Phillyist Framed Returns!
Playlist Rewind: AFI at the Factory
Whole Hog Is All Heart
Extra, Extra
Across the Ist-a-Verse
You gotta give Derek Lowe some credit for taking it like a man. After his sinkerball silenced the Phillies’ bats for five innings, he hung a few up in the zone and suddenly the Dodgers were trailing the game. Even though those homers were just over the wall, he didn’t blame the ballpark. Even though Shane Victorino only got on base in the sixth because of a botched play by Rafael Furcal, Lowe didn’t fume and call out his players like John Lackey did in the Angels-Red Sox series.
No, Derek Lowe blamed himself, saying, “It’s a hitter’s park, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pitch a good game.” He talked about second-guessing his decisions and, in the end, called last night’s Game 1 a “what-if game.”
Classy move from a classy guy. We hope he doesn’t win another ballgame in 2008, but still, classy move.
The Brewers, Dodgers, and Angels have all bungled games this postseason thanks to shaky defense, but only because the Phillies and Red Sox capitalized on those miscues. That will have to keep up if the Phillies want to advance, and you get the sense that these guys have a great sense of the moment.
Our condolences to Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel, whose mother, June, passed away today. Manuel will manage tonight’s game, but did not speak with the media today. Our best wishes go out to the Manuel family.
Lots to look for in today’s Game 2. Did that two-run dinger wake up Chase Utley’s bat? Can Brett Myers continue his post-season success? Is Pat Burrell the Phillies’ Mr. October? Some of these will be answered later today and more questions, still will arise. Such as, how loud will this city get after 3 more wins?
Also, a certain Phillyist will be attending tomorrow's Flyers home opener where a certain female vice-presidential candidate will be dropping the first puck. A look at that little adventure on Monday but, to be fair, nothing that woman could do (short of communicating some semblance of a coherent thought) would surprise us at this point.
Fun Tidbit of the Day: Bill Simmons was asked what he thought about Andy Reid by a reader from Philly and it seems as if the Sports Guy is the lone nation sports figure who shares the thoughts of the Philly Faithful on this matter. Here's a snippet:
Q: On behalf of every Eagles fan, can you please be the one media guy who doesn't suck up to Andy Reid and point out all the reasons why he sucks and needs to either resign or start smoking? The man either needs more oxygen or more nicotine. Thanks in advance. -- Randy, South PhillySG: I'd be delighted! Reid is like Art Shell with a better PR staff. He makes terrible decisions at the worst possible times. His players make boneheaded mistakes (like the DeSean Jackson spike, or McNabb's pathetic eight-minute drill in Super Bowl XXXIX) and nobody ever blames him. He doesn't seem to understand the strengths and weaknesses of his players even remotely, as we witness every week when poor David Akers is forced to try 50-yard field goals with a 43-yard leg and their crappy offensive line is forced to keep ramming it down someone's throat on third-and-1. His clock management has always been horrendous -- always -- even back when the Eagles were going to the NFC title game every year.
Read the rest of it here.
Bill sounds like an adopted Philadelphian here. It’s about time someone on the big stage finally noticed what this overrated clown was doing with our football team. Ah well, the Good Lord saw fit to bless us with the Phillies, he also gave us the festering wound that is the Eagles.
Win some, lose some. Now let’s kick some Dodger ass!
Image Credit: Flickr user The G-Tastic 7.
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I have a suggestion...for those of us who love your writing but know nothing of sports, start to write a political column we can follow through this major election! Thanks :)
I agree with Micki. You might know a bit about sports but are you one dimensional?