PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

Johnny Abruzzo

PureandEasy said:

Hope the bats come out swinging.  I have no interest in a World Series of Texas (either Rangers/Astros) vs. Diamondbacks.  Pretty sure MLB doesn't either.  The Phillies are the most exciting team in baseball as far as the fans, the lineup . . . MLB wants the Phillies in the World Series.  GO PHILS!!!

You wouldn't know that from the umpiring. (not blaming them for last night - that was a pathetic performance by almost the entire lineup)

Anyway, in April after we left that crappy stadium in Arlington having been swept by the eventual American League Champions, you'd probably take hosting Game 7 of the NLCS. And also it's weird we never played a Game 7 before. Go Phils!

The Juggler

My confidence level is still sky high. Phils run line is already in. 

HAVING SAID THAT.....this would be worse than Tampa. It's not happening though. It's not happening. It's not happing, right?


GO PHILS. 

Johnny Abruzzo

The Juggler said:

My confidence level is still sky high. Phils run line is already in. 

HAVING SAID THAT.....this would be worse than Tampa. It's not happening though. It's not happening. It's not happing, right?


GO PHILS. 

It's been a slow collapse getting here, whereas Tampa Bay was 3 hours of rapidly accelerating pain. This won't be worse than that. People are already dreading the loss going in - NOBODY felt like that when they kicked off to Brian Mitchell.

I say put Nick at cleanup. He's the worst hitter in the series so far - do something crazy to wake him up.

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

Now I can't unsee this!

https://twitter.com/CodifyBaseball/status/1713010725374070792

How about John Berthnal (The Punisher/Shane from The Walking Dead) as Nick Castellanos?

The Juggler

Johnny Abruzzo said:

The Juggler said:

My confidence level is still sky high. Phils run line is already in. 

HAVING SAID THAT.....this would be worse than Tampa. It's not happening though. It's not happening. It's not happing, right?


GO PHILS. 

It's been a slow collapse getting here, whereas Tampa Bay was 3 hours of rapidly accelerating pain. This won't be worse than that. People are already dreading the loss going in - NOBODY felt like that when they kicked off to Brian Mitchell.

I say put Nick at cleanup. He's the worst hitter in the series so far - do something crazy to wake him up.

Yeah I was there. I know. It's a series verses one game so it's not a perfect analogy. However, I have not felt this level of confidence going into a game or series since I was walking into the Vet that fateful Sunday. Plus this is a worse team than Tampa was. 

Cliffy6745

Bought myself some goodwill...gave the tickets I got last night from my guy to the wife for tonight. Have a work thing and logistics are just kind of a pain, so gave them to her and her sister...don't worry, her sister is (can be) loud enough to scary away an army.  Needless to say, she's quite excited and bought myself some future goodwill

Arizona doesn't really know better, which is why everyone is here, but the Phillies are so much better.  Anything can happen in one baseball game, but I think they take care of business.

F Me In The Brain

Phillies, but ya surely never know when it comes to a G7

Jearlpam0925

I am going to be foaming at the goddamn mouth. I will have no voice tomorrow. This is a literal roll of the dice, the only thing that can beat them is the bats beating themselves like they did last night.

eeriepadave

Phuck! 

Cliffy6745

1-3 hitters went 2-22 in games 6 and 7. Nothing else to say 

Johnny Abruzzo

At least some of us are used to this shit by now. 

F Me In The Brain

I can hear the kids on my son's baseball team, now:
We've NEVER won a game 7!



Sorry guys, being a fan can really suck.  This morning is one of those times,  I imagine.
At least you have a very good (and experienced) team loading up to have at it, again, next year.

Also, the top payroll Mets fucked with the entire baseball world and got what they deserved
  There is always that to look at.

Wobbie

F Me In The Brain said:

Sorry guys, being a fan can really suck.  This morning is one of those times,  I imagine.
At least you have a very good (and experienced) team loading up to have at it, again, next year.

I know it’s early and painful, but…..is basically the same team coming back next year? I know turner and harper are signed for the next 100 years….any notable FA’s?

The Juggler

Nick Castellanos stinks. That at bat in the 4th inning was utter trash. You cannot come to the plate and flail at pitches and not even put the ball in place in that situation. Turing point in the game. Two years in a row we get next to nothing from him after the DS. Fuck him. 

Go Birds. 

F Me In The Brain

  Nick is still awesome in my book.  Philly can go back to dumping on him again.

Johnny Abruzzo

F Me In The Brain said:

I can hear the kids on my son's baseball team, now:
We've NEVER won a game 7!



Sorry guys, being a fan can really suck.  This morning is one of those times,  I imagine.
At least you have a very good (and experienced) team loading up to have at it, again, next year.

Also, the top payroll Mets fucked with the entire baseball world and got what they deserved
  There is always that to look at.

Yeah we're in the same place with whatever random-ass team you "root" for.

Anyway, Kimbrel get so lost. Some other country would be good. We literally needed to bring our best starter in to replace your sorry ass.

Also Stubbs, the idiot trash talking backup catcher who can't hit the ball out of the infield and had absolutely no chance in hell of getting on the field in any playoff game. Hit the road jack.

Ledbetterman10

On one hand, this was a total choke-job. But on the other hand, eh, this year's Phillies are basically last year's Padres. And this year's Diamondbacks are last year's Phillies. None of these teams are really all that great, but somebody has to win the pennant after the actual top teams are knocked out in the divisional round. 

F Me In The Brain

Johnny Abruzzo said:

F Me In The Brain said:

I can hear the kids on my son's baseball team, now:
We've NEVER won a game 7!



Sorry guys, being a fan can really suck.  This morning is one of those times,  I imagine.
At least you have a very good (and experienced) team loading up to have at it, again, next year.

Also, the top payroll Mets fucked with the entire baseball world and got what they deserved
  There is always that to look at.

Yeah we're in the same place with whatever random-ass team you "root" for.

Anyway, Kimbrel get so lost. Some other country would be good. We literally needed to bring our best starter in to replace your sorry ass.

Also Stubbs, the idiot trash talking backup catcher who can't hit the ball out of the infield and had absolutely no chance in hell of getting on the field in any playoff game. Hit the road jack.

Reds - I "root" for the Reds.
Agree on Stubbs, thought of that this morning.
Also, Harper probably would do well not to try and hit every ball 900 feet.  

Anyway, sorry that your squad is out.  This place is so much fun when the teams are winning.  Yall are nuts - in a good way.

Johnny Abruzzo

At least we still have MMJ Fri & Sat.

eeriepadave

Some of our hitters didn't show up the last few games. Castellanos was a no show. Turner and Harper barely did anything. Pretty disappointing end to a great season. Not sure where we go from here