Polar Bear Phan wrote:(Open Letter to Pedro Martinez)

Dear Pedro,

While you may not care about your baseball legacy with the writers and would rather be remembered as a kindhearted person, I would personally like to see you go out on a high note. Tonight is potentially the last MLB game in which you'll ever play. For me personally, this is significant because you were the most dominating pitcher I ever saw pitch in a live game. While this game--a May 2003 contest against the Rangers--wasn't particularly notable for yourself, it left a poor college student in Maine happy he spent the money to attend a game that featured an all time great.

Six years later this fan was clamoring for his team to sign this great for one final run at glory, which they did. Many fans were aghast at this decision, feeling that it was a move of desperation. On a fateful Sunday night in September, you put to ease all of these worries by pitching a brilliant game that reminded all of the "vintage" Pedro. It was that night that you truly became a "Phillie." We could all feel the bond as you walked off the mound to chants of "Let's Go Pedro!" Tonight, you'll have the chance to become not just a legend on the Phillies, but rather a Phillies Legend. Much like that May 2003 game, you'll be facing a team featuring Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. Hopefully, this game will also feature "vintage" Pedro and a beat down of the opposition.

~Craig

*sniff*

Beautiful.

Singleton, Gammons, Winfield all pick the Phillies tonight

Gammons maintains the Yankees win this series in the 9th inning of Game 7

mozartpc27 wrote:I just want to make sure, when people remember Pedro as a Phillies in this town, it will be with fondness. That means I'll take a good start from him tonight, and deal with anything else fate has in store. But I want all of our last memories of Pedro to be good.

I just want to make sure, that when people remember WS game six in 2009, they remember it with fondness as a Phillies victory. I'm not too concerned with how we remember Pedro at this point.

It really shouldn't, but every night when I see Feliz listed in the 7th spot, it surprises the hell out of me.

VoxOrion wrote:

Kinda cocky putting the banner together B4 the game starts

this game hasn't started and I'm already having a minor heart attack

Well, I won't be posting tonight; I'm going to a friend's place to watch the game. That's where I went for game one, so it worked then. Let's hope it works now.

A final parting thought:

Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more;
Or close up the wall with our Phillies dead!...
...The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry "GOD FOR HARRY, CHARLIE, AND THE PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!"

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their Phillies; but he that stands by them now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. The Yankees, like hell, are not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. LET'S GO PEDRO!!!

PSUPhilliesPhan wrote:Vic in the lineup, Francisco batting behind Feliz, everything else as you would expect.

thank god no stairs. i'll take the elevator tonight.

Just threw up again

Not cleaning it up

Let's win this fucking game BEEEEYOTCHES!!!!!!!!!

I don't know how the players do it.

Thirty minutes out and it's all I can do to keep from @#$@#$ myself.

Any BSGers up at the game in the Bronx?

We need to pound them early!

Pedro -- this is your shot pal -- your chance for immortality. On the biggest stage, against the evil empire -- this is your bloody sock opportunity friend... there is no tomorrow. no need to save something for another day -- you may never see this stage again -- you can go out larger than life as you once were --

so for one night -- summon it brother -

WIN


WIN


WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Win
Phillies
Win

Shut up, cunts. You louses. You got some fuckin' neck ain't you. Retired, Pedro? Fuck off, you're revolting. Ryan? Look at your suntan, it's leather, it's like leather man, your skin. We could make a fucking suitcase out of you. Like a crocodile, fat crocodile, fat bastard. You look like fucking Idi Amin, you know what I mean? Stay here in the locker room? You should be ashamed of yourself. Who do you think you are? King of the castle? Cock of the walk? What you think this is the wheel of fortune? You think you can make your dough and fuck off? Leave the table? Thanks Charlie, see you Charlie, off to sunny Philadelphia now Charlie, fuck off Charlie. Lying in your pools like fat blobs laughing at us, you think I'm gonna have that? You really think I'm gonna have that, ya ponce. All right, I'll make it easy for you. God knows you're fucking trying. Are you gonna win the series? It's not a difficult question, are you gonna win the series, yes or no?

VoxOrion wrote:

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Went to the gym, worked out for an hour in a Phillies shirt, waited for some asshole Yankee fan to fuck with me. Never happened. Rather than exercising myself into a state of relaxation, though, I'm basically feeling like I'm about to explode.

LET'S DO THIS!!!!