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Never a doubt.

I knew we would win….. Talk to you guys next time.

Thank you Brad Lidge!!!!!!! Poorly played games over all, but hey, its the win that matters honestly, nothing else. Someone called for Ruiz for the Ashburn, but its hard not to think about Chan Ho for getting out of the inning after the lead off double, and of course without RAUL, this game was a loss. I say RAUL for the Ashburn. Seriously Regardless of the final outcome of these season, I would vote Amaro for the GM of the year, without a doubt. Raul, Cliff Lee, and Ben Francisco, and not giving up the farm on Halladay? WOW.

Craig Seger sure likes asking questions about confidence in Brad Lidge.

Brad, were you nervous because you …

Raul, were you scared when Brad pitched because …

Quality journalism, dude. Just like your suits.

Whew, felt like HOURS in there. Way to go Phillies!

I am very intested in who gets the Ashburn!

Well, I might be wrong about Brad getting 100% of his confidence back. But…then again, he went on a tear in the postseason after getting that DP to clinch the division last season. And that was a pretty good slider he threw to Belliard to induce the pop-up. So, we’ll see from now on.

Tonight he threw 18 pitches, 11 for strikes. That’s about what his saves were like last year, only because of his season this year, we expected the worse. He isn’t last year’s Lidge, but he’s improved. We’ll see. Hopefully he won’t have to pitch at Dodger Stadium again, but if he does, and if he gets a save, he’ll be back. Expect him to pitch much better at home for the series.

*exhales*

Ashburn…Rhyme of the Ex- Mariner no doubt…

I hope that Brad Lidge comes out to Los Angeles is Burning by Bad Religion when we get back home.

we got high hopes, we got high hopes….high in the sky, apple pie hopes……wtg phillies!

I haven’t been here all night but I’m interested to hear what people honestly think about the announcers. They never once raised their voice when the Phillies did anything and any slight Dodger increase in momentum really perked them up. It was a great game and I hate to be negative but seriously…I’m so sick of it.

Nah, the Dodgers are too good to be swept. They’ll take either Game 2 with Pedro starting or Game 4 with Blanton starting. Hamels won’t lose at home.

PARK FOR MVP. WHAT A JOB.

Nice win, lets keep it going.

Ed R. – Bad Religion …not bad esp. given the context Los Angles is Burning… the ultimate closer song in my book is the is the intro of Slayer’s “South of Heaven” …Cheesy yes ….but so having your own intro….I’d also be into the opening of the Muppet Show …Man-nah-mah nah… You know I really thought Madson had arived after two inning save to clinch the Division. But Park…man the way he pitched he could negoiate a nuclear peace treaty with Kim Jong-Il

What a goofy game, and you goofy fans whining if the phillies don’t win 10-0 and pitch perfect games everytime out. Just goofy

Great game Phils!

A few things… Hamels, what is going on with the body language!? It’s a team game, and a lot of it is your fault!

Kudos to Park to coming back from a layoff, and pitching lights on, man… it’s good to see him out there in the 7th.

Now Madson?! Ugh… at least Lidge looked good again!

My nerves are shot….. Thank you Mr. RAUUUL. Thank you Mr. HOWAD, MR. HAPP, MR. PARK, Mr. HAMMELS(Tough luck; but I thought you pitched really well tonite). The play of the day for me is Happ getting out of the bases loaded jam in the 6th(a hit or a walk their and we probably lose). Second goes to Chan Ho’s master pirece relief app. Third is Mr. Raul’s 3run shot heard round the Dodgers faithful…

Charlie stop making this thing harder than it has to be…. Ditto Madson

Great win and great poise by the Phillies…..

Ok guys, we got a game with the Dodgers tonight. And that only means one thing. Bad news for the Dodgers!

CZ, I had to mute the announcers very early in the game. When they called Kershaw’s throw to first on Hamels’ bunt a “very veteran play”, I couldn’t take it any longer. Kershaw slipped and therefore had no shot at second, so he threw to first. That is common sense baseball, not “veteran play”.

But you know what? It’s better to be the underdog. Nobody expects anything from the Phillies this year (or last year, for that matter). Did you notice how 10 minutes after the Phillies won Game 1 of the NLCS, TBS was talking about the Yankees? So I say, go ahead. Put all the pressure on the Yankees and Dodgers. We’ll get to see a great Phillies/Angels series.

I am so sick of the it’s cool to be late at Dodger Stadium thing. I’ve been to the stadium, and yes, traffic is bad. But you know what, Dodger Stadium in the 2nd oldest stadium in the NL. Traffic has been that way for over 40 years now. If you have been doing this for 40 years, and you think it takes 45 minutes to get to the stadiun, but it really takes and hour and half, well then, it takes an hour and half. Get used to it, stop making excuses.

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