Roy Halladay Throws No-Hitter in Postseason Debut: Phillies 4, Reds 0
by WholeCamels on Oct 6, 2010 7:44 PM EDT
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David. Primavera. Ulysses. The Ninth Symphony.
Add Roy Halladay - October 6, 2010 to the list.
Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay pitched the first postseason no-hitter since Don Larsen's 1956 World Series Perfect Game this evening in Philadelphia, holding the Reds to just a single baserunner in the form of a fifth inning full countwalk to Jay Bruce en route to a 4-0 Phillies victory. It was Roy Halladay's first postseason appearance, and it was an absolute masterpiece.
Halladay's stuff was as good as it's ever been. The fastball darted in and out. His command was impeccable. He only needed 104 pitches. I'm just floored right now. He has a Perfect Game and a postseason no-hitter under his belt. We are lucky fans!
On the offensive side of the ball, Shane Victorino led the Phillies with two hits, including a two-RBI single in the second that extended the Phillies' lead to 4-0 off Reds' starter Edinson Volquez, who struggled in his brief outing.
Travis Wood and the rest of the Reds bullpen largely kept the Phillies in check, but really, who cares?
We are all baseball fans, and we love the game, and we all hope we can see something as awesome as what we saw tonight. Congratulations Phillies, and congratulations Roy Halladay.
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The BEST pitcher in baseball has proven it again…
by 92-74-99-96 on Oct 6, 2010 8:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Halliday won't do well due to butterflies
National media comes through again. But oh, the sweetest of all – Joe Morgan talking about how the Reds will beat up on the Phillies. I wish DIEJOEMORGAN.COM was still operating.
My favorite is how we apparently call Doc “Big Roy” and Oswalt “Little Roy”…. really….
by Ant on Oct 6, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Just my opinion
Somehow I was relieved. The no-hitter was the focus. I’m not sure if everyone would have been able to concentrate as well if it were another perfect game going.
Oh, how about our lucky (or good luck replacement) infielder Wilson Valdez. He’s been part of both gems; Polanco has missed both of them.
by phillyinportland on Oct 6, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Sitting in my car in my driveway. Is it wrong that I was screaming in my car after the final out?
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
by wildcatlh on Oct 6, 2010 7:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Giants Fan here
Congrats Roy and Philly
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
Thanks man
Please beat the Braves’ asses, huh?
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Oct 6, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
I want the Braves
One last chance to smack Bobby Cox in the mouth.
I'm not drunk I'm just drinking.
by no1pipelayer on Oct 6, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I’d prefer if he crashed in flames, 3 game sweep, all shutouts and him and the rat can go on to long careers at TBS as “analysts”.
No, that'd be great.
They could cover the Phillies in the post season every year that way.
Can someone please direct me to the Bandwagon section for Blue Jays fans
Just wanted to stop by and congratulate Doc.
by IanJ on Oct 6, 2010 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I actually laughed out loud, enjoy the show
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Oct 6, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Has anyone posted Franzke's call?
Please tell me it was Franzke and not Wheels or TMac.
They’ve already played it on MLB network, will probably do so a few more times over the next few days.
by EastFallowfield on Oct 6, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Maybe it’s he excitement talking, but it was good.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
That just happened.
I’m totally speechless right now.
"I wish it went back to, like, old school, like banana hammocks." Ryan Lochte on FINA suit ruling
wheres that one pic of the dude with sunglasses???
i think this occasion calls for it
early start
Thank goodness for this. My son was able to enjoy this game, too.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Oct 6, 2010 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
hey Rernard
yes we did see wednesday….
ps …. NO … fuck you
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
yea doesn’t he realize we don’t like ESPN that much either…
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Oct 6, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Giants fan here
They do know that they’re going to lose this series regardless right? They won their division by mostly hitting. Pitching dominates in the postseason. If Dusty Baker knew how to handle a staff, they might have a chance, but he will for sure overwork Chapman and Carlos Ruiz will hit a double off him to win the game.
