Category: The American Game

Grapefruit League

~ susie

Now that the CTE Bowl is over, I’d like to inform you that this week is the start of pitchers and catcher reporting to spring training. (For the Phillies, it’s Thursday in Clearwater, Florida.)

Of course, it wouldn’t be the MLB without them trying to sidestep controversy:

https://twitter.com/BoricuaEnMaui/status/1623105022757306369

 

 

 

So, here’s a thing that happened

~ susie

I had a feeling all year, even when I’d stop watching for a week because I was disgusted with them:

https://twitter.com/TimKellySports/status/1584317863417892864

 

 

 

Phillies win the NL East

~ susie

I think it’s our year. Yeah, you might say I’m really freakin’ happy!

 

 

On to Atlanta

~ susie

Eleven years to the day since the Cardinals shut the Phils out of post-season play, last night in the wild-card round, the Phillies beat the Cardinals in two, much to the chagrin of Alex Rodriguez — who, after the win, still insisted the Cardinals were the better team!   (J-Lo thinks Ben Affleck is the better man, so.)

It’s been such a roller coaster of a season. Covid, shortened season, injuries galore, losing streaks that seemed to last forever, and players who couldn’t play because they refused to get a vaccine. And through it all, including times when I was fed up and announced I would never watch them again, there was a small nagging voice that kept saying, “Yeah, but it feels like 2008.” (Which was the last time we won the Series.)

So here we are. The Phillies are never better than when no one believes in them except the fans. Buckle up, baby, we’re going to Atlanta!

And yeah, that Sosa’s save ended the game made it even sweeter: