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10 Responses to “Bullpen Showed Grit In Win”

1. Jeffrey Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

   I’ve got a good feeling about Fat Joe tonight.

2. Genesis Fekete Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

   What an amazing game!! Wish I was in Philly for the series! GO PHILS

3. Bruce Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pm

   My thoughts on last night’s wild and wacky game and a great win for the Phillies:

4. KM Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:06 pm

   Scott Eyre looked great last night, and has been a great pickup by Gillick. Romero also looked good last night.

5. Brian Michael Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

   Phillies Nation tailgate will be in the M lot, near M-10.

6. Phil Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:10 pm

   Brian, will it be in M-10 tomorrow too and what time will it start?

7. Bruce Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

   Sorry, my mistake with the keyboard. To continue…,

   A wild pitch, an errant throw from the catcher and Ruiz’s base-loaded
   trickler with no outs in the 9th inning helped the Phils win a wacky
   game.

   The nubber was just the Phils’ second hit in 33 chances with runners
   in scoring position for this Series. Otherwise the Phils got their
   runs by resorting to their usual long ball attack, 3 HRs..(2 were SOLO)
   in last night’s game.

   As so often happens in the postseason, the unexpected performance of
   a player who becomes an unsung hero for a team and potential Series` MVP at the moment. Ruiz is now 4-for-8 with two doubles, a HR, three RBIs and four walks against Tampa Bay. That’s a big reason why the Phillies are up two games to one after Saturday night’s 5-4 victory.

   Oh, another hero, IMO is the ageless wonder, Jamie Moyer who
   reaffirmed my faith and confidence in him with his “small masterpiece”.
   A dream came true for him in his first World Series.

   Lastly, I’m tired and bored with all the whining that goes on with
   missed calls by the umps. That’s for sore losers. Unless it was the
   last play of the game, it’s NOT why a team loses a game. Those are
   judgment calls and they’re not going to get it right all the time. It
   Happens! Get over it. Move on. Ok, so Crawford, leading off the 8th
   inning, should have been called out (instant replay shows by a half a
   step) and gets on base. If you looked closely at the replay, you will
   note that umpire, Tom Hallion was in fair territory BEHIND Howard and
   SCREENED on the play. One has to take that into consideration before
   berating the ump. What follows, Navarro gets a double; groundouts
   drove in Crawford and Navarro. Another example of small ball. Before
   Game 2, it had been more than 80 years since a team had drove in a
   pair of runs in the same World Series inning with groundball outs.
   The Rays have done it in consecutive games. So what that tells me is
   the Rays are very good at being opportunistic with “small ball” and are
   superior to the Phils in executing with RISP. The Rays can hurt you
   in so many ways with pitching, power, defense, aggression and SPEED
   (The Rays had four more stolen bases on Saturday, giving them 22 for
   the postseason and breaking the mark of 20 held by the 1975 Reds and
   1992 Braves.) Note B.J. Upton ’s aggressive base stealing in the 8th
   inning; two bases (for total of 3 in game) and scampering home on an
   errant throw from Ruiz. What aggravated me is the Phillies’ response
   when Phillies’ runner, Werth on second base with Howard up in the
   bottom of the eighth, got picked off on a SECOND pickoff attempt!
   This is the second time Werth has been picked off during the Series.

   Yes.. It was a wild and wacky win. As Manual said after the
   game, “..it’s better to be lucky sometimes than to be good.”

   One more thing, a hat tip to those loyal fans who withstood the
   weather elements and stayed to the end in the wee hours of the
   morning.

8. Philly Fan from NY Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

   THe bullpen was great as usual!!!!!!

9. Evrybuddy Hits woohoo Says:
   October 26th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

   Madesn was fine. He wasn’t overpowering as in the past but gave up one infield hit. The rest was on the basepaths. overall the pen was magnificent yet again.Ii think Blanton and the pen keep us in the game tonight and we hit, and win.

10. Rick Says:
    October 26th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    Can you guys please help me? My gf and i are lookin for a good place to watch the game in Philly. We can take septa anywhere from the park. Prefer no cover and a nice little local place with good beer and nice tvs.

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