Why Phils Will Win, New York in Panic Mode, and Who’s Paying for the Parade?
Posted by Johnny Goodtimes on November 4th, 2009
Thought you guys might dig this column on Sportsillustrated.com, 5 Reasons Why the Phils Will Win. Among them: The Phils MLB best 48-33 road record, the unstoppable Chase Utley, and possible re-emergence of Cliff Lee. And he left out the biggest one: The Yanks have a 37 year old pitching on 3 days rest. THat player, Andy Pettitte told teammates he had “nothing” after Game 3.
Meanwhile, the Ny Daily News has a column entitled, “Girardi Better Be Right”, talking about his decision to use only 3 pitchers: Because if the Yankees blow this Series, if the Phillies come all the way back, then Yankee fans are going to wonder how the Yankees could spend $206 million on baseball players and not have enough left under the bed to buy a reliable fourth starter.
After the Phils win the Series on Thursday, there will probably be a parade. But who’s going to pay for it? Not the city.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I still think the lyrics to high hopes is the post of the year, but if you’re looking for the SI article, it’s here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/11/03/five.cuts.wednesday/index.html
November 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
While I think that, being up 3-1, it might have made good sense to have just pitched Gaudin in game 5 and hoped for a shoot out, doesn’t the blame for the Yankees pitching three pitchers really fall not on Girardi, but on the general manager, who gave them Chad Gaudin as the only alternative to pitching everyone on short rest?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:16 am
there are many reasons why NY will always be better in every way then philly and all the people of PA. we’re way smarter then you will ever be. we have better laws then you. we don’t sleep with are familys like you do. and when we win a big game we don’t destroy are state or kill each other like you do. phillys suck eagles suck and the people of PA suck. just go jump off a tall mountin.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 am
Stay classy, NY. And while you’re at it, learn the difference between “our” and “are”. Seriously, your post was really embarrassing not only to you but to the New York Public School system.