2007 Philadelphia Phillies Thread - DIVISION CHAMPS MOTHER fargER!!!!

[Sgt PSN]

1950's movie star?

[Don Ho]

I think Mike Stanton broke into the big leagues the same year "The Hustler" premiered in 1961.

Glad you used the Paul Newman picture and not the knucklehead Tom Cruise.

[Sgt PSN]

You sure it was 61?  I thought it came out in 59. 

[Geowhizzer]

Ryan Howard says hello.

[Don Ho]

1961.  Thank god I can say it was before I was born.  You know you are getting old when they show that segment at the Academy Awards honoring those that passed away during the year from the movie industry and you say "Hey I remember seeing him/her in that movie."

nice shot Howard!!!

[ice grillin you]

i wonder if that gets choke dog out of his horrible slump...it was a meaningless shot but sometimes its something like that that breaks you out of a funk...be interesting to see how his at bats are next series in more important situations

[Geowhizzer]

You sure it was 61?  I thought it came out in 59. 

Novel = 1959
Movie = 1961

[Geowhizzer]

1961.  Thank god I can say it was before I was born.  You know you are getting old when they show that segment at the Academy Awards honoring those that passed away during the year from the movie industry and you say "Hey I remember seeing him/her in that movie."

nice shot Howard!

It's hard to believe we're THIS close to John Wayne being dead 30 years.

[Sgt PSN]

i wonder if that gets choke dog out of his horrible slump...it was a meaningless shot but sometimes its something like that that breaks you out of a funk...be interesting to see how his at bats are next series in more important situations

Maybe, maybe not.  His swing is getting better and even the Reds announcers made mention to that earlier in the game about how he was basically pulling his lead foot in spring training and early in the season and now he's keeping that foot in front of him during his swing.  

Of course, he's still being fooled by some pitches so him cleaning up his mechanics isn't going to help him identify pitches better or give him better plate discipline.  But it'll help.  

[Sgt PSN]

You sure it was 61?  I thought it came out in 59. 

Novel = 1959
Movie = 1961

Ahhhhhhh.  Thanks, gramps.

[Sgt PSN]

Good to see the Phils knocking runs in, even in the 9th inning.

[ice grillin you]

this week ahead...houston make up game...plus three game set vs nationals:

sampson vs eaton

bergman vs moyer
hill vs lieber
chico vs hamels

[NGM]

So Myers is the Closer now?

[ice grillin you]

no.....at least not yet....hes in now to try to get his arm acclimated to being in a relief role by pitching on back to back days...three of four...ect....

[NGM]

no.....at least not yet....hes in now to try to get his arm acclimated to being in a relief role by pitching on back to back days...three of four...ect....

Much obliged. 

Alfonseca (7th), Flash (8th), Myers (9th) might not be too bad.