Holy crap, it's the middle of September already. I remember anxiously awaiting the first pitch of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies season back on a cold day in March, and yet here we are with only 12 games remaining on the schedule and the Phils in the thick of the NL playoff picture. Things didn't always look so good for the Phightins though, but thanks to some recent events they're sitting pretty.
Click on URL for full article of the recent events that have helped the Phils (Mets collapse, Ned Yost being retarded with the Brewers, and the Astros getting screwed over by MLB), and a look at important games tonight with pitching matchups (Phils- Jamie Moyer vs. Braves- James Parr, Mets- Mike Pelfrey vs. Nationals- Odalis Perez, and Brewers- CC Sabathia vs. Cubs- Ryan Dempster).
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PLAYERS:
Michael Pelfrey,
Odalis Perez,
Ryan Dempster,
CC Sabathia,
James Parr,
Jamie Moyer
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves
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3 Comments:
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I pray this happens again...
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I still think the Wild Cards a more viable option for us this season. Either way we have to take care of business the next 2 weeks. No need for our guys to be doing any scoreboard watching just yet, let the roar of the crowd tell them the Mets just lost. Nice to see the Cubs helping us out by beating the red hot Astros, hopefully they can sweep the or take 2 of 3 from the Brewers as well. The only thing that concerns me with the Cubs and their winning ways is what will they have to play for when they face the Mets for a 4 game series at the end of the season??? They only need to win 5 of their next 14 games to seal their division.
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Lou Pinella isn't the type of manager to allow his team to slack, even when they wrap up the division. That's what I'm counting on at least when the Cubbies face the Mets.
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