"Yo Paul, if it hurts, don't swing." - Mike Krukow
Zito: 7 Yrs $126 Million
6 Pack of beer and a month of TV: $70
Sitting down to watch Zito Strike out Helton looking on a Curve four times: Priceless
First thing I thought after reading that Fanpost:
…what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyonein this roomon this blog is now dumber for havinglistened toread it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Didn’t want to be a troll over there. I feel like getting no-hit by Doc is payback enough.
@Mitchman88 on Twitter
by Mitchell Green on Oct 6, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Red Reporter is a really good blog. The guy who posted it is just some random nutjob. You can’t get mad at a blog or a group of fans just because of some lone nut. This is the internet, there are nuts everywhere.
Oh ya, I know. Someone on the post said that a lot of regulars hate that Raynard guy and they fight all the time. I can think of a few Philadelphia fans on a few of these sites that I feel the same way towards.
No, I know the Red Reporter is a good site run by good guys. I am not even mad at any Reds fans. I actually chuckled through that entire Fanpost just because of how ridiculous it was.
I didn’t post over there because, generally, I just think it would have been a really dick move. Who am I to go insult someone on a blog that I don’t know? I always hate when trolls come round just to start trouble and don’t have anything constructive to say, like that Braves fan tonight. My Billy Madison response was supposed to be more of a joke then anything.
@Mitchman88 on Twitter
by Mitchell Green on Oct 6, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I cried, I admit it. Watch this game your entire life and still see things you’ve never seen before. I tip my hat to YOU, Roy.
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Wow, Charlie just said possibly the funniest thing ever.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
He’s like a kid who just got everything he wanted from Santa Claus and isn’t quite sure how to act.
by phillyinportland on Oct 6, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He had a few good jokes.
It was like the Cholly Manuel Comedy Hour during that Presser.
Roy was right
it did get more funner !!
Mr. Mayor, we're talking real wrath of God type stuff... Fire & brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers & seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. .The dead rising from the grave...Human sacrifice, dogs cats living together.... Mass Hysteria!
by VAwxman on Oct 6, 2010 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Not during his press conference- but I will give him this… A no-hitter in his first career playoff game was definitely funner than the clincher (or at least more people got to see the fun)— a perfecto to an empty set of stands, with lots of Philly fans focused on the Stanley Cup… A clinching game in a half empty Nationals Park- a 2 hit gem with the Philly Phaithful keeping their fingers crossed… A game one of the NLDS, stands full of loud Philly Phans no hit spectacular- How can it get any funner?
Unfortunately playoff performances do not count toward the Cy. Maybe this performance will get him considered for MVP of the Divisional Series (if there is such a thing).
Sure they do.
The Cy Young isn’t a counting stat—do you really think the voters ignore the postseason?
by Phrozen on Oct 7, 2010 11:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I really enjoyed watching the end of the games with you guys!
I will have to drop by more often!
I love Lester and Pedroia!!! ITS MAN LOVE!
No Hitter aside
Should we be concerned that our offense didnt really get anything rolling after Volquez left?
nah they just wanted to get out of the innings to get roy back in pitching
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Oct 6, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Wood is a legitimate pitcher, and I think the Phils jumped on a few pitches they should have laid off. It was a little concerning though.
I’m a little concerned particularly by the 0-11, RBI performance by the 3-4-5 hitters. Friday is a new day, and the hitting has been up and down all year. That being said- some hard hit balls tonight… I could not hear the audio (watching at a restaurant)- was it windy tonight- I was wondering if some of the long fly balls possibly got knocked down?
Yeah the 0-11 is a little concerning
but both Utley and Howard connected on warning-track hits. It looked like the wind was blowing in pretty strong.
by Screen Name 20 on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
TBS, where did this “Little Roy” crap come from
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Oct 6, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
wow great job roy you guys got a magic season going this from a yankee fan congrats you have one great team
Roy outhit the Reds himself! Even Larson didnt do that.
by Dpez71 on Oct 6, 2010 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Actually he also had an RBI, so he literally, single handedly beat the Reds.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
by EREX21 on Oct 6, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
"If chaos drives, let suffering hold the reins!"
by PhillyFan20XX on Oct 6, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, dickhead Yankees fan I know: “Yankees postseason no-hitter’s are PERFECT”. Asshole.
