What a tough night for the trick-or-treaters tonight… a drizzly rain, followed by heavier rains, and pretty much a Halloween wash-out. I can’t recall the last time the weather put such a damper on the door-to-door activities, but the kids were able to collect a decent amount of goodies just from the houses on our street and around the corner.
Month: October 2009
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Happy Halloween
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Phillies 6, Yankees 1
Phillies take Game 1, with a completely dominating performance from Cliff Lee. Complete game, near shut-out, 10 strikeouts (9 swinging) and no walks. Chase Utley put the Phils up 2-0 with two solo home runs off C C Sabathia, and the Yankees were never in the game.
Pedro Martinez starts for the Phils tomorrow night, to throw his first post-season pitches at Yankee Stadium since game 7 of the 2004 ALCS when the Sox trounced the Yanks on my birthday. I can hear the “Who’s Your Daddy” chants already, but I have to believe that Pedro will be pumped and ready to go. I like the Phillies chances against A. J. Burnett, and can see them heading back to Philadelphia up 2-0.
Let’s go Phils !
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The Re-match: Phillies vs. Yankees
Geez, this is something I had only ever imagined would ever occur, but 59 years after the Yankees swept the Whiz Kids in the 1950 World Series, the Phillies and the Yankees will meet again in the 2009 World Series.I expect this time, the Phillies will prevail, to defend their 2008 World Series title. The frustrating part is that living here in the metro-New York area, the local media is heralding the Yanks as the team-to-beat, the natural choice as the best team in baseball, due to a lack of appreciation and awareness of the Phillies and their abilities.
Too bad Harry Kalas isn’t here to call the Series games, and to knock John Sterling on his ass.
Let’s go Phils!
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