2011 Philadelphia Phillies Season Thread (choking awful pos team, DIAF)

[ice grillin you]

red sox tv market

[BigEd76]

how farging annoying is it that we are 48 hrs from the start of the nl playoffs and we cant get a start time for the games

The holdup is likely due to conflicts with the Philly complex (Temple on Saturday afternoon, Eagles on Sunday) and the Buccaneers hosting Indy the same time the Rays are supposed to host the Rangers, even though the stadiums aren't near each other...

[SD]

how farging annoying is it that we are 48 hrs from the start of the nl playoffs and we cant get a start time for the games

Extremely annoying especially so considering my daughters birthday party is Saturday at 2:30.

[ice grillin you]

how farging annoying is it that we are 48 hrs from the start of the nl playoffs and we cant get a start time for the games

The holdup is likely due to conflicts with the Philly complex (Temple on Saturday afternoon, Eagles on Sunday) and the Buccaneers hosting Indy the same time the Rays are supposed to host the Rangers, even though the stadiums aren't near each other...

the nfl and college football schedules just came out?

[Don Ho]

how farging annoying is it that we are 48 hrs from the start of the nl playoffs and we cant get a start time for the games

Extremely annoying especially so considering my daughters birthday party is Saturday at 2:30.

Damn kids! Right there with you, nervously awaiting the tv schedule as Sunday afternoon not looking good.  Son of a bitching youth sports.

[Don Ho]

they're probably reeling from the loss of the boston tv market.

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[MDS]

on saturday, the yankees have to be at 600. the brewers/rangers will get a 930 start.

it just depends on whether the phillies start first (noon/100) or get the middle game (230ish). of course there probably has to be a random, fourth tnt game that could start at any point.

on sunday i dont see how they arent the 730/830 primetime game. no one gives a crap about brewers/dbacks.

[BigEd76]

I know Temple gets like 2000 fans, but that would be a traffic nightmare if the Phils game started around the same time.  At least there's nothing at Wells Fargo for the next week...

[ice grillin you]

I know Temple gets like 2000 fans, but that would be a traffic nightmare if the Phils game started around the same time.  At least there's nothing at Wells Fargo for the next week...

actually it wouldnt be a nightmare as there has been about a 1000 days of events in the sports complex that have produced more people than a temple phillie game and they have not been nightmares...its laughable to even think that would be the reason for the delay

but for sake of argument lets just say that is the reason...they have known temple was playing at the linc that day for months...the morons in the mlb office should have had every possible scenario set up last weekend

[MDS]

temple is offering a deal if you have phils ticket to get in temple game for like 5 bucks or something. they are playing toledo, its going to be brutally boring and empty.

logic says the phils are locked in for a 230/330 start. the hold up might be the fourth game (again would be tnt and would get a random start time) and who gets the late game, either milwaukee or texas.

whatever they decide i want an afternoon game. farg i need one. i have to work sat night.

[BigEd76]

for sake of argument lets just say that is the reason...they have known temple was playing at the linc that day for months...the morons in the mlb office should have had every possible scenario set up last weekend

But none of the matchups were known until late last night and the dates for the ALDS and NLDS were determined a few weeks ago, so it's not like they could've said "OK, issues on Saturday and Sunday?  We'll have the two Philly games on Friday and Monday. Problem solved!"  The AL matchups were paired together and the NL matchups were paired together, and the only mixing between the two is on Saturday and Tuesday for the quadrupleheaders.  Plus you have the Yankees who TBS wants to put in primetime every chance they get.  Nobody gives a shtein about Rangers/Rays or Brewers/DBacks, so they'll get all the crappy starts.

[charlie]

But none of the matchups were known until late last night

I was still at work by 8:00am this morning.

[charlie]

5:07 Saturday

[BigEd76]

and 8:07 Sunday

TB/TEX gets the 7:07 TNT slot on Saturday

[MDS]

i get the first 2 hours saturday, then i have to leave

looks like im plunking down 6 bucks for the mlb.tv postseason thing on my phone.