Chalupa

HEY! How 'BOUT that Cody Ross!?! Cody Ross has 86 HRs for his career. 14 are vs. the Phillies, 8 at CBP. Yep, to all that. Thanks for that NYT article link, btw.

As much as Cousins had a role in the outcome tonight, it still doesn't change the fact that the Fightin's just are not hitting the ball this season. They had their chances to knock Lincecum out early tonight and they choked. The Phillies do not have the same high octane offense that they had from 2004-09. The clutch hitting just isn't there anymore. Howard has been absent the past two Octobers. Werth had the lowest batting avg. w/ RISP w/ 2 outs in the NL this season. He was 10 for 72 for a .138 average which is why they are letting him walk. Polanco is playing w/ a fucked up elbow, courtesy of Tim Hudson, that is severely limiting his swing. And now they are facing possibly the best staff in the NL. Not good. BUT even as bad as their hitting was tonight it was their fielding that let them down. Raul you gotta CRASH through the wall to catch that fly ball off of Burrell's bat. It's the NLCS mofo! Don't get all Bobby Abreu out there. Take one for the team dammit.

Actually, that would be quite enjoyable to see. They're the character/narrative teams this year, while NY and Philadelphia are the behemoths. Kind of weird that after 100+ years of sucking Philly is now considered a behemoth after only 4 straight years of playoffs, but whatever. I guess from a purely "fan of the game" point of view a Texas/SF match up would be interesting. Although I think the TV ratings will take a huge hit. Dang, I was so looking forward to a rematch w/ the good team from NYC this October. Alas.

Like I said it's going to be a Texas/SF World Series this year. Guess I'll root for Texas and Cliff Lee in the WS. Never should have traded him away. That was the 2010 season right there.

Ryan Howard is the Donovan McNabb of the Phillies. He hasn't done jack shit in two post seasons now. JAYSON WERTH!!

The difference between Derryl Cousins and Stevie Wonder is that Stevie Wonder can play music. That should have been strike 3 to Burrell and inning over. Now it's probably the game.

The difference between Halladay and Don Drysdale is that Drysdale would be sending a special message to Cody the next time he came up to bat.

Cody Ross?? Twice?? WTF???

NYT obit

Incredible comeback win.

This will be a HUGE win for the Yankees if they can hold on to the lead. Now it's up to Mo.

Holy crap! What the hell happened?? It was 5-0 Rangers in the bottom of the 6th last I checked. Now it's 6-5 Yankees???

I hope I'm wrong but I'm thinking it's gonna be a SF/Texas WS this year.

Farve takes one in the nuts

If any team can beat the Fightin's it's the Giants. Like you said their pitching staffs match up very well. Sanchez scares the hell out of me and yesterday did nothing to alleviate those fears. I think it will come down to who commits the fewest mistakes/errors and, a little bit of luck. So glad this will be a best of 7 game series. Baseball deserves no less.

How about dem Phillies?? The Phillies shut out the best hitting team in the NL twice and held them to a postseason record low of 11 hits for the series. Cole Hamels, the MVP of the NL playoffs and WS in 2008, is pitching the best baseball of his career right now. And he's the #3 starter! Look out SF

I can't help to think that this series would have had a different outcome if Wagner, Prado, and Larry had been healthy.

Man, the Braves must be bumming that Wagner got hurt. It looked like after that Hinske homer that the momentum, not just for the game but the series, had shifted into their favor. One strike away from winning the ball game and..... it all fell apart. Oh and it's WAY past time to retire the Chop. Anyone else think that if Heyward's throw had been on line that he would have got the runner?

Don't be jumping the gun there Ghosty! Nice jinx!

Crazy. I turned it off, I think after the 6th, when the Giants were up 4-1. I still think the Giants will win that series.

LOL. When I read the title of this topic I assumed that you were getting ready to join the sell-off as well.

Whoa. What happened in SF last night?

Facing Lee in the WS would be a nightmare come true. But, the Fightin's have their work cut out for them to get there. The Reds aren't going to go away quietly and frankly, the Giants scare me. Lincecum, Cain, and Sanchez are easily on par with H2O. Out of the 3, Sanchez really seems to have our number. Additionally, the Phillies bullpen isn't as strong as it was in 2008. They only have two lefties(Romero & Bastardo), neither of which has been all that consistent this season. So anyway, it's not a done deal for the Phillies.

Looks like the Reds are trying their best to blow this game... ... and they did just that. Ugly game .... Phew. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. I'll be glad if we get by the Reds. They are a much better team than I thought. Explosive offense, great bullpen(tonight notwithstanding), and pretty decent starting pitching. They remind me a lot of the 2008 Phillies.