the names of half these new Nets…
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dyn.....obel_l.jpg
this is Cole Hamel’s wife!!!
Oops.
http://www.the700level.com/200.....robel.html
Nets looked real good tonight, the Knicks offensively found a team that played like a H.S. team for 3 Qtr. then turned into snipers making them swet this one out. PHILLIES WIN THE WORLD SERIES and Terry Porter had the Suns playing legit D to beat the Spurs.
quick search and she’s an ex-playmate.
I remember her. Really dizzy.
Didn’t Hamels sound like Kjurkjian in his post-game?
saucy -
I only know Lopez and Yi as far as the new guys goes. lol
Jarvis Hayes was killing Washington on the screen and roll, just killing them. Devin Harris was off, Brook Lopez did not looked overmatched his timing is off a bit but he made some Duncan like plays out there. Yi was outstanding I swear he must be black.
He does sound like Kurkjian!
brandon,
I was surpised that they actually played better without Kidd so far.
Woohoo Phillies!
Now can their krazay fans not burn down my house tonight and let my man get to his job tomorrow in peace pls??? Or is that asking too much?
“AL from Burger King
I think if we get CC, and sign andy back and possibly moose, i think you trade phil hughes for a first baseman.. what u think?? you can’t complain about CC,Wang,Moose,Pettitte,Joba”
I’d rather trade Hughes for a CF, however that possibility is looking less and less likely.
Ed , I auto-drafted Lopez for my fantasy team. After tonight, i’m thinking it was a good pick. Team name, The Inter Nets!
Now the Knicks.
Wilson Chandler I still don’t have a read on him but he had a Richard Jefferson like performance, Nate and Jamal can’t run the point, ZBo disappears on D, so did David Lee, it’s a miracle they didn’t lose this game, they were up 23 pts. and Daquan Cook just lit’em up. I said at best 35 wins from them that’s if Lee stays healthy and they run into teams that have no shot blockers.
“Yi was outstanding I swear he must be black.”
saucy,
it is a good pick. they basically needed someone to fill RJ’s shoes, hopefully Lopez works out in a long run.
““Yi was outstanding I swear he must be black.—
lol hahas.
I would rather NOT trade Hughes because I own the t-shirt rights to “Generation Just Us Two” and I want to cash in.
Who saw the Spurs tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S_soY5Jg_Q
Rays lose….My fianancial portfolio just took another hit….Can’t wait until College b-ball…..
idk, maybe we’ll see what happens.. I hope we can get CC though.
This was the first world series that I actually felt dissatisfied with
“Now the Knicks.
Wilson Chandler I still don’t have a read on him but he had a Richard Jefferson like performance, Nate and Jamal can’t run the point, ZBo disappears on D, so did David Lee, it’s a miracle they didn’t lose this game, they were up 23 pts. and Daquan Cook just lit’em up. I said at best 35 wins from them that’s if Lee stays healthy and they run into teams that have no shot blockers.”
Brandon- Its very obvious that this team doesn’t know how to close games yet. They had a 23 point lead and actually made it close. Pringles was irate and I think he’ll have them ready for Philly on Friday.
Al Philly isn’t Miami, they will jump us if they play like that again. Elton Brand and Samuel Dalembert aren’t Beasley and Blount.
Ouch PAT M, I forgot about your stake in the Rays. Sorry about that. I got lucky with this game, my over and run line bets were voided on Monday night the the Phillies money line bet paid out a winner.
I didn’t have any action on the re-start, all my wagering money tonight was on whether Obama would appear with a halo on his infomercial.
Nick in SF….You offer up night after night the best one liners…..You could writing for Leno or Letterman….Actually I hit all the early rounds and most of the games leading up to the Series….Gave it all back plus a few Benji’s…..Ended the baseball season in the red because of this series….Doing well in football so far……However your are one funny dude……
Congratulations Phillies.
I’m sure Met’s fans are overjoyed.
Steve Sommers must be throwing up in his mouth, Beningo might just hang himself right now.
“trisha – my issue is not with the Rays but with their fans. The Rays had about 5 loyal fans until this year, now they have a bunch of bandwagon babies who hopped on just because they were winning”
Half of the Yankee fans are bandwagon fans so what difference does it make?
“Half of the Yankee fans are bandwagon fans so what difference does it make?”
Can’t argue w/ you there.
If someone became a fan of the Yanks in late 90′s, wouldn’t they have jumped ship by now if they were a bandwagon fan?
“If someone became a fan of the Yanks in late 90’s, wouldn’t they have jumped ship by now if they were a bandwagon fan?”
Heck, I’m still here. I hate that all young >YIf someone became a fan of the Yanks in late 90’s, wouldn’t they have jumped ship by now if they were a bandwagon fan Yankee fans are immediately designated as bandwagoners. Not only am I a native New Yorker but the Yankees are the only team I have ever known.
*I mean’t to say young Yankee fans, dunno how I messed up that bad.
Curry and Marbury both with a DNP. Never thought I’d see the day.
