Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, October 9th
Game one went to the Good Guys, and the Phillies continued to play like a team that hates vacation.
Now, you know what they say: All requests for leave of absence on account of grandmother’s funeral, sore throat, housecleaning, lame back, turning of the ringer, headaches, brain storm, cousin’s wedding, general ailments or other legitimate excuses must be made out and handed to the boss not later than 10 a.m. on the morning of the game.
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“It feels great, but you can’t get too caught up in this. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”- Pat Burrell
Three lines on their world:
- The Rays and the Red Sox load up for the LCS
- In a typically classy move, the Cowboys are letting Pacman Jones suit up in the midst of scandal
- It is officially hockey season and well all know what means: basketball season is near!
Three lines on ours:
- The Phillies took game one from the favorites
- and gear up for this afternoon’s game two
- Meanwhile, across the lot, the Sixers host the Knicks in preseason ball
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
PHILLIES
Phil Sheridan says that with a couple of big hits, the Phillies found their ‘inner Manny‘. SKIP
Bob Ford says that Chase Utley found his swing at the right time. SKIP
John Gonzalez writes that the crowd was prepared for the worst, returns fire at an LA columnist, and more. READ
Derrick Nunnally looks at the tailgaters. READ
Mike Jensen notes Pat Burrell’s crazy postseason. SKIP
Sam Donnellon enjoys the relationship between Burrell and the fans in left. READ
Paul Hagen says that these two teams are really close when it comes to talent. SKIP
Bill Conlin runs through one movie reference after the next as he praises the Phillies’ young ace. READ
Bill Lyon believes that Cole Hamels is making his name in this town. READ
Jim Salisbury writes that Ryan Madson deserved the save. READ
Rich Hofmann appreciates the Phillies bullpen. READ
In the wake of two Ruiz hits Marc Narducci takes a look at what the second year catcher brings to the plate. SKIP
Joe Juliano says that Derek Lowe only made two mistake pitches. SKIP
Zolecki’s notes remembers Sarge’s 1983 NLCS, looks at the lineup and much more. READ
Murphy’s focus on Charlie’s mentor, the 25 man, and more. SKIP
Mike Jensen reports from outside the stadium. SKIP
Paul Hagen delievers the talking points. READ
Jim Salisbury goes beyond the box score. READ
Marc Narducci looks at the game two starters. READ
Alright, I know I always skip the Gonzalez/Ford/Sheridan email exchanges, but today’s set focuses on the possibility that Brett Myers‘ is likeable; it is both funny and interesting. It’s the type of insidery columnists talking exchange that I’m guessing their editor has been after all along. READ
Marcus Hayes’ game two preview. I skipped his yesterday, then ended up re-reading it when I was writing my own. READ
Kathy Matheson talks to the fans. SKIP
Derrick Nunnally reports back from the birthday party of a 15 year old girl. SKIP
Kevin Cooney blames CBP for the score as he looks at Pat Burrell’s hot streak. SKIP
Randy Miller talks John Vukovich with Mariano Duncan. READ
EAGLES
Les Bowen puts the 49 game on the defense. READ
Paul Domowitch says that the labor confusion is holding the Birds up from signing any of their own guys long-term, then goes around the league. READ
Paul Domowitch goes position by position as he predicts Sunday’s game. READ
Bowen makes his prediction. SPOILER: 26-24 Birds. SKIP
Ashley Fox says that the defense knows it has to step up. SKIP
Fox’s notes focus on the injury report. SKIP
Reuben Frank looks at ex-eagle and current 49er Michael Lewis. SKIP
Reuben Frank wishes the Birds could run the ball … like all the other Andy Reid teams have been able to? SKIP
SIXERS
Kate Fagan previews the Sixers/Knicks matchup. SKIP
Bob Cooney checks in on Lou Williams:mentor. READ
Tom Moore says that Coach Cheeks was happy with the Sixers start on defense. READ
FLYERS
Sam Carchidi asks the questions the Flyers are going to have to answer. READ
Carchidi reports that Randy Jones may be headed to surgery. SKIP
TODAY and MORE
Game two day. We’ll find a way to get up NFL picks, and be live-blogging the shadows game, check in and play along. As always, feel free to email with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
