After last night's sloppy, dramatic (wild, crazy, poorly-played on both sides, error-laden, lucky ... I could go on forever) 5-4 win over the Rays, the Phillies suddenly find themselves with the firm upper-hand in the 2008 World Series. They're sending late-season acquisition Joe Blanton to the mound tonight in an attempt to take a 3-1 stranglehold that probably feels even bigger than that with Cole Hamels lurking in Game 5. The Rays will counter with Andy Sonnanstine, hoping to ensure that no matter what happens with Hamels on the mound, the Series heads back to Tampa.
Last night's game (which had a walk-off win, a long weather delay, and a great pitching performance by an old man) might be hard to top, but neither of these offenses have really broken out in this series, and, with these two starters on the mound, this game might be the game that it happens in. Follow along after the jump as we liveblog and chat during Game 4.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-26-2008 @ 8:20PM
Greg said...
OH MY GOD.......... Patty Lavelle...... can you ruin a song or what????? Let us hope the game does not stink like that!
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10-27-2008 @ 8:11AM
Marc said...
Her name is Patti LaBelle!
10-26-2008 @ 8:27PM
Judy said...
That was the worst rendition of our national anthem that I've ever heard in my life. Please, Patti, don't ever try to sing it again, and please learn the words if you dare try again. It was sickening.
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10-26-2008 @ 8:55PM
mike said...
these umpires suck! How can you miss the friggin call at 3rd????!!! and what kind of strike zone are giving Sonanstine--- about 4 square inches? this crap is rigged!
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10-26-2008 @ 9:06PM
jimmy said...
i agree. that was just terrible. what exactly was the umpire looking at? and if it had been the phillies who got that horrendous call, that field would be littered with all kinds of crap.....is this how the phillies are going to win?
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10-26-2008 @ 9:11PM
Debbie said...
what the heck is going on!! this is the worst officiating crew ever!
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10-26-2008 @ 9:55PM
Fidel said...
and if you tell me the umpire was in difficult position is OK ,but the guy was right there,I can't believe it ,anyway nothing going right for the Rays,position batters #3 & #4 doing nothing and this a short series,the skipper doing nothing
10-26-2008 @ 9:24PM
Debbie said...
umpires 1 rays 0
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10-26-2008 @ 9:19PM
Ken said...
I've put animals out of their misery that sounded better than that.
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10-26-2008 @ 9:40PM
mike said...
phillies pitcher gets double the strike zone- yeeha. Might as well bring em back to tampa
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10-26-2008 @ 9:47PM
fidel said...
Why Fox still have Tim McCarver as a comentator ? I'm always compare him with John Madden at the time make a comment about a game play !!
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10-26-2008 @ 10:04PM
Frank said...
Watching the Rays play in the World Series comes as a shock. How in the world did they ever get there? The Red Sox should have been there or the Cubs but most definitely not these bumbling junior varsity players
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10-28-2008 @ 8:43AM
Victoria said...
Yes,the Rays are very young. And I have asked myself many times since the games started where are my Rays at, and the magic that they have been playing with is just not there. But the fact remains that they beat the the Red Socks ,and out played them. But I wish I knew what was going on with my Rays, the thing I love about them .Is the fact that they are new and their are no superstars that stand out they play as a team with a love of baseball . And I am not going to hide behind the officals and there bad job. The truth is if the rays where doing there best it just wouldn't matter how bad the boys behind the plate are calling.
10-26-2008 @ 11:13PM
scott said...
This series is a joke......You have National league announcers ...umpires that are giving a strike zone so small for the Rays pitchers....how come pitch track is never shown in the rays favor?....Nice opening song philly loser who played that last night......Probably the level of your education philly honk........idiot frank the Rays won 97 games in the toughest division .....i guess you know alot about baseball !!! Go back to wherever Joe Buck because you suck and Timmy go back to wherever as well because well you suck as well....Selig give the umps (bookies) their checks tomorrow and call it a series.oh yeah you suck as well Bud!!!!!!!!!!
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10-27-2008 @ 5:47AM
larry c. said...
hey Scott: You seem a wee bit hostile with your comments. Are you a Rays fan? Give them credit they had a GREAT year. Seems to me bad calls equaled out from the night before (Moyers pitch to first baseman Howard (out by a mie). I do agree the National Anthem always get botched. It's embarrasing. But as for you I think you should seek the Lord. You are an angry person inside. IT'S A GAME. Calm down. I am from Philly and it's about time I get to celebrate a REALLY good team. Thank you and God bless.....larry c.
10-26-2008 @ 11:22PM
sherida said...
GO PHILLIES 1 MORE WIN WE GOT THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10-26-2008 @ 11:33PM
jd said...
I can't believe you are whining about one call. What about the Ray player who was out at first last night but went on to score? The Phillies are killing the Rays and one call didn't make the difference. Go Phils!! Everyone said you couldn't do it, but we believed in you!!
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10-26-2008 @ 11:49PM
zot1953 said...
the umps suck! but what happened to the rays' great defense? 10 errors in last 8 games, they suck, what happened to all the home runs the rays hit against boston? the rays offense sucks. i guess the rays' world series was against boston and not the phillies. sure the rays could wins 3 in a row............................... if they were playing boston. congrats philly you are the better team for now.
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10-26-2008 @ 11:58PM
jd said...
Flyers beat the Devils yesterday. Penn State beat Ohio State, Phillies win game three last night. Eagles beat the Falcons today. And now the Phils are one game away from winning it all!! It's a great weekend to be a Philadelphia fan!! Great game, Phillies!! The bookies in Las Vegas are sweating now!!
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10-27-2008 @ 1:37AM
Mike Brady said...
Looking Good....Go Phils ! ! But if your from the Philly area. you all know "IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER" Go Phils ! !
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