2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS

It was one week and one year ago today, Monday, October 13th, 2008. The Philadelphia Phillies led the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games to one in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. But headed into the top of the 8th inning of that Game #4, the Dodgers held a 5-3 lead and the Phils … Continue reading 2008 NLCS pays a visit to 2009 NLCS

Wolf tries to join list of ex-Phillies who found own titles elsewhere

When former Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf takes the mound in tonight's Game #4 of the NLCS against his former team he will be trying to duplicate the World Series-winning accomplishments of a number of former teammates, and now of the Phillies themselves.It's not at all surprising that once he had an opportunity at free agency, … Continue reading Wolf tries to join list of ex-Phillies who found own titles elsewhere

Trying to dodge the Dodgers

For the 5th time in the history of Major League Baseball, two of it's storied franchises are now meeting for the championship of the National League. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers have split those first four matchups, each winning a pair. Most Phillies fans are well aware of who their own team … Continue reading Trying to dodge the Dodgers

MLB 2009 playoff predictions

Anyone can tell you after the fact why something happened, and say that they knew it would happen that way and could have told you before hand. Well me, I'm actually going to tell you before hand how one educated baseball fan - me - thinks that the 2009 MLB post-season will play out.Let's start … Continue reading MLB 2009 playoff predictions

Manuel leads Phillies into October

On the final night of September, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel again demonstrated why he is probably the single best manager in professional baseball today as far as the handling of personalities goes.With his defending World Series champions holding a commanding 10-3 lead over the Houston Astros, he had sent lefty reliever Scott Eyre to … Continue reading Manuel leads Phillies into October