2009 Baseball Playoffs (Page 2 of 2)

Hey Angela,
If you're looking for relaxation, I wouldn't exactly say sports is going to give it to you...unless you start watching golf. Team sports in particular (and especially if you're emotionally invested in a team) will be an emotional rollercoaster, will give you EXCITEMENT and will continually place you at the edge of your seat. As they say "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"...you can't have one without the other!

Chase Utley does ROCK!!! He actually is hitting better than he did all season.  Of all the guys on the team, Chase has the most amount of women drooling over him!!!  Especially my 17 year old daughter!  One of my fav players  during this season is Jason Werth, he has just really turned up the heat on his home runs.  ( I know this will sound  a little strange, but he kinda' reminds me of a giraffe with those long legs, the way he covers alot of ground fast and he's got a big tongue, personally I'd like to shave that thing he's got going on in the chin area ) 

I don't know if anyone ever heard this...but when Madden puts you on the cover of that football video game, usually the dude on the cover has a terrible season following.  Anyway, Sports Illustrated had Ryan Howard on the cover of the last issue, he hasn't hit a home run since. Back to Chase,  a very humble guy that never brags or says too much, but at the parade last year he dropped the "F" bomb when the parade ended up in the stadium, it didn't get sensored everywhere and there were lots of little kids in the stadium, it was very uncool IMHO. (it appealed to younger folks, just unnecessary) I continue to be annoyed by Joe Buck, not as much as last year though.  (jdawg, I was thinking of you, I'll have to make a post over at Tommy Castro, his new album is fantastic!!!)

Yeah, Bill, how true.  I'm trying to mentally prepare against any disappointment...  I can handle good competition, but bad calls or silly errors that can change the outcome of the game seem more intense when you are emotionally invested.  Even the thought of Back to Back World Series...its surreal!!!

Shred,
I'm sensing you think Charlie is wrong about Brad Lidge.  I'm not sure if Charlie's 100% quit on Brad, BUT most fans think Charlie's given Brad more than enough opportunity to redeem himself.  Brad may hold the record of extremes of the best record last season to the worse record this year.  I feel sorry for him, you can see the tension in his face by the way he clenches his jaw.  I hate to be one of those...what have you done for me lately types, but when Brad steps on the mound I feel a wave of nausea, he makes me a nervous wreck!!    Phillies fans need to check their emotions at the gate on Brad, (including myself) we would have never won the World Series 2008 without Brad Lidge or Cole Hammels.

I was at a party a couple of weeks ago and  I was talking to a woman I know who grew up in Wisconsin and lives near me now and she traveled in the same circles as Brad and his wife as an athlete at Notre Dame.  She said he was a super nice guy, he now lives in Colorado in the off season.

I remember well the 1993 World Series run the Phillies had with Mitch Williams at the mound.  I heard, not sure if its true, poor Mitch Williams had death threats after this loss, just terrible.  He got out of dodge for a while, now is back on Comcast SportsNet broadcasting for the Phillies.  Mitch's nickname was Wild Thing because of his wild pitches, when his show comes on they sometimes play the song...Wild Thing I Think I Love You, but I want to know for sure...my fav song of all time.   Funny article, not sure if its all factual...
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_le … mlb,199721

The Phils did a great job defending being the 2008 champions, but in the end the Yankees bought themselves some of the best, and they are a better team with superb pitching! 

Shred, is it true that A-Rod makes more money than the entire Florida Marlins team?

Also, do you think when you look at the big picture of baseball, American League vs. National League, that the American League has an advantage of statistically having a better record because of the designated hitter system?

A-Roid making more money than the Marlins players, would not surprise me....the man made a fool of himself when he threw his cousin under the bus trying to cover up lie after lie ....as far as the American League goes, I love the junior circuit....the DH is awsome, nothing worse than a pitcher like a Randy Johnson getting up to the plate and looking foolish swing a bat, I dont know the exact numbers, but I'm sure they have better slugging stats in the AL because of having a better hitter in the lineup

Look for Brian Cashman getting another stud to play in the outfield, Matsui and Damon shouldnt be back, there worn out.....and look for Roy Halliday and maybe Tim Lincecum (minus the long hair and the weed ) signing with my Yanks, cuz we will buy the pennant.....thats just how we operate, and ALL the players in baseball love the Yanks, regardless of what they may say otherwise, because huge Yankee contracts bring leverage to other players in negotiations with thier own teams

27 World Championships ....

Shreddy the Cali Yank

Speaking of awards...WTF is up with Gordan Beckham finishing 5th in the Rookie of the Year voting???

Hi Angela, no I'm from Cali....I grew up reading everything on the Yanks and got hooked, Mickey Mantle was my favorite....yep Timmy got busted for weed...he said on the MLB channel  "that will never happen again"....I think he meant getting busted for it .....he should have cut his hair before accepting the award, he looked the part of the long haired stoner.....believe me, pot is no performance enhancer unless your in a all you can eat "munch fest"

Shreddy