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My 5 highlights from inside the stadium - What you may not have seen on TV...

 

I'm not sure what TBS showed on TV and what they didn't, but I was in section 109 last night, and these are my "from the stadium" highlights (in reverse order)...

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5 - Werth in RF after his 3 run shot - He gave a little point to the left field fans, then the right field fans, then the first base line fans... And then he watched the replay of his homerun on the jumbotron.  The females in our section went nuts.  I'd like to trade lives with Werth for one day (like in the movie Vice Versa with Fred Savage and Judge Reinhold), bang everything that moves, and hopefully only leave him with crabs.

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4 - "Hit-the-show-ers!!!" (clap clap... clap clap clap) - During the course of the game there were chants of "Take a show-er," but in the bottom of the 8th with the game out of reach and Manny in left, the left field crowd switched it up to "HIT the show-ers!"  It was loud, and we heard it pretty clearly on the opposite side of the field.  Manny certainly heard it loud and clear.

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3 - The girl with the sanitary toilet seat sheet cover hanging out of her pants - There was some girl in our section that had one of those paper sanitary toilet seat covers hanging from the back of her pants all the way down to the back of her knees.  My friends and I were thinking that (and I hope this is PG enough) the sanitary sheet must have stuck to her ass when she stood up from the can, and she basically trapped it there when she pulled up her pants.  What made it better was that she was posing for pictures and trying to dance around all seductively, having no idea what was going on in her pants.  Finally, some guy told the girl's boyfriend about the sanitary sheet.  He looked like he just wanted her to just go away, and she looked about as embarrassed as a human can possibly look.  But for the rest of us in section 109, good times were had by all!

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2 - The walk of shame - After the final out, obviously I'm sure they showed the celebratory pileup on the pitchers mound... You've seen one, you've seen them all.  But what I witnessed for the first time ever was the mopey, sad, slow walk of shame by the Dodgers bullpen from center field back to the dugout amid the fireworks, screaming fans, and the opposition celebrating.

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1 - Booing TBS - This one I'm guessing was on TV, and was well deserved... When Ernie Johnson (of TBS) took the microphone, the fans booed him loudly (well, not him so much as TBS in general) for the garbage scheduling they gave the Phillies in Round 1 vs. Colorado (the first 2 games on weekdays at 2:37pm - I mean seriously... Are you kidding me?).  EJ seemed confused and totally off guard as to why they were booing him (I think he said "O..K...?").  He was pretty much off his game for the rest of his presentation.  I think we actually rattled him a little.  Well done.

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If you were there (or not there), do you have any highlights of your own?

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Let's assume the Yankees take care of business in the ALCS... How do you see the Series?
Phillies in 4
2 votes
Phillies in 5
21 votes
Phillies in 6
41 votes
Phillies in 7
26 votes
Yankees in 4
0 votes
Yankees in 5
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Yankees in 6
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Yankees in 7
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#s 5, 4, and 1 were on the broadcast. And they were all great to see.

by wildcatlh on Oct 22, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions  

#1 was hilarious

They boo EJ, and he thanks the crowd.

There was also a sign mocking the “bad Philadelphia crowds” stories. It went something like:
“Philadelphia hates:
1 – EJ
2 – Santa Claus”

"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"

by The Dark on Oct 22, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

I actually like EJ. The real bad guys were the three nitwits in the booth, not him. But we had to boo EJ just because he’s an agent of his crappy employer.

by taco pal on Oct 22, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

yeah ive never had a problem with EJ

and i was always pretty sympathetic to his cancer battle

Brent Celek is the man

by 700 Level on Oct 22, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I loved the ovation Werth got after both of his homers. One thing I noticed about the crowd last night (from way up in section 428) was that you could feel the tension the whole time, even with a 4 or 5 run lead — I figured they’d be a little more raucous the whole game but there were definitely points where it got pretty silent as everyone was holding their breath waiting for something horrible to happen.

I also wish they’d played “High Hopes” sooner after the game ended, as I was really looking forward to singing it with everybody — they showed a lot of the celebration stuff, did some interviews, went to the obligatory locker room champagne scenes (we left after the Jimmy/Chooch interview on the Jumbotron) and at some point while we were on 95 I think they played it. I know during the regular season it generally came on right after the end of the game. But hey, who can complain?

*sigh*

by zempf on Oct 22, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions  

Agreed on "High Hopes"

Should have been played right away. I forever will hold a grudge against TBS, so let’s go ahead and blame them (whether it’s warranted or not).

by JimmyK on Oct 22, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm looking forward to seeing which ridiculous song they play for the Yankees intros this year

remember “Fish, Fish, Fishy Fishy Fish, Fish Fish” from last year

Brent Celek is the man

by 700 Level on Oct 22, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions  

At least they don’t have the dancing robot on FOX for their MLB games. I’m not the only one here that hates that thing, am I?

by JimmyK on Oct 22, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

we should think of ideas

Imperial March? Too obvious.
Can’t Buy Me Love? Nah.
Help me out here…

by taco pal on Oct 22, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cant buy me love would be hilarious

I’m a big fan of nursery rhyme type songs being played. Like the theme to sesame street would be hilarious… plus isnt that staged in NY?

Brent Celek is the man

by 700 Level on Oct 22, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think when A Rod is up...

They need to play a clip from Almost Famous where the kid thinks he’s about to bang Penny Lane (Kate Hudson’s character) and he says…

“I love you. And I’m about to boldly go where… many men have gone before.”

by JimmyK on Oct 22, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon?

Personally, I like “New York City Don’t Mean Nothing” by Savatage, but it’s too obscure a reference.

"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"

by The Dark on Oct 23, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

It used to be cool...

when they had him run through walls or whatever he did. Now he dances?

by ssean2266 on Oct 22, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, he dances, and now he even interacts with the Burger King guy.

by JimmyK on Oct 22, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quick question..

On your #4 with Manny, are they pulling him back from someone? i didnt think he went after anyone

by ssean2266 on Oct 22, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s an old picture (you can see Nomar in the background). I looked for a picture of Manny in left field with the Phillies fans behind him, but couldn’t find one, so I just grabbed this one, where he looks frustrated.

by JimmyK on Oct 22, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

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