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Playoffs Day One Wrap-up

Well, that was fun!

Brewers vs. Phillies
Gallardo v. Hamels
Final Score: Phillies 3, Brewers 1
Series: Phillies lead 1-0
Next Game: Tomorrow (10/2) at 3:00PM
Brew Crew Ball
The Good Phight

Aside from one sloppy inning that decided the game, this game was a great pitcher's duel pretty much the whole way through. Hamels got the win in his awesome eight innings, and Lidge the scary save, throwing a lot of pitches, as he saw the Brewers storm back to make a game out of it, scoring one run and leaving the tying runs on base.

Dodgers vs. Cubs
Lowe v. Dempster
Final Score: Dodgers 7, Cubs 2
Series: Dodgers lead 1-0
Next Game: Tomorrow (10/2) at 6:30PM
True Blue LA
Bleed Cubbie Blue

Despite the early homerun and the 2-run lead that the Cubs staked him to, Dempster danced with fire for most of the early innings, finally setting the table for a Loney grand slam. Manny being Manny put the icing on the cake with a homerun of his own, leading the Dodgers to the early series win.

Red Sox vs. Angels
Lester v. Lackey
Final Score: Boston 4, Angels 1
Series: Boston leads 1-0
Next Game: Friday (10/3) at 7:00PM
Over the Monster
Halos Heaven

I won't lie; watching the Angels lose their tenth straight postseason game to the Red Sox was fun, especially if you are sick of hearing about "Angels' Brand Baseball", which apparently is running into outs in key situations. Jason Bay being Manny erased a 1-0 deficit with an absolute bomb to stake the Sox to a 2-1 lead, which would have been enough for the win. They added two more runs, just for fun.

And if you would like photo evidence, thank Paul Thomas:

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Three more games tomorrow for your viewing pleasure; including the Tampa Bay/White Sox game, which kicks off the day at 11:30AM.

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Angels losing on baserunning blunders

So satisfyingly ironic.

I want to get a picture of that play that I can post every time someone says something ignorant about “making the other team make a play”.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 1, 2008 10:30 PM PDT reply actions  

or FAIL!

That would be special too!

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Here we go

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 1, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Love it!

Sneak over to HH and post it!

JUST KIDDING!!!

(no, not kidding)

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I put it on the front page...can I get the link for the original pic?

I’ll post the link

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Meh, I see the link at the bottom

FABULOUS pic

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thank you PaulThomas!

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on Oct 1, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Best.FAILpic.Ever

"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08

by doctorK on Oct 1, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol it was great in person too

by drmmerchk on Oct 2, 2008 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have watched or listened to a HELL of a lot of baseball today

Almost 12 hours!

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 10:31 PM PDT reply actions  

I held back,

and yet I could watch this shit forever!

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh thank God!

but are you sure? I like short, but not too short to grab onto.

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

no dont worry

i just ran down the street to see if the 711 was still open

and i got an icecream snickers

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

the red linen blazer

and paisley tie came on again.

who?
sorry. ;)

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

hate to disappoint

but Craig has the red blazer
and im no tim. im a grady

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

hm

perhaps lost / switched to water.

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

one time last year i worked

for Club Monaco for a weekend. a girl tricked me. that is my experience in fashion.

(p.s. Devil Wear’s Prada frowned on the Club. i know that much)

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm a designer

That’s my connect. I’ve loved fashion since I was small.

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

cool!

you in the Bay i assume? hoping i can end up there at least for a little while

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, Alameda.

Managing a hot glass studio now.

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

thats

totally
awesome

did some glass blowing back in school for fun. ugh. i hate eastern standard time

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me too.

Mostly because the men I’m attracted to are there.

We don’t blow.
http://www.johnlewisglass.com/index.html

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

well i didnt mean to imply

i mean it was a mistake to say
i mean …
[blushes]

… wow this site is cool.

