WilliamC wrote:It seemed like it would be out of character for him but did Roy really respond to a question about what he planned on getting people within the organzanization to remember this by this time around he said "another ring".

Don't really care he is a golden god and we are all blessed by thee.

Wizlah wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:BEST GAME EVER

for now. because, you know, if we were to win another world series . . .

mozartpc27 wrote:

FTN wrote:i still cant really comprehend this.

i started counting down outs after the 4th inning.

also, we need a new color. this




doesnt do it justice. there needs to be a nuclear color for days like this

I made a similar suggestion back on the day of the Oswalt trade:

mozartpc27 wrote:Smug Advisory System WHITE:

SCORN

Kneel Before Zod.

Bill McNeal wrote:

my cousin mose wrote:he also had a tone (that i perceived anyway) that halladay's paled in comparison to larsen's. it was vintage dallas green, IMO

like oh i was there for DON LARSEN; but this was sorta neat too

Older = Better

TenuredVulture wrote:I'm having as TRT would say causality issues. Yesterday, just before the game started, Lil' Vulture came to my office and started playing with some Matroyshka dolls (those Russian nesting dolls) I have featuring Phillies players. The set features Howard, Utley, Burrell, Rollins and for some reason Feliz and I had the three current Phillies on my shelf and the two former Phillies inside Howard. She put them all together and they're now sitting in the middle of my desk. They will stay there until after the playoffs.

Grotewold wrote:Nice take from a Mets fan

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/10/7/1 ... #storyjump

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philliesphhan wrote:I saw that interview and actually got the opposite impression from him

drsmooth wrote:Well, you knew this story was going to show up sooner or later:

Keeping Score: The Parallel Paths of Halladay and Lee

Halladay unwavering from routine: has turnded down Letterman, CNN, national FOX and CBS affiliates.

Napalm wrote:Per Zo Twitter piece:

Halladay unwavering from routine: has turnded down Letterman, CNN, national FOX and CBS affiliates.

Guess Who wrote:
Sometimes, you lose. Other times, the opponent wins. Last night, Roy Halladay beat the Reds, and they should just tip their hat to him and say congratulations. He threw one of the great pitching performances in postseason history, and no one would have been able to muster any offense against him last night. It was an epic performance of which the Reds just happened to be the victims.

That said, on any other night, the Reds probably would have had a chance to win. Despite getting dominated at the plate, the distance between victory and defeat was pretty small.

1st inning: Shane Victorino doubles, steals third, scores on a sac fly.

Credit to Victorino, who had a great at-bat and a ballsy steal of third base to get himself in position to score on a fly ball. He had two really good plays in a row, and created that run by himself. But a better throw from Ramon Hernandez has a good chance at getting him. He bounced it in front of the base, and if the throw had been on target, the result might have been quite different.

2nd inning: Carlos Ruiz walks, Wilson Valdez “singles”, Roy Halladay “singles”.

No question, Volquez struggled to find his command yesterday, but the beginning of the big rally was pretty innocuous. He couldn’t find the strike zone to Ruiz, but with a bad hitter and the pitcher due up, that’s not the end of the world. Valdes then hit a soft bouncer up the middle that Orlando Cabrera misplayed. I don’t know if he could have gotten Valdes at first base, but Cabrera’s decision to flip to second was misguided even before he missed Brandon Phillips by a couple of feet.

Then, the big hit, which was only a hit because Jonny Gomes started in left field. Halladay hit a sinking line drive, but I’d venture to guess that almost every left fielder in baseball catches that ball – Jayson Werth made the play on a similar line drive by Travis Wood a few innings later, in fact. Gomes’s lack of athleticism turned an inning ending out into an RBI single, and forced Volquez to face the top of the Phillies order with men on base.

This isn’t to make excuses for Volquez, who had trouble putting the ball in the strike zone and was pitching behind in the count too frequently. But the only legitimate hit he gave up in the second inning was Victorino’s single, and even that was more of a blooper than a line drive. Cabrera and Gomes let him down on balls that could have easily ended the inning.

Those three plays – a bad throw on a steal of third, a poor decision by Cabrera, and a lack of ability from Gomes – are why the Phillies scored. They weren’t launching bombs and driving the ball all over the park. They didn’t tee off on Volquez. It was a couple of inches here, a snap judgment there. The Phillies won, but the Reds kept their offense in check, and they don’t have to face Roy Halladay again until Monday. Those two facts alone provide some reasons for optimism.