[Phils20]

Well, it took some bad pitching by the Braves, but the Phils batters actually showed some patience in an 8 run 7th, and held on to top the Braves today!

I'll take it!

Phillies ring up a win | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/08/2009

[njpsufan]

me too 1 out of 3 not bad if you are a batter, but the way we pitched...uuuggghhh. So with both Haap and Park coming out of the pen in the last 2 days who is the #5 and who is the bullpen guy???

[Phils20]

I have no idea.

I'm wondering the same thing myself. It is supposed to be Park.

Maybe with the extra day off after opening day, they think Park was OK pitching an inning or two, and still making his start??

[njpsufan]

Well Thursday a travel day, then Hamels on Friday, followed by rest of rotation. So #5 will not be for awhile it seems. If they did not throw Park the other day, then they could have given Hamels one more rest day. Well my parents will be back in Delaware on Thursday night. Their flight out of KL was due to leave yesterday (Wed morning our time) but was cancelled for mechaniccal reasons and then by the time they got on a new flight they had missed their connection in HK. So they were forced to sit ard HK airport for 4 hours before getting a new flight to NYC. My dad wanted to be back in time to see Hamels pitch. He went on line while he was here to buy tix for the Orioles. Amazing what great seats you can still get for them for very cheap price. Washington too. Do you get down that way??

[Phils20]

I've been to the Redskins Stadiu, but not the new Nat's place!

I think I will do that this year,

[njpsufan]

Heard the new Nats place is in a crappy part of town. Still like Camden Yards though. Good atmosphere around stadium and inside has great views from wherever you sit. Well we need Hamels to give us a quality start on Friday.... our first 3 starters were crap . If he does not do well, it will start people wondering about his elbow.

[Phils20]

Let's hope he does well!

I've only seen the Nats home from the highway, so it's hard to tell! If I make it there this year, I'll give you my impressions!

[njpsufan]

Ok thanks. Don't imagine they draw big crowds...Washington is a football town.

[Phils20]

And the Nats suck! Those two facts together are sure to give em small crowds.

But, Philly is a football town as well.

I bet if the Nats started to win, folks would be at the park.

[njpsufan]

ESPN had a thing last year I think, where they said what they "thought" each town was, i.e. Chicago is Da Bears, Dallas the Cowgirls, Detroit the Redwings. They had Philly as a baseball town. I disagree.... Philly is a hockey town. Fans left the Phils for years when they were bad, same as the Eagles. But good or bad, people always go to see the Flyers. Flyers fans are the most passionate of all Philly fans....IMO.

[Full Cougar]

Originally Posted by njpsufan

ESPN had a thing last year I think, where they said what they "thought" each town was, i.e. Chicago is Da Bears, Dallas the Cowgirls, Detroit the Redwings. They had Philly as a baseball town. I disagree.... Philly is a hockey town. Fans left the Phils for years when they were bad, same as the Eagles. But good or bad, people always go to see the Flyers. Flyers fans are the most passionate of all Philly fans....IMO.

I think Philly might just be a sports town in general. Fans of all over.

[njpsufan]

oh yeah people like all sports, but people jump on and off the Phils and the Eagles but never the Flyers.

[Full Cougar]

Originally Posted by njpsufan

oh yeah people like all sports, but people jump on and off the Phils and the Eagles but never the Flyers.

Well I don't know about that. When I hear Philly I think of multiple sports, but I do think the Flyers are big there.

[njpsufan]

yes the gist of the article was in each town, despite how mant sports teams they have, there is one team which is "the team". Ny they had the Yanks, Boston the Sox, Chicago the Bears. I disagreed with their choice for Philly. Having lived in Philly from age 3-22 and having seen good team (few) and bad teams (a lot) I can honestly say, the only team that gets support year in, year out regardless of record is the Flyers. Philly is known for "passionate" fans.... and Flyers fans are the most passionate.

[Phils20]

I think the Flyers and Eagles pack the house no matter what.

The Sixers and Phils have to be good to fill the stadiums. Before the Phils new park, they almost had to give tickets away!

Granted, it held 20K more, but it was very rarely filled.

I do think Philly is a great sports town though!

Even the Phantoms, Soul, and Kix have done well here, and college Basketball is a hard ticket to get here.

Villanova, St Joseph's, and Temple all draw great crowds.