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Phaith.

I barely held it together in the 9th. The Jeter double-play saved the season.

But, hey, at this time of year, a win’s a win.

I like our chances in game 6. They’re starting a soft-tossing 37-year-old who relies on location on short rest. Yes, it’s Andy Pettitte, but this is a tough situation.

He hasn’t pitched on short rest in like four years, and he’s facing a hot offensive club for the second time.

Let’s go Phils! Keep hope alive!!!

And great win, but heres what the phils gotta do:

The Yankees take advantage of every little mistake. Howard not throwing home- led to a run.

J-rol not throwing to first- led to more runs.

Also, every time pedro feliz comes to bat, I bet 5$ that he will not run a 2-2 count. I think he may have done it one time this whole post season.

Howard needs to relax at the plate.

Utley needs some bengay for his shoulders. They must hurt from carrying this offense!

I think Id go happ game 6 and Pedro game 7.
Rookie in game 7 of the WS or Pedro?

I’d do a rain dance and make damned sure it rains enough so that Cliff Lee gets his normal rest, that’s what I’d do.

Cole isnt pitching game 7. I wont even watch.
the weather is clear for the next week in the bronx there is no chance of rain.

Well, then, we’ll just all need to do a rain dance. And it isn’t a guaranteed loss, just as long as Cole’s on a short leash and Charlie will yank him faster than you can say “Adam Eaton.”

I am still beside myself that a professional baseball player who wants to be ab Ace, and was upset when the Phillies went to get a real Ace, comes out says he “Can’t want until its over”. That attitude is what REALLY scares me with 6 and maybe 7 coming up. An attitude like that will lose a game and a series since the Yankees only need one in NY.

If we can get it to 7. Then you hear the choking noise from the bronx.
They do have to beat us one more time. i love them using their guys on short rest. i hate that we lost game 4 though.

Yeah, Cole’s made me look stupid with many of my “he’ll get em next time” predictions. Overshadowed my “Lidge will get the W” prediction for NLCS Game 4. And I think Cole should have kept his mouth shut. I’m sure that he regrets saying it. I’m just worried because he doesn’t enjoy doing his job, which is to play a game. But Charlie kept him on a (relatively) short leash for Game 5 of the LCS. His going to the curve and not being able to throw a fastball by anyone after 4 innings means he’s gassed, Dubee and Charlie probably know this.

I would vote no Cole for the rest of the Series. Yeah, we got away with using him in the LCS, but the Yankees are a much better team than the Dodgers. The Yankees can hurt us up and down the lineup, and I just don’t think Cole would stand a chance against them. I say we go with Happ in Game 6, and if it gets to a seventh, we go with a well-rested Pedro. Either way, you have to like the way we match up against an aging Pettite on short rest. If our offense continues this little streak, I love our chances, especially if the Big Man wakes up.

You heard it here first. Cole Hamels WILL start game 7 if they make it. It just makes too much sense. He gets the fisrt 3 innings to pitch great like he has all postseason then any sign of trouble he’s out and then you have any bullpen arm plus Blanton, Lee, Happ to finish it out. I honestly don’t even know why there is a discussion. What everyone is not saying is that before he was baited into the regrettable ‘can’t wait till its over’ comment’ he had already made it very clear that he wanted the ball in a potential game 7. The other quote came after he was asked hypothetically about if there was no game 7. Should he have said it? No, probably not but the kid is till young, brutally honest, and the fact is I believe he has left it all out on the field. He hasn’t performed up to his ability and no one knows that better than he does. I think everyone needs to realize that and move on.

Another thing I find amazing about this team is that they are fighting for a World Series with a beleaguered and injured bullpen. Few of the experts even had the Phillies in the World Series at the start of the playoffs, and many had them losing to the Rockies. Again it just goes to show how hard they fight to overcome defencies, and how appreciative we should be as fans.

I don’t want to talk about game 7, but should Lee start if we do get there?

For game 7, ALL pitchers are on alert and available. After all, there is no tomorrow. Manuel already has committed Pedro Martinez to pitch against Andy Pettitte for game 6 Wednesday.

…I keep saying this about Happ…I think he he’s more injured than we Know..One rough start in belolw freezing temps and given Hamels horrid post season Happ doesn’t get the call with the year he put in?…At lesat he does have three pitches. Also ever since he reinjured his oblique the remainder of his regular seasons starts were sub par and he has worked behind hitters constantly in his one post season start and his relief appearances. In 4.2 innings he has given up 7 hits, 4 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 4 K’s, 9.00 ERA.. Maybe a a cortisone shot and he could push thru it…who knows. But those are paltry numbers who talent suggests otherwise

Man to bad Myers (ex-golden glove boxer) didn’t deck him.

