Well here we are in the beginning of baseball season, and things are looking good for the Phillies, as they should be. There is no football, and there is a lockout in the NFL, so its possible there may not be any football to talk about for a while. Surprisingly, there are two other successful sports teams in Philadelphia, of which I never really write.
Tonight, the Flyers begin the playoffs against the Sabres. Honestly, I am not qualified to give my input whatsoever on this subject. I can't say that I ever really got into hockey, and honestly, I may not have ever watched a regular season game fully through. But it is still interesting to watch them in the playoffs, which I intend to do for the most part. But I will not be a bandwagon fan who claims that I've been with them through and through. But regardless, I'll root for Philly. There is actually a huge following of EXTREMELY loyal Flyers fans throughout the Philadelphia area. Honestly, I think that Flyers fans may be the most devout of all Philadelphia fans. So it'll be nice to see the city erupt into madness if anything happens. Go Flyers!
In the basketball world, the Sixers will be starting the playoffs soon. Yes, you did not misread that last sentence. THE SIXERS! Never in a million years would I have thought that the Sixers would make anything of this season, or honestly any season in the post-Iverson era. Furthermore, they will be playing the one and only Miami Heat. This series promises to be extremely entertaining. I can't wait for it. The young, scrappy, Sixers will be facing off against what many people argued would be the best team in history before this season. Furthermore, it will be awesome to see LeBron hopefully crap the bed and maybe watch the Sixers cruise into the next round. Honestly, I can't wait. Also, it is great that for some reason the whole entire nation has adopted the Sixers as the fan favorite. Everybody has their eyes on them, hoping to watch them topple the great Miami Heat and LeBron.
So, contrary to my usual routine, I managed to blog about the Flyers and the Sixers. It should be an exciting upcoming weeks to see what both teams can do.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Off to a Great Start
Well we're only less than a week into the 2011 MLB season, and things are looking very great right now. The Phillies are 4-1, and at this moment are well on their way to being 5-1 in a day game against the Mets. The pitching has lived up to what it is expected to be (for the most part), and my fears about the offense have been easily destroyed. In reality, our offense has far outperformed the pitching so far!
The first series was a great preview of what the season will hopefully be like all the way into October and November (because the Phillies will be playing in both of those months). In the first game, Roy Halladay came out and did his thing, leading the Phils to a routine victory. The next night, Cliff Lee came out in his debut as a Phillie (for the second time), and proved that he belongs in this town. He pitched a phenomenal game, striking out 11 batters. In the third game, Roy Oswalt also did his thing and the Phils won with ease.
The second series was against the team that I love to hate, the New York Mets. If you are a Mets fan, I am sorry that you have to read this because all Phillies fans are bred to despise you and your team. Even though the Mets are now a joke, (and to quote my CAMS105U teacher they are "a girl's softball team from New York"). I look back to the heat of our rivalry when the Mets used to choke in September EVERY TIME, and I laugh. Anyway, although the Mets managed to beat us the first game due to the explosion of Cole Hamels (who will be better next time), we crushed them last night (even though Big Joe also exploded), and we are crushing them right now as I am typing. The Mets are a joke, and they will be all season.
Throughout all of these games, the offense performed very well. As you may know if you read my previous posts, I have been extremely worried about the offense due to their age and lack of traditional stars such as Chase Utley and Jayson Werth. Well, I have no reason to be worried, especially since the big man, Ryan Howard, has come out playing phenomenally, even though he usually is awful in the month of April. Ryan Howard has realized that the whole offense is going to depend on him, and I am glad that he is proving that he is worth the absurd amount of money we pay him.
Anyway, the beginning of the season couldn't be any better, and I look forward to the rest of the season and a World Series victory (which will happen).
The first series was a great preview of what the season will hopefully be like all the way into October and November (because the Phillies will be playing in both of those months). In the first game, Roy Halladay came out and did his thing, leading the Phils to a routine victory. The next night, Cliff Lee came out in his debut as a Phillie (for the second time), and proved that he belongs in this town. He pitched a phenomenal game, striking out 11 batters. In the third game, Roy Oswalt also did his thing and the Phils won with ease.
The second series was against the team that I love to hate, the New York Mets. If you are a Mets fan, I am sorry that you have to read this because all Phillies fans are bred to despise you and your team. Even though the Mets are now a joke, (and to quote my CAMS105U teacher they are "a girl's softball team from New York"). I look back to the heat of our rivalry when the Mets used to choke in September EVERY TIME, and I laugh. Anyway, although the Mets managed to beat us the first game due to the explosion of Cole Hamels (who will be better next time), we crushed them last night (even though Big Joe also exploded), and we are crushing them right now as I am typing. The Mets are a joke, and they will be all season.
Throughout all of these games, the offense performed very well. As you may know if you read my previous posts, I have been extremely worried about the offense due to their age and lack of traditional stars such as Chase Utley and Jayson Werth. Well, I have no reason to be worried, especially since the big man, Ryan Howard, has come out playing phenomenally, even though he usually is awful in the month of April. Ryan Howard has realized that the whole offense is going to depend on him, and I am glad that he is proving that he is worth the absurd amount of money we pay him.
Anyway, the beginning of the season couldn't be any better, and I look forward to the rest of the season and a World Series victory (which will happen).
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