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Phillin Up

The Angels' triumph in Philly last night was:

1. Just another June victory on the way to the AL West title.

or

2. A major handling of a big league contender.

I pick No. 2.

For a month now I've been picking the Phillies to win it all. That realization came during a rout of Houston on a Fox TV Saturday game. Between Victorino and Howard, the Fightin ones showed raw hustle and power. This team simply wants it. As opposed to their only serious divisional opposition, the Mets.

Then game Friday. The Halos treated PA like purely average. Best, Santana regained his grip on his Cy Young pitch.

So right now: Philly over L.A. in the World Series.

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by BuckyFox on Jun 21, 2008 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't have your heart set on the Phils in the series

As long as Charlie Manuel is still their coach, you can pretty much pencil in 2nd place or a first round exit from the playoffs. Scioscia is a very consistent and even tempered manager and his team tends to reflect that stability in its style of play. Manuel’s teams are very up and down getting very hot and cold. They have one of the best lineups in baseball with the possibility of 3 MVPs in the top 4 spots in the lineup, but they are incredibly unpredictable, often scoring 8 runs one night and getting shut out the next.

To get to the world series you have to be consistent enough stay over .500 over the course of 12 games, even one game under can get you knocked out of the playoffs if you fall under .500 at the right time. The Phillies have not demonstrated that kind of consistency under Charlie Manuel. They get really hot and really cold.

Admittedly, if the Phils get on one of their hot streaks going into the playoffs, they could sweep their way into the series, but barring that, they don’t have much of a chance.

by Rhapsode on Jun 21, 2008 11:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Halos break the hearts and souls of tortured Cubs fans in 7 games in the Fall Classic

and mass hysteria ensues, resulting in the next great Chicago fire. White Sox fans just laugh the whole time.

***Me to fellow die-hard Ryan after the Angels scored their tenth run on an eighth inning Tommy Murphy home run (10+ runs = free hot wings):

Me: "What the hell are you doing, dude?"

Ryan: "I'm flapping my wings for hot wings!"

Me: "Sit the f*** down and stop acting like a drunk 15-year-old, you ain't Christopher Lloyd and we ain't sitting in the outfield"

by AHaloInSF on Jun 22, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions  

im fine with that as long as aj pierzinsky isnt part of the laughing

can he burn in the fire?

I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!

by anaheim angels on Jun 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

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