Phillies Breakfast Links, October 8, 2009: Seize the Day, One Night in October, Sorry J.C.
by WholeCamels on Oct 8, 2009 8:36 AM EDT
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For Phils' Werth, Game 1 was a day of adventure
"The towels are tough," Werth said. "I was more focused on just my path there where the ball would come at me. When it kind of went out of that - the view that I had - I never saw the ball. It wouldn't have made a difference a whole lot other than it might not have looked as bad."
He was seeing trails...
Wind makes for wild adventure in Philly
"In Citizens Bank Park, NO hot dog wrapper is safe!"
Rocktober slow to crank into gear for Rockies fans - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
It was the same story at the downtown Old Chicago. Alicia Scott and Marc Pino proudly wore their purple and Rocktober beads, but as the game slipped away they endured the taunts of Phillies native and military man Drew Wilsey, who said people here "can’t match back-East enthusiasm, to put it nicely."
Awesome.
Fla. girl sues, gets Ryan Howard's 200th HR ball
Easy solution to problem: Grab batting practice ball from bucket. then hand it over. (Yes, I know milestone balls are usually "marked" but let me have my joke, please?)
Local Phillies Fans Gather for Game - WPMT
great story... On the next page, "Area Man Walks Dog."
Former MLB P Powell dies of self-inflicted gunshot
Very sad for his family.
Bill Conlin: Phillies were in their element - wind and all
As is typical with a Conlin piece, my words are just inadequate.
Yanks and Phils deliver for shore area fans
And the Pines Burned.
Phillies Notes: Phillies' Hamels annoyed by day start times
Preach it, Cole.
The evolution of Ruben Amaro Jr. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/07/2009
That night, the self-assured Amaro, who brashly labeled himself "The Total Package" but whose teammates called him "Epstein" because he shared a half-Jewish, half-Hispanic background with that Welcome Back, Kotter character - compounded his problems by enthusiastically, even swaggeringly, doing interview after interview.
Oh no. Was there a Horshach?
Brad Lidge’s Problems Cause Phillies Fans to Hold Their Breath - NYTimes.com
And here comes the New York Times with another patronizing piece about the world outside the Island of Cubicles.
Romero to repair left elbow with surgery
Well that stinks. Get well, J.C.
Dodgers Take Out Carpenter, Cardinals
Keeping up with potential Phillies NLCS opponents. I hope the Dodgers win and Joe Torre murders that bullpen.
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I don’t think that they mark the 200 HR ball or anything like that.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
ooh! ooh! ooh! Mr. Kott--AH!!!!!!!!!!!
that reminds me of a joke my Uncle Morty used to tell me…
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 8, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Red rally towels next year?
Do you think someone at CBP might think maybe rally towels should be red instead of white? Actually, forget next year, how about starting today?
How about a towel that’s split half white and half red. When the Phils are in the field, they can waive the red, and vice versa.
by Boundforbeach on Oct 8, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
For no apparent good reason, I spent some time yesterday listening to the podcast of Bill Simmons’ “complete MLB playoffs preview” on espn.com.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/player?context=podcast&id=4539673
In this context, of course, “complete” means devoting roughly 64 out of the 67 minutes of your podcast to the Red Sox and Yankees.
The Phils are mentioned twice for a total of, oh about fifteen seconds. Just long enough to be dismissed out of hand as “not a threat” to the aforesaid Red Sox and Yankees, since our bullpen is an “atrocity.”
At several points, Simmons asks his guests to inform him about what’s going on in the NL because “I make it a point not to pay attention to it since it’s quadruple-A.” Etc.
Your first mistake...
…was paying attention to Simmons for anything outside of NBA coverage.
I like Simmons and think he’s entertaining, but baseball outside of the 2004 Red Sox is Greek to him. Although it would have been good if he at least admitted that the playoffs are a crapshoot — “quadruple-A” teams have won 4 of the last 8 World Series, after all — so it’s worth discussing all the teams.
Your first mistake was paying attention to Bill Simmons
for anything
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Oct 8, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
grumble
I hate these American League fan douchenozzles who celebrate every one of their World Series triumphs as proof positive of their league’s superiority, but then quickly dismiss an NL team’s victory as mere “luck.”
http://www.thegoodphight.com
The more evolved ‘douchenozzles’ point to the AL dominance in interleague play…which is pronounced supposedly
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Oct 8, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s a valid argument, one to which there is no real rejoinder. But the playoffs are a different story, and the NL has at least held its own there this decade.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
I think we had this argument already this season and looked at the distribution of the last 20 years or so – didn’t we?
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Oct 8, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Being annoyed at somebody who works for ESPN seems a little too easy :)
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Oct 8, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sean West
Here’s a link I haven’t seen posted here yet. Apparently, Sean West had a fun night in Center City Saturday.
What kind of alternative universe are we in?
You know things are going well when the other team is bitching about the men in blue. This from the Purple Row:
Another storyline to this game was the blown and missed calls made by the umpires today. If you read through this SBNation.com StoryStream, you’ll find evidence that will break your heart and likely make you bitter.
Griping about the umps is usually reserved for Philly fans. Oh yeah, the friggin umps blew the Rollins call at first, costing us a run… How’s that.
Sorry
I don’t think Philly fans have any monopoly on griping about officiating. I think every fan in every city in every sport does it.
by David S. Cohen on Oct 8, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the umps did a good job of “making up” for their bad calls yesterday. I recall the 3rd strike call on Utley in the 4th was borderline. Obvs the Rollins call.
Torrealba was safe on his tag to third, but Jimenez was the next batter. Would he have plated him? Probably not.
I think Lee was actually safe on that pickoff attempt, and he didn’t score so, so what?
by BigPhillyStyle on Oct 8, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Lee was actually safe on that pickoff attempt
This was close and I noticed they didn’t put up much of a fight after the ump explained the call. It looked like he missed the front leg and then didn’t tag the back until Lee touched the bag.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
Agreed....
Everyone complains. But I still think there is more of a perception in this town (at least with certain teams) that we are on the wrong side of most blown calls. Ask any diehard Flyers fan.
by Boundforbeach on Oct 8, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
The calls on Torrealba at 3B and Lee at 2B really were pretty bad. It’s unlikely that either of them affected the score of the game though.
there’s always the no catch catch double play that helped the Rockies get to the playoffs. These things happen it’s just easier to deal with when you win.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
haha, so true
Read Whodie’s comment and that was the first thing that came to mind.
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Oct 8, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure wasn’t pretty, but I can’t imagine that calling a game like that—noise, wind, light—was easy even for the best ump.
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 8, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Local fans gather
Despite the fact that the author, Craig Layne, is a “Multi Media Journalist,” it appears that in the new paradigm, some old habits die hard.
“Chief! I got a great idea for a story! I’ll cover the local fans angle at the bar!” (thinks: ha, Chief will never suspect that this is a great way to get paid to watch the game! — Chief thinks: ah, I remember when I pulled that one.)
Walt Whitman was right. The game will redeem us.
One of my best friends tends bar at the Brickyard so it caught my eye. The picture with like three dudes in it was the best part of the article, in my opinion.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
I saw the video, which is all but an advertisement for the Brickyard — how to get there, hours of operation. Only thing missing was a rack shot of the taps and the price list for game specials. I hope the owner complained.
My favorite part is the guy with the laptop at the bar — but the poor deluded fool says nothing about how he’s live blogging on the game chatter at TGP!
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 8, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Conlin
Maybe I’m going soft on him because of his wife’s recent passing, but I really liked that column, whether or not you all think it was a roller-coaster ride of thesaurus-fueled mixed-metaphor mayhem mayhem mayhem.
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