I love the mid continent match ups. To hell with both coasts for this post season. After the close wins of the NLDS, the explosion of runs in Milwaukee this weekend was a treat, and that they really don’t much like each other is a bonus. Go Brew Crew, stuff TLR’s shit back up his shorts and have fun doing it. If the Red Birds move on, and even win it all, OK, fine with that story too, just don’t like it when TLR wins.

The whole Phillie story got to be tiresome. Wasn’t it the same story last year? They were the best, unbeatable team of the ages with pitching not to be beaten in a short series or a long season. Well,,,, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, shit happens in this game we all love. Last year they ran into a hot buzzsaw of pitching, and the Giants will continue to be a buzzsaw. They contend for sure. They win is up to the Gods of health and offense,,, something Sabes doesn’t understand. This year the Phils just stopped hitting when it mattered, or was it another hot buzzsaw that pitched just a bit better when it counted? Whatever, they gave us great post season ball, and that is a gift I will always love this generation of Phillies for, thank you.

Now
there is the issue of the Phucking Phils Phans here,,,,
long you all have been Phucking Phucks, and one in particular is fond of calling names and bullying whenever he is crossed, his opinion is not to be trifled with, political or on the diamond, his analysis is undoubtedly holy,,, holier than us all spewing and opining what he will and shouting down those who disagree or care to share an opinion on a topic he deems unworthy,, though the same he some to say yesterday,,,,,

I recommend for your torn biceps that you hoist a heavier beer, in a larger bottle and of heavier content and preferably a stout, better to suit you chosen name,,,, forever I am glad that having been called a ‘loser’ ‘douche’ ‘idiot’ ‘fool’ and many names that just aren’t civil is rewarded with your order for humble pie,, ‘ceps, congrats that you stand, sit, and eat it,, “shoe leather sir, yes,, a ha, and how would you like your hat served to you?. and will you be having desert? aaah,, pie, crow you say, well, we have humble pie if you’ll have it,,,, and would you like ice cream with that???”
but don’t forget that you shouted many down from on high, mighty intolerant and loud,,
still
you and your ilk are a bit not quite right,,, from on high you called us fools for wondering why the games must be played out,,,, I won’t cut and paste, has been done, but man o man,,, you and your Phillie bros were a large dose of shit that has righteously come down upon you,,,, I do hope it really wasn’t you and your cabal that cursed your team,, the baseball Gods have their own reasons I am sure and, like our own God, if you so believe, have more to do than pay attention to what one lowly man, or a few low men, has to do or say here today,,,
all said for now
go Detroit vs. Milwaukee heartland of our land
hope to see you next season when the Giants return to score enough runs to support a pitching staff for the ages that stays healthy for another epic season on the mound, and into the crap shoot that is October,,,

That’s comment hijacking.

Now go take a shower, and use that towel around your head to dry off…

I’d also like to thank the entire team for giving their best while enduring criticism and high expectations. Also, that effing squirrel can go go to hell.

How ironic is it that LaRussa didn’t make a pitching change that last game? I was waiting. The Phillies were waiting. Did he learn something? Will PL cut him some slack? I hope not.

Anyway, it was an awesome season that built up some expectations, understandably so. I hope this shows people that the baseball gods are not fair. Not fair at all. Don’t worry, the baseball Gods and I have an agreement. 2012 will be different for the Phills.

Don’t you dare try to prove me wrong.

2008 Phillies win World Series
2009 Phillies lose World Series
2010 Phillies lose in NLCS
2011 Phillies lose in NLDS

Add injury (Howard) to the insult of their dream regular season turned into nightmare and all I can think is…

Damn….Their future is murky at best

Oh and Chase, Cliff, Roy, Cole, and anyone else that reads this, give me a call, I would love to setup a time to hang out, maybe in a circle perhaps.

As I have stated on many occasions I too despise the 5-game playoff. It must be changed to seven. No way a team that wins 102 games should be eliminated by 3 losses.

When using subjective terms like “best” arguments are inevitably going to ensue. There is “best on paper”, “best overall”, and “best for the moment”. It is why I chose to wish the Phillie Phans “good luck, and may the team that plays the best win”. The 102 wins was the “best” record in baseball. But the Phillies were not the “best” team in September, foreshadowing not playing the best in October.

When the play-off format was originally designed many of us expressed our displeasure because we knew that teams that got “hot” late in the season were going to dethrone those that put up the best record for 6 months. Baseball chose a post-season formula that more closely resembled other sports, primarily for economic reasons, but due to the length of a season a lot of success was going to go unrecognized, with the concentration on the play-off system.

Is it possible that the Philadelphia team was guilty of reading their own press clippings and thereby became overconfident due to all the media hype, backed up by fans who were all too ready to drink the kool-aid. Possibly.

But the more likely cause of the Phillie defeat lay in a number of misjudgments. The team was flawed offensively, too many easy outs which plays into the hands of a team that pitches to contact. An aging team that was not as good defensively, and whose mediocre running game could be shut down by a strong-throwing catcher. Belief in axioms like “strong pitching always dominates strong hitting”. And finally forgetting that while winning 102 games, they still lost 60. The margin of error is less in Baseball and if you are not playing your “best” you seldom win regardless of your talent level.

Lets get back to Baseball.

I mean, for six months, we’ve been telling [Biceps] that RBIs aren’t the most important stat in baseball. We’ve been saying the Phillies have amazing pitching, but occasionally have trouble scoring runs. And now, his team loses — a surprising result, but doing so in a rather predictable way — and he thinks the best thing to do is “take his medicine” on behalf of all Philadelphia fans, even suggesting all East Coast fans feel the way he does. Well, he doesn’t speak for anyone but himself.

[And, now, we're led to believe that his GM is the only one who will work over the weekend to make his team better. The others, I guess, just show up in March and hope for the best. Mostly, the Phillies are going to need a first baseman. The current GM seemed to sign the old one to a lousy contract. Amaro will fix that!]

Perhaps, Biceps, this is an opportunity to be less of a jerk. Outcomes can’t be predicted, or we’d all be rich playing the odds in Vegas. The Phillies had a great season. They had some of the best players of this generation. Just enjoy it, and shut up about how much you care. We all care. Sheesh. I mean, there are Oakland A’s fans and Detroit Lions fans and Denver Nuggets fans and DC United fans who care, and care a lot. Everyone does this in different ways. And there are Boston Red Sox fans and Manchester United fans and Pittsburgh Steelers fans who have been there for years, even in the bad times. You’re no better than the rest of us. And if I’m feeling magnanimous, I’ll say you’re no worse. But for six months you drove us all crazy. I hope you chill out over the winter and act like an adult next April.