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Meet me in St. Louis: Phils to play Cards
Has there ever been a wilder finish to any regular season in the long, storied history of the game of baseball than what went on September 28, 2011?
Does Bud Selig really think an extra playoff round and an extra wild card would improve the game?
Anyway, I digress.
The Phillies knocked the Braves out of the playoffs on Wednesday night and sat and stood, huddled around the big screen TV in the visiting clubhouse at Turner Field, watching the end of the Boston-Baltimore game. They roared when Baltimore tied the game and then won it.
The Boston Red Sox, thought to be the AL favorites to get to the World Series once upon a time, won't even be in the playoffs.
The Phillies, the NL favorites to get to the World Series, will face the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series, beginning Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. (Game times had not been announced as of 1 a.m. Thursday morning).
Here's a little from Ryan Howard following tonight's game.
"This last day of the regular season has been just absolutely crazy," Howard said. "You never knew who was going to do what, but it’s good to see that it’s clear now, who we’re going to play so we can get focused on it. It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be a fun series, so we’re ready for it."
Any more special to play St. Louis for you since that's home?
"I don’t think it’s really set in yet, but I think it will once we actually get it going and get it back to St. Louis," Howard said. "I remember what it was like when I won the Hank Aaron award back in ’06 and I was there to get the award when they were playing Detroit. There was a lot of energy in St. Louis. It’s going to be an exciting series and it’ll be fun to be able to go home."
They're the hot team right now. Is that a good challenge?
"They’ve been playing some great ball," Howard said. "They had to scratch and claw to make it to this point at the end of the season, so they’re a very dangerous team. You can’t take them lightly. For us we just need to do our thing, just focus on ourselves, pitch well, hit well, play good defense."
Does Bud Selig really think an extra playoff round and an extra wild card would improve the game?
Anyway, I digress.
The Phillies knocked the Braves out of the playoffs on Wednesday night and sat and stood, huddled around the big screen TV in the visiting clubhouse at Turner Field, watching the end of the Boston-Baltimore game. They roared when Baltimore tied the game and then won it.
The Boston Red Sox, thought to be the AL favorites to get to the World Series once upon a time, won't even be in the playoffs.
The Phillies, the NL favorites to get to the World Series, will face the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series, beginning Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. (Game times had not been announced as of 1 a.m. Thursday morning).
Here's a little from Ryan Howard following tonight's game.
"This last day of the regular season has been just absolutely crazy," Howard said. "You never knew who was going to do what, but it’s good to see that it’s clear now, who we’re going to play so we can get focused on it. It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be a fun series, so we’re ready for it."
Any more special to play St. Louis for you since that's home?
"I don’t think it’s really set in yet, but I think it will once we actually get it going and get it back to St. Louis," Howard said. "I remember what it was like when I won the Hank Aaron award back in ’06 and I was there to get the award when they were playing Detroit. There was a lot of energy in St. Louis. It’s going to be an exciting series and it’ll be fun to be able to go home."
They're the hot team right now. Is that a good challenge?
"They’ve been playing some great ball," Howard said. "They had to scratch and claw to make it to this point at the end of the season, so they’re a very dangerous team. You can’t take them lightly. For us we just need to do our thing, just focus on ourselves, pitch well, hit well, play good defense."
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