WHO WANTS IT?! 9/24/08 NL Stumble-to-the-Pennant Update

by WholeCamels on Sep 24, 2008 11:59 PM EDT

I don't really know if the ramifications of that evening of "baseball" I just watched, but all I know is that I experienced pretty much every conceivable emotion, including hunger. And I am both praising and cursing the Comcast corporation for delivering the wonders of the Extra Innings package to my home. My wife is definitely cursing, but heaven knows she'll wait. It's not like it was her birthday this week or anything. Oh wait...

FIRST, our Phillies crapped the bed against Jo-Jo Friggin' Reyes, Brett Myers once again looked like the Anton LaVey lookalike, AA demotee he was earlier this summer, the defense was sloppy, and they lost 10-4.

THEN, after falling behind 5-1 after a Carlos Delgado GRAND SLAM, the Cubs rally back, first against enigmatic (read: torturously inconsistent) lefty Oliver Perez and then the New York Mets historically bad bullpen. Tied 6-6, the Mets led off the bottom of the 9th with a triple, only to STRAND THE POOR BASTARD OUT THERE. The Cubs would win in 10 innings after a two out Derrek Lee bloop double followed by an Aramis Ramirez ding-dong. Cubs win 9-6.

AND THEN the Brewers won a DAMNED BASEBALL GAME (4-2) with TWO HITS (both singles). Good job Pirates, walking nine batters! And good job, CC Sabathia, being a beached whale with great command.

This would be a fun game: See if every MLB team can produce THREE players on their active 25 man rosters who, put together, weigh less than Sabathia and Prince Fielder combined. You have to figure that Sabathia and Fielder combined weigh about 575 pounds. We're being conservative here; I'm pretty sure they're closer to six bills than they are to 550. Jimmy Rollins, So Taguchi, and Shane Victorino combined are probably about 540 pounds. Swap in Jamie Moyer and/or Cole Hamels and you're probably less than CC and Prince. Try this at home! Difficulty: No Eckstein.

As it stands now, the Phillies sit 1 1/2 games ahead of both the Mets and Brewers. The Phillies are idle tomorrow, although if weather reports are to be believed, the Mets will be idle tomorrow, too. This promises to be interesting.

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Am I wrong to be hoping for a Biblical-type deluge that washes away the entire weekend, prompting MLB—to preserve the integrity of the postseason broadcast rightsholders—to declare the regular season complete for the NL East teams and order the Mets and Brewers into a wild-card play-in on Monday?

by dajafi on Sep 25, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

I think you’re on to something there. One extra day they definitely will do – like last year’s Rockies vs. Padres playoff. Two they would do, despite the logistics of getting the winner to the city for Wednesday’s game. But three – then you might see a 1981-type “call it done and get on with the games” decision. (I actually think it’s more likely they’d schedule a doubleheader Monday and a single game Tuesday, if needed.) What is also interesting is, if there were three days of rainouts in New York and Philly and if the Brewers won enough vs. the Cubs to take the wild card lead, there could be one or more regular season playoff games to determine the NL East and/or the wild card winner. Batten down the hatches – it could be a bumpy ride.

by phillyinportland on Sep 25, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions