If you thought the Yankees couldn't win against Philadelphia on the road (and I admit, I thought it would be difficult), you were in for a surprise. The Yankees led the game from start to finish and it was a very exciting 9th inning. As a result, the Yankees are up 3 games to 1 and can clinch ( i.e. win) the World Series.
Here's what to pay attention to in Game #5:
> The Phillies are starting Game #1 ace Cliff Floyd. If he pitches as well as he did on opening night, the Phils can get back into the series. But according to ESPN.com, he's pitching on only 3 days of rest and he's never done that before. Ask how many innings he can handle since it's short rest? Will the Phillies need to go to a middle reliever (a relief pitcher who pitches 3 or 4 innings before the "closer", a dominant pitcher (like the Yankees' Mariano Rivera) comes in for the 8th or 9th inning.)
Monday Night Football is also tonight with the New Orleans Saints taking on the Atlanta Falcons.
> New Orleans is unbeaten and their quarterback, Drew Brees (as in cool breeze) is one reason they're undefeated. The Falcons have Matt Ryan as their QB and he's coming off a very impressive rookie season in which he was named offensive rookie of the year. I'd talk about New Orleans' explosive offense, which includes Brees, Marques Colston, Jeremy Shockey and Reggie Bush. They have even more scoring threats but keep the conversation simple.
Enjoy!
2 comments:
Hi Kathleen, your readers might be interested to know Drew Brees played for Purdue, a school along with Ohio State and Penn State which is near and dear to some Quinns' hearts. Great site, Shawn
Yup, you're right. I know someone very special who's at Purdue right now. Thanks for stopping by the BBQ and for keeping me on my toes!
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