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By: Hoagie

Hoagie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:18:17 +0000

After watching Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, I have come to the conclusion the Cliff Lee is not of this World. He carries himself as a regular Joe, or just one of the Guys. As I watched him finesse his way through the Yankee hitters and then Dart off the field I was not aware of his super Human effort.
The Biggest Stage that Cliff Lee has ever pitched in, enables him to become Stronger. Pressure to him is like Spinach to Popeye. He was as powerful as possible, all with, absolutely no sign of an Adrenaline Rush. This sort of thing does not happen to human beings. Athletes are viewed as a higher being, but to show that kind of calmness is on another level. It was as if he was on Prozac while he threw his glove behind his back only to flip the ball to first like he was having a catch with Son, Jackson. Not to mention the Lack of effort he used to catch the shallow pop up with Jeter on first.
The Demeanor of this Left handed pitcher, who are normally very abnormal, is unparallel. Cole Hamel provided a dazzling performance in the 2008 playoffs and we all thought that it could not get any better then that. Cliff Lee is showing us that it can be and will only help with the maturing process of both Hamel & Happ. This guy should have an “S” on his chest or at least, his own comic book.
33 1/3 innings, 30 K’s, 20 hits, 3 walks, and his .054 ERA (2 Earned Runs/5 total) are un-imaginable. Not to mention his 2 hits with the bat and a big stolen base. We will be so lucky to have this pitcher show up ever 5th day for at least next year. Ruben, Your job is not done. Make this Priority 1, Sign Cliff Lee to a multi-year deal ASAP.

By: Zachary Hibbard

Zachary Hibbard — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:28:26 +0000

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By: j reed

j reed — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:09:45 +0000

Consider not seeing Pedro for a long time the same as not having seen him….at least until the third time thru the line-up. Remeber we also have Myers who the yankees have struggled with before esp with his curveball

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:56 +0000

And Pedro’s aloofness and what he says….and how it comes across….. is EXACTLY why Charlie tapped him for this particular game.

By: j reed

j reed — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:35 +0000

The Original Chuck P – or as Ali would call it – rope-a-dope.

By: The Original Chuck P

The Original Chuck P — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:49 +0000

I think that we underestimate Pedro’s intelligence… he’s aloof but he’s actually very smart. I think that most of what he says is planned… even when it sounds completely absurd.

By: Philly Geoff

Philly Geoff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:37:19 +0000

What a game… 3 to go!

By: bob

bob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:50 +0000

A relaxed Pedro is at his best. He doesn’t have the pressure of an 0-2 hole facing him tonight.

Time for him to go out and get rid of those ghosts of Yankee Stadium past. I have a feeling Pedro is gonna be good tonight.

By: SDO

SDO — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:02:49 +0000

I have a feeling Werth and company will be feasting off Burnett’s fastball in tonight’s game. 2 or 3 more long balls for the Phils tonight. Get Burnett out of the game early, and continue feasting on the very shaky-looking Yankee bullpen. (Does Hughs seem scared or what?)

On the other hand, if Pedro gets into trouble, we’ll have Happ in the bullpen, ready to take over. I don’t see Charlie allowing a big inning to transpire against our Game 2 starter.

I heard on ESPN radio that Blanton is being saved for Game 4, because Charlie doesn’t feel comfortable about using Lee on short rest. And that’s also why he let Lee go 120+ pitches last night.

By: Manny

Manny — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:59:02 +0000

That short piece under “Best Ever?” gives me the chills. As great as he was, I’m hoping we don’t overuse him by bringing him back on short-rest after a CG. I like our odds more with Happ/Blanton in Game 4 and dominant Lee in Game 5…. If they get to Lee in Game 4 –> disaster.

By: U Gotta Believe

U Gotta Believe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:18:52 +0000

Yankee fans are crying about how there was an unfair strike zone last night and hopefull they get a fair Home Plate Umpire tonight…the only unfair aspect of that zone last night was that Lee Struck out Matsui twice in 1 at bat…and then proceeded to single…wow…they are almost as bad as Mets fans….when will the country and the media give the Phillies the respect they deserve and just say the Phillies took the Yanks behind the shed and gave them an old fashion beating.

My other favorite qoute was the Phillies aren’t playing in the AAAA league any more…what a joke….The Rockies and Dodgers were just as good as the Angels and better then the twins.

Go Phillies…sweep the series and maybe then this nation will wake up!

By: Griffin

Griffin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:58:48 +0000

If we get this one tonight….WOW.

Everyone here in NY thinks it’s a foregone conclusion that Pedro will get bombed. It never occurred to anyone that Burnett may get bombed as well.

Let’s get em.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:00 +0000

I think I am literally shaking in anticipation of game 2. Adrenaline is flowing. I have been saying it all along. Enjoy what we have this will be a team that we will be telling our grandchildren about. I love this team and city, and it feels so good to have a team finally give us what we have been begging for. Boo…F/U NY. Go Phills keep it rollin…

By: TrappedInNYC

TrappedInNYC — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:40:53 +0000

Watched Fox 5 News in NYC this AM…they showed Lee’s catch of Damon’s pop up and their only comment…”That was extremely disrespectful to the Yankess and their fans”…this from the same station that held up the NY Post pic of Victorino in a skirt and giggled…unreal

Brewtown…I agree with you 100%…the patience at the plate was key in wearing CC down

By: bob

bob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:34:20 +0000

SPLIT is not the word to use right now……if that ends up being the scenario, so be it. We’ll worry about it later tonight.

Obviously Pedro is gonna have a tougher time then Lee, the Yankees tend to make great adjustments at the plate. One of the many reason that they are here. I think we need to take the same approach with Burnett, not get too jumpy. He has good stuff obviously.

Pedro just needs to keep us in the game and we can turn it over to the well rested bullpen.

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:39 +0000

oh and PS: that 3 K performance that A-Rod had on May 24 vs the Phils was with Hamels on the mound and 3 of Hamels 5 k’s that day were vs A-Cups, I mean A-Roid, I mean A-Rod.

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:12 +0000

Don’t count on A-Rod repeating last night’s performance tonight. I looked up his game log for this season and A-Rod struck out 3 times in a game twice. The day after those 3 K performances, he went 5-5 and 3-5 with 1 homer and 7 rbi. Funny enough though, his first 3 k performance of the season was in the last game of the Phillies and Yankees series back in May.

By: beta sigma shag

beta sigma shag — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:23:43 +0000

great start to the WS. What about A-Rod, if Pedro can shut him down again tonight I think some ghosts will resurface and he will start pressing again. This is only one win, a big one at that but just one win we need 3 more. A split in NY is HUGE, especially with how the Phillies have played at home in the post seasons. It is refreshing to see that there is not a bunch of sweep talk in here, this series is not going to be easy, and AJ might step up tonight and pitch great. I think it will be a 6-5 or 8-5 game and it could go either way.
Just over 11 hours till first pitch, and no work for me tonight so I can watch the whole game from my couch, instead of watching the first 6 innings standing in the bar at work, and having to pay attention to the restaurant, since that is my job.

By: gm-carson

gm-carson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:48 +0000

That game was UTerLEE amazing. See what I did there? Anyway, that was the exact game the Phils needed to play last night to send a message to the Yankees, their fans, and the media that the Phils are for real and won’t roll over and play dead for the sake of New York and their goons. Read Fox.com and ESPN.com’s prediction for the series, and I think only 3 analysts picked the Phils to win. Like Rodney Dangerfield would say- “No respect, I tell ya, no respect.”

I look for Pedro to pitch well tonight, because that’s what Pedro does in spots like this. Having a 2-0 series lead heading back to Philly would be incredible.