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Morning Rounds, October 23rd
Hamels
to Madson to Lidge. It was exactly the game the Good Guys needed to play. Enjoy it just long enough to know you can do
it, Phillies; it’s back to work tonight.
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| via The Inquirer |
“I knew he was good, but not that good,” Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, on Cole Hamels
Three lines on their world:
- Phillies 3, Tampa Bay 2
- Seattle hired a new GM, quelling the ‘Gillick to the Mariners’ rumor
- Mike Holmgren is talking like a man who may want the 49er job
Three lines on ours:
- Behind their ace, the Phillies took homefield advantage back from the Rays
- Fulfilling Jimmy’s ‘100-win’ prophecy
- Game Two is tonight
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
PHILLIES
READ
Paul Hagen looks back at Brad Lidge’s past experience World Series, and points out that getting a save last night means a lot to him. READ
Rich Hofmann says that Cole Hamels has entered the pantheon. READ
Bob Ford points out that the Phillies needed Hamels to cover up a lot mistakes they were making. READ
John Smallwood says that the Rays have been here before, and won’t get shook. I’ll ignore the fact that he doesn’t provide any quotes to suggest he’s right, because the point holds. READ
Marcus Hayes notes that Chase Utley has arrived as a prime time player. READ
Sam Donnellon looks at the relationship between Rays’ starter James Shields and his cousin, Aaron Rowand. READ
Stephanie Farr with some enjoyable bits of Tampa’s sights and sounds. READ
Jim Salisbury notices that the layoff didn’t hurt the Phils. READ
Gerry Fraley says that teams that can’t hit in the clutch aren’t supposed to win in the postseason. READ
Randy Miller gets Michael Jack Schmidt’s World Series’ pick. He’s not expecting a long series. READ
SKIP
John Gonzalez, admitting a past mistake, praises the Phillies’ cool demeanor (and prints the greatest B.J. Upton tidbit out there, which I was trying to hold for today.) SKIP
Phil Sheridan asks if you can take it? (Twice) And praises the California boys. SKIP
Paul Hagen breaks down some of the in-game strategy. SKIP
Sam Donnellon says that the Phillies followed their gameplan: hand a lead to the bullpen and call it a night. SKIP
Frank Fitzpatrick has jokes. SKIP
Ed Barkowitz points out that neither of Ryan Howard’s two fielding gaffes came back to bite the Phils. SKIP
Dafney Tales reports back from the viewing party. SKIP
Zolecki’s notes look at Chris Coste’s shot, possible rainout information, and more. SKIP
Murphy’s focus on Chris Coste’s DH role, the national media, and more. SKIP
Paul Hagan delievers the talking points. SKIP
Jeff Gelles finds out what the Phillies’ success means for the local economy. SKIP
Derrick Nunnally talks with local fans who made the trip to Tampa. SKIP
Paul Vigna looks at the numbers. SKIP
Stu Bykofsky giddily reports back from a Phillies rally. SKIP
Ed Barkowitz looks at Chuck LaMar, the Phils’ pro scouting director and former Tampa Bay GM, legacy with the Rays, and plenty more. SKIP
Paul Vigna with the game three weather report. SKIP
Mike Jenson previews game two. SKIP
Mike Jenson on B.J. Upton’s quiet game. SKIP
April Listante brings you ten original Phillies’ themed cocktails. SKIP
Frank Fitzpatrick talks with the still perfect Brad Lidge. SKIP
Marc Narducci’s notes look at Ben Zobrist’s surprise start, the Rays’ relationship with Obama, and more. SKIP
Gerry Fraley says that Chris Coste is now part of the ‘DH Club’. SKIP
Marc Narducci points out that the first inning continues to be a problem for Scott Kazmir. SKIP
Kevin Cooney says that Hamels is pretty good at pitching. SKIP
EAGLES
Ray Parrillo reports that Shawn Andrews‘ season may be over. READ
Les Bowen says that the Birds don’t seem too worried about losing Shawn Andrews. SKIP
Bob Brookover points out that the Birds never lose the week after their bye. SKIP
Les Bowen reports that Dan Klecko is the fullback, Kevin Curtis is starting, and more. READ
SIXERS
Kate Fagan reports that Marresse Speights got the preseason start in place of an injured Sam Dalembert. SKIP
Phil Jasner says the Sixers’ frontcourt needs to get on the same page. READ
FLYERS
TODAY and MORE
Be ready for notes from last night’s game and a look ahead to tonight’s. Other than that, we’ll try to explain our series’ prediction and produce as many irrelevant but interesting game two facts as humanly possible.
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