NLCS Game One Notes
mopupduty.com 10/10/2008 — Notes on Lowe, Hamels, Madison and utility man Eric Bruntlett.

Tim McCarver Doesn't Know Sh*t from Shinola
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 10/10/2008 — Unbeknown the the viewing audience, McCarver, despite announcing the game, apparently slept through the first seven innings.

Thursday Night Liveglog Club: Dodgers at Phillies, NLCS Game One
walkoffwalk.com 10/10/2008 — Folks, I couldn't be more excited about tonight's playoff game. I could bore you with stats and matchups and predictions and whatnot, but we've had enough build-up all friggin' week long. It's Cole Hamels versus Derek Lowe at Citizens Bank Park ...

Homers by Utley, Burrell lead Phillies over Dodgers, 3-2, in Game 1 of NLCS | Philadelphia Daily News | 10/10/2008
philly.com 10/10/2008 — IT WAS GONE. All of it. The noise, the energy, the excitement. A game that had been hyped all week - over the airwaves, on television, in the newspaper - as the first League Championship series contest on Philadelphia soil in 15 years had devolved ...

NLCS Game One Recap - Phillies defeat Dodgers 3-2
thegoodphight.com 10/10/2008 — You know, I just spent two hours driving home from the game on the NJ Turnpike thinking about what to write about this game.  Lemme start with a little WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am of a particular generation that ...

Phillies beat Dodgers 3-2 in NLCS opener — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/10/2008
Pat Burrell and Chase Utley cleared the wall with room to spare. Manny Ramirez's drive fell just short and stayed in the park.

NLCS has all the makings of a classic — Major League Baseball News 10/10/2008
With the Manny Ramirez-Charlie Manuel connection well established and Black Friday looming in the past, the Dodgers and Phillies meet with a rich array of history that could make the National League Championship Series an instant classic.

Phillies-Dodgers: Third Time (Through the Lineup) is the Charm for Philly — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/10/2008
In football, you always hear about "halftime adjustments." In baseball, it's a little different; there is no break to analyze what the other team is doing to you.  Good starting pitchers will set batters up early in the game, often using their ...

Inside The Box Score: NLCS Game One — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/10/2008
The Phillies won the opener of the NLCS last night, as Chase Utley and Pat Burrell connected for home runs off of Dodgers starter Derek Lowe in a three-run sixth inning. While Citizen’s Bank Park is a hitter-friendly environment, Lowe hardly ...

Phillies-Dodgers: Welcome to the Playoff(s) Chase — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/10/2008
You can read my headline any way you wish. Both applied last night in Game One. Biggest Philadelphia win since Game One of the 2001 NBA Finals . As amped as I was for game one of the National League Championship Series between my  ...