Oh..Wow!

I can't believe this crazy, frustrating, intense, exhilarating, heart-breaking, jubilant, and overall (to pick just one word) INCREDIBLE season has come to an end! Well, not everything ends here (for 10 teams, this is the best part of the season). There is only one thing I can say: IGNITE YOUR POSTSEASON NATITUDE PEEPS!

So, the format of this article will be using the adjectives I used above to recap random moments of the season, Let's get this started!

Crazy:
... Is the playoff teams! From the expected (Yankees), to the expected teams who got in in unexpected ways (Detroit, Texas), slightly unexpected (Reds, Giants), not-so-expected (Nationals), and completely out of the blue (A's, Orioles), I absolutley can't wait for these teams to play in October!!!!!

Frustrating:
... Is the Phillies bullpen! Really, was there any doubt that this was the most frustrating! These guys drove me absolutley crazy during the first half, and right now the guys I would rely on would probably be Papelbon and Horst and nobody else!

Intense:
... Is the perfect way to describe the only 19-year-old in the big leagues! I mean, who else plays the game with as much intensity as Bryce Harper!

Exhilarating:
... Is the many walk-offs by the Nationals and Phillies this year! There were so many great one that i cannot pick just one!

Heart-Breaking:
... Is the last 5 days for the Texas Rangers. Coming into the finals series two games up, they just needed one win to clinch the division. So, in perfect choke form, they lost all three games, slipped to a wild card spot, and then proceeded to lose the play-in game to the Orioles. Dreams of a third consecutive worldseries appearance were shattered. I know how that feels, I went through it last year!

Jubilant:
... Is the Oakland A's! They were on the opposite side of the Texas debacle and boy, let me tell you I was lovin' it! I really like underdog teams and was so happy when they won Wednesday to clinch the division!


So, there you have it! Hope y'all have enjoyed this as much as I did and havr fun watching October baseball!

~TBC

NO-HITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds for no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The run was scored in inning number one so I'm guessing it was pretty "boring" (At least for non-baseball fans!) game! I actually caught a live look-in on MLB.com, so that makes the second end of a no-hitter I've seen this year live (Along with Phil Humber's perfecto!)

Quick Takes Part 1

Oh, that awkward feeling when your two favorite teams are playing and it's more advantageous for your second favorite team to win... so you're kind of rooting for them and against your favorite team! I know that was a long sentence but that's how I felt the past three days! It's really tough when your two favorite teams are in the same division! Anyway, I guess I'm OK with the Nats taking two out of three because their magic number is three and they could clinch this weekend before they play the Phillies again!
(Right now the first inning is falling apart for E-Jax so we'll see how that goes!)

~TBC

I Know This Is Random But...

Guess who just gave three runs while only getting one out???????? It's our old friend Chad Qualls who has re-surfaced with the Pirates (how he got there is anyone's guess). He STILL makes me sick! Just a random thought of the day! I am going to really try to put something substantial up over the weekend (10th grade has taken its toll...UGH!)!

~TBC

Not Fun!

Michael Morse left the game after his first at-bat after being hit by a pitch on the hand! Just hope everything is OK with Mike and he'll be back tomorrow or Sunday (Actually, maybe not until Monday!)

Showdown Part 2 (And The Rays)

Quick Recap: Phillies spilt the series with the Reds, Nats win series from Braves, good games all around!

So now that brings us to act two of this head-to-head showdown between my two favorite teams (At least while I've been running this blog!) So... now I'm conflicted. I always root for the Phillies, but if the Nats lose the division lead can shrink. I guess I wouldn't be super super angry with a Nats sweep, I would probably  be ecsatic if the Phillies sweep! (Again, all this is pending results of the Braves-Giants series in San Fran)
(GO GIANTS!)

Elsewhere in baseball:

The Big East: About 6 weeks ago, the consensus in baseball was that the Yankees would run away with this division. Even I grudingly conceded them the division title and started thinking about the Wild Card chances for the Rays. Once I really got back into the swing of baseball after my vacation, I realized that this race wasn't over. I'm so psyched that the Rays are now only 2.5 games back!!!!!!!! They probably feel that they can conquer anything after being about 10 out at this point last year! Anyway, Longoria is huge for this team and as long as he reamins healthy I think the Rays have really good shot at at least a Wild Card and even a chance at the division (And if they win, HA YANKEES!) GO RAYS!!!!!!

Ciao!

~TBC

The Week in Review

Phillies-Marlins:

Good series victory! Great pitching by Cole and Kyle, enough offense (Though sometimes just barely) to win! Not much else to say but on Wednesday the bullpen showed its real self again! :P

Nationals-Giants:

Nice series for the Nats! Scoring more than a dozen runs is always real cool, especially when 8 come against the NL ERA leader :) I guess you were making sure that Jordan could still lead the league even after his mini meltdown Tuesday!

Phillies-Brewers:

I guess Thursday is the first time the bullpen and only the bullpen has cost us a game in a while! Oh, and maybe Vanimal shouldn't be pitching with the bone chips or whateve is in his elbow! And then more great pitching from Cole and Kyle!!!! Wow, whatever Charlie said to Kyle is most certainly working!

Nationals-Mets:

These guys were literally one mistake away from a sweep! Whatever, they still picked up a game on the Braves!

Ciao!

~TBC