If I go to bed and wake up to find out that the storyline has changed to Bud Selig helping the Phillies out of a certain loss I'm going to shut this board down and give mpmcgraw all of your addresses.

mcare89 wrote:

lowcountry wrote:

mcare89 wrote:Cole says he'd go in Game 7 on 3 days rest.

I feel better now.

Might not be an option

Game 5 finish on Tuesday
Game 6 on Wednesday
Game 7 on Thursday

2 day's rest.

True.

But I think if Game 5 finishes tomorrow, we win.

I'm just happy that Cole would be up for it if needed and possible.

I don't think there is any way they finish game 5 tomorrow... the weather will be so bad until so late in the afternoon that they won't have time to notify fans in time to get down there for the conclusion...

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

Not to jinx anything, but if the Phillies win tonight, the parade will be Wednesday. The route will begin at 20th and Market in Center City, proceed to City Hall, take a turn onto Broad Street and will end at Citizens Bank Park. No word yet on the time.

i hope they still do it wednesday since i'll be in philly

JFLNYC wrote:Let's also not forget that if they'd suspended the game after 5 we'd have had to use the bullpen for the top of the 6th. Who knows who Charlie would have used? Maybe Durbin. Whoever it was would have had to face the top of the Rays order and the outcome could have been even worse.

As lowcountry said, this is a good point. Just since the conditions would have been better wouldn't have meant we would have automatically shut them down.

I'm wrong about the Obama ad. It's 8-8:30 on Wednesday. So, in theory, they could start at 8:40 or so.

Camp Holdout wrote:

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins fields upton's ball if not for the conditions

I'm sure the Fox jabberjawers would not approve of less than 40 minutes of jabberjaw time (and three extra commercial breaks).

ReadingPhilly wrote:because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins field upton's ball if not for the field

I'd have to see that one again (and I already deleted the DVR recording in a fit of rage). I don't remember thinking he'd have had a play, regardless.

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Exactly - advantage Phillies from the get go. For those who didn't want to even start the game, how would that be better than having us (at home) with an extra inning to hit in a shortened game?

This is getting too fucking weird for me.

I'm out.

So, assuming the travel day is shot, we're looking at either:

G5: Tue at 8 p.m.
G6: Wed
G7: Thu

or

G5: Wed at 8:40 or later
G6: Thu
G7: Fri

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Camp Holdout wrote:

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins fields upton's ball if not for the conditions

I'm not so sure. LA didn't think that was the case on the radio anyway, and it kind of look like Rollins just over-ran it slightly.

Mountainphan wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Exactly - advantage Phillies from the get go. For those who didn't want to even start the game, how would that be better than having us (at home) with an extra inning to hit in a shortened game?

Uncle Milty wrote:

Marion wrote:Just got home....so, um, yeah, that was interesting

At any point were you in arms length of Selig?

Clearly not or we wouldn't be in a tie game right now.

On the bright side, *IF* they play tomorrow night, there is supposed to be a 15-20 mph wind from the west (i.e. blowing out to right field), which should be of great benefit to Ryan Howard and Chase Utley.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Camp Holdout wrote:

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins fields upton's ball if not for the conditions

didnt think about the rollins play. but even if he fields that, on a perfectly dry field, he isnt getting upton... i dont think. but yeah, that is the play i guess we could say was affected by the field.

the entire game shouldnt have been played, so i dont care that they played the 6th. i dont think any ball was affected by the field. id have to really get a good wide angle of the upton basehit though... but im pretty sure he was going to beat it out.

thanks though, im just trying to understand why i should be outraged... cause im not.

Mountainphan wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Exactly - advantage Phillies from the get go. For those who didn't want to even start the game, how would that be better than having us (at home) with an extra inning to hit in a shortened game?

Because not starting the game leaves open the option of 7 or 8 innings of Hamels. The rain means he's shot after 6.

mozartpc27 wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Camp Holdout wrote:

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins fields upton's ball if not for the conditions

I'm not so sure. LA didn't think that was the case on the radio anyway, and it kind of look like Rollins just over-ran it slightly.

To me it looked like it bounced more than he thought it would. It came up off the heel of his glove. I thought he was playing for less hop since the infield was muddy, but it came up on him anyway.

mozartpc27 wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Camp Holdout wrote:

nicedream wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:One good thing: it is sort of like a new game where the Phillies have 4 at bats if needed, and the Rays have three.

Only because the Rays were given an extra at-bat tonight, with the Phillies handicapped by the sloppy field.

this is what i dont get. how was that last inning easier for the rays than the phillies? i dont think thats really true. im going to bed. but before i do, i really how to understand how it was the fields fault that upton got a ridiculous jump on cole and pena hit a really tough pitch on the outside corner to tie the game...

because the inning should have never happened, that's all anyone is saying, if you want to stop the game, stop the game, rollins fields upton's ball if not for the conditions

I'm not so sure. LA didn't think that was the case on the radio anyway, and it kind of look like Rollins just over-ran it slightly.

meh, maybe just frustration talking, though cole thought he would have made the play as well, mitch or ricky bo did too