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One win and they're in
Phillies fans can't erase their last World Series memory.
It may have been 15 years ago, but the home run from that certain Toronto slugger off that wild Philadelphia closer still hurts like it happened yesterday.
Well here's a healthy heaping of good news: Phils faithful are going to have an opportunity to cloud their brains with new memories of a Philadelphia Fall Classic.
Shane "The October Homerin' Hawaiian" Victorino continued his playoff magic with a game-tying, bullpen-reaching home run and Matt Stairs alugged a titanic blast later in a four-run eighth inning that delivered the Phils a 7-5 win and moved the losingest franchise in the history of the sport one win away from their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
While they are still one win away - don't plan your World Series parties just yet - how can you not feel pretty good about their chances?
They have three cracks at finishing off the Dodgers and their best opportunity comes first. Following a random day off Tuesday, the Phils will send Cole Hamels and his 1.20 ERA to the hill for Game 5.
My prediction was Phils in 6. Can I change it to Phils in 5?
On a day when the Phils did a lot of things to help hand the game to the Dodgers, they still prevailed. I'm no sports psychologist, but I'm guessing this loss cuts a deep wound in the home team's clubhouse.
Joe Blanton lost a lead in the fifth.
Chad Durbin served up a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning. In the same inning, Ryan Howard collected error No.20 on the season to plate another Dodgers run.
But the Phils played powerball against a tough L.A. pen, capped by late-season pickup Matt Stairs hitting the first home run Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton has allowed since May.
The fellas on press row have just been handed a memo. It reads: "MEDIA ADVISORY: DODGERS WORKOUT TOMORROW CANCELLED; PHILLIES WORKOUT TIMING TO REMAIN THE SAME."
That's right, the Dodgers have already called it a season.
If the all-important momentum stays with Cole Hamels and the Phils in two days, L.A. can cancel their trip to Philadelphia, too and clean out their lockers before the weekend.
It may have been 15 years ago, but the home run from that certain Toronto slugger off that wild Philadelphia closer still hurts like it happened yesterday.
Well here's a healthy heaping of good news: Phils faithful are going to have an opportunity to cloud their brains with new memories of a Philadelphia Fall Classic.
Shane "The October Homerin' Hawaiian" Victorino continued his playoff magic with a game-tying, bullpen-reaching home run and Matt Stairs alugged a titanic blast later in a four-run eighth inning that delivered the Phils a 7-5 win and moved the losingest franchise in the history of the sport one win away from their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
While they are still one win away - don't plan your World Series parties just yet - how can you not feel pretty good about their chances?
They have three cracks at finishing off the Dodgers and their best opportunity comes first. Following a random day off Tuesday, the Phils will send Cole Hamels and his 1.20 ERA to the hill for Game 5.
My prediction was Phils in 6. Can I change it to Phils in 5?
On a day when the Phils did a lot of things to help hand the game to the Dodgers, they still prevailed. I'm no sports psychologist, but I'm guessing this loss cuts a deep wound in the home team's clubhouse.
Joe Blanton lost a lead in the fifth.
Chad Durbin served up a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning. In the same inning, Ryan Howard collected error No.20 on the season to plate another Dodgers run.
But the Phils played powerball against a tough L.A. pen, capped by late-season pickup Matt Stairs hitting the first home run Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton has allowed since May.
The fellas on press row have just been handed a memo. It reads: "MEDIA ADVISORY: DODGERS WORKOUT TOMORROW CANCELLED; PHILLIES WORKOUT TIMING TO REMAIN THE SAME."
That's right, the Dodgers have already called it a season.
If the all-important momentum stays with Cole Hamels and the Phils in two days, L.A. can cancel their trip to Philadelphia, too and clean out their lockers before the weekend.
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