I listened only to the first few innings before I had to leave my computer. The game was much more exciting than Game 1. The Brewers brought their game and wntr full force in the first innings. I expect a better showing, espeically with Sabbathia on the mound.

Suddeny that disastrous second inning where Sabbathia thew so many picthes and walked too many people, capped by a grand slam homerun that took all the suspense and maybe the intensity out of the game.

That’s when I had to leave. I see Phillies stood pat after that and the Brewers could muster ony one more run.

Phillies up (and Brewers down) 2 games to none; which looks bad for the Brewers. Another way to look at it is that Phillies held serve. Now it’s Brewers turn to play at home, trying to get one more game in Philly. In this view, Brewers are in better shape than Cuns and Angels.

I picked Philadelphia to win this series and I don’t really expect the series to return to Philladelphia

I wonder how many shots we’ll see of people sleeping in the late innings.

I wanted to pick the Phillies, but they were snatched up 4th. (I picked 7th)
:(

Shortstop tried bare hand catch; second baseman bobbled double play grounder; first baseman knocked ball down and could not find it.

All in the second inning

Killed the Brewers this afternon.

May do the same to the Cubs tonight

Stay classy, Chicago.

that Tony Gwynn kind of sounds like Gary Coleman?

has enough character to apologize to those of us who picked Dodgers to win this series.

You had an eight run lead, Torre! Don’t waste Broxton and Saito on that!

The delicious irony.

I asked my good MLB buddy (who is a huge Yankees fan) a couple days ago about who he thought would go to the WS. On the NL side, he said, “Cubs” and was not opposed to an all-Chicago world series.

I said, “No way,” picking the Phillies and expecting the Cubs to stay true to form, which is what they deserve the way they dealt with the Astros series in such an a—-ole fashion.

I believe I even got off the line we shopped around here, “Despite their success in the season, they’re going to put their jersey on for the NLDS, look in the mirror, and realize that they’re still the stinking Cubs who can never put the pieces together in the post-season.”

doubles and drives home the first two Dodger runs in the 1st inning.

Kick some ass, LA.

I watched only a couple of innings since so many football games are on; but what I saw was a Brewers team deserving to win this game.

One bright moment. Birmingham Barons is a AAA minor league team. I remember seeing Scott Eyre pitching and also Mike Cameron playing center field (for over 2 seasons). I looked up from paying my bills to see Scott Eyre pitching to Mike Cameron. Pretty cool. (Okay – it’s not for most of the world – but it is for me)

eat shit, cubsfans

Cubs are the first playoff team to be eliminated.

Manny Ramirez is (or should be) the MVP of the series.

while I watched the Texans blow a 17 point lead with about 6 minutes left in the game.

The first two teams eliminated from the playoffs are from the NL Central.

As I understand Phillies get the home field advantage in the NL Championship Series.

I found myself puylling for the Sox. They dominated the game today and deserved to win.

Rays lead the series 2 games to 1.

A major Angels fielding blunder early in the game has the Angels on the verge of being eliminated. For those who missed it, Red Sox had bases loaded with two outs. A high popup fell between the center fielder, second baseman, and shortstop when the cneter fielder stopped to allow the second basemans to catch it. The second baseman ran out of the way too late for the Angels centerfielder (Tori Hunter) to catch it. With two outs the runners were on the move and the Red Sox scored three runs ( a high pop -up!!)

(As I typed this the Angels are retired in the top of the 8th – score still 4-4 )

Angels and Red Sox play again Monday.

Napoli, the Angels catcher, is the unlikely hero of the game with two home runs early and scoring the winnig run in the twelfth.

Rays scored in the first, third, fourth , fifth and seventh innings to end the White Sox year. Rays had more runs than the White Sox had hits.

It’s no surprise Rays won this series. I think almost everyone picked the Rays to win.

It’s a little disconcerting all the middle American teams are out leaving only West Coast and East Coast teams remaining (I’m counting Tampa Bay as East Coast; and Philly is too for this purpose)

Two exciting games in a row in the Red Sox-Angels series.

A failed suicide squeeze bunt in the top of the ninth signaled the end for the Angels.

Now there are four teams still standing Let the big boys go at it.