Tonight’s Missive: A Little R&R
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, September 25, 2008 05:15 PM | Comments: 197
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Tonight the Phillies aren’t playing.
Good. Do something else.
Seriously. Don’t think about the Phillies. Don’t think about baseball (I know, the Mets and Brewers are both playing, but I don’t care). Do something else.
My plans:
6:30 p.m.: Leave work. Or around that time. I always have loads of work to do, so who knows when exactly I’ll leave, but there you go.
6:40 p.m.: Hit the gym. Run a couple miles, do some minor lifting.
8 p.m.: Arrive home. Make dinner — looks like pasta may be on the menu. Washing it down with a 90-Minute IPA.
9 p.m.: Season premiere of “The Office.” Big dealings at Dunder Mifflin, with Pam and Jim up in the air, and shady stuff going down in the Dwight/Angela/Andy triangle. Does the Phillies thing count since Jim is a huge Phillies fan?
10 p.m.: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Best show on TV not called “The Office,” and maybe better. Who doesn’t love Charlie? He’s the Wild Card. Damn, another baseball reference. And they’re all Philly sports fans. Damn damn.
11 p.m.: Creative writing. God knows it’ll turn into blog posts anyway.
1 a.m.: Sleep. Big day Friday. Big day.
What’s on your plate?
Posts: 0 Kyle
No, if they lose Friday, they would still be (at worst) tied. They’d use him Sunday on normal rest – if needed. If they have a spot sowed up, they’ll use him for game 1 of the playoffs.
Posted: 11:02 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 George
And tonight’s Steve Jeltz award goes to Lou Pinella, for that abortion of a lineup he threw out there tonight in the midst of a pennant race!
Posted: 11:02 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Right on George. Now the brewers have bases loaded, two outs in the 10th and Braun up. I don’t feel good about this.
Posted: 11:06 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
and braun works the count 2-0
Posted: 11:06 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
and the brewers win again. damn.
Posted: 11:08 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
grand slam no less. i’m sure theyre having a big party in Milwaukee. I really hope the cubs come slam them back down to earth.
look i’m thrilled the phils are up 1 game with 3 to play. If you told me at the beginning of the season, I’d take it. But I just don’t have a ton of confidence in Blanton…I’ve never had a good feeling about him since the pickup – is he even happy to be on this team? I just get this feeling sometimes he wishes he was back in the AL on the A’s…
Posted: 11:11 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Scheity
Wow this is teeeeeeerrible. What a horrible night. What a horrible three nights.
Posted: 11:13 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
This is great baseball – we’re lucky to be a game up. Right there against the worst team.
Posted: 11:13 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 RiVLez
I highly doubt that the Nationals are just going to roll over and play dead for the Phillies. They are really annoying and will give the Phillies a run for their money.
Posted: 11:14 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
Now we have to pitch Hamels on Sunday and screw up our rotation for the play-in games.
There’s now way we’re sweeping the Nats. The Brewers play the Iowa Cubs. Our best hope is that the Marlins come through. A reporter today said that the Marlins “don’t want the Mets in the playoffs and can’t wait to play them this weekend”. So we’ll see how the Mets do against a team that tries.
Posted: 11:16 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
RiVLez, as will the Marlins for you. And the Marlins are a team that is far more blood thirsty and motivated then the Nationals in my opinion.
Posted: 11:16 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
Take that in your pipes, and smoke it!
Posted: 11:17 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
well we remember what happened last year, and we’re going to do our best not to let it happen again. big pelf, niese and………
S A N T A N A
Posted: 11:19 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
RivLez – you are such a troll and idiot.
Posted: 11:20 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Mets Win – Pelfrey is going to break your heart, and why do you have such confidence in Niese? C’mon get real. Santana may not matter on Sunday.
You guys are such idiots. You just beat the Cubs AA farm team tonite.
Posted: 11:21 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
rivlez is a regular here, he’s no troll..
Posted: 11:22 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I am so waiting for Hanley Ramirez to show up Jose Reyes. We all know who is the better shortstop of those two.
Posted: 11:23 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
perez might get the start for niese.. and wouldnt you be happy if you beat the cubs whether it be their best or worst team at this point in the season?? you’re the idiot, or maybe you are just a little worried.
Posted: 11:24 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
The Fish own Pelfrey. Niese is garbage. Santana will be wasted by Sunday. The MEts barely beat the Cubs AA team today…they better be prepared against a Marlins team that is out to draw blood.
