Cincinnati @ Philadelphia

[Ty Cobb]

I'm pulling for the reds but the phillies have the better pitching staff.

[ForeverADog]

Phils in 5

[MrUmp1]

Phils in 4

[bullets13]

nobody is giving the reds a chance, and looking at their lineup, i can understand that, but... this is the playoffs, and anything can happen.  i'll go out on a limb and say that the reds upset everyone's world series favorites in 7.

[PhatMack19]

Halladay rbi

Phils lead 2-0

[adminbaberuth]

4-0 still batting, cincy pitcher chased

[PhatMack19]

4-0 Phils lead in the 2nd

Volquez out after 1.2 innings.  This may be a short series.

[Ruckdad]

[quote name="bullets13" post="866991" timestamp="1286371412"]
nobody is giving the reds a chance, and looking at their lineup, i can understand that, but... this is the playoffs, and anything can happen.  i'll go out on a limb and say that the reds upset everyone's world series favorites in 7.
[/quote]

They only play 5

[adminbaberuth]

ESPN MLB - Phils P Roy Halladay has not allowed a hit through 6 innings of NLDS opener vs. Reds, 1 BB, 5 K

[PhatMack19]

Through 8

[adminbaberuth]

Its in the books

[bullets13]

OMG!  what an incredible achievement!

[bullets13]

unbelievable... that was a tough play for the last out, too.  a 6-foot dribbler that the catcher had to go to two knees and get the ball away from the discarded bat before throwing down the line to beat a fast runner by a step.  that's a hell of a postseason debut!

[bullets13]

[quote name="bullets13" post="866991" timestamp="1286371412"]
nobody is giving the reds a chance, and looking at their lineup, i can understand that, but... this is the playoffs, and anything can happen.  i'll go out on a limb and say that the reds upset everyone's world series favorites in 5.
[/quote]

this prediction was predicated on the reds' ability to at least get 1 hit.

[ForeverADog]

Great job by Halladay! Beautifully pitched game. And I thought for some reason they switched every series to 7 games now? Maybe that's the NBA?

[bullets13]

[quote name="ForeverADog" post="867777" timestamp="1286463160"]
Great job by Halladay! Beautifully pitched game. And I thought for some reason they switched every series to 7 games now? Maybe that's the NBA?
[/quote]

yeah.  i think you're right.  i know i was confused, probably because this is the first year that my team's been in the playoffs since 1999.

[PhatMack19]

Reds finally get a hit.  Phillips leadoff HR.

[adminbaberuth]

Mid 4

2-0 Reds

[PhatMack19]

Jay Bruce with a solo HR

3-0 Reds

[Guest (13)]

Brandon Phillips is OWNING Roy O. 3 for 3 in the 5th inning!

[PhatMack19]

Utley 2 run single.  2 errors loaded the bases

4-2  Reds lead

[PhatMack19]

6-4 Philly leads

[PhatMack19]

Philly comes back to win 7-4 and take a 2-0 series lead.