Biggest Disappointment of NLCS Game 2: Poor Quality Taunting

Justin Klugh — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:54:21 +0000

There were a couple of stark contrasts between the baseball games of this series. For instance, the first ended with me trying to have my boos heard amidst 6,000 cheers. Nobody with a beard did anything worth flailing your arms about. Chooch went 0-for-4, Roy Oswalt singled and scored, the Giants allowed J-Roll to reach first on a single that went a mile into the air and landed five feet from home plate, and Raul Ibanez had a diving catch.

But the main difference between Games 1 and 2 of the NLCS was one visual, noticeable factor.

The quality of signs. Tonight we went from obnoxious and scrappy to incoherent, poorly written, and/or imprecise.

Come on. We’re not idiots. We’re idiots with signs. And there’s a minimum level of accuracy we’re expecting.

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Ryan Howard Hurls Bat at Fans as Phils Win

Justin Klugh — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:37:14 +0000

Ryan was in the middle of striking out on three straight fastballs with the bases loaded when his bat flew out of his hands, just shy of the fans on the first base side. The worst part was that it was strike three, and he had to walk back to the dugout naked.

On a night when Ryan and Jayson Werth combined forces for an 0-for-10 exravaganza–featuring 5 strikeouts total!–you’d think the mojo would be on the other side. Fortunately, we were playing the Diamondbacks, a team who’s mojo has scurried up a tree and died.

Take that Joe Saunders, you incredibly nice man, you.

"... but I'd have to say the best part of catching for Joe Saunders is the hug breaks."

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Biggest Disappointment of NLCS Game 2: Poor Quality Taunting

Ryan Howard Hurls Bat at Fans as Phils Win