Was at meeting all day in ND. I only had the wife text me "good news" as the game progressed. I was sweating freaking bullets for awhile there.

I didnt mind getting rained on

we're going to win the world series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Vulture called during the 3rd inning. I picked it up, then Chase hit the double, so I started screaming. Not exactly in the phone, but well, sort of. She said, "I can see you're distracted right now. Goodbye."

Postgame video:

Charlie talking about Lidge

Lidge talking about getting the save for Cole

Cole speaks

Victorino talks to Leslie

Howard talking about facing CC

i was at the game today-- very awesome! in the 5th inning, the phanatic's shtick was that he had these fake sausage guys do the sausage race and one of them got distracted by ball girls, one of the was tackled by the phanatic, but one of them was approached by a large black guy in an unbuttoned unlabeled phillies jersey with a red plastic baseball bat who took a swing at it and knocked it out. i wasn't sure whether it was actually randall simon from where i was sitting and i couldn't get a good view. did anybody else who was at the game see this? i assume it probably wasn't actually randall simon but he looked randall simon shaped, so i wasn't sure.

anyway, GO PHILS!

Ace Rothstein wrote:

CFP wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:

Bucky wrote:PTOITWCFTPP !

Followed on sportsline the first 7.5 innings, listened to Feliz's out and the first 2 outs of the 9th on the radio, and caught the Hart K on TV. A rare playoff game with zero earned runs. Awesome to get this one especially with CC going tomorrow....

Lidge on CSN now

Lidge is charged with an ER in the boxscore.

2nd and 3rd , 1 out ....K, BB, K runner wouldnt have scored so it should be unearned

wild pitch might factor in the scoring

MattS wrote:i was at the game today-- very awesome! in the 5th inning, the phanatic's shtick was that he had these fake sausage guys do the sausage race and one of them got distracted by ball girls, one of the was tackled by the phanatic, but one of them was approached by a large black guy in an unbuttoned unlabeled phillies jersey with a red plastic baseball bat who took a swing at it and knocked it out. i wasn't sure whether it was actually randall simon from where i was sitting and i couldn't get a good view. did anybody else who was at the game see this? i assume it probably wasn't actually randall simon but he looked randall simon shaped, so i wasn't sure.

anyway, GO PHILS!

It was Randall Simon. They said it was. Also, after the "competition" was over, they showed him on Phanavision and he was wearing a Pirates hat.

Marion wrote:

MattS wrote:i was at the game today-- very awesome! in the 5th inning, the phanatic's shtick was that he had these fake sausage guys do the sausage race and one of them got distracted by ball girls, one of the was tackled by the phanatic, but one of them was approached by a large black guy in an unbuttoned unlabeled phillies jersey with a red plastic baseball bat who took a swing at it and knocked it out. i wasn't sure whether it was actually randall simon from where i was sitting and i couldn't get a good view. did anybody else who was at the game see this? i assume it probably wasn't actually randall simon but he looked randall simon shaped, so i wasn't sure.

anyway, GO PHILS!

It was Randall Simon. They said it was. Also, after the "competition" was over, they showed him on Phanavision and he was wearing a Pirates hat.

Yea, wearing a Pirates hat and a Phillies jersey

Marion wrote:

MattS wrote:i was at the game today-- very awesome! in the 5th inning, the phanatic's shtick was that he had these fake sausage guys do the sausage race and one of them got distracted by ball girls, one of the was tackled by the phanatic, but one of them was approached by a large black guy in an unbuttoned unlabeled phillies jersey with a red plastic baseball bat who took a swing at it and knocked it out. i wasn't sure whether it was actually randall simon from where i was sitting and i couldn't get a good view. did anybody else who was at the game see this? i assume it probably wasn't actually randall simon but he looked randall simon shaped, so i wasn't sure.

anyway, GO PHILS!

It was Randall Simon. They said it was. Also, after the "competition" was over, they showed him on Phanavision and he was wearing a Pirates hat.

awesome! yeah, i couldn't hear the PA. i had good seats-- lower deck, but underneath the overhang-- so the PA just wasn't loud enough to drown out the crowd. i noticed it kinda late on the phanavision and i wasn't sure that was him.

very cool, then. thanks

Love the fact that we won early and can just relax and watch these later games stress free.

tidbit

BrianOrange wrote:Love the fact that we won early and can just relax and watch these later games stress free.

Why, is Lidge not pitching any more?

meatball wrote:factoid

FYP

My favorite sign at the game:

Prince Fielder meet King Howard

Does anyone know if Lidge had blown today's save, would it have counted against his 44 (41 this year) consecutive saves streak?

Marion wrote:My favorite sign at the game:

Prince Fielder meet King Howard

More like King Cole.

amazing, amazing game. one of the best sporting events i've ever attended in person. cole was magical.

viper wrote:Does anyone know if Lidge had blown today's save, would it have counted against his 44 (41 this year) consecutive saves streak?

No it wouldn't. The same as homeruns, RBI, etc. don't count towards regular season totals.