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1 walk and 28 batters ain’t too shabby. And Jay Bruce earned that walk more than anything.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
Here is an interesting thought— and something to perhaps e-mail to the Elias Sports Bureau or Baseball Today’s stat department:
Doc’s Line in his past 2 Games:
18 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 HR – 56 Batters faced. Has that ever happened before?
by dannijd on Oct 7, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Front page of cnn.com is Roy Halladay no-no http://www.cnn.com/
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Oct 6, 2010 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
Ricky Bo is hilarious on post-game-live!
That was just fantastic, and the Phils are courteous enough to take tomorrow of so we can all enjoy the Flyers game!!
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
I believe so, but it won’t be announced til November.
Omigosh, guys. How incredible is Doc? I am so happy right now. Blargh! I just died from the awesomeness.
Contreras and I were just looking at him eating this iguana thing over white rice and he put it away like it was a double cheeseburger, you know?
by LeepinLizardz on Oct 6, 2010 8:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Since these things happen every 54 years or so, just think how famous that photo of Roy and Chooch is going to become.
by phillyinportland on Oct 6, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you it was quite traumatizing.
by Spoilt Victorian Child on Oct 6, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Albeit less so now, thanks to Doc.
by Spoilt Victorian Child on Oct 6, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i think the werth situation is gonna be like damon beard and long hair goes to the yankees to be clean cut
by phillyeaglesfan on Oct 6, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Curious who done you think. The Yankees will go after Lee before Werth. The Yankees can already hit.
With the Red Sox, what will they do with Ellsbury….keep him in left and Werth in CF. And there’s Drew, not sure about his contract though…..
On second thought, maybe it’s possible. They don’t have as much money tied up as I thought they did. They could move Abreu to DH next year, go Bourjos-Hunter-Werth in the OF, and use Juan Rivera as an expensive (but not exorbitant) fourth OF. Not sure how they’d make room for this Trout kid in 2012, but that’s something they can worry about later. Plus Bourjos might fail – he struggled in his stint in the bigs this year.
It’s medium-sized. They’re not poor, but I don’t think they’re rich enough to bid for Werth.
San Francisco probably could, though, and he would really help them as well. But I haven’t heard anything about them having interest.
Seattle probably won’t go after him – Safeco Field is murderous on right-handed power hitters.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus if Michael Saunders ever figures it out (and they’ve got to give him at least one more chance, I think), they’ll actually be alright across the OF. But oh man, was their infield terrible this year.
The other thing is- while money is important, would Werth even go to a team that is probably several years away from contention? While I understand that he already has won a title and been to the playoffs four times, and I am not saying that money won’t be a major influence, I don’t know that he goes to a team that finished in the basement this year unless they offer him a boatload of money compared to the next best offer.
Actually Seattle has a much bigger market than people realize. All of their games are broadcast in Japan because of Ichiro so their market is not just Seattle and the immediate surroundings. Plus their owners, Nintendo are loaded so they have the money to spend, which they do, just very poorly.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
The ump was friendly for sure but he didn’t gift anything.
And here I thought Cabrera was a better guy than that.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I really don't think he did. Halladay only got one call that I thought was a ball for sure
That was the outside cutter on the Rolen K. When you’re pitching with the control that Halladay was everything on the edges will be given the benefit of the doubt and will most likely be called strikes.
by Screen Name 20 on Oct 7, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
“He and the umpire pitched a no-hitter. He gave him every pitch. … we had no chance.”
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
It’s not like their BP pitchers weren’t getting the exact same calls. They got the inside corner all night, too.
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Cabrera is just mad because Doc made his whole team look like fucking Jeff Francoeur at the dish. Flailing and failing.
Actually, Frenchy looked pretty good today at the plate—opposite of what the Reds looked like.
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Bingo- while I will admit that the zone may have been a wee tad pitcher friendly in some ways, Doc was not getting strikes that the Reds pitchers were not getting.
Uh, no.
