Posted on 10/23/2008 2:37:29 PM PDT by raccoonradio
Phillies lead series 1-0. 8:29 pm ET
TV: FOX
PHI: B. Myers (0-0, NA)
TB: J. Shields (0-0, NA)
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Rain in Philly could alter World Series schedule
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Rain in Philadelphia’s forecast this weekend could alter the World Series schedule—and pitching plans for both teams.
Game 3 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Phillies is slated for Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park, but there is a 70 percent chance of rain in Philadelphia that day, according to weather.com.
Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said if the game is postponed, it would be pushed back to Sunday and the teams would lose a scheduled off day Tuesday between Games 5 and 6, if they’re necessary. Game 4 would be slated for Monday and Game 5 for Tuesday.
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Philly needs to win this game badly. There is no home field advantage for them with Moyer pitching. Blanton pitches down in the zone though which is a good defense against Upton, Langora and Pena.
Ping anyone interested.
GO RAYS!!!!!
Go Rays!
Good game last night, IMO. I’m a Rays’ fan, but still thought it was a good game. Our guys choked a little, but they did that against the Red Sox too in a couple games. We’ll see if they can loosen up tonight. It looks like rain here, but since it’s inside, no worries. I did hear they were going to let the fans bring umbrellas into the stadium because they might need them to get back to their cars.
Pitching matchups
Wed, Oct 22 —PHI 3 TAM 2
Thu, Oct 23 8:29 pm EDT B. Myers vs. S. Shields
Sat, Oct 25 8:35 pm EDT M. Garza vs. J. Moyer
Sun, Oct 26 8:29 pm EDT A. Sonnanstine vs. J. Blanton
Mon, Oct 27 8:29 pm EDT S. Kazmir vs. C. Hamels
Wed, Oct 29 8:35 pm EDT B. Myers vs. J. Shields
Thu, Oct 30 8:29 pm EDT J. Moyer vs. M. Garza
He's got a shot if the Phillies can start hitting with runners on base and give him some support. He was 16-7 this season (N.L. top 7 in both wins and winning percentage)... He did look terrible vs. the Dodgers.
He's also gunning to become the oldest left-hander to win a World Series game. As a rather old guy myself, I hope he does.
GO RAYS !!!
Go Phils!
Go Phillies!!!
He reminds me of the old junk balling pitcher from the Movie Major League.
Well good luck with your wish list - I also have a college team in contention for a BCS bowl - sure we have 4 ranked teams to play in the next four weeks, but a girl can dream can’t she???
bkmark. ping for the rest of the games thx
I hate to watch him. I can't believe a guy who is 45 and throws the ball 75 MPH can win 16 games. He just keeps doing it.
There's no margin for error though (as we saw in his last outing).
ping
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Let’s Go Phillies,Let’s Go.I’m so tired from last night I hope I can stay awake for the whole game:)
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