2008 NLCS Thread

[VA Sox Fan]

Sad news....

 

Phillies' manager Manuel's mother, June, dies

 

ESPN.com news services

 

Updated: October 10, 2008, 1:55 PM ET

 

June Manuel, the mother of Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, died Friday morning, the Phillies announced.

 

The Phillies have not said whether Manuel will manage Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game is set for Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET.

 

Manuel's pregame news conference Friday was canceled. He was on the field for batting practice earlier Friday.

 

Manuel said of his mother in a 2005 Mother's Day postcard for MLB.com: "I can't imagine a better person in the world than my mother. I hope everybody's mom is like mine. She's been very special to me, and I've been very lucky to have a mother like her."

 

The Phillies hold a 1-0 lead over the Dodgers heading into the second game.

[riverside sluggers]

Even more reason for me to root on the Phillies. Damn Manuel will still manage tonights game even with his mom's passing fresh in his mind

 

Chad Billingsley (**4 games vs Philadelphia, 1-1 with a 7.16 ERA---**Career at Citizens Bank Park in 3 games, 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA)

Jimmy Rollins, 4 for 11 (.364 avg) Double, Triple, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks

Shane Victorino, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, SB

Chase Utley, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) 4 Walks, 2 Ks

Ryan Howard, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) HR, RBI, 3 Walks, 5 Ks

Pat Burrell, 4 for 12 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 Ks

Jayson Werth, 3 for 6 (.500 avg) Double, 2 Walks, K

Greg Dobbs, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) Walk, K

Carlos Ruiz, 3 for 7 (.429 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs

Brett Myers, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) 3 RBIs

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Eric Bruntlett, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Chris Coste, 0 for 3, K

Pedro Feliz, 4 for 12 (.333 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 Ks

Matt Stairs, 0 for 1, Walk

 

Brett Myers (**13 games vs Los Angeles, 4-2 & 1 save with a 2.61 ERA---**Career at Citizens Bank Park in 87 games, 28-24 & 10 saves with a 4.05 ERA)

Rafael Furcal, 6 for 31 (.194 avg) Double, RBI, 4 Walks, 5 Ks, 4 SBs

Russell Martin, 4 for 11 (.364 avg) 2 Walks, 3 Ks, SB

Manny Ramirez, 4 for 22 (.182 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 HRs, 11 RBIs, 4 Walks, 6 Ks

Andre Ethier, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) 2 Walks, 4 Ks

James Loney, 3 for 9 (.333 avg) Double, Triple, RBI, Walk, 2 Ks, SB

Matt Kemp, 4 for 12 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, RBI, 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Blake DeWitt, 0 for 2, RBI, K

Casey Blake, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) RBI, Walk, 2 Ks

Chad Billingsley, 0 for 2, Walk, K

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Danny Ardoin, 0 for 3, 3 Ks

Angel Berroa, 2 for 3 (.667 avg)

Nomar Garciaparra, 1 for 12 (.083 avg) Double, 4 RBIs, Walk

Jeff Kent, 7 for 20 (.350 avg) Double, Triple, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 Walks, 5 Ks

James McDonald, 0 for 1

Pablo Ozuna, 2 for 3 (.667 avg)

Juan Pierre, 13 for 40 (.325 avg) Double, 6 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks, 9 SBs

 

**Billingsley this season vs Philadelphia in 2 games, 0-1 with a 12.22 ERA. **On the road in 20 games, 7-6 with a 3.80 ERA

 

**Myers this season vs Los Angeles in 3 games, 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA. **At home in 16 games, 8-5 with a 2.99 ERA

[VA Sox Fan]

NLCS notes

 

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff October 10, 2008 03:15 PM

 

PHILADELPHIA - June Manuel, 87, mother of Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel, passed away in Roanoke, Va. Memorial Hospital this morning after a brief illness. She is survived by 10 children.

 

Manuel will manage the team this afternoon in Game 2 vs. LA, up 1-0 as a result of a 3-2 win over the Dodgers last night. With an off-day tomorrow, Manuel will likely not fly with the team to LA and tend to his family matters. It's not yet known whether Manuel will miss any time from the Series for funeral services.

 

Here are today's lineups:

 

LA:

 

1. Rafael Furcal-SS

2. Russell Martin-C

3. Manny Ramirez-LF

4. Andre Ethier-RF

5. James Loney-1B

6. Matt Kemp-CF

7. Blake DeWitt-2B

8. Casey Blake-3B

9. Chad Billingsley-SP

 

Phillies:

 

1. Jimmy Rollins- SS

2. Shane Victorino-CF

3. Chase Utley-2B

4. Ryan Howard-1B

5. Pat Burrell-LF

6. Jayson Werth-RF

7. Greg Dobbs-3B

8. Carlos Ruiz-C

9. Brett Myers-SP.

[Paradisecity]

The National League has one of these championships?