Doc got a little help on the sides, but so did Cincinnati. I thought the HP ump did a good job. This is a pretty consistent strike zone.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Read the whole thread next time, dumbass.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
In braves country
Long shot . But is there anyone in Nashville to celebrate with? All alone down here
by Sals Stache on Oct 6, 2010 8:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Definitely plenty of Phillies fans at Vanderbilt, don’t know anyone who’s still there though.
by Spoilt Victorian Child on Oct 6, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
My son lives there, teaches at Vanderbilt. I’m sure he’s excited about the outcome of the game but had no way to watch it.
by phillyinportland on Oct 6, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
Probably not. I am curious if Sal’s ’stache refers to Sal Fasano or something else.
by phillyinportland on Oct 7, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
We have just witnessed the greatest pitching performance that has ever been or will ever be done by a Phillies player. Savor it.
At least 3 more years, with a vesting option for the 2014 season.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
It is 3 with a vesting option, but it is an extension that does not start until next season. This year is the final year of Halladay’s previous contract.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
This Halladay guy is okay…
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Oct 6, 2010 8:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Cliff Who?
“I throw Leroy in the game sometimes sayin hey-o pitch a no-no”
I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
by sports00fan00 on Oct 6, 2010 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Easier to see with this one
Hirschbeck was good, two glaring mistakes and those were against PHI.
Congrats Doc, Good Luck Phils!
/Don’t really have a horse in the post season, just fun and good baseball
Interesting fact
The last time the Reds were no-hit: in 1971, by the Phillies’ Rick Wise. And Wise hit 2 HRs in that game.
"I wish it went back to, like, old school, like banana hammocks." Ryan Lochte on FINA suit ruling
And they promptly traded him to StL for Steve Carlton following that season. 1972 is the year my Dad talks about all the time when talking about seeing a pitcher just dominate. Now I get the idea.
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Yeah
Since I wasn’t alive to see it (and I would have loved to see it), I fathom Doc is as close as I’ll likely get to seeing what ’72 Carlton was like.
"I wish it went back to, like, old school, like banana hammocks." Ryan Lochte on FINA suit ruling
Carlton was just awesome. I think my dad took me to a couple of games, but the year I remember is 1977, another great year by Carlton, went to a bunch of games – but not as good as 1972. Actually, 1972 was just strange, I think the Phils only had 59 victories and Carlton had 27. Imagine Halladay on the Pirates this year.
Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz. Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt.
Yep, year I was born. Dad talks to me about it all the time. He loves Carlton. Now he speaks about Doc in the same reverential tones. It’s cool to hear him talk about baseball like he’s a kid again at 63. When he thinks back to 1964, when he was a teenager, he said he’d never been so heartbroken. These last few years have mostly been awesome because it’s something we’ve been able to share together. /shit’s gonna make me cry
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On MLB Network they were saying the last time a pitcher in general pitched 2 NH’ers in a season was Nolan Ryan in 1973, but his were 2 NH (no PG) and none of them were in the postseason.
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Check this—one of those no-hitters came against the KS Royals and one of the Royals players’ said:
“If they had a higher league, he could be in it. As a matter of fact, he could be it.” — Hal McRae, on Nolan Ryan
Sort of the anti-Cabrera, eh?
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Joey Votto gave Roy his props:
“I hate to use hyperbole, but he’s an ace among aces,” first baseman Joey Votto said. “It’s not fun being up there trying to hit nothing. Tonight was a nothing night. Sometimes you just don’t get pitches to hit.”
“Anytime he makes any type of mistake, which is very rare, he makes his mistakes in the safe zone,” Votto explained. “If he misses, he misses inside, away or down. He doesn’t miss in the middle of the plate. He doesn’t miss where we could do some damage.”
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Roy disapproves of your lack of faith. Roy’s concentration cannot be broken.
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This is the 1st time the Phillies have had 2 no-hitters in the same season, regardless of pitcher. Source: The ever reliable Wikipedia.
The only 4 other pitchers who threw 2 no-hitters in a single season are: Nolan Ryan in 1973, Virgil Trucks in 1952, Allie Reynolds in 1951, and Johnny Vander Meer in 1938. None of those guys threw a perfect game.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
Don’t know if this has been covered by I counted 4 balls hit to the OFs.
