phanatic74.wordpress.com - 9/6/2008
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Phillies’ Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt wrote an inspirational letter to Charlie Manuel. He had asked Charlie to post it on locker room door for all of the players to read prior to the game against the Mets. I have it posted below:
Guys,
One pitch, one at-bat, one play, one situation, think ...
Schmidt inspires Phillies while dissing Mets
newsday.com 9/6/2008 — The message stood for all to see, although no one claimed
much knowledge of it afterward. Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, the greatest player in Phillies history, sent an e-mail devised to inspire his modern-day successors. And to tweak their opponents.
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Brotherly Love and A New York State of Mind
baseballreflections.com 9/6/2008 — Washington Nationals With all of their injuries and a pitching staff that was in trouble before trading RP Jon Rauch, the Nationals find themselves at the bottom of the NL East once again and it is there they will be for years to come in my estimation. They also host the worst record in baseball.
Your MLB Announcing Schedule For The Weekend
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 9/6/2008 — The majority of the country is getting a double dose of the Mets-Phillies this weekend, but with Hanna heading up the East Coast it's likely that at least the Saturday game will be rained out. If that's the case then expect the DBacks-Dodgers game ...
Better late than never
umpbump.com 9/6/2008 — When the Phillies traded for Brad Lidge and announced they would move Brett Myers from the bullpen to … [ visit site to read more ]
AMAZIN'S BLANKED BY MYERS, PHILLIES —
NY Post: Sports 9/6/2008
This one had nothing to do with pregame taunts from Mike Schmidt or last September's collapse - though the ghosts of '07 were never far from the minds of Met fans. This one had everything to do with Brett Myers' curveball. It was practically...