Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 Continues Into Red October (2024 Edition)

[Rebels57]

Hell of a Yanks Guardians game going on right now.

 

[Rebels57]

Guardians fight all the way back from a 6-2 deficit to tie it in the 8th only for Clase to blow it in the 9th against the bottom of the Yanks order.

 

[Flybynite]

Jesus Clase. An elite, best in the league closer with one of the handful of top seasons by a closer this Milennium just becoming unplayable in the post-season,

 

[Rebels57]

Jesus Clase. An elite, best in the league closer with one of the handful of top seasons by a closer this Milennium just becoming unplayable in the post-season,

We saw it first hand with Hoffman. Relief pitching in the Playoffs is everything.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Clase sucks

Clase sucks again

 

[FLYguy3911]

Did he take a video of his trophies last night?

 

[Kermit the Prog]

Did he take a video of his trophies last night?

I have no idea about the context of this post, but it might be one of my favorites, regardless.

 

[Halladay]

Watching the NLCS series it just makes it so much irritating. The Mets were last in the NL in walks.

 

[FLYguy3911]

What a swing.

 

[DancingPanther]

Let's gooooo

 

[Halladay]

Need a Dodgers win now. Think they will get it done.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

World Series is going to be gross so I think this I’m out for the rest of the season

 

[DancingPanther]

Freeman out tonight. Very Mets

 

[CutOnDime97]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848160773140255121

 

[Rebels57]

Tommy Edman having a Bucky Dent / David Freese game so far

 

[CutOnDime97]

Mets lose!

 

[Halladay]

*exhale*

 

[DancingPanther]

Omg!!

 

[FLYguy3911]

Just goes to show how vulnerable that pitching staff was.

 

[Flybynite]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848930562515615870

I don't really remember Fernandomania. I was alive, but didn't really pay much attention to pro sports at that time... I remember the Phillies adding him during the 1994 season and he was pitching for them when the strike happened.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848930562515615870

I don't really remember Fernandomania. I was alive, but didn't really pay much attention to pro sports at that time... I remember the Phillies adding him during the 1994 season and he was pitching for them when the strike happened.

Ai-yi-yi, Fernando-mania was YUGE back in 1981. The fact he was Mexican and that it was Los Angeles just ratcheted up the energy. ESPN was in its infancy, so it helped to have a story of a portly pitcher who had an unusual routine and delivery (always cast his eyes upwards) who just so happened to pitch lights-out, was a perfect storm for them to glom onto. 20-years old and gifted with an untouchable screwball. He was also a fantastic hitter. Won the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young in the same season. Started the All-Star Game, too. All the while he appeared humble and unassuming, like a kid brother who tags along when you and your friends would go down to the field to play some pickup games. In some ways, reminiscent of the mania Mark Fidrych inspired several years previous, but much bigger.

 

[trostol]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848930562515615870

I don't really remember Fernandomania. I was alive, but didn't really pay much attention to pro sports at that time... I remember the Phillies adding him during the 1994 season and he was pitching for them when the strike happened.

for the life of me...i do not remember him on the Phils lol

 

[Hanover Fist]

Rays won’t be out a dime …… insurance or taxpayers are going to foot that bill

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

for the life of me...i do not remember him on the Phils lol

Either do I. I was in high school when he came up. He was must see TV when he pitched