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

[PhillyGirl]

That was the most fun I have had watching a Phils game in a long time. Those last few innings were pennant chase type games. I loved it.

[MDS]

Manuel over-managed the crap out of that, but who cares. They're gonna have to win in spite of his incompetence, so you might as well get used to it now.

Dare I say they have been solid? Since the break:
2/3 at home vs. Cards
4-3 on road trip to LA and SD
5-1 homestand vs. DC and Pit
3-4 road trip to Chi and Mil
4-2 homestand vs. Fla and Atl

18-11 I believe. Sure they'll farg it up later on, but this is consistent play. We usually see them get very streaky and hang around before falling off in the last week. So...I'm sure they'll invent some way to lose, but they're doing what they're expected to do. 

[BigEd76]

3 no-names pitching in Washington, then off to Pittsburgh where the Phils haven't won a series since 2001

[MDS]

I expect igy to be at the series in DC.

shteintsburgh sucks donkey balls, you must take 2/3 from them.

[Don Ho]

Watching the replay of the game on espn tonight.  Six fingers was throwin smoke!  He was incredible in the bottom of the seventh.  Gotta love his dance.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

They always have one more bit of glory before you have to take them out back with the shotgun.

[PhillyGirl]

They always have one more bit of glory before you have to take them out back with the shotgun.

ok IGY.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Alfonseca doesn't scare the shtein out of you every time he takes the mound?  That makes one of us.

[SunMo]

if anybody saw Myers yelling at Harris at the end of the game, it's explained in Mike Radano's blog

If you saw the final strike of the night, you may have seen a little extra showmanship from Brett Myers.

Understand that Myers knows Braves hitter Willie Harris. The two were in the minors together and while they like to compete against one another, they have a good talking relationship.

Anyway, back in A-ball, Harris abused Myers. Always a leadoff hitter, Myers tried to overpower Harris with his fastball with little luck as Harris would slash away. Finally, Myers decided to "**** with him" and threw him a curve to start a game that Harris more than struggled with.

According to Myers, he faced him once this year and threw the curves, prompting Harris to challenge Myers manhood in a face-to-face.

Myers being Myers, he saw the final at bat of the ninth as a challenge. Fastball No.1 drew a smirk from Harris. Fastballs two, three and four allowed Myers to look in and at one point, show Harris four fingers. On the fifth fastball, Harris froze and began his walk back to the dugout.

"I wanted to show him I have *****," Myers said with a grin.

Of course, the always prim and proper Braves took some offense and started chirping from the visitor's dugout as the Phillies exchanged handshakes. For those who TiVo'd the game, that's Myers chirping back at the Braves after the game with Carlos Ruiz giving him some guidance to the handshake line.

[SD_Eagle5]

Great crowd lastnight. We were seated 1 section over from the Howard HR. Crowd in left was giving it to Diaz all night.

Got into an argument with one of the Brewerytown vendors in Ashburn alley, wound up calling him an icehole. I think he tried to get security to find me but joke was on him because I blended into the crowd.

[SunMo]

what was the argument about

[Rome]

Star Wars vs. Star Trek?

[SunMo]

he said argument, not teary slapfest

[SD_Eagle5]

From the time I got in line he was being a jerk. It was him - a 40 something disgruntled overweight dickhead - and some old hag. First thing I asked was "do you take this (debit card) cause I have no cash", he said let me see your I.D. He tells me yeah they'll take it and what do I want. I say a beer and a water. He puts the beer (opened) and water in front of me while the hag takes my card. She swipes my card while I take a sip of the beer. I notice she's having problems so the louisville sluggerhead comes over. I chug half the beer when he turns and says "machines down you owe ME $10". I grab my card back and open my wallet and say I have no cash. He acts like a complete jerk off, tells the lady to grab the water, takes the beer from me and pours it into the trashcan. I said loudly "thanks icehole" and started to walk off. He said something which I couldn't understand then made his way from behind his stand to grab security. I was long gone.

[SunMo]

ha