Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, October 6th
Ten minutes after the Phillies advanced to their first LCS in fifteen years I flicked on WIP and was chagrined to hear nothing but Eagles’ bashing. We won’t make the same mistake here.
We’ll get to both games later, but first … what’s off about this picture?
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The correct is not “the entire team is celebrating, how is no one in this picture except Pedro Feliz” or even “if he’s not pouring it on his head, why isn’t he just drinking it?” the correct answer that “THE PHILLIES CELEBRATED WITH ANDRE!”
Maybe this strikes me as more odd than most but I don’t think so. When I was in school I was both on a budget and I loved celebrating, two things that led me to Andre. Passed an exam? We’re getting Andre. Won a beruit tourny? Andre. Presidents day? Victoria day? It’s Tuesday? Andre, Andre, Andre. Advanced to the National League Championship Series … uh? I duno, Veuve? Definitely not Andre.
I don’t know if this is a byproduct of winning on the road, saving their victory budget for more important wins down the road, or what, but after taking a nice-champagne shower after winning the East the Phillies seriously downgraded their victory drink of choice. Watching guys who make millions of dollars to play a game shower themselves with a $5 bubbly was hilarious - I felt like my team had just won the champong divisional series. Good times.
“Know what I’d like people to call me? A winner, that’s what.” - Charlie Manuel
Three lines on their world:
- The Dodgers took care of the Cubs without incident, and will travel to Philadelphia for the NLCS
- The LAAA took down the Red Sox in 12 to force a game four
- While the Redskins and the Giants and the Cowboys all looked like the team to beat in the NFC East
Three lines on ours:
- The Phillies left Milwaukee division series champions
- and move on to the Championship series against the Dodgers. Game 1 Thursday at the Bank
- The Eagles lost a divison game to a banged up team, at home
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
PHILLIES
Bob Ford points to another decision Charlie made that worked out - sticking with a not-slumping-anymore Pat Burrell. SKIP
Paul Hagen on some of Pat Burrell’s ups and downs. READ
John Gonzalez notices that the weather seems nicer when the Phillies win, then goes up/down with some of the regulars. SKIP
Rich Hofmann says that Uncle Cholly just wants to be a winner. READ
Phil Sheridan writes that the home-grown Phillies’ core is putting their names in the history books, and is shocked that Utley smiled. READ
Morgan Zalot interviews a half dozen Phillies fan who are all, predictably, happy. SKIP
Sam Donnellon says credit (or eventual blame) goes to the “Red-Neck Recking Crew”, which apparently is what Myers and Blanton call each other - no word on if the missing ‘w’ is intentional. READ
Jeff Horigan, who I thought was a Boston Herald guy, writes that Joe Blanton was the right guy for the job. READ
Expect to have to pay good money to get into the LAD series. SKIP
Paul Hagen with the talking points. SKIP
John Gonzalez is a hooky-playing optimist, and Bob Ford and Phil Sheridan reminisce about 1993. SKIP
Frank Seravalli reports back from his couch. SKIP
Regina Medina (!) notes that while Philadelphia sports fans were happy that the Phillies won, they seemed unhappy that the Eagles lost. Weird. SKIP
The Inquirer seems to have sent every non-sports writer they could find and told them to get the fans perspective on the Phillies’ win. Derrick Nunnally also finds them happy and relieved. SKIP
Matt Katz goes throughout bars in Fairmont to check in on the fans. SKIP
Jim Salisbury looks ahead to the Dodgers, a “familiar rival”. For the record, the last time the Phillies played the Dodgers in the postseason, their current game one pitcher wasn’t born. SKIP
Zolecki’s notes look at the different crowd’s respective volume, Pat Gillick’s success, Ryan Madson’s new role, and plenty more. READ
David Murphy looks at Jimmy Rollins‘ preseason prediction, the pitching phils’ rotation for the NLCS and more. READ
Tom Mahon kills Brian Anderson, TBS’ play-by-play guy, then cracks a couple of awful jokes. SKIP
Randy Millers looks at the Phils win through the eyes of the old guard. READ
EAGLES
Bill Conlin is upset he couldn’t watch the Phillies game while he worked. Weren’t we all, Bill? Weren’t we all. SKIP
Don McKee ranks next Sunday’s Eagles/49ers game as more of a “must-win” than any game Andy Reid has ever coached. I’d have gone with the Super Bowl, but to each their own I suppose. SKIP
John Smallwood says that the Birds’ season is getting late in a hurry. READ
Ashley Fox points to the difference in yesterday’s game: the coaches. READ
Paul Domowitch grades the Eagles. SKIP
Mike Jensen breaks down the Redskins’ trick play TD. SKIP
Marcus Hayes says that without Westbrook at full speed, the Birds offense is going to struggle. READ
Paul Domowitch says the Birds got their asses kicked, a point he backs up with a quote from Jim Johnson. SKIP
Les Bowen points out that David Akers is awful at kicking, DeSean should have gotten the ball more, and more. SKIP
Paul Domowitch with the talking points. SKIP
Bob Brookover with his u/d drill. READ
Mike Sielski writes that the Birds have lost the city to the Phillies. READ
SIXERS
Phil Jasner says that Aaron McKie is settling into his role as an assistant coach. READ
Kate Fagan reports that Willie Green has come to play. READ
Tom Moore says that the stars are aligning for Dalembert. SKIP
FLYERS
Sam Cardichi reports that the Flyers are off to military school. READ
TODAY and MORE
Sorry this is coming out late tonight, between the Inquirer sending every rando from their city desk out to find out if fans were happy or sad about the Philadelphia sports scene there was quite a bit of coverage today.
We’ll be looking at the win and the loss and what they mean going forward. As always, feel free to email with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
since it would be an asshole move for you to do it yourself, i’ll say “i told you so” on your behalf: http://sportscomplex.blogs.citypaper.net/blogs/mu/2008/07/18/a-look-at-the-phillies-new-pitching/.
good call on Blanton. are there really any Phils fans who wish we had Adrian Cardenas instead of the other half of the Red-neck Recking crew right now? didn’t think so.
I wouldn’t put it past me to loudly say “I told you so” I was just kinda scared about linking to a piece where I advocated sending Myers to the bullpen.
FYI, picture of the shirt HERE\
apparently “redneck” is one word. Who knew?