Tag Archive | "Philadelphia Phillies"
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Exactly 8 years after the heart-breaking loss to the Diamonbacks in the 2001 World Series, the Yankees are once again the World Series champions. After not fully appreciating the 4 title run in the late ’90s, this playoff run will long be remembered by me. And before I go into some thoughts on [...]
Continue reading...Girardi Takes a Calculated Risk
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Joe Girardi is starting C.C. Sabathia on three days rest for Game 4 of the World Series. Charlie Manuel is opting for utilizing his team’s depth by pitching a four-man rotation with Joe Blanton taking the mound tonight. Which manager is right? I believe both managers are making the right choice for putting their respective teams [...]
Continue reading...World Series Game 2: A.J. BurNASTY
Friday, October 30, 2009
Nasty. Filthy stuff A.J. Great all-around game by both squads. Two top-tier teams playing top notch baseball. I’m going to recap the game by focusing on some of the key players: A.J. Burnett He’s pitched well in the postseason so far, but had been overshadowed by Pettitte and Sabathia. Tonight, Burnett pitched 7 brilliant innings. 1 run, 9 [...]
Continue reading...World Series Game One Running Diary
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1st Inning 7:56 PM – I hate Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. I don’t know why. I just don’t like them. I miss Bob Costas. 8:01 PM – First pitch….Thanks for the out Rollins. C.C. on pace for a 27 pitch perfect game. Just to get that out of the way. I’m channeling my inner Michael Kay. 8:02 [...]
Continue reading...World Series Prediction: Phillies Win In 5
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Phillies in 5. In the series that’s been dubbed The Liberty Series (Statue v. Bell), the I-95 Series, the AmTrak Series, or even a throwback series matching up some of baseball’s oldest teams, the Phillies have the edge. I’m calling it Cheesesteaks v. Cheesecakes. It has a nice ring to it. And plus, I [...]
Continue reading...Empire State of Bitterness
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The stage is set to crown a world champion of baseball. Arguably the two teams who deserved to be there most are facing each other to earn the right to be immortalized in the history books. After a grueling six month season, it’s all come down to a final few games. Yes, the Philadelphia Phillies [...]
Continue reading...2009 NLCS: Phillies vs. Dodgers (Part II)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The 2009 NLCS starts tonight in what will be a rematch of last year’s NLCS. After quickly disposing of the team that many considered the NL favorites, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to dispose of last year’s demons by avenging their 2008 playoff series loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. [...]
Continue reading...MLB Playoff Predictions
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Writing The Pine’s Inaugural MLB Playoff Predictions A panel of 11 self-proclaimed baseball experts (and non-experts) made up of WTP writers and friends cast their predictions for the upcoming 2009 MLB playoffs. Let’s introduce the starting lineup: PineTimePlayer – Owns a pink “Derek Jeter” jersey. HomeTownHero – Middle name is “Steinbrenner.” ‘Nuff said. WritingIllini - Roots for all things [...]
Continue reading...Weekend Sports Musings
Monday, September 28, 2009
• Obama to Denmark to pitch Olympics bid President Barack Obama is headed to Denmark to go ice fishing and plead the case for Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Olympics. “We need this Olympic bid badly,” said Obama to press reporters over the weekend. From WTP, here’s to better luck than he has had pleading [...]
Continue reading...Asian Guy Power Rankings – Midseason Special Edition
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
After seeing three Asian players selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2006 and two in 2007, I was disappointed to see that Ichiro was the only Asian player selected to the All-Star game. The last few reserve selections – especially in the outfield – are usually toss-ups, but I felt that Shin-Soo [...]
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