I couldn't agree more, although I do have my favorite football teams I like to watch. Baseball is a more intellectual sport
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P-p-p-playoffs! '08
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Football has never really interested me, now when I have a couple of beers with friends and its extremely interesting. but baseball is something I seem to be able to watch for longer periods of time and keep interest. It's a great conversational sport.
great double play just now!!! this rays defense is as sharp as ever. i'm not really shocked too much at their defense like most of america since i've sen it all year long.
Would someone care to explain the five-man infield? I've never seen anything like it and I didn't even know it was legal! 
Would someone care to explain the five-man infield? I've never seen anything like it and I didn't even know it was legal!
I guess they were trying to make sure they could make a play at the plate if it was a line drive. If it was a deep hit, out or not, would have pretty much been a tag up and a score. Not that it mattered. You know you're a Phillies fan when you have bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the 9th and you're waiting to see how your team isn't going to score
Thank God they did!Go Phils!
It is really no different than a shift. As long as 9 players are on the field it doesn't matter where they play.Would someone care to explain the five-man infield? I've never seen anything like it and I didn't even know it was legal!
I've heard of the five-man infield but never seen it tried before. And in a World Series game? Wild!
Fun game -- worth staying up to watch. (Well maybe not to 2 AM, but that is one of the benefits of living on the West Coast.)
Fun game -- worth staying up to watch. (Well maybe not to 2 AM, but that is one of the benefits of living on the West Coast.)
Woohoo!!!! Even Blanton is taking it downtown. First home run by a pitcher in the World Series in 34 years.
Hickman
Hickman
Then I guess you don't need to be here. Thank you for posting and enjoy your off season.
Hickman
The calls in this entire series are bogus. Moyer sucked last night, but the gracious 4 foot wide strike zone made him look good and stifled our offense. Tonight's no different, except now we've got an obvious tag with Evan Longoria literally shoving the ball up the guy's butt, oh nevermind, the ump wasn't looking at the play. This has to be the worst officiated World Series of all time. Give me a break.
How about letting the players decide this series instead of bad umps?
How about letting the players decide this series instead of bad umps?
The calls in this entire series are bogus. Moyer sucked last night, but the gracious 4 foot wide strike zone made him look good and stifled our offense. Tonight's no different, except now we've got an obvious tag with Evan Longoria literally shoving the ball up the guy's butt, oh nevermind, the ump wasn't looking at the play. This has to be the worst officiated World Series of all time. Give me a break.
How about letting the players decide this series instead of bad umps?
I guess you forgot about Moyer's diving flip to Howard that was an obvious out last night. That ump's bad call led to a run for the Ray's. Yes, the play you mentioned above was a bad call, but they even out over the series.
Hickman
as much as i would like it to be the ump's fault, the rays are just not showing up in this series, they have little hitting and their pitching is starting to fail as well. unless they come back tonight (i doubt it), they will be facing a must win situation tomorrow or risk seeing the phillies celebrating at home. as a braves fan, i don't want the phillies to win the world series, because that means bad philly fans get to do whatever they want next year. i already had one call me bitter, and i'm going to have to put up with that for a whole year.
i thought tampa had a stranglehold on philly sports...if they do, it has to show up early tomorrow.
i thought tampa had a stranglehold on philly sports...if they do, it has to show up early tomorrow.
All I want to know is...
Where are all the Philly fans in this thread?
Let's see if Hamels can win it all tomorrow!
Hickman
Where are all the Philly fans in this thread?
Let's see if Hamels can win it all tomorrow!
Hickman
That one was worlds different. For one thing, the distance between Crawford's foot and the bag was MAYBE 3 inches. The distance between the guy and the bag tonight was about 4 feet. Last night's call was also different because the ump couldn't physically see the ball, it was impossible for him to see. Typically they watch the runner's feet and listen for the pop of the glove. Bare handed catch=no pop. Tonight's play was right in front of him, he just wasn't looking at it. There is no excuse for that.
