Padres v. Phillies--Pick A Side

[bmfc1]

Not who you think will win but who do you WANT to win? You gotta pick, you can't say "F 'em both".



Padres: CON: They beat our guys.

They acted holier than thou at the ear inspection when one of their stars was banned for being a juicer.

PRO: We really don't give a crap about them for most of the season.



Phillies: CON: We hate them. They hate us more.

PRO: They beat Atlanta, so thank you.

The Mets are much, much better than they are.

[kcmets]

Padres, phuck Philadelphia.



I hope San Diego wins the World Series.

[Gwreck]

=bmfc1 post_id=111389 time=1665949047 user_id=73]Padres: CON: They beat our guys.

They acted holier than thou at the ear inspection when one of their stars was banned for being a juicer.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I've been rooting for the Padres ever since they eliminated the Mets. Mainly because I think that they have the best uniforms of the remaining teams and also, because a series victory over the Dodgers, which the Padres completed last night, is consistent with everything I believe about playoff baseball.

[ashie62]

Phillies, I have relatives there

[Lefty Specialist]

Padres. Pads have never won a World Series, so they'll be sentimental favorites.



Phillies, oy, I have too many Philly friends willing to bust my chops. Go Friars!

[kcmets]

=ashie62 post_id=111396 time=1665952386 user_id=90]Phillies, I have relatives there

[The Hot Corner]

Definitely hope the Padres continue that playoff magic.

[Fman99]

Fuck everything in Philly that isn't a cheesesteak or my cousin Ellie and her family

[whippoorwill]

I picked Phillies ONLY because Padres beat our Mets and their unis look like a dirty diaper

[duan]

I'm hoping for a Padres - Guardians world series at this point.

Was hoping Mariners would get through but that ship has sailed (boom boom)

[Edgy MD]

=whippoorwill post_id=111414 time=1665968602 user_id=79]
I picked Phillies ONLY because Padres beat our Mets and their unis look like a dirty diaper

[Benjamin Grimm]

I picked the Padres because I don't want to be surrounded by Phillies mania.

[MFS62]

I picked the Padres because Pete Rose was never a San Diego Padre.

Later

[cal sharpie]

Padres. I'd rather lose to the NL champs than an also-ran.

[whippoorwill]

Edgy MD wrote: =whippoorwill post_id=111414 time=1665968602 user_id=79] I picked Phillies ONLY because Padres beat our Mets and their unis look like a dirty diaper

I picked The Padres because their uniforms look like a dirty diaper.

[TransMonk]

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[TransMonk]

I however, will not be. Give me the Pods.

[Lefty Specialist]

Keith desperately sucking up to Phillies fans is unseemly. They're still going to boo you, pretty boy.

[DocTee]

Sandy Eggo.



This way we can say we lost to the champs, which may make our early exit easier to swallow. The padres definitely had that "could be dangerous come October" feel.....also, fuck Philly.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I've been rooting for the Pods ever since they eliminated the Mets but every year, I root real hard for a series like Phillies v. Padres. I love this. It's as normal as a Dodgers/Mets NLCS or a Mets/Braves NLCS. It confirms everything I believe about playoff baseball and baseball in general and is sort or my revenge for all of those playoff articles I come across every year that annoy the living shit out of me that make much ado about a team with a better record losing in three of four games to its opponent. This is all literally --literally-- a coin flip as far as I'm concerned and I think that every qualifier has about the same chance of taking the title.

[Frayed Knot]

Watching via tape delay and have almost caught up to real time (about 15 minutes behind at this point).



Currently 2 - 0 Phils on solo HRs by Harper (barely) and Schwarber (seriously) heading to bottom six.

Darvish v Wheeler (a very efficient one hitter).

[Frayed Knot]

In real time now.

Still 2 - 0, bottom 8

Padres have lifted Darvish and are into thei pen (Nick Martinez)

[Frayed Knot]

And the Phils go to the pen for the 8th despite Wheeler's dominance [1 H, 1 BB thru 7]



Seranthony Dominguez on to face the bottom of the order.

[Frayed Knot]

Jose Alvarado (Philly's hot-headed lefty) on to protect a 2 run lead in bottom 9th

[G-Fafif]

Zack's a postseason winner.

[metsmarathon]

hey at least now the padres know what it's like to be one-hit in the playoffs.



i'm still rooting for them though, despite 2/5 of the mets great future rotation being on the phillies roster.

[Frayed Knot]

At least they figured out a way to get a post-season game completed in under 3 hours: have the teams combine for 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 BBs (and 20 Ks)

with no mid-inning pitching changes -- 2:43

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

=G-Fafif post_id=111566 time=1666148560 user_id=55]
Zack's a postseason winner.

[Benjamin Grimm]

My recent "scrapbooking" reminded me that in 2015 Wheeler was almost traded, along with Wilmer Flores, to the Brewers for Carlos Gomez, a deal that would have precluded the deal for Yoenis Cespedes.