Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:44 PM | 9 comments |
 

Two up, one to play = NL East Champions
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It seemed appropriate: crowd roaring, towels waving, that familiar siren signaling his entrance.

Brad Lidge trotted out to the mound and did what he has all season.

This time, it wasn't just a game that was saved, but a regular season campaign, which came to a stirring end yesterday with a 4-3 victory that capped off the Phillies second straight National League East title.

There is still another game to play, but in the grand scheme of things, it is meaningless. Cole Hamels will be ready for the divisional playoffs, which begin Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park and will feature either the Dodgers or the Brewers.

More to come. I'm heading down to the clubhouse.

Posted by David Murphy @ 7:44 PM  Permalink | 9 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:03 PM, 09/27/2008
    Seriously? You couldn't get the score right? Further more, if you can't get a picture from this year, why bother posting a picture at all? Act like you know what you're doing, man. You write for one of two newspapers in a major city.
    — severthetoe
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:09 PM, 09/27/2008
    @severthetoe How about you tell all of us where you work and we all show up there and hassle you?
    — Jeffrey
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:17 PM, 09/27/2008
    Severthetoe is correct, Jeffrey. Shoddy work on the part of the DN. Nonetheless, a great time to be a Phillies fan. The big three---Ultey, Howard and JRol--came up BIG in September when it mattered.
    — patrick125
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:24 PM, 09/27/2008
    Score corrected. Thanks, all.
    — David_Murphy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:26 PM, 09/27/2008
    Please get the score right ... it was 4 to 3 ...!
    — cate58
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:31 PM, 09/27/2008
    I am just trying to figure out why they felt the need to post last year's celebration.
    — Hazy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:00 PM, 09/27/2008
    Goofs or not, I'll see The Double Play in my mind forever, Fitting that Jamie Moyer got the win. 45 and he has 16 wins. Amazing. And Lidge with another episode of the banana-peeled tightrope walk. But that double play....!!!!!
    — DG19075
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:00 PM, 09/27/2008
    AP exchange, which provides photos to subscribers at all news operations, has provided a dozen in game photos, plus post game celebrations. I too am surprised that a new photo was not used in Dave's blog. Remember folks, this is the brave new world of new media. Sometimes its done quickly and well, sometimes its just done quickly.
    — zdog
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:08 PM, 09/27/2008
    btw, for an example of done quickly and well, check out Will Bunch's piece. Clip of game winning call (a keeper, and soon to be my ringtone), plus perspective and link to great plays in Phils history. For some, this is a job, for others, its a passion. For regular readers, its easy to pick out which writer takes it like one or the other.
    — zdog


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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