Comments on: Congrats to the 2007 Phillies

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:47:15 +0000

On TBS announcers:
I basked in the luxury of not having to hear McCarver and Buck butcher the game. I thought they did well on play by play, knew their teams and player backgrounds. Anytime any HR was hit, emotions were in 5th gear for me anyway, so I didn’t notice their casual demeanor.

By: Blogging Baseball » Some Thoughts on the Phillies and the Playoffs in General

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:39:01 +0000

[...] echo the sentiments of Brian Michael of Phillies Nation; This quality team is going to be around for a while and this season was just the first step towards [...]

By: Sean P.

Sean P. — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:48:09 +0000

Did anyone think the TBS announcers were terrible. How about that home run call, or lack there of. “Fly ball to right – home run”. It was such an exciting moment i was almost confused since the announcers were completely mono-tone.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:08:00 +0000

With the 28 different pitchers, we really overachieved. A quality starter, bullpen
help and a 25 hr 3rd baseman we will be there a again. Thanks Phils and Phillies Nation for a great ride.

By: LivelyLiz

LivelyLiz — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:41:55 +0000

Well, I would just like to add that it was fun to be a Phillies fan this season, and despite the loss last night, y’all had a good run! All we need next season is more people wearing the Howard Utley ’08 gear!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:39:57 +0000

This much we know: Mesa, Alfonseca, Eaton, Helms, Barajas, and Nunez absolutely cannot return next year.

I’d welcome a trade involving Pat Burrell in a heartbeat. This guy was a microcosm of the team’s inconsistency.

Hmm, who would I rather have protecting Ryan Howard next season…Aaron Rowand or Mike Lowell?

But for now, I’m content. Not bad for a team that isn’t supposed to compete until 2008.

By: BaseballTalkPro All-Stars Blog

BaseballTalkPro All-Stars Blog — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:37:45 +0000

There is No Joy in Mudville

I’m no baseball historian due to the fact I’ve only been following the game for ten years shy of a quarter century. If my memory serves me well, there has never been a double sweep, dual elimination in the National League Divisional Series…

By: Gavin

Gavin — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:17:19 +0000

Last night ended the way I thought it would. The Phils ran out of offensive gas against a team that is on a historic roll. If only Trevor Hoffman could have closed them out the other night maybe things would be different.

I’m thankful for the heart this team had. They weren’t real good most of the trime, but damn they fought hard. I never doubted their effort. Even Burrell seemed to care. I hope they can bring Rowand back and get some pitching. I think Rowand was their role model for toughness.

As Don Henley said, “The Boys of Summer Have Gone.” Thanks Phils for never giving up.