Courtesy of the 700 Level
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMLBPlayoffs#p/a/u/1/i_R2PvsSenw
From the guys over at Bluebird Banter (Jays blog)
This has to be bittersweet for them. Still, nice. http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2010/10/6/1735398/congratulations-roy-halladay-throws-a-no-hitter-in-first-playoff-game
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Oct 6, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I was watching this in the bowling alley with my family….we yelped the whole time and just the sheer awesomeness of it all is hard to comprehend.
25 first pitch strikes to 28 hitters. That is the hidden stat of this game.
At TGP, we can say “Roy did it for Moses!”
Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz. Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt.
by Bud in TN on Oct 7, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WOOOO!!!!
Still a lot of work to be done, but you know what. Let’s savor this anyway.
by WanderingMoses on Oct 7, 2010 7:13 AM EDT up reply actions
What a performance by Doc
Congratulations on this piece of history guys
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Oct 6, 2010 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
MLB Network is showing the 9th inning
With the Phillies radio call. Awesome.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Woo
My best friend had her baby on this historic of nights. Since it was a girl there was no way for me to get Roy in there anywhere, but many years from now I will be able to tell her the tale. Cheers to all!
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major, major husband challenge right there.
by Wet Luzinski on Oct 6, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Her husband is not into baseball at all and she’s not all that into it, either, but she’ll go with me to games sometimes (2008 ESPN game with Phils vs. Dodgers where Feliz had the walkoff—she went with me—her record is perfect, too. 6 games, never had a loss). Apparently, the nurses/doctors even wrote on the baby’s chart the details of the no-hitter for posterity. I thought that was hilarious.
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Those are all pretty bad, no offense. They went with a French name. It fits them. If I end up having another, I might have to sneak a Roy in there.
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Yeah, but could you imagine a girl with that name? She’d have to be a stripper, for sure.
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This is more like it:
"It’s no fun out there. It’s like trying to hit nothing. He’s an ace among aces." —J. Votto
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ACE OF ACES
ACE OF ACES
STILL ROLLIN’
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Oct 6, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Guess
who was taking an exam while this was going on?
<—-this guy
What a bummer. I hope we can get a link to hear the final out.
They are going to reair the NH tomorrow on MLB Network twice I think.
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Yeah, I’ve looked at the times and they won’t work for me. Gotta make do with what you got. ESPN/CSN highlights and the final out call.
by Off_The_Hook on Oct 6, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I got the perfecto for like 2 bucks on iTunes.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 7, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Scott Franzke’s call, Brian Anderson’s call, and the Reds radio announcer’s call.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12757797
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
I have a vague memory of some visiting team’s fans holding up a giant picture of a cheeseburger behind the plate in a game pitched by CC. Is this just my subconscious inventing a memory of something I wished happened, or did it really happen? And if it did, was it we who did it?
Hmm, don’t remember, but I have seen on the interwebs that there does exist a tee that refers to him as Captain Cheeseburger. Seems Boston fans refer to him thusly.
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I hate the Phillies.
But my god, what a performance
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 6, 2010 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Also..
I don’t like or respect many Phillies, but I do have a great deal of respect for Doc. He’s a model of consistency and the best pitcher out there. Would I mind if he and the rest of the team imploded? No, but it’s impossible not to respect that performance
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 6, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Opulence
Roy has it.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Oct 6, 2010 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Dude
The Yankees color guy is just terrible. He just sent a “Tex message”? Fucking, please.
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Michael Kay
You’ve never heard his awful shit before?
“It’s an A-bomb. From A-Rod.”
He is SO SO SO BAD.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
I try to avoid
All Yankees stuff. I have heard that call and it’s bad, but “tex message”? That’s just gawd awful.
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Doesn’t Kay do PBP? Not sure who the color commentator is. I assume you’re not referring to Suzyn Waldman.
Yankees radio PBP guy with stupid home run calls?
That would be John Sterling. Some of his other calls include:
“It’s a Johnny Rocket!” (Johnny Damon)
“Curtis, you’re something sort of grandish!” (Curtis Granderson)
“Hinske with his best shot!” (Eric Hinske)
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't forget his new Granderson call....
