Quote Originally Posted by dthorne04
zook: i'm not from philly, born like an hour or so away though. saw tons of phils games growing up. love them, possibly more than the eagles. cried when i was 7 and mitch williams gave up the hr in game six to carter, etc.
Just messing with you b/c most Philly fans are so pessimistic. Where'd you grow up? I was born in Philly but only lived there until I was 4. I grew up in Harrisburg, about two hours west. Apparently I went to some games at the Vet before we moved but I was so young I don't really remember them, besides vague memories of the Phanatic. I do remember my dad taking me an '83 WS game vs. the Orioles (I was 7), which was cool, but they lost.

Quote Originally Posted by dthorne04
obviously we're gonna need a few things to fall our way to go the distance, but even if we don't this year, we're just a starting pitcher away from it. now keeping everyone else in the process...is another subject.
Yeah, there's a ton of luck in baseball, just like any sport. Even a team with a 5% edge will lose a 7-game series ~40% of the time. But this actually gives me hope since I think the Phils would be inferior to any AL team they might face in the WS.

I agree they need to pick up a #2 or 3 starter, but there just aren't many around. They should only lose Burrell, which is fine, he isn't worth the kind of money he'll get offered.

Would be sweet if they can close it out today and give Cole another 6 days rest between starts!