This one is going to be short, sweet, and to the point. Tonight was one of the most exciting, heart-wrenching, painful, and rewarding baseball games I have ever watched. Our 45 year-old ageless wonder, Jamie Moyer (see right), pitched 6.1 gutsy innings of 3 run ball, and it would have been 7 innings of 1 run ball if it weren't for the incompetence of the umpiring crew. No matter. The Fightin' Phils continued to buck the trend of failing Philadelphia teams as they refused to lose this pivotal game 3 of the World Series.
Backup super utilityman, Eric Bruntlett, scored the game winning run on a Carlos Ruiz infield single with 5 defenders in the infield after a bizarre series of events led to the Phillies having the bases loaded with no outs. Once Bruntlett safely crossed the plate, I literally went crazy. I jumped onto Kanad, and a man of lesser stature would have fallen over from the force, but Kanad's frame was able to sustain my burst of energy. I screamed like a madman and after 10 minutes, was a few seconds away from pure meltdown and hyperventilation. For those of you who have seen me at a Thursday concert, imagine that, times 10. Seriously, if there was a video of me after this win, it would be getting its fair share of hits on YouTube tonight. This team is fucking incredible, and I can't believe what has transpired over the past month. Absolutely incredible!
To close, I will share with you a quote from the ever-wise Joe Dopirak, who sent me this text during the 8th inning of the game tonight. "I hope your mom has a tranquilizer."
Seriously, it wouldn't have come close to doing the job.
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