2009 Philadelphia Phillies - Season's Over, Time to Move On

[Geowhizzer]

The past few games, I've been finding other things to do.  Heck, I'm even turning off the TV completely rather than watch the travesty going on out on the field.

Maybe I gave up the wrong sport on DirecTV.

[PhillyPhreak54]

1 run on 3 hits.

I ended up fast forwarding most of the game.

What in the farg is wrong with these punks?

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Phillies' clubhouse remained closed for roughly 20 minutes after the game, about twice the usual length. Finally, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made a brisk exit. For the first time this season, Manuel refused to meet with reporters after the game.

The locker room was quiet and nearly empty. A scowling Ryan Howard pushed a folding chair out of his way while leaving. Cole Hamels, the losing pitcher, passed through the room several times before saying, "I can't gather my thoughts to say anything good right now," and promising to answer questions today.

Finally, Shane Victorino spoke.

"Whether we're trying too hard to make things happen, I don't know," he said. "I can't put my finger on it. What do you do? You just keep playing . . . we're not going to make any excuses. Maybe we need to relax. Maybe we need a gut check."

After several more minutes of silence, while players kept their eyes on the floor while leaving, Chase Utley appeared in front of his locker.

"Right now, we're not playing very good baseball," he said. "There's no one thing we're doing bad. We're just not playing together as a team."

[BigEd76]

Werth 2-run shot off the facing of the upper deck.  nice start

and Feliz adds a 2-run shot too

[Geowhizzer]

Werth 2-run shot off the facing of the upper deck.  nice start

and Feliz adds a 2-run shot too

Guess it's national blackout for Fox.  Too bad, I can't wait to read how they blow this one.

[BigEd76]

It's on locally but can't be shown on Extra Innings

[BigEd76]

Werth needs a triple for the cycle....8-0

and Zolecki is reporting that Romero grabbed a Rays fan by the neck and shoved him after he said "How about you get me some juice?"

[SD_Eagle5]

and Zolecki is reporting that Romero grabbed a Rays fan by the neck and shoved him after he said "How about you get me some juice?"

Nice


here's hoping Toronto is so impressed with Happ and Werth they decide to ship us Halladay for them

[ice grillin you]

guess the key is for me not to watch the games

[BigEd76]

Great game from Happ....CG SHO, 100 pitches, no walks

10-0 final

[Geowhizzer]

Great game from Happ....CG SHO, 100 pitches, no walks

10-0 final

That puts Happ at an even 3.00 ERA for the season.  Next lowest starter is Hamels at 4.44.

[Rome]

I was seated right behind the Phillies bullpen and the fans are literally right next to the players.  Some icehole Rays flag started shtein with a group of Phillies fans and kept it up until his Rays security got tired of his shtein and tossed him.  The security down there is like the gestapo.

[Rome]

This is where I ended up after we left the upper deck:

[MDS]

what a great place to watch a game.

[Rome]

The best thing that can be said for that place is there's never a rainout.  And they had a stand selling Guinness directly behind the section we snuck into.  Other than that, it's a total toilet.