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How can Manual sit his fat @ss in the dugout after Damon is on 3rd. Get the hell out there and call everybody down and get tex out. Every 2 seconds posada is out at the mound. The phils are too busy watching the series instead of playing.

Brad Lidge looked amazing UNTIL f*cking Damon managed to get on base. He was virtually unhittable.

No words can describe how sad we all feel. This game just zapped the last bit of hope I had left. No freaking way we win the next three… or can we?

good things:
1 – got to hand it to charlie – his bet of going with blanton almost paid off – amazing
2 – lidge looked very good for 2.66 batters!
3 – we’re prob the second most talented team in baseball – yanks are most talented – but we can see what we have to do in off season and what we need to work on – 1 more ace (a #2) since cole no longer reliable (a #3/4) – bull pen – closer – working counts – consistency – small ball!
other points:
1 – sad as it is to say – howards the primary reason we’re in this whole – he got us here for sure – but his cold streak now is the difference – if he was still in stride the series would be even at worst!
2 – notwithstanding that we tied game in 8th, i still think charlie played it wrong by pitching big joe – who did great tonight! – our backs were against the wall and we needed lee 2 times in order to win 3 of 4 from this very good yankee team

Mark Tex. & A-Rod have a combined .090 batting average, yet they have been involved in almost all the game winning plays. World Series veterans Jeter and Damon are the true table setters in this series. Why would jimmy Predict Phillies in 5?…there’s a reason the Yankees are going to win their 27th ring tomorrow… goodnight Philly, … Thanks for the amazing memories

First congrats to the yankees on thier 27th championship. they are truly the better team. any team that trots out coleChambles is going to find it hard to win a short series. I guess cole is happy its really over now.
I think the phils could have over came either lidge sucking or chambles. they could not overcome both being terrible.
why is ibanez in against lefties at this point with Fransisco sitting on the bench?
anyway great to win back to back pennants and win 1 world series.
the better team won. we need to come to grips with that. We need a front line starter to go with Lee next year and a closer.

the difference in this series is the lead off hitters…jeter is a true lead off hitter,rollins is not…rollins is always looking to pull the bal and hit home runs while jeter is just looking to get on base…sorry but rollins should be moved down in the order he sucks leading off.

I am disappointed in tonight and this series, but it does not cheapen last year one bit.

Credit to Johnny Damon for a great at bat. I thought Lidge had him struck out on that one nasty slider with two strikes, but he just got a piece. Damon really won that game.

Charlie deserves some criticism for putting the shift on with no one covering third.

Lidge obviously is a goat, though he was throwing well for an 11-day layoff. At first anyway. SHould have thrown sliders to A-rod, even with the risk of a wild pitch. I mean, it’s pick your poison, and Chooch is the best at blocking the balls in your dirt. I’d rather lose on Lidge’s best pitch and not fastballs to A-rod.

And I’ll say this: It doesn’t look good right now, obviously.

But it AIN’T over.

The Yanks pitching has just been better the past three games. But I like the next two matchups.

I’m not giving up on this team.

What’s the matter with you Phillie fans ? Haven’t you ever heard that famous Yogi Berra quotation ? (“It aint over till it’s over”).
Sure, down 3-1 against the Yankees is tough, but if you’re truly the World champs, you can fight back and win it.
Last season, my Tampa Bay Rays (when they were playing well) got swept by the Yankees and Red Sox. Later in the season, they came back and swept both those teams. The Rays also lost to the Phillies in June (2009) by a score of 10-1 in front of their home fans at the Trop. It felt devastating, BUT the Rays came back and beat the Phillies, the next 2 games, by a total score of 17-5. Gotta have faith.
Frankly, I’m glad the Yankees are kicking butt right now, because last year, after the Phillies won the World Series, their gentleman owner announced to the crowd “Let’s hear a cheer for the Tampa Bay Rays”.
Not one cheer was heard. Phillies fans must be the worst fans in all of baseball. Only sound was a few scattered boos. This was for a team that went from last place, the year before, with the worst record in baseball, to the top of the American League East, and into the World Series. The Rays earned a lot of respect just to be there, win or lose. They should have gotten a lot of cheers from the Phillies fans. In a way this is PAYBACK. But hey, remember. It ain’t over.

Probably too late now but Lee probably should have started this last game with Blanton pitching the 5th game. Ibanez 0 for 4 tonight with 3 Ks and 3 runners stranded. Batting .188 in the series and looking lost and frustrated. Manuel should have given Francisco a shot against the left handed pitchers in this series. Raul is not getting it done.

Rayfan: let go of your bitterness and move on. no one cares about you or tampa

cas,
it ain’t over.

Our odds of winning are a lot lower, sure. And we need to play a lot better.

But I like our chances tomorrow night. I also like our chances against Pettitte on 3 -days rest, which he hasn’t done in years. Especially if we throw Pedro.

If we send it to Game 7, anything can happen — especially if they start CC on 3 days’ rest for a third straight time.

The Yanks pitching is great, but thin. And the longer the series goes, the thinner it gets.

I’m not saying it’s likely. But we still have a chance.

I’m not giving up on this team.

raul should of been benched and francisco should of been in there to face the lefty cc…i would still bench raul for tomorrow game even.

One big difference this World Series has been some bad luck and missed plays.

What was Chase doing trying to flip that grounder out of his glove for a double-play? If he gets the sure out at second, that would have saved a run.

Just look at the Yanks’ two-run 5th:
1. Swisher Walk
2. Melky infield single (should have been force out/fielder’s choice)
3. strike out
4. Jeter hits dead double play ball that just finds a hole between short and third
5. Damon pops it up for bloop single to right.

Two runs without a hard-hit ball.

Then the Phils come up in the 7th and Rollins and Shane both smoke balls right at Yankee fielders. Maybe it just wasn’t our night.

You have to be a little lucky in the postseason to win a championship. And the Phils not getting as many breaks as last year.

But I’m still not giving up.

Keep hope alive!!!

I agree, it is not over till the someone wins 4 games not 3, and yes this loss hurts alot. But to get overf Lidge is stupid. Sometime you just have to tip your hat to the batter, Damon had a great at bat and got a hit.
I am not conceding anything yet, but you know what if they lose this is 6 or 7 games, I am not totally disappointed. You do not need to dismantle this team, a few tweeks, and just a better week by our three four and six hitters and things would be different. Raul is hurt, we know that know. But this team has won 3 consecitive NL East Titles, Two consecitive NL crowns. They are not terrible, if and this is a big if, the yankees can win their fourth game this year, it is not a disaster for this team. They have defended their title with heart and class. Lidge will be better next year, and really I know Cole has been a Prima donna this year but the guy is 25 years old and was king of Philadedlphia at 24 can we cut him some slack.
Back to back titles is still in our reach, and if not focus on 2 out of 3 and 3 out of 5. Can we not become the band wagoners that JRoll called us.
Win tomorrow, I will be there. Then go back to NY and see what happens. No matter what this team has given us a great ride, and is set to be contenders for the next 3 years.
Let us not diminish what this team has done this year on one two three or four bad games. I have driven over 6000 miles to see this team play this year back and forth from Vermont, and win or lose, I still love this team. And will have their back next year and the year after that and the year after that……….
I am a little buzzed after my drive to PA tonight to watch last nights game at the bar I hung out at as a kid, and will cheer this team tomorrow night like they deserve to be. And this PHILLIES team can win 3 in a row, one game at a time.

We are still in it!! I still think we can go 7 games!

THIS SERIES IS NOT OVER. This Phillies team has battled back more times than any of us can count. There is no way they’re gonna give up in this series. We have Cliff Lee pitching tomorrow, and after him we’ll have Pedro, a veteran who knows how to get it done when it counts, going against an aging Pettite on short rest. If we get that far, Cholly should get Happ out there for a Game 7. He’s mentally tough, and you know he’s the kind of guy who can feed off the atmosphere in Yankee Stadium. He’s everything Hamels isn’t. But I’m getting way ahead of myself. If our offense shows up, then who knows what could happen against a thin Yankees staff. All their guys are going to be on short rest, but our starters will be fresh, and that could make all the difference. This team just needs to bear down and remember what got them here – solid pitching, clutch hitting, and that never-say-die attitude. But they’re gonna need the fans to get behind them.

Philly Texan totally agree – the Yankees runs in the fifth were cheap runs no solidly hit balls against Heavy B that inning. And the Phils could have done more damage against Sabathia in the 7th. Balls didn’t bounce our way tonight. But it still really hurts.

Worst fielding play of the postseason…Scott Kazmir air-mailing the ball to first base after fielding a bunt. That throw almost hit the DirectTV blimp for christ’s sake.

I have to say dispite the few bandwagoners on here, it is nice to see some positivity here, It is always the few bad apples that never shut up. Really it has been 28 years between WS titles, and now we have gone back to back to the WS. Lets win one game tomorrow with Cliff on the mound and worry about Wednesday Wednesday.
Like I said before do not give up on Hamels for next year, or Lidge, because they will have something to prove that they did not get Lucky in 08. This team diserves our appreciation, they have earned it. GO CLIFF and GO PHILLIES

I thought Boston fans were trashy, but Philly easily wins out.

Shag, I believe you 100%

Pitchers always have good seasons and bad seasons. Hamels will bounce back. Look at Verlander or Cliff Lee while he was with Cleveland.

If we take the series back to New York, that’ll be Petite on 3 days rest. credit to him for s getting thru those rough patches we didn’t capitalize on but i can’t see it happening twice…pedro might have another chance to quite the Yankees Fans. at this pointing i am hoping for a game seven. This 3 days rest thing could back fire…CC looked bad but our bats worse. Lidge is a different story. But playing a shift with 2 outs in the top of the nineth is on Manuel…that was dumb..so was Lidge working out of the strecth. Great play by Damon.

I thought we had turned a cornered with this streaky batting. Unfortuanately the Yankees have more firepower in the weaker parts of their line-up when things go South with the meat of their order. With Hamels having an off year i thought the only way to take this thing would be the with the bats. Things have go to turn around….so of tonight was just baseball though. we put some good swings and AB together but they just were hit to the fielders. tough breaks, a costly error and a some bad late inning management….ugh

Yeah but the Phillies aren’t really playing terrible. No reason to bail out on the guys. They aren’t really doing anything that stupid or totally losing it. Phils won Game 1 convincingly, the last 3 games were all close ballgames.