 

I thought they just voted a team into the World Series as the "people's choice"

[riverside sluggers]

2 out rally by Philly puts them on top 2-1!! Myers connects with the 1st pitch for an RBI single to center field

[Cocos Disciples]

Phils with the killer 2 out rally, 4-1.

[Cocos Disciples]

Bases loaded 0 out, Phils could break this open in the 3rd.

[riverside sluggers]

Myers is the best hitting pitcher in this year's playoffs

 

6-2 lead, 3 RBIs from their pitcher

[TheKilo]

!!!!!

[Optimist]

And Manny makes it a three run game...

[Cocos Disciples]

Somehow the Dodgers are still in it...

[VA Sox Fan]

Myers hit .069 during the season, going 4-for-58 with one RBI

[VA Sox Fan]

Manny's Revenge

 

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff October 10, 2008 06:41 PM

 

PHILADELPHIA - Phillies right-hander Brett Myers has spent most of the first four innings of Game 2 of the National League championship series, taking control of his own destiny.

 

He set the tone in the first inning when he threw a pitch behind Manny Ramirez which drew the ire of the Dodgers' bench with manager Joe Torre and hitting coach Don Mattingly shouting out to Myers. If the right-hander was trying to fire himself up, he did OK on that front.

 

As angry as the Dodgers seemed to be, they couldn't do much about it. In fact, Myers just kept rubbing it in, breaking off nasty curveballs for strikeouts and then when he had a bat in his hand, watch out.

 

Ramirez got his own personal revenge when he belted a three-run homer in the fourth on a pitch that jammed him, but he still managed to get the sweet part of the bat and drive it. Ramirez was pointing to the Heavens and once he got back into the dugout starting yelling out to the field at Myers, who ignored him.

 

Myers had stroked a two-out RBI single in a four-run second inning and then hit a bases-loaded single to right field in a four-run third inning knocking in three runs in his first two at-bats en route to an 8-2 lead over the Dodgers that slimmed down to 8-5 after the Ramirez homer.

 

In the bottom of the fourth in his third at-bat, Myers reached on an infield hit toward third base which advanced Carlos Ruiz to second base.

 

 

 

 

Did anyone see that pitch behind Manny?

[Cocos Disciples]

Yup. It was, uh, pretty behind him.

[See Red]

Nomar looked like shiiiit in that at bat.

[TheKilo]

lol Nomar

[riverside sluggers]

Nomar looked overmatched, 2-0 series lead for Philly... Its all for you Charlie

 

On to Los Angeles

[VA Sox Fan]

Yup. It was' date=' uh, pretty behind him.[/quote']

 

Yeah, dumb question huh?

[das11209]

I was rooting for Dodgers pretty hard and the reason that Manram has doged the RSN and playing his heart out in LA has not affected that. The Dodgers are a poor version of last year's Rockies who got hot at right time and they just are not good. They won 84 games in the worst division of the baseball. Sox or Rays would have had a field day if LAD somehow makes to the world series. IMO only three NL teams can compete with AL team - Mets, Philly and Cubs.

 

Does not look like that LAD will get to the world series - does it?

[riverside sluggers]

We will see, next 3 games take place in LA. Anything is possible in a 7 game series

[Cocos Disciples]

Yeah' date=' dumb question huh? [/quote']

 

Ahaha yea I was messing. And yes, Nomar looked awful in that AB.

[CrespoBlows]

We will see' date=' next 3 games take place in LA. Anything is possible in a 7 game series[/quote']

 

No, I thought the series was decided after two games. Way to contribute absolutely nothing to the discussion.

[See Red]

No' date=' I thought the series was decided after two games. Way to contribute absolutely nothing to the discussion.[/quote']

 

:lol:

[Cocos Disciples]

LA opened a can on Moyer in the 1st. 5-0.

[jacksonianmarch]

Manny makes this lineup so much better. BTW, Manny is the best player left in these playoffs

[TheKilo]

Meh.

 

All things considered I'd take Longoria.

[jacksonianmarch]

right now you cannot pitch to Manny. Longoria has played in 6 games and was a factor in 2 of them. Manny, OTOH, has a hit in all 6 games he's played in, has reached base an insane 16 time in that span and driving in 8 runs. He is the balls right now.

[Cocos Disciples]

Yes, he has been the best player in the postseason.

[TheKilo]

He's not the best player left, though. He's had the best postseason.

[Cocos Disciples]

He's not the best player left' date=' though. He's had the best postseason.[/quote']

 

Right. Jacko was pretty unclear there.