Two things, do not worry about a game 7 until we game 6 please. The Phillies have to win Wednesday night, Old man Petite on 3 days rest, I like our chances if Pedro can go 6+ and give up 3 or less runs. The bats have to stay hot, and it would be really good if Ryan can hit, good thing from tonights game, which I was at, is that he took walks, so his eye seems to be coming back, So if he swings at strikes he will get hits.
And I just have to say, I live in Vermont and have driven down to PA for 4 playoff games, and they have won them all, game 1 against the ROX, 3 and 4 against LA and now game 5 against the Yankees, so I think someone needs to get me tickets to games 6 and 7 in NY. I am just saying.
But really about this game, good win, one more win on wednesday,and that is all I have to say for now

No! The Yankees have to win the next game, so they will be the World Series Champs! I really shouldn’t be rooting for the Yankees since I live near Philidelphia, but I wasn’t born here so I can root for anyone I want, right? GO YANKEES!

No Cole. Happ in 6 – keep the yanks on their toes. they haven’t seen much of him, and the 1 time they did, he pitched great – in NYC no less. Lee on short rest in Game 7???

Look, what Hamels said was clearly taken out of context. The guy spent 95% of the conversation talking about how badly he wants the ball in game 7 and how he wants a shot at redemption. And only then, after all of that, did he make the comment that he couldn’t wait for HIS season to end as it has been mentally draining etc. Not, that he couldn’t wait for the Phillies season to end.

Obviously it was not the smartest thing he has ever said, he has a habit of saying what he is feeling without really thinking about it. Something he needs to work on for sure but I just don’t get people blasting him about it. Keep in mind that I am not a big Hamels fan and have said on the record for months that the guy is not mentally tough. Even still, I don’t have an issue with any of what he said. If I were him, I would wish like hell my season was over too so I could get a little rest and then get back to work. He wants to be the best, this season has been a disaster for him, imagine how that feels for him? Would you rather him said, well, I was the LCS and WS MVP last year, we won the World Series so cut me some slack, I just didn’t have a good year. At least he cares enough to recognize that he has been awful and wants to move past it.

Secondly, Myers is a douche. I appreciate that he is a bull dog and is a team guy but he is also a huge jerkoff and I don’t in anyway think he should have said anything to Hamels at all. What purpose could that have possibly served?

Also, isn’t anyone at all curious how this got out? To my understanding this happened right after the game ended, the reporters should not have been in the locker room yet, which means somehow someone said something to a reporter after it happened. That concerns me.

I think Pedro getting another chance to put a steak into the hearts of the Yankees is exactly what this team needs. Had our offense showed up at all in game 2 then he deserved to get the win. Hopefully this time it will be a different story and our offense continues to do some things. Though I would imagine Utley won’t see a pitch to hit in game 6, and I doubt Howard will suddenly wake up vs a tough lefty. I guess it will all be on Werth to put up some big numbers. He did it once before.

And lastly, if it gets to a game 7. I would still throw Hamels over Happ. But he would be on a very very short leash with Happ ready come in at a moments notice. Heck, Lee would also be available for an inning or two. If we get there.

This season isn’t over yet but the Phillies still have a lot of work to do.

One step, another, and then another…..
First step has been taken.
GO PHILS!!!

I agree with H.K. Chase will not, or should not see a pitch anywhere near the zone for the next two games. That being the case, with Howard looking as lost as he is, Werth should get slid in between Utley and Howard but I don’t know if Charlie will make that move.

I also agree that it Victorino is as bad off as it sounds like he is, then he should sit. If this was in Philly I would not take him off the roster but rather let him come off the bench and put Frisco in CF but with it being in the AL and having the use of the DH, then I would say that Victorino probably does have to come off the roster. Mayberry is a good option, not sure what he has been doing the last few weeks? Arizona Fall League maybe?

I think game 6 you will see Frisco in LF and Ibanez DH, and Shane at CF but we will see. I do agree, Shane has a huge heart and in no way wants to come out but he probably should.

Also, am I the only one that thinks A-Rod should have been walked in the 8th with first base open? I know it would load the bases with no outs, but considering what was due up after A-Rod I would have chanced it. Luckily it worked out, and hindsight is always 20/20 but I was thinking after Tex’s double that I would walk A-Rod. I know its highly unlikely that anyone would walk the bases load but with a 6 run lead, I would have chanced it. Not saying Charlie made the wrong choice either way, just playing Devils Advocate.

@ Ed,

I love Charlie’s response “If I can steal signs, I will”

LOL, CLASSIC!

-If a team is dumb enough to make their signs so obvious, they have a right to be stolen. As a player, I was certainly looking for something to tip me off

Too many fans are idiots. Too many fans take everything out of context and make personal attacks against any player who has had an off-year. Were I a player, I’d take the Steve Carlton approach and never talk to the media.

I hope Hamels wears a bulletproof vest for his next start, because with some of the clowns aiming at him, he may need it. Everyone says he is gutless, mentally weak, etc. etc. But it takes someone unusually strong to go out every five days under such a barrage of personal attacks.