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1td, I started watching when it was 5-2. Eovaldi getting out of the bases-loaded, no outs jam was a big deal.
Also, did you notice what Joe Davis said about Maddux during his mound visit that inning? He said it was quite a move for the Rangers to get Maddux to leave the Cards and join the Rangers — like the “leaving and the “joining” were not two independent events.
I probably had the sound muted, Euro, but whether or not they were two independent events, I’m reasonably certain Mike’s relatively pleased that he’s srtolling out to the mound for manager Bochy in place of you know who…Haha!
Phillies really seemed psyched last night. Like they want it badly. They’re going to be tough to beat.
I believe the Astros are the only club in the LCs series’ without a former Cardinal, thus it is anybody but them for me.
If the Phillies go to the Series, I wonder if Sosa would be the odd man out if Rhys Hoskins is activated? Now that Harper is a first baseman, could be the Edmundo may not to be part of the main event.
Always liked Sosa. I was always sort of a Phillies fan. It started when I was a kid and we traded two of my favorite players, Dick Groat and Bill White to the Phils. Then in the ‘70s it was Steve Carlton and later Bake McBride making things exciting in the City of Brotherly Love.
When I was a kid getting interested in baseball is when the Curt Flood trade happened and all the uproar over that, so I always associate the Phillies with that.
Always liked Sosa. I was always sort of a Phillies fan.
I never liked the Phils, but like Trea Turner a lot. He’d be fun to watch everyday in a Cardinals uniform.
The Cardinals seemed to do a lot of business with the Phillies during the early part of 70’s. Bling mentioned Flood and we all know about Carlton/Wise and one of Bikemike’s favorites in the form of Richie Allen. Bake McBride was another Redbird that went east to Philly and Lonnie Smith, who I believe was the offensive catalyst for the ’82 WS championship team came over in a trade with the Phillies in the ’81 off-season. In any event, the changing of the guard in the old NLE during the early to mid 70’s saw the Phillies as the dominant team in that division for quite awhile. It’s always been my view that they had the most feared player in either league in the form of Mike Schmidt who stayed that way for 10 years or so. He was a genuine nightmare to this Cardinal fan.
That kid in the stands wearing the Philadelphia, Flyers sweater made me think of the toothless and menacing looking Bobby Clarke and the back to back Stanley Cup winning “Broad Street Bullies” of the mid 70’s. I was a bandwagon sort of Blues fan in those days and those Flyer teams were hated all over the NHL. Not only were they a mean bunch, but also a very good hockey team. I remember listening to Dan Kelly calling quite a few lengthy bouts of fisticuffs on the radio that involved the Blues and Flyers. Those hockey players really tried to murder one another back then…Haha!
Oh yeah, no question about Rolen, Euro. We got lucky to get him and although things could change, I still hold Scott Rolen in higher esteem that the current 3B’man.
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