Posted: 11:26 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
I think you philly fans are in denial. you act like this is LAST YEAR when we had glavine on the mound… GLAVINE!!! and a lifeless team that began to realize their fate. This is not 2007 GET OVER IT!!!! LETS GO METS!
Posted: 11:27 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
And Hanley Ramirez isn’t nearly as exciting of a baseball player than Reyes. You’ve seen how Reyes’ numbers have made a significant difference for the team..
Posted: 11:28 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Hanley is way better than Reyes you biased f*cking homer.
Posted: 11:29 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Mets Win, and you seem to think you have a lead right now. If the Phils go 2 out of 3, the Mets woud have to sweep for the tie against a Marlins team that we saw first hand and you know from experience that LOVES to play spoiler and make both of our lives a living hell.
Posted: 11:29 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
I completely understand that, believe me i’m scarred for life from last year lol. Look, i’m just glad my team is showing some sort of life out there and not just rolling over like last year. This is definitely going to be an exciting weekend.
Posted: 11:32 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Wilson
I’m really pumped about this weekend! No matter what happens it should be really exciting. But there would be nothing better than to watch Santana blow up on Sunday and piss the Mets playoff chances away!
Posted: 11:32 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
Wilson, highly unlikely.. by the way who’s on the mound for the phills this series?
Posted: 11:34 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Mets Win, I sincerely don’t mind if you guys make the playoffs, so good for you if you do. I really only care about the Phils making the playoffs, because no matter how you’re in, it’s fair game from there on out.
Posted: 11:34 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Blanton, Moyer, and Hamels
Posted: 11:35 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Blanton on Friday, Moyer on Saturday, and Sunday depends if anything is clinched or not. If something is clinched, probably Happ, if Sunday is a clinching day, Hamels.
Posted: 11:35 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
ahh i see, wth is going on with myers also?
Posted: 11:36 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I like our chances of a sweep this weekend. Blanton is pitching better now that he is over his injury. Moyer will come up clutch and then we can rest Hamels.
Posted: 11:37 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Just gotta take it one game at a time.
Posted: 11:38 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Wilson
Oh I know its unlikely….but a boy can dream can’t he?
Posted: 11:39 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I think Pinella only rested tonight because of the rain overall to be honest. I think he’ll step up against the Brewers and the Marlins we know will definitely do what they can to screw everything up.
Just have to take care of our own business and everything will fall into place.
Posted: 11:40 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 Wilson
Actually, on second thought….a Mets vs Phillies NLCS would be pretty damn exciting
Posted: 11:40 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 METS WIN
Both the Mets and the Phillies need to watch out that’s the bottom line. Let’s see how everything plays out with these spoiler teams.
Posted: 11:42 PM on September 25, 2008
Posts: 0 George
I just keep reminding myself that we are STILL in the drivers seat, regardless of the past three days.
Posted: 12:08 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Washington is 3-7 in their last 10.
Posted: 12:10 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Please phillies let’s win tomorrow…ill be there making lots of noise and helping our team make the playoffs!
Posted: 12:10 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Florida is 6-4 in their last 10 and hopefully go in blood thirsty with Volstad and Nolasco.
Posted: 12:12 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Brewers also face Dempster and throw the bottom of their rotation Suppan on.
Posted: 12:13 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080925&content_id=3549366&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil
thats awesome, adam eaton should do something like this with all that wasted money he has
Posted: 12:17 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Dempster won’t throw more than 75 pitches. He’s going Wednesday for the Cubs.
Posted: 12:32 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Well, an encouraging note….Ronnie Belliard is out with a strained groin, who really has been the Phillie killer from the Nationals point of view.
Posted: 01:20 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 Brooks
I will be at all 3.
I could be drinking heavily, I hope not as Sunday my grand daughter is coming…
I have read the tie scenarios and dont want to deal with any of it…
This is worse than last year. The Phils are in a position to lose it. Last year they were in a position to win –
Posted: 01:43 AM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 dddd
yeah last i checked rich harden is a AA pitcher. riiightt…. idiot…
Posted: 12:14 PM on September 26, 2008
Posts: 0 MikeB
Do we really want a Mets-Phillies NLCS? The Phils will have to go up against Johan Santana and they had trouble trying to hit him in each of his starts this year and they will probably have to face Perez and Pelfrey or Martinez in the series too. Given the Phillies losing record against the Mets this year, I am hoping that the Mets wind up winning the Wild Card and get knocked out playing the Cubs in the first round. With the home field advantage and their pitching, I think the Cubs can take the Mets.
Posted: 01:09 PM on September 26, 2008