I am tooling around the internet today and what do I have in my hotmail inbox? A News Alert from MLB. A News Alert from the Philadelphia Phillies.
June 25-27th the Phillies were scheduled to play the Toronto Blue Jays IN Toronto. Not. So. Fast. The games have been moved to the City of Brotherly Love because of the G20 Summit which is being hosted in Toronto that same weekend. So the Phils benefit by getting another weekend at home. Against a team they should beat up on, anyway!
The games will be played with the DH. The Blue Jays will bat last, as if they’re the home team. If you think this is a “Home” game for the Toronto Blue Jays? You’re crazy. There will be 40,000 of Philly’s finest in the stands. GOod news for the Blue Jays this could be the first home stand weekend series they’ve sold out in… well… god knows how long.
So the Phils get the benefit of less travel and three more nights at their homes. Hardly seems fair for the best team in the NL!
rant. en. gaged!
Adding to my annoyance… As I’m watching the Rockies/Phillies game this afternoon, Phils color commentator Chris Wheeler (who I normally find intolerable) gets all pissy because its pointed out that fans and other teams in the NL have said its not fair that the Phils get 3 extra home games.
Wheeler’s “Defense”? The Phillies were 1-8 in a interleague homestand last year against the Jays, Orioles, Rays.
NOT THE POINT, JACKASS! The fact of the matter is the best team in the NL gets the benefit of less travel, and 3 more games in front of their crowd at THEIR park even if they are the “visiting” team.
So what if they sucked against the shit stains of the AL East, and the Rays last year? Has nothing to do with the simple fact that it IS an advantage to have 3 more home games than anyone else in baseball. even if the Blue Jays sweep the Phillies. The bottom line is they have an advantage. Whether or not they capitalize is on it is on them… same way home field advantage in the playoffs isn’t a “lock”… its an ADVANTAGE.
His condescending pissy attitude like its absurd that people are cranky about this is annoying at best. Own the fact that you have an advantage. Don’t try to turn it like there isn’t an advantage there. Its condescending not just to fans of other teams (like this Mets fan), but Phillies fans, who can see the benefit of having 3 more games at “The Bank”, and not having to fly to Toronto that weekend.
The Play By Play guy just mentioned that the DH will be in effect and that’s a HUGE advantage. Its like they don’t even watch the Phillies, who are the most “American League” team in the NL. They don’t hit and run. Barely sacrifice. Score tons of runs. Their 8 hole hitter is leading baseball in On Base Percentage. Their leadoff hitter has, like 24 RBIs. Yes the DH is a HUGE disadvantage to the Phillies.
Stop trying to cry “poor us”, when the rich got richer thanks to a scheduling snafu… enjoy your good fortune, but STOP trying to spin it.
rant. ended.