2008 post season Stories - Viva El Birdos
Some Thoughts After Phillies/Dodgers Game 1
I share in Whole Camels' most important thought after Game 1: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was an incredibly satisfying game. Watching Hamels and Lowe duel it out was a pleasure, but then watching the Phillies' offense do what it does best -- hit key home runs -- in...
Recap Day 6 of Playoffs
Tampa Bay 6 White Sox 2 So the Rays are the most successful playoff team in history....they've won 100% of their playoff series. And they won it on merit, they were by far the better team. Today, Andy Sonnastine had a nice start going 5.2, allowing only 3 hits (2 of which were solo homers) and 1...
Good or Bad I'm Your Habit: Recap, Day 5 of Playoffs
Title comes from a Jeremy Fisher song, Cigarette, that I've come across lately and those words seem to talk about me and baseball. Philadelphia 6 Milwaukee 2 Well, the Brewers pushed it one game past a sweep but that was it. Blanton was great, 6 innings 5 hits, 7 strikeouts and 1 earned. Jeff...
I'm Coming Home, Via Chicago: Recap, Day 4 of Playoffs
Well, might as well make it an even hundred. Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1: The Cubs once again failed to advance as Hiroki Kuroda, James Loney (fast becoming my favourite non-Jay player not named Ichiro) and the Dodgers swept the Cubs out of the ALDS. Russell Martin, Manny Ramirez, and...
Quick Recaps of Day Two of the Playoffs
Another day, another 3 games.....I'm going to need help getting off the couch when this is over. First Game: White Sox 4 Rays 6 Evan Longoria is amazing, 3 hits, 2 home runs. Former Jay Gabe Gross played in RF for the Rays and went 1 for 3 with a walk. The other famous former Jay on the Rays Eric...
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