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know,

Quit it! Its different than anything that anyone has ever seen. That doesn’t mean we don’t get whats happening out there.

by lynnzgal on Oct 1, 2008 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

no doubt.

though to be fair, i have no idea whats “happening out there”. just taking your word for it. you seem trustworthy, though, judging from your baseball affiliation

by oakinboston on Oct 2, 2008 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

hahaha... 10 in a row!

I love it when Angels fans suffer.

Go Rays!

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on Oct 1, 2008 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Nico brought this up in the other thread

What would you give up in a trade to aquire Jed Lowrie?

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Funny

like a crutch.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 1, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

That went over my head.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't suggest Bobby.

I would take him if it was a choice between Lugo and Crosby.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know how good he's actually going to be

He’ll be better than Crosby, probably, but he did have a sub-.700 OPS this year.

by thejd44 on Oct 1, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hope this Angel fan is correct

http://boards.espn.go.com/boards/mb/mb?sport=mlb&id=laa&tid=3542928&lid=1

LOL

May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.

by Trainman on Oct 1, 2008 10:41 PM PDT reply actions  

It's Funny, I never got another phone call after Bay hit the homer

The guy called me earlier (He was a Cub Fan 1st before he became an Angel fan) and said a priest blessed the dugout at Wrigley Field. He of course is Catholic and thought that was great.

I told him, “That won’t do you any good, I am Protestant and I have a voodoo doll with pins ready to stick into the Rally Monkey”

May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.

by Trainman on Oct 1, 2008 10:45 PM PDT reply actions  

LOVE THAT.

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

I finally saw the Arby’s goat commercial.

“She’s hot”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Oct 1, 2008 11:40 PM PDT reply actions  

= delayed response. love it

by oakinboston on Oct 1, 2008 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

The game was a trying one. I was undecided going into it who I was going to root more against, but being surrounded by Angel fans just made me want them to lose even if it meant Boston had to win. I kept score to keep myself from getting angry at anything lol

My brother, on the other hand… he was very pissed the whole game. You know, all the strike calls that went against the Angels and for the Red Sox… and when the umps didn’t call Ortiz out on a check swing… and the error in RF and Vlad trying to go to third, WOO those were bad. But the final straw was Ellsbury stealing 2nd in the 9th. He cussed. He yelled. He threw his hat to the ground in disgust. (my mom was very embarrassed haha)

My brother is convinced the Angels will never win another game.

I kind of hope he is right.

But basically I hope whoever wins this series gets clobbered by Tampa Bay. Assuming they can also win haha.

by drmmerchk on Oct 2, 2008 1:50 AM PDT reply actions  

the Angels will never win...

another playoff game against the Red Sox. Tell your brother. Save him from the pain. Why you were undecided about this escapes me.

If you’re worried about the Sox winning another championship… don’t. The Rays will stomp them.

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on Oct 2, 2008 3:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was undecided because I don’t like the Red Sox at all either lol But it did not take me very long at all to realize that even though I don’t like the Red Sox, the fact that I am not completely surrounded by them makes it easier to root for them.

Or I guess it’s more the reverse of that, where being surrounded by Angel fans all the time makes me want them to lose so much more.

by drmmerchk on Oct 2, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm thinking of the first round exits the A's

made earlier in the millenia. Why aren’t my Angel fan friends bringing that up anymore? 10 straight playoff losses to the Sox? Really?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Oct 2, 2008 1:51 AM PDT reply actions  

I don't have any Angel friends...

but, if I did… I’d be bringing up 10 straight to them.

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on Oct 2, 2008 3:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm looking forward to 12 straight!

Imagine that, in the last 3 years we will have won more playoff games than the Angels. Delicious irony….

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Oct 2, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

something I was curious about

since the Cubs clinched early they presumably could have set their rotation so that Zambrano and Harden would have pitched Games 1 and 2 (not necessarily in that order0, or even pitched Lilly, instead of Dempster in Game 1 opposite Lowe. Granted, Dempster was unbeaten at home during the season — but this was Game 1 of the postseason.
 
You’d think the Cubs would have taken advantage of their earlier clinch to put a top starter with some postseason experience in that situation.

by OaklandSi on Oct 3, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions  

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