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World Series Game #4: Rays vs. Phillies, Sunday 10/26, 7:30 CT

The World Series has been competitive, with three fairly close games and a dramatic bottom of the 9th win last night. Too bad hardly anyone outside of Tampa or Philadelphia or the West Coast saw it. They probably should have postponed the game to today, when there will be no TV sports competition (the NFL has no Sunday night game tonight).

MLB.com Gameday for World Series Game #4 -- game time 7:30 pm CT

Today's Starting Pitchers
Joe Blanton
J.
Blanton

Phillies
vs. Andy Sonnanstine
A. Sonnanstine
Rays
9-12 W-L 13-9
4.69 ERA 4.38
111 SO 124
66 BB 37
22 HR 21
vs. TB -- vs. Phi

Baseball-reference.com game preview

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Last night's game

Was huge for Philly. Was great to see Moyer pitching so well.

Any game that the Phils win without Hamels on the mound is a BIG win for them, as the matchups favor TB in all the other games.

I’m thinking tonight’s game will have much more scoring, with the hittability of both pitchers….

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 5:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Phillies

FYI the "media’ critic on CNN ( Howard Kurtz) did a whole segment on how this was the most "boring " World Series
ever. Geez does this guy know ANYTHING about baseball. These have been terrific VERY close games between two very different but interesting teams. We all know that the mass TV audience seen uninterested without the biggest name players or biggest cities involved but this series is anything but boring.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Oct 26, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

meh, again feel reluctant to watch since I would have been in Chicago for this game as well

but oh well, can’t wait to go to Chicago next summer! two years displaced from the greatest town in the world is too long!!

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 26, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Correcto mundo

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmm

Well given the current teams in the World Series, I bet Roger isn’t too happy!

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 26, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This "Drinkability" ad campaign from Bud is terrible

I haven’t seen one this bad since the “Herb” commercials from Burger King many years ago…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wow - Longoria all but gave him an enema with that tag and the ump still blew the call!

and it was right in front of him too… terrible terrible terrible…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking the obvious

It’s going to be a long night for the Rays if Sonnanstine doesn’t get over these jitters soon

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Josh Vitters?

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok - well you knew this was coming...

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Three IS company

What a menage of actors…;)

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually, I was pretty impressed with that fielding play - scooping the ball and flipping it straight to the catcher

shows me he doesn’t get rattled too easy. Pretty much describes this whole TB team.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ARam got the award for top NL Offensive Hitter?

Hmm….

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 26, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well, Bonds didn't play this year so...

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Oct 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And...it was fan voting...

…surprised Ichiro and Ken Griffey, Jr. didn’t win. Thanks, fans, for your silly voting!

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was doing fine with the healing process...

…until I got this little gem from my friend a minute ago:

can you imagine if we were watchign cubs in the world series right now? harden would be pitching game 4

!

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

At least we are not having to watch that team from the South side tonight

Can you imagine how that would feel? (Now we’ll see if Crawdaddy is lurking)

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Oct 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear it may snow tomorrow in Chicago

with temperatures in the 30s.

And next year the World Series isscheduled be a week later (into November).

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Oct 26, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rollins is really, really good. I don't think they'd trade him for Theriot, right?

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 26, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised by the lack of playoff beards.

Shocking, really.

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What about Sonnanstine's?

Or did he have it all year?

<— doesn’t follow the AL

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's had it for awhile, actually.

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, the Rays do have their mohawks

at least some of them do. No beards is nice though. Maybe the Phils aren’t superstitious. Maybe they just want to play good baseball and not get all wrapped up about unimportant side issues.

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Oct 26, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, or maybe many Rays

are so young that they can’t really grow in beards

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It does look like some of them are trying

but all they get is that little stubble on the chin.

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Oct 26, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

HEY!!

(i cant grow beard…grrr)

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 26, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

These errors from the Rays

Sure are hurting them. Considering how good they were defensively in the regular season, it’s pretty surprising. But it’s not like other good defensive teams didn’t have a bad game in the playoffs….

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow Jackson sure is a Marmol lookalike.

OMG, Blanton goes yard.

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Oct 26, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Blanton goes yard

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Momentum

The Phillies haz it

Of course, they say momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher…but they have Hamels pitching

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by berselius on Oct 26, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Scott Eyre warming up in the bullpen. Good for him.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 26, 2008 9:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And...

… unlike his last two months with the Cubs, he actually got into the game.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 27, 2008 4:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like the NL will be taking home the trophy in 2008

Kinda makes all that hullabaloo about the All-star game seem….silly :)

by Galvan316 on Oct 26, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That would make...

… three NL wins in the six years (since ’03) that the ASG has determined home field (all of which have gone to the AL).

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 27, 2008 4:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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