Myers Was ‘Kidding’ With Quit Comment To Cole?
Tweet from Philadelphia sportscaster Leslie Gudel today:
(Even if he was kidding, Myers made the right move)
There are some circumstances that lead me to believe that Gudel could be right. Read more…
Brett Myers To Cole Hamels: ‘I Thought You Quit?’
Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports that Brett Myers finally did something publicly inappropriate that we all secretly (and not-so-secretly) agreed with.
(Myers, left, finally does the right thing)
After last night’s Phillies win, Brown notes:
As Myers walked past (Cole) Hamels near Hamels’ locker he said, mocking, “What are you doing here? I thought you quit.”
Myers of course was referencing Hamels’ post-Game 4 quote in which he said he wanted the season to end. (”I can’t wait for it to end.“)
Thank you Brett. Read more…
Video: Johnny Damon Steals Two Bases At Once
Life had been good for Brad Lidge and the Phillies last night. Well, if not good, certainly improving; Pedro Feliz had just hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at 4, and Lidge had dispatched the first two batters of the Yankees’ ninth inning without incident. Then Johnny Damon hit a single to left on a full count, and the Phillies put in a massive defensive shift to account for the dead-pull Mark Teixeira at the plate.
(Feliz: “Not good not good not good not good.”)
That shift put shortstop Jimmy Rollins well on the other side of second base and our hero from earlier, concrete-shod third baseman Feliz, nearer to the bag. So when Damon took off on a steal on the very first pitch, it was Feliz’s job to cover the bag, and that turned into a rather substantial problem - especially when Damon was the first person in the entire stadium to realize that there was nobody on third. Video, if you missed it last night, is after the break.
Philly Fans, As Always, Remain Dignified In Defeat
Well that was fun.
(Always tirelessly keeping up appearances)
Ryan Howard’s reax didn’t let us down either, according to Arthur Staple of New York NEWSDAY: Read more…
W.S. Games 3 & 4 Threatened By Transit Strike?
As the World Series shift to Philadelphia, fans’ ability to get to the game may be hampered by an impending strike by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Or SEPTRAUT, as we recommend they be named). According to the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, the three key issues are wages, pensions and health care. Typical stuff, really, just at an atypical time.
You wouldn’t think that now’s the ideal time to threaten a strike, what with the city needing its urban mass transit providers more than ever to help de-clutter the mass of fans going to and leaving Citizens’ Bank Ballpark, but no, that’s precisely when you air your grievances about low pay: right when you’re at your most essential. Same reason why 80% of cancelled pre-nups get ripped up in the middle of intercourse*.
Here now to discuss the nuanced ramifications of the strike, which could be just hours away, is Phillies spokesperson and Miami crime lab lieutenant Horatio Caine.
Ground Beef: Close-Up Of Howard’s Non-Catch
I watched this over and over last night, convinced Ryan Howard caught it. Then I saw the below screen shot this morning:
He didn’t. Video after the jump.
Finkelstein Lawyer: ‘They Chained Her Like A Dog’
Susan Finkelstein: Victim of circumstance, or the devil? Bensalem, Pa., cops said she flaunted her feminine wares to procure World Series tickets. Finkelstein says she was “just flirting,” with an undercover policeman, and had no plan to offer sex for tickets. Baseball fans are lining up for and against her (a SPORTSBYBROOKS poll ran overwhelmingly on the side of letting her go without charges).
Finkelstein is now speaking out, telling CBS NEWS that she was upset with what she felt was the arresting officers’ cavalier attitude. “They arrested me; put me in the back of the squad car. In my opinion they seemed amused by the whole thing,” she said today. Her lawyer, William Brennan, says that arresting officers “chained her to a table like a dog.”
More stuff, and photos following the jump.
For Your Collection: Video Of Cliff Lee Cool Catch
For your hard drive (now you have something on there you can open without the door being deadbolted):
The Yankee fan freakout-fest over last night was predictable and wonderfully amusing. Almost as predictable has been the media’s overreaction to Lee’s performance.
(Source - shoulda been ‘New Yawk’)
If the Phillies lose the Series, no one will remember what happened last night - save the catch.
Video after the jump. Read more…
WS-For-Sex Woman Gets Her Free Tickets After All
She’s still being charged with soliciting for prostitution, but Susan Finkelstein will go to Game 3 of the World Series before she heads to court, courtesy of a Philadelphia radio station. Finkelstein, you may recall, was arrested for allegedly offering sex acts in exchange for Series tickets in an ad she placed on Craigslist.
But radio DJ Tim Acosta from Wired 96.5 took pity on the horny, 47-year-old Phillies fan and presented her with two tickets to Game 3 in Philadelphia, for her and her husband. Wait, what? Her husband?
Brad Lidge Will Get The Save, Find The Lost Ark
Brad Lidge has a bone to pick with the Catholics, but first he has a coveted piece of jewelery to obtain. That would be another World Series ring, the first step toward that beginning tonight (7:57 PM ET, Fox. I’ll bring the guacamole). Lidge, however, will not stop there. When the Series is over, he’ll be digging up other valuable artifacts.
(Pawning that big hat, for instance, could bring in about 75 bucks)
Lidge, during a bout of soul searching during a pitching slump, decided to pursue a degree in religious archaeology, with plans to eventually work in that field. He also says that the religious treasure on display at the Vatican in Rome could be put to much better use helping the poor.
Wait, Lidge went to Notre Dame, right? That’ll go over big. Read more…
