One Down!

In case you were under a rock last night.... and your power was out... and you didn't talk to anyone on your way in to work today....

PHILLIES WON GAME ONE!

It was an amazing performance by Cliff Lee on the mound. Those Yankees just could not get on base very much... I so badly wanted to text my Yankee fan friends the following question:

"so.. just how many pitchers will it take to try to take down the Phillies? Because right now it is at four..." The final count was six. That's right ladies and gentlemen, S-I-X! And Cliff Lee pitched the entire game!!!

Tonight, Game 2, Pedro Martinez is pitching. Now, Pedro does not have the best history with the Yanks (I'm sure everyone remembers the Zimmerman incident.. yikes), but he is also good in this atmosphere. I am so looking forward to see how this goes tonight. The first game jitters are over and its on to battle!

Ok boys, make me proud! GO PHILLIES!

Phillies Phever! Bring it on, Pinstripes

So here's the thing... I am a born and bred PROUD Philly fan (as I have said in previous posts). I also have a special place in my heart for the Big Apple - I work here, I have friends here and it is a fantastic city.

that being said

I am OVER the claims by certain newspapers (and I use that term v-e-r-y loosely because I am speaking about the NY POST) when they tap some Yankee fans for quotes like like "It's a nothing city - it is insignificant in comparison to New York" or " "The big meal there is a steak with cheese and onions on a hero, but they don't even call it a hero. It's a hoagie. What the hell is a hoagie?" Don't get me wrong, I have been known to talk some trash myself, but I keep it related to the GAME. I just find it funny that all these NY fans say that Philly fans are "bitter", "whiners" and "unruly" - I prefer the terms "boistrous", "passionate" and "determind". Yes, we had jail at the Vet -- extreme? maybe... but I also have to wonder if it kept violent behavior down.... but back to the topic - if you are going to sling some mud, keep it relevant... stick to the game! To me, it sounds like Yankee fans are nervous because Philly has quite the talented line up and let's be honest -- it is not like the Yankees swept the Angeles... they BARLEY squeeked out that win... unlike the Phillies who CRUSHED the Dodgers in a few games... 11-0, 8-0 .... I'm just saying....

So BRING IT YANKEES! I think this will be a battle, no doubt, and I am excited to watch how it unfolds!

Phillies Phever!

I have been a Philadelphia sports fan since before I was born (the Phillies and Eagles were in their respective championships in the 1979-1980 season and I was born in March of 1980. ) my Dad has made me a proud fan! I have stood my ground over the years when the teams were crappy, when I was a bartender in Giants territory (and wore my Eagles jersey PROUDLY) and even now when we have some talent in our line ups and the North Jersey crowd still gives me a hard time - that's fine, I can take it! I bleed Red (or Green or Orange, depending on who I am defending! lol) and right now I am extremely excited that my Phillies are KICKING TAIL!! I stayed up last night to watch them pull off the 5-4 win over the Dodgers at just moments to Midnight. AMAZING! They have one more game until WORLD SERIES time!! Normally I'm not a huge follower of baseball, but playoffs are always fun to watch and when its my boys? forget it.. I'm In!

I won't use this particular post to talk smack on other teams- as much as I cannot stand the Yankees, I would like to see a Phillies-Yankees World Series!

I also won't use this post to talk about how the Phillies put up more points than the Eagles did on Sunday against the Raiders... WOW... I mean, it was the RAIDERS. Andy Reid - if by some wacky chance you catch my blog (... you never know) PLEASE get some cajones and try something NEW! If Donovan is having an off day -- PULL HIM -- lord knows you stacked up your QBs! The only good thing was the Giants choked too, so at least it wasn't a total bummer of a day!

CATCH PHILLIES PHEVER!! GO PHILLIES!!