CHAMPS AGAIN! PHILS WIN EAST
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sat, September 27, 2008 06:40 PM | Comments: 108
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Brad Lidge was about to blow his first save of the season … but the 2007 MVP bailed him out with an incredible diving stop, starting the double play that won the National League East for the Phillies. The 2008 champs won, 4-3, over the Nationals.
Jamie Moyer picked up the win, his 16th, with a fantastic six-inning performance. He allowed one run on six hits and a walk, striking out a batter in his final pitch. The 45-year-old set it up, gave the Phils the chance to win, and pitched one of the better games of his Phillie career.
The Phils ran out to the lead with two sacrifice flies in the fourth inning. Pat Burrell knocked one in first, then Carlos Ruiz hit one. The Phils went up 3-1 on a just-enough home run by Jayson Werth.
With a 3-1 lead, Ryan Madson got into trouble in the eighth. But with the help of a spectacular play by Jimmy Rollins — who made a bunch of awesome plays in this game — the damage was only one run. For the most part, the bullpen held it together.
Luckily for the Phils, the big hit was a Pedro Feliz gapper to score Shane Victorino in the bottom of the eighth. With a two-run lead, “insurance run” never meant more. Brad Lidge gave up a run and loaded the bases in the ninth. There was one out …
Never in doubt.
Posts: 0 had_my_phil
PHILS WIN THE EAST!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 06:42 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
What an ending. Unbelievable.
Posted: 06:44 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 nationals#1
Told you! Go phils!
Posted: 06:45 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Thrillhouse
Back to back Champs!!!!! OH YEAH. I’m breaking out the champaigne here too!!!
Posted: 06:46 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Tyler
Congrats. Hope to see you guys on October 9th.
Posted: 06:46 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Congratulations all around!
Now we can enjoy and relax for a bit!
Posted: 06:47 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Sean M
How sweet it is!
Posted: 06:48 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 krams
Once there was a silly old ant…
Posted: 06:48 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Clare
I told everyoneeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
NL EAST CHAAAAAAMPS
Posted: 06:49 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
GO PHILS!! Bring on the postseason
Posted: 06:50 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
Sweet.
Posted: 06:52 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
OMFG can you talk about a nail biting?I almost had a heart attack…But YEAH BACK TO BACK CHAMPS…Now lets go to the playoffs and do some damage this time.
Posted: 06:58 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 MikeB
Congratulation Phillies! You are the team! Keep it going now!
Posted: 07:00 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Michael
I was relaxed, Lidge had it in the bag all along!!!!
Posted: 07:03 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 I know Sal...
now that’s what I’m tawkin’ bout!!!! Congrats boys…see you at Game #2!
Posted: 07:04 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 R.Mac
boo……yah
Posted: 07:06 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
WOOOOO. going tomorrow! gonna be a day-long party!!!!! 2 IN A ROW!!!
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Where’s Geoff when ya need him?
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Durbinator
Players I want to see tomorrow:
SP: Happ
RP: Eaton, Walrond, Kendrick, Seanez, Condrey
C: Marson (ML Debut!)
1B: Dobbs (Or let Howard go for 50 HRs!)
2B: Iguchi
SS: Bruntlett
3B: Cervanek
OF: Golson
OF: Taguchi
OF: Jenkins
Posted: 07:17 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 reasonable met fan
nice job. hope to see you in the CS
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
BTW, Ashburn goes to The 2008 National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
That sounds good to me Tim.
Posted: 07:25 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 elizabeth
It wouldn’t be philly if we weren’t biting our nails! Would lidge blow his first save all year TODAY? What a ride and now its time for the playoffs!
Posted: 07:28 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Myers just promised to not go three and out this time.
Posted: 07:28 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 irishlass
Holy crap I have no fingernails left!!! Go phils!!!
Posted: 07:29 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Harry’s call on the radio was classic! Unreal!!!
Posted: 07:32 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
I read somewhere Moyer’s become only the 2nd pitcher in the history of the game to win 16 games twice after turning 40… Might be a slight variaton on that figure
Posted: 07:34 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Brian – I was listening too, I think LA just going nuts was the best part. Great call by both of them.
Posted: 07:36 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Sean
I just got back from the game. best game I’ve ever been to in my life.