(sung like a douche) “The Grandy-man can…. Ohhhh, the Grandy-man caaaaaaaaaan” (/ sung like a douche)
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 6, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeeeeeeesh, that’s the worst. A friend of mine who is a Yankees fan told me that once, Sterling caused a bit of a ruckus by confusing A-Rod with Hideki Matsui thusly:
“It’s an A-Bomb . . . from Matsui . . .”
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 7, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
"It is high..... IT IS FAR.....
….IT IIIIIIIIIIIIIS…….. caught at the wall."
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 7, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, Kay just yells, “SEE YA!” after every homer.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Are they any good announcers anywhere anymore? I’m not talking about old guys like Vin Scully, I mean guys who are great and in their primes. I hear Duane Kuiper and Gary Cohen are good, but everyone seems to hate all the other announcers (and when I hear them I invariably find that it’s justified). T-Mac actually looks good compared to a lot of these clowns out there.
I’ve heard the Red Sox guys are pretty good. Ditto for Pat Hughes (Cubs). I haven’t heard these gentlemen myself, though.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
And another thing: why are the good ones never selected to do national TV like they were twenty years ago? For the last three years, we had Joe Buck and Chip Carey calling every World Series and Championship Series games. I know Carey’s gone now, but we never should have had to live through that nightmare to begin with.
Yeah, going from Vin Scully to those jokers you mentioned is a pretty steep drop-off.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I always liked Al Michaels. Why doesn’t he do any more baseball? I guess he only does NFL now?
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
I think it’s because NBC owns his contract, and they don’t broadcast baseball games. More’s the pity.
by ThinMountainAir on Oct 6, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of listeners around the Pacific Northwest like the Mariners team: Dave Niehaus, who’s like the Harry Kalas of the Mariners and is in the Hall of Fame; Rick Rizzs; Dave Sims, who does ESPN radio for NFL football ; and former player Mike Blowers. They give the Mariners’ point of view, obviously, but they never belittle the opponents.
by phillyinportland on Oct 7, 2010 4:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Regardless of whether Chooch made that last play, Phillips should have been out. From Rule 6.05: “If a whole bat is thrown into fair territory and interferes with a defensive player attempting to make a play, interference shall be called, whether intentional or not.”
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Roy Fucking Halliday
Carlos Fucking Ruiz
"He's a bum...this one stinks...this jerk can't play."-- A father teaching his daughter the Phillies lineup from the program roster, the Vet, c.1998
That was the conversation I had with a fellow baseball fan at the game store I frequent. He was wondering if Chooch had hit the batter with the throw to first if it would have been an error or not. I said it would have, but the fact that the bat was dropped in fair territory and interacted with the ball after he hit the ball should have resulted in an interference call regardless.
Thankfully it was a completely moot point since Chooch nailed him.
I thought there's a degree of subjectivity in that rule
That if the batter doesn’t do it intentionally, it’s up to the home plate umpire to call him out.
Although, he could’ve been called out for running in the grass down the first base line.
by Screen Name 20 on Oct 7, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
You bastards are lucky (as I thankfully was) I was at tonight's game.
Because if I had been here for that last out…
(Regardless of the almost-guaranteed death dealt me by Taco Pal)
the sheer number and joyousness of the GIFs would have irreparably broken the internet.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 6, 2010 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
Ah, to hell with it. Doc deserves it.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 6, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Shawshank "Blatch"
Bill Bolender
"He's a bum...this one stinks...this jerk can't play."-- A father teaching his daughter the Phillies lineup from the program roster, the Vet, c.1998
all in favor of this being the official comeback to trolls? I mean, you can clearly see the “F**K YOU” coming from Howard.
Flyers 10-11 season slogan: "Remember Emery?"
by JpH89 on Oct 7, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
SECOND!
Well, third technically, I guess.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Oct 7, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
One thing I Will Always take from this masterpiece
I believe it was after the 7th or 8th inning. The announcers just spent a few minutes praising Roy Halladay’s performance thus far. Then, he struck out for the third out of the inning.
I honestly couldn’t think of anything to say. I was speechless both literally and mentally. And it wasn’t just me. All I will remember is the roar of the crowd as Halladay calmly walked off the field. There were no words from the announcers. There were no words in my mind. When I reflected on this later, the only thing I thought was the realization I was watching the game’s best pitcher walking towards immortality.
