World Series I-S-T

[metirish]

Winning the WS would shut them up.

[Willets Point]

Do the Mets really celebrate more after home runs, et al than other teams? I don't really see it myself.

[Centerfield]

The Mets can make this chalkboard material. I wouldn't mind having an "Us against the World" type attitude next year.

[Guest AG/DC]

Yeah, I'd like Manuel to come out like Davey Johnson and demand that they not merely win, but dominate.

The Phils went 41-31 in the division. The Mets went 40-32. All that hate amounted to one game.

[Guest holychicken]

AG/DC wrote: The Phils went 41-31 in the division. The Mets went 40-32. All that hate amounted to one game.

If, of course, you assume that the teams are equal in talent.

Also, I am not sure if it is relevant, but you might want to take out the 11-7 against each other.

Which means that the Mets went 29-25 while the Phils went 34-20.

[metirish]

Willets Point wrote: Do the Mets really celebrate more after home runs, et al than other teams? I don't really see it myself.

I really doubt that they do , it was reported last week that the Phillie players pinned a picture of Reyes dancing around the place to illustrate to Victorino what not to do to when you get the big hit, that was after he hit the granny of a C.C.

[Guest AG/DC]

="holychicken"] ="AG/DC"]The Phils went 41-31 in the division. The Mets went 40-32. All that hate amounted to one game. If, of course, you assume that the teams are equal in talent.

Would the Phils want to argue that they're the lesser talented team, but got by anyhow, and don't really belong?

="holychicken"][Also, I am not sure if it is relevant, but you might want to take out the 11-7 against each other.

Similarly, would they want to argue that "Everybody hates them but us --- we think they're cool"?

[Guest holychicken]

="AG/DC"]Would the Phils want to argue that they're the lesser talented team, but got by anyhow, and don't really belong?

All I am saying is that does support the claim that the other teams in the division *seem* to play harder against the Mets. It doesn't prove it, by any means, but neither does your divisional record prove the opposite.

]Similarly, would they want to argue that "Everybody hates them but us --- we think they're cool"?

If they had any sense about them they would recognize how cool the Mets are and argue for it. But alas, this is the Phillies we are talking about. They might be good, but they ain't to bright.

[Willets Point]

The World Series, 1912: A crowd of people gather in the streets to watch the Red Sox and Giants game on an giant electronic scoreboard. The best part is that these pictures are not from Boston nor New York, but from Washington!

[metirish]

Those are great links Willets ,thanks.

[Zvon]

Oooo, I have the whole place to myself for tonights game 2

[Guest themetfairy]

Nah - I'm around.

[Zvon]

="themetfairy"]Nah - I'm around.

WOOT!

Phils shudda plated at least one there.

Rays up 2-0.
That 1st inning by the Rays was very baseball.
Walk, hit, error, and RBI groundouts.

[Guest themetfairy]

Is that McCarver announcing?

[Guest AG/DC]

Gotta root against Brett Myers.

[Guest themetfairy]

I don't think it was so clear that Baldelli swung at that pitch.

But it was weird for the umpire to call the strike and then ask for help from the first base coach.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Rays tack on another run, but Baldelli is called out at the plate to end the inning.

[Zvon]

="themetfairy"]Is that McCarver announcing?

Yea, him and Joe Buck.
The usual suspects for Fox.

]Gotta root against Brett Myers.

lol

]But it was weird for the umpire to call the strike and then ask for help from the first base coach.

That was odd. Not a very assertive ump there,lol.

[Guest themetfairy]

That explains why the announcing suxx.

Back to the Baldelli at bat - it was a close call. McCarver and Buck kept saying that he "obviously swung," which sounds like out-and-out rooting to me.

[Guest AG/DC]

I don't know about rooting, but I'm listening to the Rays radiocast (originally had the Phils booth, but they sound drunk). The guys in the radio booth were wondering who had the "Comfortable chair."

-"I don't have it tonight."

-"Well, I don't have it."

-"Wait a minute... look over there in the TV booth. Look at that."

-"Nah, it couldn't be."

-"I'm telling you. Tim McCarver took our comfortable chair."

-"I can't believe it."

-"Believe it."

[HahnSolo]

That was one ugly at bat by Dobbs.

[Guest themetfairy]

="AG/DC"]I don't know about rooting, but I'm listening to the Rays radiocast (originally had the Phils booth, but they sound drunk). The guys in the radio booth were wondering who had the "Comfortable chair." -"I don't have it tonight." -"Well, I don't have it." -"Wait a minute... look over there in the TV booth. Look at that." -"Nah, it couldn't be." -"I'm telling you. Tim McCarver took our comfortable chair." -"I can't believe it." -"Believe it."

ROFL - too funny!

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: That explains why the announcing suxx. Back to the Baldelli at bat - it was a close call. McCarver and Buck kept saying that he "obviously swung," which sounds like out-and-out rooting to me.

I don't think these guys suck. They are far from the best.
They are easy to ignore.

Anymore McCarver should just bring a recording of the stuff he always says and just play it.

Was a day I totally enjoyed his broadcasting though.
Especially when I was watching a game with my non-baseball knowledgable g/f, cuz he would save me a lot of question answering.

If McCarver is consciously or unconsciously rooting for anyone here I would have to thinks it's certainly the Phillies.
He played for em for a few years. Was Steve Carltons designated catcher.

[Guest themetfairy]

Cliffy leads off the 4th with a broken bat single.

And yes - Carlton definitely extended McCarver's catching career.

[Guest themetfairy]

Cliffy scores on the safety squeeze. 4-0 Rays.

[Guest AG/DC]

="themetfairy"] ="AG/DC"]I don't know about rooting, but I'm listening to the Rays radiocast (originally had the Phils booth, but they sound drunk). The guys in the radio booth were wondering who had the "Comfortable chair." -"I don't have it tonight." -"Well, I don't have it." -"Wait a minute... look over there in the TV booth. Look at that." -"Nah, it couldn't be." -"I'm telling you. Tim McCarver took our comfortable chair." -"I can't believe it." -"Believe it." ROFL - too funny!

it was like something out of Seinfeld. I pictured them coming back in the middle of the night trying to get into the TV booth to get their chair back.

Their dooomed franchise rallies back from years upon years in the basement to beat the mighty Yankees and Sawx, get into the World Series and all those guys get is the big shots stealing their furniture.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Phillies go from having two on and one out in the top of the 5th to a 9-3 inning ending double play. Nicely turned Rays!

[Zvon]

Wow.
Werth runs em out of the inning.
Nice heads up play by Baldelli.

[Zvon]

AG/DC wrote: it was like something out of Seinfeld. I pictured them coming back in the middle of the night trying to get into the TV booth to get their chair back. Their dooomed franchise rallies back from years upon years in the basement to beat the mighty Yankees and Sawx, get into the World Series and all those guys get is the big shots stealing their furniture.

lol.

[Zvon]

I googled Joe Buck for the picture I used above with him and Tim.

I was just about to close that window when I glanced around.
Apparently there's a band that shares his name,....in a way.

They are called Joe Buck Yourself.

lol.

http://bucketcity.ning.com/group/joebuckyourself