Posted: 07:38 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 nationals#1
I’m not afraid of any of the nl playoff teams. We have a winning record against the cubs, swept the brewers in a 4 game series, and even though we got swept in 4 games by the dodgers, we came back and pulled the huge sweep on them. Oh and the mets? f_ck the mets! My dad and I both predicted a phillies cubs nlcs befor the season began, now it’s gonna happen
Posted: 07:39 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
YES! I was down there today. What a great time. Place packed towels waiving. Jamie Moyer was outstanding today. Everyone contributed in the lineup getting a key hit here and there. J-Hole was great in the field. Two unbelievable plays. Shane Victorino also is just great in Center Field, he gets to everything out there. Ryan Madson managed to get out of trouble. And Brad Lidge had another Mitch Williams save. I cant believe he has gone perfect all season, thats amazing, as was the last inning.
Posted: 07:46 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Moyer has become the only pitcher other than Phil Niekro in MLB History to win 16 games at age 45/46. i think the record books consider that he started the season at age 45 and it counts that way. 16 wins for Moyer! Amazing.
Posted: 07:47 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Madson just said the crowd was the loudest he ever heard, that they helped him when he was out there, and he didn’t hear any boos!
Posted: 08:01 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
Yay Phillies!!!
Now what’s the 25-man roster for the playoffs?
Howard, Utley, Rollins, Feliz, Burrell, Victorino, Werth, Ruiz
Dobbs, Brunlett, Coste, ? ?
Hamels, Moyer, Myers, Blanton
Lidge, Madson, Romero, Durbin, Eyre, Condrey, Seanez, ?
3 other spots: Stairs? Jenkins? Taguchi? Happ? (seeing as Kendrick and Eaton have been ruled out already, but I thought he wasn’t available for postseason)
Posted: 08:07 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Stairs, Jenkins and Happ
Posted: 08:09 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
i’ve been watching the post game stuff the entire time. this is so great.
Posted: 08:14 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Yep, Stairs, jenkins Happ.
Posted: 08:16 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris.I
How can stairs play in the post season? Wasn’t he picked up after the trade deadline?
Posted: 08:26 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 T Marty
So Happy… Go Phils!!!
Posted: 08:27 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 MSM
Great day for the Phils.
As for the roster: Stairs can play in the postseason, he was acquired August 30th. I think only Tad Iguchi is ineligible at this point.
Posted: 08:41 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
From a Mets fan….Congrats to the Phils, they earned it and deserved it.
See you in the post season (hopefully!)
Posted: 08:42 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Stairs was picked up before. Iguchi isn’t and don’t believe the AAA additions are as they were called-up a couple of days into Sept although Golson and Marson should be eligable as they came up the night before the deadline.
Posted: 08:57 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 mike m
I am here thinking the mets lost 8 games that santana left with the lead. How many games do they win if they had a closer like lidge. So lets enjoy this win and hope that the enthusiam. that the fans show, will get ownership not to let us down in the offseason.
Posted: 09:15 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 marisa
yay phillies!! they are ready for it this year all the way in 08!
Posted: 09:16 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Sean
BELTRAN WAS WRONG!!!!!! THE PHILLIES R THE BEST TEAM AGAIN AHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHH
Posted: 09:17 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
In fairness the Mets personnel problems are of their own doing… Luck wasn’t on their side but they bitched and whined over a situation they created particularly in the bullpen.
Posted: 09:17 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
Id like to know the percentage of wins that the Phils have had over the last 15 games..in both 07 and 08..It must be incredible..
We won the division in both years because we earned it,by winning games.and lots of them.
Congrats to the team..they took us on an up and down ride..but in the end..just plain JOY..
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Just got home and it was without a doubt the most amazing moment in sports I have EVER seen! I am so happy it’s not even funny!
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Nicely said Richie. On Mikes point on the flip side how many games did the Phils loose to a dormant offense in well pitched games, it evened out.
Posted: 09:29 PM on September 27, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
once again, amazing day for phillies fans, great great season.
if anyone was trying to join my fantasy hockey keeper league before and couldn’t, i think i figured out the problem with the link i was posting. the link i have listed for my name here should direct you to a page to join if you’re logged into yahoo now. draft is tomorrow at 3PM, although i might push it back if the league doesn’t fill up a bit more.
tim let’s get the jeltz down already!
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 27, 2008