The last time I had felt like I had seen something truly special was the past Stanley Cup with those History Will Be Made commercials, “What if Broad Street didn’t fight back?”
What if Roy wasn’t in command?
My fellow Phillies fan, relish this moment, relish this season. This will not come again, this will not happen again in our lifetime. Every day henceforth you will recall, where were you when Carlos Ruiz threw that final out. I hope you pulled your children to the TV and told them to watch because this is once in a lifetime and it will not happen again. And the most beautiful thing of all out of this experience is that this is the very first game of what promises to be a very special postseason. Let your faith run high, let your hopes soar, and help our great city be on top once more.
(forgive me if I do not seem….clear, and it doesnt make sense or whatever. i guess you could say i tried to put my feelings into words, and quite honestly it was extremely difficult)
by The Fish on Oct 7, 2010 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Well said
I was struck by how humble Roy acted after the game. He seemed almost pained when asked how he felt for doing something so amazing. And I especially liked the way he described what he’d done for the team this year – I’m paraphrasing here – as having chipped in to do his part like everybody else did. Nice.
by phillyinportland on Oct 7, 2010 4:17 AM EDT up reply actions
PSA
Public service announcement: Roy Halladay is a muthafuckin’ beast. That is all.
"If chaos drives, let suffering hold the reins!"
Really? Bleacher Report has a post about the “10 Reasons why Don Larsen’s Was More Impressive”. Really? Are NYY fan’s penis’ really that small that they feel this need to compare? WGAS? Both are impressive, why measure at all?
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
Roy Halladay no-hitter game score: 94
Don Larsen perfect game game score: 94
TIE
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
Opulence, I haz it
Awesome commercial, lets hope they don’t over do it like those stupid interestin man ones
by SportingFanaticism on Oct 7, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
If you wanna argue perfection versus one walk, fine. It’s nit-picking and reeks of insecurity, but we already knew that about Yankee fans, so whatever. But half of those reasons are completely stupid. Of course the Reds don’t have any hall-of-famers yet, they are still playing baseball! And the Reds just happened to be by most metrics the best offense in the NL this year.
Now that's what I call high quality H2O!
Larson was a career number 4 or 5 starter, journeyman pitcher who got lucky. Halladay is a Cy Young stud, best pitcher in his fucking generation. Yankees fans can suck that.
Perfect games and no hitters all have elements of luck to them but Halladay vs. Larson – give me a fucking break.- who’d you put your money on to do it. No question. Roy.
Larson's perfect game was a fluke - this was not.
Larson’s career record: 81-91. ERA 3.78 Joe Blantonish. Wikipedia calls him a “journeyman pitcher” and no one has protested that characterization.
Roy did it during the season, and he is odds-on favorite for the Cy Young Award, which he has won before. Then he did it again during the postseason. We in fact would not be that surprised if he did it again next week.
Halladay is having a Really Great Career. Larson had One Really Great Day. Kind of like Francisco Cabrera had One Really Great At-Bat for the Braves in 1992.
Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz. Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt.
It’s really mind boggling just how many NYY fans I’m seeing out on various internet sites (b/c I am too jacked up to sleep) totally insecure over the whole thing. I guess 27 championships just aren’t enough for them.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
My mental picture of the Yankee fan base’s mentality is of those seagulls in Finding Nemo. MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE.
Hey, if I were Joe Blanton I’d resent that!
by phillyinportland on Oct 7, 2010 4:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Aren’t you now guilty of doing the same in trying to limit the greatness of Larson’s accomplishment? They were both great games. End of story.
My congratulations on an almost perfect start in the playoffs. Halladay was phantastic.
From a Cubs fan but born in Philadelphia.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
I was at the game and man, it was just wonderful. People were crying. OK, by “people” I mean “me,” but still. Pretty sweet!
by Putsy Caballero. on Oct 7, 2010 7:58 AM EDT reply actions
Longest ‘fan graph game result’ comment section ever (non world series category)?
by SportingFanaticism on Oct 7, 2010 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
Carlos Ruiz
To me has become the 2nd best catcher in baseball after joe maur after this performance tonight with Roy. He really is that good now.
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