“Curry and Marbury both with a DNP. Never thought I’d see the day.”
D’antoni means business, no favorites. You perform, you play thats it.
Al-
Most of the “older” Yankee fans here, most likely, started rooting for the Yankees because they were winning when they were younger.
Congrats to the Phillies… should hush up those arrogant Mets appologists on SNY and WFAN for a while.
Good job by the Phils, they deserve it.
Now onto more important business – aka Hot Stove.
The Knicks used to sell out MSG every home game when they were good and perennial playoff contenders. They don’t sell out any more though. When they’re good again I can guarantee the Garden will be selling out again. Will those fans also be bandwagon fans?
If the Yankees are terrible for the next 5 years you think fans will still be attending games and selling out the stadium?
When a team is good they get more fans. Talking about how the Rays fans are bandwagon fans is just silly to me.
Maybe i’m a bandwagon fan too? Became a fan in 78, born in 76…
The Winter Meetings are in Dana Point, CA, which is in Orange County. Think CC will show up?
I actually became a Yankees, Cowboys, Bulls fan in the 90s. Since then, I’ve switched to the Pats in football and Lakers in basketball. Still a Yankees fan though.
*forgot to add, I was a Rams fan from 99-2000.
Cowboys, Bulls, Pats, Lakers?
Carl, it just sounds like you’re a bad person.
Maybe it’s time I stop hitting refresh on the espn page…. Doesn’t look like AJ is opting out tonight
Huh? You were a fan of a team for one year?
Ha! Make that 2 years.
As anyone who has read my posts during the year and in the postseason know I am a long time Phillies fan. They are my team since birth and even though I am now also a Yankee fan the Phillies will always be my first team. They were the team whose game I went to for my first game. The team I have gone to see year after year since 1976. The team who allowed me to see a World Series winning game in 1980. SO for me tonight was unbelivable. I am just now settling down after this game.
I actually went into my storage and took out my Phillies yearbook from 1980 and saw a few things that made me lugh:
Coach from the 1980 team – Ruben Amaro
Asst GM from the 2008 team – Ruben AMaro jr
Shortstop from the 1980 team – Larry Bowa
3rd base coach from the team they beat in the NLCS – Larry Bowa
Backup outfielder of the 1980 team – Gross
backup outfielder of the team they beat in 2008 – Gross
One of the Phillies broadcasters for the 1980 season – Tim McCarver
National Broadcaster for the 2008 series – TimMcCarver
Also took out my copy of Hal Bodleys book The Team that wouldnt die and skimmed through it and saw some of the autographs I had gotten that year and it really did bring back memories.
I am sure Richie Ashburn and Tug McGraw are looking down right now and really really happy not only for this team but more importantly for the fans of Philly who can be obnoxious and hard to take but at heart they love their team and they want to win so badly.
Tonight’s win by the Phillies finally has taken the bad feeling I had this year with the Yankees away and all is good in the baseball world. ….Until next year that is lol.
Who is this Carl person?
I have a kindred spirit on the blog?!
“I have a kindred spirit on the blog?!”
or a stalker.
Carl,
Any reason you didn’t decide to root for the Spurs during that time period as well?
Anybody else feel better now that the book is closed on the season?
Thank goodness we don’t have to hear about the Rays for the next month.
Agree, mel. Glad the season is finally over.
However, for the next month the discussion will shift to your favorite subject – $160 million and soul-selling for Sabathia
Tom- Yeah I just think its annoying if you were a fan that was growing up in a dynasty era then you are automatically branded a front-runner which is crazy. I guess any Yankee fans growing up in the 50′s or late 70′s is a bandwagoner also. What a silly idea.
t-rock,
AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
(that’s me running away)
Nick,
Are you cheering for the Warriors? I wouldn’t mind a Hornets’ loss.
so are the clippers going to rally to make the score respectable like the miami heat did
or are they going to lose by 40 to their cross town rivals in their season opener.
Whew! Gas prices should fall below $3 per gallon in CA.
mel: I just flipped on that game a few minutes ago. Yeah, go Warriors.
Buddy: I’ve seen gas below $3 a few places around the Bay over the past couple of days. Even in SF!
Throw this in the ‘useless stat’ department -
The Jets beat the Miami Dolphins in their season opener.
The Mets beat the (Miami) Marlins in their season opener.
The Knicks beat the Miami Heat in their season opener.
Anybody else see the “rank em” on ESPN.com about the greatest World Series Champions form ’80 to ’08? Red Sox fans have actually voted the 2004 Red Sox above the ’98 Yankees…who WON 125 GAMES!! They are clearly the best team of the last 29 years, if not the best team of all time. Also, this year’s Phils comes in at number 5? I know we have a tendency to overstate things just after they happen, but come on…
Nick-
Lemme guess- at the Arco on Divis?
Buddy: yes, exactly. Maybe elsewhere too, but that’s what I was thinking of.
