U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Gary Cederstrom. The Phillies took a 7-5 lead and were well on their way to grabbing a 3-1 series lead.

document.write(update); Ruben Amaro Jr., who was the Phillies' assistant GM in 2008, said as much in our documentary about the 2008 Phillies. I was impressed with how Mitch owned it, both in front of the cameras and in private conversations. ", "The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." Fifteen years later, a lot of those hard feelings were about to dissipate. my story . Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. 3 rival scouts offer their views on Phillies’ top draft pick, Phillies draft ‘tantalizing’ high school arm in 1st round, One of first calls Mick Abel got was from Bryce Harper, New grandpa Matt Stairs takes us inside legendary AB vs. Broxton, Phillies long list of 1st-round busts, but also 2nd-round superstars.
Moderators: Section Moderators, Forum Moderators. 2008 NLCS Links. He told it like it was and could be a little rough around the edges. 2008 NLCS Game #5 Preview; Game 4 Review - Phils Take The Stairs to Victory; Game 4 Preview ; Game 3 Review; NLCS Game #3 Preview; NLCS Game #2; 2008 NLCS Game #2 Preview; Bat … I take this for granted now, hanging out with Michael Barkann, Ricky Bottalico and Ben Davis. The whole newsroom erupted. He never made excuses, never blamed it on being out of gas at the end of the season. Joe Torre is stepping down from the Dodgers gig, never reaching the goal of leading L.A. to the World Series and having the last laugh over the Yankees. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 2008 at Dodger Stadium. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". 2008; 2009. Truly inspiring teachers and an environment so stimulating and conducive have left me with a lifelong passion for education. I was in seventh grade when Mitch gave up the home run to Joe Carter.

2008 NL Division Series - Philadelphia Phillies over Milwaukee Brewers (3-1) series statistics and schedule. But when Stairs hit that home run in Game 4 of the NLCS, Mitch knew the Phillies were going to win the World Series. Main Menu. One of the coolest things about producing the pregame and postgame shows is you get to watch the game with the host and analysts. At NLCS, it didn't occur to us that we couldn't do anything we wanted in life: we were as good as boys (well, better). Of course, Mitch had a different perspective than the rest of us. Careers; Seasons; Best X Seasons; Yearly Top Players "The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." So when I met Mitch and started working with him, that home run was always at the front of my mind. Tag Archives: 2008 NLCS. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank, Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com, Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry. Back in Philadelphia, the CSN green room erupted. Please. Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:11 pm Posts: 229 Zac had a 24 hour digital clock. Two batters later, Carlos Ruiz singled to bring pinch hitter Matt Stairs to the plate to face Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton. 3B–Los Angeles DeWitt (1,off Moyer). Fred Schwed, Jr., in How to Watch a Baseball Game (1957) wrote our favorite baseball box score quote, "The baseball box score is the pithiest form of written communication in America today. I was 27 years old in my first year as a show producer at Comcast SportsNet. Page 1 of 2 [ 13 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next Previous topic | Next topic : Author Message; Northdad Post subject: 2008 NLCS question.

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He had to live with blowing Game 6 in Toronto. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 2008 at Dodger Stadium. Team–7. 2,008: Phillies over Dodgers. - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981), Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 7. HBP–Martin 2 (2,by Moyer,by Durbin). Copyright 1999- Team LOB–5.
"This team is going to win the World Series and I'm going to be off the hook.".

T–2:57. Back to Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS. "I'm off the hook," he said. Myself, Michael, Ricky and Mitch did the pregame show then watched the game in the old CSN green room, a small room with a table and some chairs where guests would wait before going on one of our shows. update=copyright.getFullYear(); I remember it like it was yesterday. But he always treated me great and that was something I appreciated as a young producer. 2008 NLCS NotePad My View of the 2008 National League Championship Series - by Sonni Ali Cox. He understood the magnitude of what just happened and how it would impact him personally. Blog Archive 2008 (10) October (10) Phils Win!!! Baseball Almanac Box Score | var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 1;var pfHideImages = 1;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/print.css';var pfBtVersion='1';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); The player names and pitcher names in the box score above can be clicked and their comprehensive single season & career statistics will be shown. I had produced quite a few Phillies pregame and postgame shows during the 2008 regular season and postseason up until that point. It is abbreviated history. The print source might be USA Today Baseball Weekly, The Sporting News, New York Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, or other similar sources. SB–Martin (1,2nd base off Durbin/Coste). But then Shane Victorino tied the game with a two-run home run in the top of the eighth. This particular night I was producing the pregame and postgame shows for Game 4 of the NLCS between the Phillies and Dodgers. Click here to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! It is two or three hours (the box score even gives that item to the minute) of complex activity, virtually inscribed on the head of a pin, yet no knowing reader suffers from eyestrain.". Sure enough, Stairs hunted Broxton's fastball perfectly, turning it around for a mammoth two-run home run deep into the right field stands at Dodger Stadium. Mitch knew a lot of people blamed him for the Phillies not winning the 1993 World Series. You can see this leadership quality Friday night when NBC Sports Philadelphia completes its re-airing of the 2008 NLCS with the Game 5 clincher. Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.

Regardless, it will look great framed on your wall. Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines, Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James. A–56,800. HR–Los Angeles Furcal (1,2nd inning off Moyer 0 on 0 out). It's crazy to look back at the timing of Mitch's statement. HBP–Moyer (1,Martin); Durbin (1,Martin).

Why is he stepping down? There wasn't much to cheer about in the first seven innings as the Dodgers built a 5-3 lead. my story . For a guy who grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs as a lifelong Phillies fan, producing these playoff shows was a dream come true. ↩ Go Back; 2019 Season; Home; Game Changer; Players. copyright=new Date(); The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

This particular night I was producing the pregame and postgame shows for Game 4 of the NLCS between the Phillies and Dodgers. . I was 27 years old in my first year as a show producer at Comcast SportsNet. DP–Philadelphia 1 Rollins-Utley-Howard. Did you know that you can order an "original" print copy of this same box score from Baseball Almanac?

Don’t take the gig, Donnie Baseball! Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century. The Phillies still needed to win another game in the NLCS, then win four more in the World Series against either the Rays or Red Sox.

If you would like to see a complete roster for either team, simply click the team name. 2am is shown as 02:00 and 8.35pm is shown as 20:35. I thought it was so cool watching games with Michael and a couple of former All-Star closers. 2008 NLCS question. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye. He wasn't alone. The fact that I was standing next to him the moment he realized that is something I'll never forget. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. MLB.com 2008 NLCS Page; Phillies' Nation; Followers. I had produced quite a few Phillies pregame and postgame shows during the 2008 regular season and postseason up until that point. 09.17.10. by Paul Francis Sullivan. I always learn things watching games with guys who played at the major-league level. Mitch basically had the same personality as an analyst that he had as a player. 4 games to 1 . Is it because he is too old? (The World Series comes next week.) Fueled by another leadoff homer from Rollins, the Phils were up by four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and Cole Hamels was on the mound.