NLCS goes to "tinsel town"

Utley scores a run, and still 2 on base with no outs. Kuroda is being lifted by Torre.

Yep. Because they are overvalued, especially they way they are typically used.

Lidge is one of the best relievers in the game, but he only played in about 5% of the team’s innings. I just don’t think that a guy who played in 69 1/3 innings should get the MVP. I don’t think you can make a case for a relief pitcher being the most valuable player on a team.

If you’re going to award the NL MVP to a playoff team, it should go to Chase Utley.

Post game interivews/show focuses on a skirmish early in the game when Kuroda threw over Victorina’s head. Russell Martin, by the way, admits that it was a purpose pitch, but said it wasn’t anywhere close to Victorina’s head because it was so high. Post game crew seems to think that Kuroda was sending a good message that he would respond more firmly than Billingsley…..

the better hitters are all out of the post season ;)

Actually I thought of Brad Lidge for MVP. The other day I picked Ryan Braun (while cringing). Most people here disagree with me on that and I can understand their reasoning. I don’t expect Berun to win it, either

I don’t expect Brad Lidge to win it, either.

But he’s like 40-0 (or better) in save opportunities. That “0” means a lot. The Phillies would not be in the playoffs, much less lead the NLCS, without Lidge’s great year. I can imagine him winning comeback player of the year – and MVP — while losing the Cy Young.

He won’t win because as a reliever he wasn’t considered is the way I see it. But it would not offend my sensibilties if he did win. In fact, I’d like to see him win.

and I’d really love to see Michael Bourn win it in 2009 (assuming he is still on the Astros) (I wonder what the betting odds are on Bourn winning 2009 MVP)

bottom of the 8th, 2 out. Lidge comes in to get Manny out. Manny doubles. Russell Martin strikes out, but reaches base on a wild pitch. Let’s see what Loney can do here.

Meltdown averted

played left field the last few innings for Phillies tonight?

He’s getting his ass kicked in the first inning. Too bad, because I like the guy. Not sorry to see the Red Sox hurt, though.

It’s 10-1 in the sixth inning and Rays are still batting with the bases loaded and only one out. Seven consecutive Rays have reached bases this inning after the first batter made the sole out.

Batter has full count. Let’s see what he does. Batter is Navarro. Grounded to short . Run scores. Ten run rule doesn’t apply . Score is 11-1

FROM INTERNET (I edited out paratraphs) :
Jose Canseco was charged in federal court Tuesday with a misdemeanor offense of trying to bring a fertility drug across the border from Mexico.

Canseco was detained at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing Thursday after agents searched his vehicle and said they found human chorionic gonadotropin, which is illegal without a prescription, according to his attorney, Gregory Emerson.

The drug is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for use in males. The drug helps restore production of testosterone lost in steroid users.

Trying to hold a 10-run lead

The Astros connection continues

lead series 3 games to 1

for hits in playoff game. 5-5. Sweet.

All the sweet Houston talent in our back yard.

Did anyone else notice that they’ve changed astros.com to allow comments at the bottom of every article? I haven’t spent a whole lot of time looking at it, but I hope there’s a way to disable that. I don’t want to have to wait for all the comments from Tom/Dick/Harry to load to read an article.

Okay, back to my coffee now. . . .