We are coming to you for 4 though. Dodgers didn't do any of the stupid stuff they usually do. For some reason they played a full 9 innings every night. They executed well. That's very unlike them. They usually have a mixture of good execution and bad execution. There are a number of reasons for that. They are a much more comfortable team at home. No doubt about this. They don't like to hear people saying beat L.A. etc. That stuff works on them. They rarely blow teams out. So, having the last at bat(home team) is more important to them than say Milwaukee etc. Also, you guys did get a lil frustrated and have some short at bats. A huge thing about the Phils is they don't seem to have that one dominant starting pitcher early in a series with the Dodgers. That's a big deal, because the Dodgers start really struggling when they face somebody like a Peavy, Webb, or Zambrano. They get real down for more than just that one game. We are catching a break by avoiding Sabathia, too. If we can avoid really good starters, then we got a big shot in most games. We only beat you by 1 run and 2 runs. I expect your team to be ready to give us some payback in Philly, but I would much rather play you than the Mets, Atlanta, Florida, Cubs, and especially St. Louis. If your fans are out n' loud it would really help ya. Makes a big difference when the Dodgers are on the road. That's pretty much what went wrong in Frisco. Fans got into the games up there, and their team got all amped up. That's pretty obvious, because they got on a jet to Houston, and have lost every game since they beat the Dodgers last Sunday.
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08-14-2008, 11:39 PM
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