did you see the video i posted? i’m sure you have, but it’s always fun to watch it over and over and over again. (david) priceless…

http://titansized.com/2008/10/30/some-titans-links-to-tide-you-over/

The funny thing to me is, I think the Rays best chance to win is game 1, and the Phillies have the advantage every other game.

One thing I talked about in the Dodgers series, is the Phillies ability to hit right handed pitching. The Rays only lefty is Kazmir, and his fastball looks dead right now.

If the Phillies can just lay off his hooks with patience, Kazmir will be forced to throw meatballs down the middle for the Phillies to crush. So game 1, Phillies team game plan should be to just look for the fastball and lay off everything else. To make the lineup better, they will move Jayson Werth to 2nd in the lineup, and probably use Chris Coste as the DH.

The best thing for the Phillies about game one is that King Cole on the mound. If the Phillies win game 1, the Rays are in serious trouble, because after that it as all rightys who don’t match up well against the Phillies lineup. The only pitcher who really scares me is Garza.

When you get to games 2-4, I see the Phillies bats really coming alive. I think they can shell James Shields for sure. So many good left handed bats, and they can add Greg Dobbs to the mix as the DH for game 2,6,7. Dobbs is a very tough contact hitter, who was the best pinch hitter in baseball. He hit .309 against RH pitching on the season, and he has had a great post season hitting .545. At home the Phillies can start Dobbs at third, and use Matt Stairs as a pinch hitter late in a game.

I think the Phillies bats are superior, their bullpen is far superior, and they have the best pitcher in Cole Hamels.

This kid David Price has only pitched in 8 major league games. I think his inexperience and the Rays overall inexperience could be a major factor, against a Phillies team that has a lot of quality veteran leadership.

Phillies in 5!