Thursday, October 11, 2007

Phillies swept by Rockies

So i waited 14 years of playoff-less baseball so i could watch by beloved phillies get swept in the first round. Awesome. The phillies came into the national league divisional series with swagger. Why shouldnt they? they had just made the playoffs on the last day of the season and had practically dominated the last couple weeks of their season. But the rockies were even hotter. They too had made the playoffs on the last day of regular season play and hadnt lost in several weeks. Led by exceptional defense and an even better offense the Rockies man handled the Phils in 3 games winning the first two in Philadelphia. Surprisingly even the rockies young pitching was exceptional as they kept the phillies highly touted lineup in check all series long.

Everybody wanted to see an NL Championship series featuring two of the most historically deprived teams in baseball history, the phillies and the cubs was the dream matchup. However today people woke up and realized they were preparing to watch what has been dubbed the "no name" series between the Diamond backs versus the Rockies. With an MVP candidate in Matt Holliday and rising stars in Troy Tulowitzky and practically the whole starting pitching staff I cant believe that the Rockies potent lineup will be considered nameless for very much longer. Just ask the Phillies and their fans, because i cant get their names out of my head.

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