I’ll be making the ladies thighs itchy tonight!

it’s like they say – watch a baseball game, see something new every time. love this game.

This was only the 2nd time an unassisted triple play has ended a baseball game in MLB history!! the other was in the 20′s. Good job Eric, somehow you are part of history.

LOL the only reason this shit happened was because manuel sent the runners, really why would you fucking do that asshole????

I am living up in northern Jersey right now, lets just say that the Mets postgame was priceless.

raise your hand if you thought that mr. bruntlett would be the phils fielder to get an unassisted triple play.

@jeff- they’re a scream after the mets lose a close one or do something stupid! i can’t believe i forgot to watch that.

that was one of the strangest innings. two errors and a misplayed groundball doesn’t seem like it would lead to history.

@Mand raise your hand if you thought Bruntlett would score the game-winning WS run. He has the devil’s luck-but WOW, what a play (x3)

My boyfriend is a new Phillies’ fan, and I’ve realized the first thing they pick up on is our surly attytudes. He had just texted me, “Bruntlett needs to go back to the minors”.

How can anyone think baseball is boring?!

@theoldsport I really, really, really hope that’s what he meant, and that Teethy picked up on it.

@ philsphan: at least for the day, right?

@Joey Wade – Yeah at least until he screws up again

Well in all fairness to Lidge, Francoeur should have come up with possibly 2 outs, nobody on… so in a way it was nice to see him actually get that break. Other games he blows it’s all on him, this was the D for a change. I will raise my hand and say that I thought it could be likely that Bruntlett would hit into a game ending triple play.

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Jeff Says:
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I am living up in northern Jersey right now, lets just say that the Mets postgame was priceless.
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I’d love to see video of this.

I love reading the opponents’ newspapers after a loss to Philadelphia teams, especially in playoff games. Truly one of the underrated pleasures of the Internet age.

@ John Booty

yeah I have to admit, especially this year, with all the Mets have gone through, local radio and postgame has been quite amusing. After this game, Jerry looked like he wanted to throw up. Perhaps not knowing this was only the 2nd in history, a reporter asked him if he had ever seen this before.. Meanwhile, this was going on back in the clubhouse…

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i know im a little late to the party but ive been throwing up for the past hour and half cause of how sweet that was…apple juice!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this weekend had a KTFO and a GTFO… Love this team.

Fuck all of you idiots for now loving Bruntlett or “taking him off your shit list”. He had no reason to be there in the first place. We have a utility player who can play about 7 different positions if asked to. Sorry he doesn’t hit .300 folks, if he did he would be a starter.

Franzke and Andersen:

^probably won’t work, so here’s the direct link:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/11/12/373508/TheGeneralDisappointsLinebeardsEverywhere.mp3

@eric, you should have said “sorry bruntlett isn’t batting .200″ his average was pathetic before today and his defense doesn’t make up for much. @victoryno, I agree with franzke’s voice his calls and his voice make him sound like an old school announcer.

This is off topic, but did anyone else find it hilarious when they showed Jamie louging in the bullpen chugging a red bull?

Franzke’s was way better. Maybe things are changing for lidge now

Beardo made me think of this quote – “just when i think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you do something like this, and totally redeem yourself!”

MP – he plays once every 35 games to give a guy a rest. He can give anybody except the catcher a day off. Whoever he is subbing for, our lineup can hide his bat. It’s just a utility player. He played 30+ games when Rollins went down, he played 3 innings a night when Pat would get pulled, he could pinch run. He does all of this without any hint of animosity. The anger directed at him really is unwarranted.

I loved how Francoeur threw his helmet down midway to first.

Thanks for the audio link. It is great.

MP – clearly last year you didn’t watch Jenkins, Burrell, Ruiz, Howard, Coste. Maybe this year you are just walking away from the TV when Ruiz, Stairs, Rollins, still Howard, Francisco are batting. The point is, a lot of these guys have shitty at bats. It’s a team game and the season is quite long. Bruntlett has not gotten many at bats and when he does, he struggles to get a hit. Regulars are allowed to “work it out” and typically spend an entire week going 0 for 4 every night. We let our starting shortstop do it for about 4 months now. This shit happens. Your argument is just horribly invalid.

Wow, Eric. If that’s really how you feel, then I highly suggest that you don’t check out our blog. I think it’s safe to say that you won’t be very pleased.

He was on a pitch count because he was coming out of the Pen for the start. They probably stretched him out as far as he could have gone. I agree with you, but I think that’s their idea-that they still could stretch him that far and actually rely on the rest of the Pen. Good idea? Not in NY.

i jokingly called that triple play and it happened…weird. next i think i will predict a cliff lee grand slam to utley’s corner, although that could be more probable with the way he has been hitting and that it is being compared to anything positive coming from bruntlett

I did check out the website. I don’t give two shits about Bruntlett, but the lack of content or anything or any real substance is why I didn’t like it. Take care.

Eric is such a hater