Oh wait, I was thinking of the Arco on 14th and Mission. But the one on Divis too, probably. And I also saw it under $3 a couple hours ago at a place on Cesar Chavez (aka Army Street) just off the freeway.
Isn’t there a gas blog you guys can go talk on?
(we’ve got as low as $2.85 for premium at Costco)
Lidge had an emotional postgame session with Gammons
Good for him, he went through a lot in Houston.
nah, most gas blogs are full of lakers/pats fans.
I filled up for 2.69 in Jersey a few days ago. Its still 2.90 in NYC. Lol how did this gas talk get started. Hot stove in 2 weeks guys!
Didn’t know arco still existed. Paid 2.67 in jerz this past weekend. I try to plan my fill ups based on when I think I’ll be in jersey next…
Loyal LoHud blog readers also plan their lapdances based on when they’ll be in Jersey next.
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oooh, new Pete post.
Knicks fans,
Is the fact that Bury and Curry were both DNP for the night going to be a problem? Because it seemed to work just fine.
Nets fans,
Count how many funny faces D’antoni makes in your first meeting. He really works the officials.
Make that old Pete post. Oops.
I found it hilarious that there was a Japanese reporter there (to cover Taguchi obviously) and he asked Manual about him despite the fact he didn’t even get an AB in the World Series.
Mel- No I had no problem with Steph and Curry sitting, Curry is not in game shape anyway and Steph is a primadonna maybe something went on behind closed doors. Maybe he through a hissy fit at pringles and then he got benched. Honestly the team looked solid without those two eye-sores.
mel – Well Curry doesn’t care about anything, so I doubt it bothers him. He is probably happy he can just collect checks and doesn’t have to play. He has no heart.
Marbury will be a problem eventually. He makes a living of poisoning locker rooms. However, I have a feeling it will be handled properly. Isiah had no control over anything. I still don’t know if its a message to him or because we were playing so well he didn’t want to force him in there. We’ll see.
Good luck against the Celtics this year, mel. You’ll get revenge
They don’t call D’Antoni, “Mr. Pringles”, for nothing
Was there a bigger waste of talent in sports history than Marbury? Million dollar talent, 10 cent head.
Haha,
I knew that those DNP’s would bring some smiles.
Oddyssey,
The two same teams have only made repeat appearances only once in the last 40 years, I think.
I wouldn’t mind beating the C’s in the regular season. I think we were 0-fer last season.
I wish we had a GM like Gillick.
Everything he touches turns to gold.
“Marbury will be a problem eventually. He makes a living of poisoning locker rooms. However, I have a feeling it will be handled properly.”
A hitman ?
“They don’t call D’Antoni, “Mr. Pringlesâ€, for nothing”
Lol. Should call him Mike D’NP(coaches decision):)
“Was there a bigger waste of talent in sports history than Marbury? Million dollar talent, 10 cent head.”
Marbury is such a disappointment. If only he cared about the teams he played on instead of his 20 pts 10 assts he could be in the HOF with a few rings by now.
Al,
I told Brandon a long time ago that you guys were going to love D’antoni because he’s a winner.
You guys will be call him Dan Tanna. He’ll solve all your mysteries.
mel,
Your Lakers showed no mercy at all to the Clippers!
They look good.
ray,
The Clips actually led at one point, but the Bench Mob went on a 17-0 run, led by Farm Boy.
They didn’t have Camby and someone else.
I had let it all go, but I watched a video at True Hoops about all the dirty tricks, hard fouls, and illegal screens set by your C’s in the Finals and it got me riled up again.
The league is on to you!
LOL. The Knicks are leading the league in points fielded. At this very moment.
Keep those bums on the bench.
I think at this point the Knicks would still lose by 20 to the Celts but I think the Lakers could give them fits.
Mel- I was joking earlier with a friend of mine that the Knicks are now the Suns East coast version lol.
Al,
D’antoni’s philosophy is 7 seconds or less. The priority is putting up lots of points. The point is just score 1 more than the other guy.
I told Brandon over the summer, too, that D’antoni will bring back some of the shine to a franchise that was allowed to tarnish under Isiah’s watch.
Of course, some writer at Fox is now writing that story.
It’ll be fun, entertaining basketball and you’ll get quite a few wins if everyone can buy into it. The only trick is the guys have to make their shots.
Mel- Definitely I like that he sees the players who are winners or willing to buy in and he plays them. Such as David Lee, Wilson Chandler, Duhon even Z-bo and Jamal I know its only 1 game but he seems like he gets max effort from the guys he chooses to play. With Isiah you could barely tell if this team was being coached at all.
Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies!
Glad that we can finally heat up the hot stove.
My vote for the city to get the “loser’s mantle” goes to Cleveland.
Maybe Lebron & Co. change that this year, but Cavs? Not yet. Indians? Not since 1948. Browns? Not since 1964.
I should add….compared to Cleveland, Seattle’s 1979 title with the Supersonics is “recent.”
How dare you label those of us in Seattle as losers, Pete.
Two words- Seattle Storm.
Now, time to go watch the Oklahoma City Thunder….