Archive for October, 2008

Philly SportsCast #153 – October 30, 2008 The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies are World Champions! Enjoy this. Get the podcast: Subscribe to Philly SportsCast directly in iTunes. (MP3) Add the Philly SportsCast Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator. Like the show? Digg it. Download the MP3 directly. Get this widget! Share...
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We are busting – just busting – Amazing. This is me yelping like a little girl after the Phillies won – it felt so good… From Philly.com The Phillies are the champions. Pedro Feliz singled in pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett with the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and Brad Lidge finished up a perfect...
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Leave it up to those wonderful Las Vegas sportsbooks to tell us what we already know. Despite what appeared to happen Monday night in Philadelphia, the Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 5 of the World Series. At least in the view of Nevada sports books, the Phillies won 2-1. The game was suspended because...
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Comcast.net’s Lee Russakoff is reporting that Game 5 of the World Series will not be completed tonight. According to 610 WIP and Fox 29 News in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball has decided to postpone tonight’s scheduled resumption of play. MLB has yet to make the announcement official, but it will reportedly issue a release...
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I cannot get over what I am hearing today – the Phillies got robbed, the Rays are set to win the series, Major League Baseball is full of shit, Bud Selig is drunk… All this because Game 5 was called at 11:10 p.m., after a 30-minute delay, making it the first World Series game...
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I have a couple of problems with Tampa Bay columnist John Romano’s recent crybaby rant entitled, “Phils’ fans live down to their reputation.” While no one at Philly SportsCast condones throwing anything or yelling at kids – it is just beyond tasteless – we do, in fact, wholeheartedly condone giving as much shit as...
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The Phillies smoked the Rays last night, 10-2 at Citizens Bank Park to move within one win of their first World Series crown in 28 years. ** Do you want to read that again? ** While it’s almost here, just thinking about a Wold Championship has me all messed up. I know how close...
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The Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in a thriller at Citizens Bank Park early this morning. Carlos Ruiz chopped an infield single down the third-base line to score Eric Bruntlett with the game-winning run. Ruiz’s chopper will go down as the first walk-off infield hit in World Series history. From the Associated...
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Now this is what I call an “alternate” jersey. View the gallery after the jump. Thanks About Face. via All Philly Sports. Share this link: Email
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It was again a night of missed offensive chances – but this time the Phillies lost, 4-2, to the Rays in Game 2 of the World Series. While the Phils earned a split in Tampa, there is really no reason to happy – they could have stone this second game. “It’s like we have...
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Cole Hamels pitched another gem and Brad Lidge kept his perfect season intact as the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in game one of the 2008 World Series, 3-2. “I’m always impressed with Cole, Lidge said. It seems like he’s getting better and better as the season goes on. You know when Cole...
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Is Mr. Met the ugliest fat-headed bitch you’ve ever seen? Share this link: Email
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Philly SportsCast #152 – October 22, 2008 We could not be freaking out here more! The Phillies are in the 2008 World Series and that has this town in a tizzy that would make Mardi Gras on its ass – minus the free BJ’s. Enjoy the podcast – Go Phillies! Get the podcast: ...
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Joe Sheehan, from Baseball Prospectus has his terrifically detailed World Series preview live. While it surely does not give us the prediction we want to hear, there is no doubting the details. I do agree, the Rays are the superior team out of a superior league. However, anything can happen in a series and...
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According to SportsBook.com, game one of the 2008 World Series is gonna be a good one. While these team’s are somewhat evenly matched, the Phillies are a slight favorite for game one. PHILADELPHIA (99 – 72) – MONEYLINE -107. LINE -1.5 runs TAMPA BAY (104 – 69) – MONEYLINE -103. LINE +1.5 runs Over/UNDER...
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There are all kinds of hot girls out there, but the ones that buy the beer are – as we say here at Philly Sportscast – extra special. Share this link: Email
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