Cliff Lee, you're my new personal hero!

Cliff Lee may not have had the perfect game in Game 5 of the World Series, but he got the job done.  Where have the rest of the Phillies starters been?  It seemed once again it was Cliff Lee and Chase Utley vs. the New York Yankees.  With maybe a little help from Jason Werth and Raul Ibanez.  Ryan Howard, what up dude?  Ok, day dream is over.  Time for you to start hitting again man.  It's kind of ironic that the record for the most homeruns in a World Series was tied in game 5 by Chase Utley.  And yet the record for the most strike outs in a World Series was tied by Ryan Howard.  Come on dude, give us some homers and shut those Yankees down!

Brad, we forgive you man!

Looks like Brad Lidge is back.  Or hot again depending on how you want to look at it.  He has done a great job all through the play offs.  He was criticized all year becuase he didn't do as well as last year.  How oftten do pitchers have a perfect year!  Maybe he was having "normal" year.  Was everyone too hard on him?  Maybe so.

If he is gonna be on, we want him on now!  Brad, keep it up man!

 

The Fighin' Phils Manage to Sqeak One Out at the Last Minute

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Phillies Manage to Lose In the Last Minute... Again?

Anyone watch the playoff game tonight and get that familiar "let down" feeling.  WTF? Brad Lidge didn't even have anything to do with it this time.  Chase Utley of all people.  What was up with that throw to first that missed Ryan Howard by 15 feet at least?  Again,  WTF?

I think this has inspired me to write a new blog appropriately titled...   WTF?

Is Brad Lidge Back? Or should I say, risen again?

It looks like Brad Lidge of the Phillies may be back to true form.  He played awesome in his last bunch of playoff outings.  Pulling out an awesome save last night.  Maybe too much pressure was on him from having a "perfect season" last year.  So maybe he was just playing "normally" this past season and it is just that everyone and himself, expected or hoped for, another perfect season.  And when he didn't deliver, we thought maybe he was on his way out.  Except for Charlie Manuel of course.  His gesture to put Brad in the final inning of the game that sealed the division was a noble one.  But did you notice the way Ryan Howard would not throw him the ball to get the final out, even though he was practically standing on the bag?

Why is it that Philadelphia sports teams come out swinging and the let you down?

Is is just me or is it that the Philly sports teams (namely the Flyers and the Phillies) come out fighting and get us all hyped, and then it seems like they go to sleep.  Now granted, the Phillies blessed us with a championship last year, which is FANtastic.  I'm sure the curse of William Penn had something to do with it :)  But gheeze, it seems as though I have ended the evening more pissed off because our teams blow a game more often than not.

Tell me does any other Philly sports fan out there feel the same?