Reality Sinks In

Tonight the Phillies and the Dodgers got the LCS started. I personally found the game a bit bland. Maybe because I did not have the Red Sox to root for until tomorrow; Maybe because it was what it was... Boring. Either way the game was played and the Dodgers finally looked human. Cole Hammel kept the Phills in the game despite giving up some quick runs involving Manny's near dinger. Cole kept his cool and all of a sudden the Phillies struck gold with two Players (Utley and Burrel) that had been ridiculed for not hitting lately.

Dodgers pitcher Lowe kept the ball low most of the night to most of the line-up. Unfortunatelyf for him, some didn't sink and the Dodgers got a taste of reality. After coming into the playoffs as one of the hottest teams and then going on to dismantle the Cubbies, they simply looked like the pre-All-Star game team that we were all used to seeing.

This win definately changed the series for the better. Frankly, I thought the Dodger Blue was going to dominate the series from Game 1. It is now obvious that the Phanatics are here to play. The way they looked tonight, there is no doubt that they will come out even stronger tomorrow. The Boys in Blue need to get it together fast before this turns bloody, I mean Philly Red.